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A jam submission

Phanaeus LuzView game page

Play as Herc the beetle, as you solve puzzles through a mysterious cave.
Submitted by Dave McWave — 5 hours, 1 minute before the deadline

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Phanaeus Luz's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay Enjoyment#83.5003.500
Visuals#93.7863.786
Creativity#103.5003.500
Overall#113.3573.357
Audio#123.1433.143
Overall Enjoyment#123.2863.286
Use of Theme#252.9292.929

Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

(+1)

Interesting idea.
You need to work on reducing the files, the load is very slow.

Submitted(+1)

Nice puzzle. Lights is great. Perhaps faster move/push. Good job.

Submitted(+2)

I loved the pixel art, music, sound effects, and theme use of this game! I also love how you can make Herc dance. Well done on this game.

Developer(+1)

thank you so much for the kind words. You might notice that you get an achievement for dancing too.

Submitted(+2)

Really enjoyed this title. Controls were tight and the dance was cute. I also loved the use of light and the shadow it projected when you walked underneath it. Very well done. In future updates it would be nice to see faster animations for knocking over the blocks and maybe a way to turn them quicker than "Press Enter, Press Move, Press Enter, Press Move".

Developer(+1)

that’s a great point. Do you think it would feel better if the player simply held LEFT or RIGHT into a block to flip it?

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Very fun game and the dance is awesome! but couldn't get past the seconded level haha

Developer(+2)

haha thanks! What part did you get stuck on?

Submitted(+1)

I just couldn't get up the little ledge at the end! haha

Developer(+2)

Oh! You’ll find levels where you have to jump across large gaps!

Submitted(+2)

Sweet! My bad was a little late when I gave it my first try haha thank you.

Submitted(+3)

How can i finish the second level? i don't seem be able to jump over the wall to the white light.

Developer(+1)

Try holding space for a bigger jump!