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the sisyphean man

By anomay

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1363.7533
Fun1253.7332
Innovation294.1633
Theme354.2731
Graphics4593.0034
Audio4582.4631
Humor1882.9429
Mood2443.3231

Comments

gilad-bar-ilan 2020-10-05 08:25

Liked the sprites, good creativity and nice thinking! great game!

brads-space 2020-10-05 11:29

Wow what a great idea! Bit confusing as to what I was supposed to be doing at the start but after that it was really fun!

iluvatar 2020-10-05 11:58

I'm sorry, but the game froze right after the intro :(

igaryhe 2020-10-05 13:24

Interesting mechanics and well designed levels. As a person who played the witness before, the music hurts me XD. Really enjoy the narrator, it adds a lot to the overall experience.

dmitry-mozgin 2020-10-05 13:31

I really like the theme of the game - money. When I was brainstormed for an idea of my entry, I had many times recalled money. Besides the theme, the gameplay feels unique and new. For me it was a bit of overwhelmed, so I didn't finish the whole game, but I take a glimpse of it and I like it. Good creative thinking!

samuli 2020-10-05 14:45

Really cool idea. Later levels got a bit tedious to solve.

rustywolf 2020-10-05 14:54

I love the core mechanic. Really creative execution. The intro is a little long, could use a skip.

anomay 2020-10-05 14:58

@samuli Indeed. I consider whether to add new feature,or try to make better use of the loop itself.

I choose the latter, and seem that the level is tougher than I want:(

barney25052 2020-10-05 18:15

Really clever mechanic. Good entry!

wevel 2020-10-05 21:03

Really like the looping mechanic. Some levels where quite difficult, but it was still quite fun.

nate-wert 2020-10-06 13:42

I enjoy the puzzle aspect of being able to loop time. It also makes the player replay levels when you get a loop wrong from the beginning. Nice job!

captaindreamcast 2020-10-06 14:11

I could not escape the cycle of greed, my sysiphean man was crushed by the money as the music swelled.

The gameplay was super fun, I especially enjoyed how creative you got with the puzzles near the later stages, like the one where the wall only disappears after the five seconds have elapsed. I enjoyed trying different timings to get over the obstacles, I think that was a really strong point of your game, I liked that. The story was interesting too, I was invested in the desires of the protagonist. Very good game!

zimny11 2020-10-06 15:27

Nice idea and well executed! I really like it. Some levels are so tricky, nicely done :)

fabdynamic 2020-10-06 16:25

This is a masterpiece of a jam game. The mechanic is perfectly executed and this would turn into a fantastic full game. I beat it btw but I was drowned in money so perhaps I didn't escape the loop of greed ;) Thank you so much for making this!

foursay 2020-10-06 16:49

really cool idea! The loop of looting money just get me into this great game. I really love the mechanics of the game and how you actually create the level. The timing, though, matters in this game so much that it makes me really focus on the puzzle and control at the same time. Good job!

foursay 2020-10-06 16:49

really cool idea! The loop of looting money just get me into this great game. I really love the mechanics of the game and how you actually create the level. The timing, though, matters in this game so much that it makes me really focus on the puzzle and control at the same time. Good job!

dusho 2020-10-06 16:55

that is some brilliant idea.. nice art and fitting music.. hard as hell, good job

jorbits 2020-10-06 17:32

Interesting mechanic, I liked the text in the beginning. I'm not sure if you are allowed to use this music though, since it is a compo entry.

zashers 2020-10-06 18:21

A innovative comcept, usually these loooping platformers have you restart at the beginning of the level. Well done!

diego-escalante 2020-10-06 23:36

I like the mechanic. It's a fresh take on the usual game about build a sequence of looping commands on a robot. The beginning was a little rough for me, I didn't really know what I was supposed to be doing and I felt like nothing really keyed me in on how the looping worked. Once I got the hang of it it was a pretty interesting experience though. My favorite part is how you took pieces of that well known music (the name is escaping me right now) and worked it into the progression of the game up to that finale. That was great.

ubershmekel 2020-10-07 06:47

The game mechanic of recording actions and replaying them was fun, and super fit the theme. The level design was delightful, and was interesting through out the whole game. Hard to believe this a compo submission. Brilliant. Thank you so much for this cool game.

food-lovers 2020-10-08 14:57

Really cool idea, you should develop it!

vphyre 2020-10-08 21:54

Excellent interpretation of the theme. The game is very nice and original. I had some problems with "possible bugs". But in general the experience was very good. Congratulations.

lombax 2020-10-08 23:05

haha nice ending, let them money fly. the music actualy fit disturbingly. well

glaciereclipse 2020-10-09 08:33

Very interesting concept, I enjoyed thinking a few steps ahead to solve the puzzle. Also the ending was really well done. Great entry!

vivoubos 2020-10-12 12:34

The end is just perfect!

Good game in global, the idea is good, and the realisation is well design!

zoomer 2020-10-15 20:18

Such a great idea, I genuinely enjoyed it. Well done

glaikunt 2020-10-27 17:18

Great game! The idea is so fun. It would be nice to get more time to think about how to do each level but other than that I really enjoyed playing your game!