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Ichi-Robo

By pilly and gamedesignguy

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2793.7334
Fun2443.6635
Innovation1153.9034
Theme1753.8734
Graphics5433.5334
Audio3423.4033
Humor3733.0934
Mood3663.5833

Comments

yokuday 2019-10-08 04:52

Game is very well balanced. I personally enjoyed the movement of the player the most of all.

joqlepecheur 2019-10-08 06:25

To deprive player of full control is not new, but the way you applied it was unusual in a good way and innovative. I stopped at level 17, but the ones I played were varied and some had the luxury to have different solutions. It would be cool to know how many levels there are and the passing through platform were a bit quirky at times. Overall nice entry

room606 2019-10-08 06:58

Linux Version, plz :3

zdravkon 2019-10-08 07:17

Liked it a lot! The gameplay is simple at first glance, but the restriction of the movement is what makes it addictive. Thumbs up!

rdcooper 2019-10-08 17:31

Fantastic game! The puzzles are interesting, and very satisfying to figure out and solve. Especially the level 11/14 puzzles. Level 17 was a little weird, mechanically, in that there seemed to be several different ways to solve the puzzle I ended up getting it by accident! I wasn't able to solve level 18, so I can't comment on levels after that.

I found what I think is a bug with the "win" animation. In lvl 7, there were two arrows leftover, and they appeared at the front layer, zooming in through the doors. Oops!

Speaking of the "win" animation, I thought it was very well done! the zoom-in effect was fun to watch and made the level transitions more fun.

The music worked well at first, but then got repetitive after playing it for so long. A longer music track, with more variation or different songs after a certain number of levels might help with that.

Also, the robots felt a little bit on the slow side.

Otherwise, loved playing it! A very impressive puzzle game to complete for a game jam! The robots are adorable as well.

bagenzo 2019-10-08 20:32

Good concept for a puzzle game! I'm always happy to see puzzle games and this one is no exception. Also the robots are super cute.

ericbolseiro 2019-10-08 23:37

I love this theme!

maggardjosh 2019-10-09 01:00

This is a fun puzzle game! The mechanics are simple yet some of the puzzles are quite complicated. I couldn't beat level 18, there seems to be a bug where robots with the jump control that have collided with robots with the right movement control keep moving right even if the right moving robots aren't colliding with them anymore. After several tries I gave up. Overall a really fun entry, good work!

dummydojo 2019-10-09 01:06

I like the simplicity! Really felt like it went well with the theme of the game. The simple sound design and art worked really well for the gameplay. The puzzles were interesting and challenging. Only gripe is it felt like it really ramped up hard around level 17. I couldn't get past level 18 to be honest. Great game concept overall though!

banjaxe 2019-10-09 07:58

I liked the idea of starting with no controls and turning it into a fun puzzle game. Good job! I ran into one bug, a robot fell off the edge of a platform and the screen went black and I had to restart the game. Also I think I completed level 7 without using all the pickups, not sure if that was intentional?

gamedesignguy 2019-10-09 23:05

@room606 We got a web version up now if that will help you play!

cg-fred 2019-10-10 21:05

Awesome idea and concept. The First levels was a bit too easy which made me loose interest a little bit. But it's nice to get an intro to the new mechanics but still it took a while until it was really a free puzzle where you were not guided by the game

cassowary 2019-10-10 22:01

Very cute! Some of the puzzles were quite tricky and I liked the premise. The "unlocking controls" idea feels like an obvious application of the theme, but only letting the robots have one at a time is a nice twist. I also appreciated the level-transition animation. :)

tmullet 2019-10-11 05:34

AHHH! This game is great! The little touches plus the solid puzzle mechanic really sold me.

thepelranthean 2019-10-11 23:59

Solid puzzle design. Well done.

You found a good simple mechanic and then progressively explored it level by level. I try to do that myself when I do puzzle mechanics and it was a pleasure to see you work through it in this game.

As others have mentioned, a longer sound track would have been nice. It also would have been nice to skip ahead levels since dying occasionally causes crashes and restarting a 18+ level game is a bit discouraging. I only made it to around level 15 before I fell off the platform and got the black screen of death.

Otherwise, you seem to have made a pretty well rounded game. The UI isn't lacking much and isn't in the way at all. The robot controls were intuitive. The setting was intriguing and fun. The robots were great.

Overall, I enjoyed playing. Thanks for sharing it.

cybersoftuk 2019-10-12 20:42

Pretty fun to play, some of the levels are really tough and i think you nailed the progression! I like the zoom transition after completing the level. Cool game!

smitto 2019-10-16 04:24

Great core concept with a surprising level of depth once more robots were incorporated. Also that jumping animation is absolutely adorable, that alone was enough to power me through! Great level design sense as well - the way new elements were incorporated in simply without any onscreen prompts was expertly done. One of the best games I've played so far!

bdelehoy 2019-10-16 06:09

This is really nice! It took me until level 7 for me to say "OH I GET IT!" Animations and music are adorable, the puzzles are pretty well thought-out, and the concept of starting to build your own set of controls per level is really unique! Good job :D

demuss 2019-10-16 11:04

OMG they are so happy after completing the level <3 the conpect is really simple at 1st but can get super complex after theintroduction of new "skills" and robots... game is fun and the puzzle is good... Nice job man! Work on it outside the jam : )

jiri-hysek 2019-10-17 19:50

Cool little puzzle game! I love how interesting puzzle and challenging game you can make with only few simple mechanics. In some levels (14) I felt solution is too precise position dependent. But the most of levels were well designed and fun to solve. Love it!

neowhoru 2019-10-23 15:37

Really nice concept for the game. Music is great and cool gameplay concept.