The Good:
- Artstyle and sound - the art was really cute and the fact that you control a cassette and can change music really added to the theme
- Level selection - it was cool to be able to enter any level, especially since this is a game jam game. Let's you experiment and go back to find different solutions. I do recommend making the player complete the level first before they can choose it, but it's not a big deal
- Cool concept - the game was fairly innovative with its concept of recording and rewinding positions and suited the theme well.
Could Improve:
- Unnecessary features - the timer and falling pencils were unnecessary in my opinion. I think in puzzle games you should try to avoid timers to let the player think about the problem and not rush their actions. As for the pencils, it was unclear where and when they would drop, and often just led me into restarting the level so I can utilise all of my rewinds. I suggest making a permanent obstacle that the player can always see and knows to avoid
- Level 7 - it was buggy and i was able to walk towards the exit without using any ability
- Clarity - I was unsure where I could record and where I could rewind. Took me a little while to figure it out. Perhaps make it clearer by making the boxes colourful or have symbols on them
Overall:
Fun and well thought out game. The puzzles were challenging and entertaining. The art suited the theme, and the rewind mechanic was ingrained into the gameplay as the player needed to use it a lot to complete the game. Well done!