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Square Exit

By lereveur

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Fun1113.74
Innovation1463.71
Theme1774.07
Overall2173.65
Audio4863.07
Mood5943.12
Graphics6153.26
Humor7052.29

Comments

alvaromartin 2015-12-15 03:49

I loved the game, finished it! It was very entertaining. Great concept, and great execution as well. :) One of the most fun games I've played so far.

captainred_ 2015-12-15 03:51

Fun game to play, really cool concept

fistmaker 2015-12-15 03:55

Tough game! Stuck to the theme well!

authorx 2015-12-15 04:00

It was fun for a while but became frustrating after getting stuck running in a loop with the last step always disappearing before I got there and having to retread everything.

jackycute 2015-12-15 04:54

Good game! I just stick into it and walkthrough it.
But I feel tired now...
Anyway, awesome work!

squarebridges 2015-12-15 04:59

Really nice!

dranolix 2015-12-15 05:00

I think there needs to be a little more time to get to places. It seems like you have to be instant in every action, without being allowed to make 1 wrong move or wait even a moment. Nice concept though.

guru-guru 2015-12-15 06:22

FREEDOM!

boltz-game-studios 2015-12-15 07:02

Well laid out, the timing has to be perfect, but it's what lets you know you're on the right path, or the wrong path.

rzuf 2015-12-15 15:11

Dobby is free! Clever design, it was very fun while it lasted. :)

troma 2015-12-16 00:04

Pretty fun! Great job

ottersden 2015-12-16 00:06

That was really cool. It's like a maze, but you can't see it all at once. Game design was strong too, you taught me how the whole game works at the beginning without telling me anything except for the controls. Awesome job!

tyr_arcana 2015-12-16 00:09

Wow that was frustrating. Evil punishing puzzler is evil. I saw the solution, but couldn't execute on it fast enough. Nicely put together, but very hard.

melusine 2015-12-16 00:12

Cool game :D

lereveur 2015-12-16 00:28

Hello all, thank you for the comments !
While the difficulty seems to be a problem, it may helps if I give few tips that may ease the game :
- elevators can be taken even from the middle, it's not necessary to go down and take it from the start (and you can save some precious time)
- you have not to press keys for each move, holding it down works fine (I say it, because some friends who tested it didn't understand that at first time)
- you can't move while the square is in an elevator, so you can anticipate the next move safely by holding down left/right keys
- there is no visible countdown for timed switches, but you can activate one, and stand by and count the ticks to know how many time you have
Hope this helps a little.

PS : someone who tried the game finished it without thinking, just by seeking and go to the closest switch at each step...

fxtagn 2015-12-16 00:52

Huh, good timing for switching triggers back! Attractive and interecting to play. Create fancy graphics and port to mobiles FTW! =D

bio-bob 2015-12-16 23:54

This was really fun! I think it was pretty well balanced difficulty-wise, it felt like the right level of challenge for the style and scope of the game and the responsiveness of the controls helped with that too.

aeveis 2015-12-17 06:24

very nice! pretty good layering of puzzles. The sound effect of the box rotating was also very satisfying haha. I like how it seemed like a timing thing, but also had some order of operations too. good job!

ruerob 2015-12-17 09:15

It was very interesting! Now I want more of this! You've done a great job!

catonmars 2015-12-17 23:24

Quite fun puzzle game and great execution.
I think the duration of each useable object should be longer.

bessdlan 2015-12-17 23:33

interesting concept ^^

pjimmy 2015-12-18 00:21

wow, awesome! this was very nice, creative and interesting, you should make more of these puzzles, well done!

darkavenger211 2015-12-18 01:09

Pretty sweet puzzle

leuthil 2015-12-18 01:10

Started getting frustrated but then I knew what tricks you had up your sleeve. Oh yes I- wait what? :( ... jokes aside I finished the game. Pretty neat concept and it was nicely done.

rocketship 2015-12-18 15:46

The level is nicely designed, it's clear to see you put a lot of effort into the puzzle/labyrinth. I personally like slower pace with puzzle games like this so I found this more frustrating than fun. Still, gotta give you props for the design even if it's not my piece of cake!

puppetmaster 2015-12-19 21:05

What a clever and unique puzzle design!! :-)
congrats!! Very well done!!

rodobodolfo 2015-12-20 02:10

this game made my day, really fun and challenging. One of the best I've played so far. Great Job!

chromewisp 2015-12-20 03:19

I like how you took the one level and really added a lot of depth to it!

lawendt 2015-12-20 11:57

Loved the sound feedbacks, it really made my blood run faster with the timing actions. Keep up with the great work!

leaden 2015-12-20 12:55

Final sequence makes me nervous :o) well puzzle game!

dracomagna 2015-12-20 16:58

Nice idea and the level design is very good.
Great job!

galvesmash 2015-12-20 20:27

Great puzzle game! A bit to hard for the first level but great level design.
You could easily develop more levels and release this game on mobile! (If you do tell me =D)
Great job!

yinyin 2015-12-20 20:48

I liked this a lot.
It got a little tedious and could use more mechanics, but just moving around already felt pretty good.

wevel 2015-12-21 10:43

Cool puzzle game, the times aspects are slightly annoying as you don't know how much time you have remaining

crucknuk 2015-12-24 19:32

Nice entry! Game is simple but the puzzle was well designed. Good job ;)

modoc73 2015-12-24 23:43

Good job. I wasn't going to leave without finishing! Annoying but enjoyable. Well done.

aare 2015-12-27 15:51

Really cool level design. I didn't make t to the end but I guess I was almost there - the lift to the exit just activated. At the beginning I was confused becouse I thought I need to press arrow at each step and thus was mostly too slow, but once I realised I can just hold the keys suddenly all the timers started to make sense.

Really cool entry!

evanegibbs 2015-12-28 08:23

I did it! What a cool game. I love it when the goal is so simple, get to the top! There were some really nice little puzzles in there. I enjoyed it. And now the weird square is free! :D Great job!

stevenjmiller 2015-12-30 22:02

Really awesome game! Amazing level design, I made it to the top.

xanjos 2015-12-31 17:42

Some parts of the level were annoyingly hard to do since you need to be pretty quick but I absolutely loved the concept and you should definitely expand upon this with more levels.

powerspark 2015-12-31 20:26

Really great concept! Challenging puzzles are rare in Ludum Dare. Two thumbs up.

drury 2016-01-03 06:20

You went nuts with the theme, this is genius.

I beat it rather quite quickly, think 5 minutes? But I saw everything you did in the game, that was awesome. Very cool game design. Remided me of Kula World.

banana4life 2016-01-03 16:07

Cool idea

zanzlanz 2016-01-03 23:52

I really loved how clever this puzzle was! It's awesome how it directs you toward the solution without making it entirely obvious what to do. And I loved how you introduced the concepts.

Excellent work! ;D

brightstar 2016-01-04 03:47

Nice!

axoona 2016-01-04 21:59

very cool puzzle game, interesting concept, good ramp up in difficulty