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Nether

By zdonkeyx

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness361
Innovation403.86
Overall993.69
Fun1533.40
Audio2653.30
Theme3733.15
Mood3983.00
Humor4062.47
Graphics4193.26

Comments

j_peeba 2014-04-29 06:47

The switching mechanics were really quite good. The potential is definitely there but, for me, the biggest issue was the camera: I had to constantly jump on platforms outside the view and this combined with the instakill falling, the game was just a little too frustrating to get really into. But still, the gameplay mechanics definitely have promise!

plasterphantom 2014-04-29 06:55

Really cool game man. I love the concept you came up with. However I think you could have done more with it in the 72 hours you got :)

tacs 2014-04-29 07:04

Nice idea, well executed and it looks nice too. Good job :)

manabreak 2014-04-29 07:16

This was really cool! The animations and the switching mechanism were really sweet. The only thing I came up with that could make it better was if I could see a bit more of the level at once - it'd make the puzzling a little bit easier. Anyhoo, solid work throughout, good job!

nonentheless 2014-04-29 07:21

I find the gravity switching a little bit unintuitive. It doesn't work as I would expect it to. But love the game, nice audio, nice graphics, lot of fun.

kirbikaka 2014-04-29 07:28

Woah this is really awesome! I absolutely love how good this game feels! From the smooth animations to the audio feedback when you switch! One thing I would personally want to see is better treatment of death. When I played I died a lot, and I would have liked to see a "press Space to respawn" instead of 'R'. Also I'd have liked it if you died sooner after missing a platform, but I understand if you put the boundaries far out so that people wouldn't accidentally hit them. The puzzles are also really cool, though I did have to do trial and error just to figure out what the special blocks did. But once I did... man, does the part where you keep flipping through yellow/purple blocks feel sooooooo good. :D

ehtd 2014-04-29 07:38

Very nice mechanics

cupcakemedia 2014-04-29 07:47

I like the mechanics, the level design is well-planned out, well done!

teambrookvale 2014-04-29 07:52

Solid entry. Loved it!

kyyrma 2014-04-29 07:56

For me personally this was a really smooth entry. Enjoyed it a lot!

The gravity switching is cool, because its not exactly all powerful. In fact I never quite grasped exactly how it works, which some could see as a negative. Maybe a bit more explanation would do?

oatsbarley 2014-04-29 08:15

I'll echo the camera comment that was made. The game was super interesting, and the mechanic is cool! Originally I thought it was just gravity switching, but it seems like it switches a few different things that you have to keep track of.

The music was a little bit annoying and the ability did just stop working for me part way through the level, but other than that it was great.

2014-04-29 08:16

love that game too :) Some blocks are quite annoying but after a while u understand u can just fly during the whole game! So if there is a future version, I would definitely love to have a timer :)

zdonkeyx 2014-04-29 08:48

Just added a new version. Using up and down you can move the camera slighltly, to get a better view of the puzzle :)

snickersnacks 2014-04-29 09:25

I love this idea and would like to see it pushed further and fleshed out! Controls were not very intuitive, had a hard time understanding where the max distance of being pulled toward the active platforms was. Great first jam entry!

javicepa 2014-04-29 09:59

Nice mechanics! Extra innovation stars!

papygaragos 2014-04-29 11:29

Hey congrats on your first jam! Having to go through trial and errors to get a sense of the mechanic and the challenges it presents was a bit frustrating, but it was worth it.

yword 2014-05-01 15:44

Very innovative gameplay mechanic! Well done!

yo_milo 2014-05-02 01:26

Really Good game, very fun, and I would like to see a full version of this game.

hypnohustla 2014-05-03 08:46

Controls were spot on, and the graphics were really eye-pleasing. Hard as hell though. :)

jujule 2014-05-03 21:40

Very good concept that perfectly fits the theme. The graphics and music are ok but I like that you focused on gameplay and controls. And there is content too. I really enjoyed it. Keep working on it.

edibletoaster 2014-05-10 21:41

Pretty cool