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Loop Heart

By neithr

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1963.9839
Fun1184.0239
Innovation2503.8539
Theme1014.2639
Graphics2794.1439
Audio5983.4039
Mood1814.0039

Comments

belleartsi 2020-10-06 00:56

Really cool game! Fun concept and a cute character. The game itself was quite unique too, good work!

emily-pitcher 2020-10-06 02:12

Very cute concept and I love the colors in this!

jeremy-ryan 2020-10-06 02:21

Neat little game! Super simple, but very polished. Great balance of being difficult (requiring precise timing) and forgiving (you can just go around the loop again). The level progression is also quite good, with a new mechanic added every few levels to keep it fresh.

The music got a little repetitive after a while, but hey, it's a game jam.

Solid entry!

gabriel-dias-oliveira-de-almeida 2020-10-06 02:22

So cute concept and really good gameplay :D

jeffrey-hwang 2020-10-06 02:28

Capture.PNG Finished the game! The art was cute and simple music worked really well with the game. Shooting between the small gap was a bit frustrating, but it was fun challenge! great work.

amymja 2020-10-06 02:34

Cute game, great use of theme and I really like your color palette!

conneli 2020-10-06 04:48

Played it to completion, loved every second of it. Cute, addicting, simple but rewarding. Thanks for putting out such a high quality submission!

red-chilakillers 2020-10-06 06:21

Loved the palette and artwork, good game, played to the end, the music became old a bit fast but great effort overall.

stormboyyy 2020-10-06 06:37

this game was great fun, it was quite challenging at times but not the kind that ruins your mood. i normally don't enjoy those kind of overly pink things but this game used it quite effectively in a way that wasn't annoying.

wtfree 2020-10-07 03:17

I'm surprised to find this game. So many fun levels and nice art works.The completion of this game is very high.

zacharieg 2020-10-07 09:00

So cute game ! I think the game design is a little bit too simple but it was very fun to play ! Keep it up !

discoreunion 2020-10-07 17:56

A very cute and original game with a cool concept, I really enjoy it ! Simple but effective.

neithr 2020-10-07 21:02

@belleartsi @emily-pitcher @jeremy-ryan @gabriel-dias-oliveira-de-almeida @jeffrey-hwang @amymja @conneli @red-chilakillers @stormboyyy @wtfree @zacharieg @discoreunion

Thank you very much for all the supports and feedbacks, everyone! As for music, thank you very much too for the feedbacks! I am planning to improve more of my music skill in the future, as I will need it very much if I am to participate in Compo in the future xD.

wendel-scardua 2020-10-08 02:39

This one was so cute, really nice how much was done with such a small palette

wallaby 2020-10-08 02:58

So cuuute! Love the artstyle and the music! Good job!

jamison 2020-10-08 02:59

Pretty fun for a bit! It did get stale partway through, through. Having to move the mouse seemed a little unnecessary, considering there are only 4 directions to shoot in. I wish there was an option to use the arrow keys or WASD to shoot.

I liked that there wasn't too much pressure, but I think having a limit to the number of shots you could fire would give the game some difficulty that it currently lacks.

Very cute art with a nice color scheme. It's an interesting concept that I could see you expanding on later!

fedora 2020-10-08 03:04

Nice game, I like how you keep adding mechanics to keep the gameplay interesting. The ending image is really cute <3

webox 2020-10-08 03:10

niceeee!! So original!! A very interesting idea!! Art and sfx are amazing, really really great job!! an awesome design, congratulations!! top marks on this one!! A really solid entry!

mrbamboo 2020-10-08 03:31

Nice and simple concept ! Maybe should put more love in music 😋

seanarooni 2020-10-08 03:33

One of my favorite games for the Jam so far. All around a lot of fun. The more I played the more I liked it. I liked that you could choose to challenge yourself, or take your time if you want. Definitely can be described as something easy to learn difficult to master. Well done!

guimoliveira 2020-10-08 03:34

Cuteeeeee. :scream: Very good, a lot of hearts for your game :heart: :heart: :heart:

pedrohph 2020-10-08 03:44

Super cute! Great concept. Art is so cute and collors make it cooler :3

sophiemae0 2020-10-08 04:21

This game is fantastic, so many levels with such a great progression between them. The simple color pallet and pixel art lend themselves great to this arcade style game. A pleasure to play :)

lelulagames 2020-10-08 05:48

Super cute art style. The music could use a volume control. But otherwise a solid little game.

weeping-rupee 2020-10-08 16:01

Hey, I played my game on your stream if you're interested the VOD is posted here.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/764236273

battlerager 2020-10-09 17:40

It was fun! I enjoyed the varous elements (breakable blocks, switches to make hearts appear) being introduced.

Nice level progression.

One thing I don't fully understand is the choice to use mouse controls. As there are only 4 directions to shoot in, the conversion from mouse position to shoot direction was sometimes unpredictable / surprising. It also made the game kind of heart (**edit** haha, what a typo) to play on a laptop touchpad. (Yes, I know. Sorry!) Would appreciate something like arrow keys or WASD to just shoot in one of the 4 directions.

Nice game :smile:

emiliabea 2020-10-09 19:56

This game was super cute and you did a lot for it being a game jam w a short time limit. I had a lot of fun with it and loved the pink aesthetic. It was challenging at times which is a good thing because it did feel like it was evenly increasing in difficulty. Really nice job :smile:

neithr 2020-10-10 02:29

@wendel-scardua @wallaby @jamison @fedora @webox @mrbamboo @seanarooni @guimoliveira @pedrohph @sophiemae0 @lelulagames @weeping-rupee @battlerager @emiliabea

Thank you very much again for playing and for all the supports and feedbacks, everyone!

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@jamison @weeping-rupee @battlerager That's true, there are just 4 directions only to shoot xD. I didn't think through much when making the control due the time xD. I will add keyboard control in the future. Thank you very much for the suggestion :thumbsup:. ---

@jamison Thanks for the bullet limit suggestion :thumbsup:. Currently there are 9 bullets limit to shoot in a screen. I will reduce the limit to around 3 and 5 bullets in the future. Thanks again! :thumbsup:. --- @mrbamboo True, will improve my music skill more in future so I can give more love to the music :thumbsup:. Thank you very much again! :thumbsup: --- @lelulagames True, will add them in the future. Thank you very much for the suggestion. I will add also for both separated SFX and BGM controls in future :thumbsup:. --- @weeping-rupee Thank you very much for making a stream for my game and even making it the first game to play in the stream :thumbsup:. Also about some levels that made player wait long when far away from the hearts, I will think of something for it in the future. Thank you very much for the suggestion :thumbsup:.

jamison 2020-10-10 05:59

Oh, I meant an ammo limit, like for a hard level you can only fire 10 bullets but there are 5 targets, so you can't miss too much. But it's up to you!

neithr 2020-10-10 15:00

@jamison I do have something for that, like rating system which is based on the number of bullet shots. So, if player spams too much bullet, rating goes down xD. Also thank you very much again for suggestion :thumbsup:

neithr 2020-10-10 15:00

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danielcmcg 2020-10-14 22:11

Cute little game, nicely connected to the theme and its really fun to play. Maybe that previous suggestions of hearts limit can make it more challenging.

totteriludum 2020-10-14 22:33

Nice game! The levels I've played are well-designed, from a gameplay/puzzle perspective. The art is cute, and the concept is easy to understand. Perhaps if the controls were based on keyboard buttons instead of mouse control, gameplay would be a bit more fluid. Audio was a bit repetitive, but the style was fitting.

polymorph 2020-10-15 02:35

For some reason I beated the game. But was missing some challenge.

balance686 2020-10-17 20:52

I like your usage of a limited color palette. Gives the game a cool style! Graphics are clean and friendly and the level design/quantity is great. I wasn't a fan of the music but making it with PICO8 is pretty rad and does suit the aesthetics. The mouse aim works but it's a bit funky. As was already mentioned I think WASD/arrow keys would work better. Also perhaps limiting the ammo you have per level would increase the challenge. I had a fun time playing though nice job on this!

neithr 2020-10-21 18:34

Thank you very much for the feedback again, everyone!

@danielcmcg As for heart limit, yes, it is on the progress for future update :). Thanks again for the feedback! :)

@totteriludum Yes, definitely will implement WASD/arrow keys in future update ;). Also for music, currently still improving my skill on that or I will have to borrow music asset temporary in the future xD. Thanks again for the feedback! :)

@polymorph Don't worry, I will add restriction in future like heart limit and also more gimmicks for more challenge in future :). Thanks again for the feedback! :)

@balance686 Yes, definitely will implement WASD/arrow keys and ammo limit in future update ;). I am planning to add different limit for ammo per level. Thanks again for for the feedback! :)

dane-tesla 2020-10-25 12:56

That was so cute and clever! I enjoed every bit of it. Really clever level design and adorable graphics. 5/5 great work!

neithr 2020-10-27 18:58

@dane-tesla Thank you very much for playing :)