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Loopst

By dcrdro

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1313.7630
Fun1763.5830
Innovation1703.6230
Theme1134.0129
Graphics1813.7031
Audio2473.2529
Humor1723.0426
Mood2353.3427

Comments

sergei201613 2020-10-05 05:48

Hi! Great game. Forgive me but I couldn't pass it)). Nice graphics and sound design.

zachsbutt 2020-10-05 06:47

I got confused and gave up at the locked door

james-joubert 2020-10-05 07:14

Nice little game.

THE GOOD: - Executed the puzzle mechanics flawlessly - Perfect looping mechanic - Dialog is great - Puzzles are really nice

THE BAD: - The music "dinging" is very loud and becomes painful after a while - I got stuck at the Black and White diamond puzzle. I couldn't interact with either. Maybe I'm just dumb, but let me know. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

TO IMPROVE: - Rewarding the player for interacting with world objects. Random easter eggs are always fun. (I know time was limited) :smile:

dcrdro 2020-10-05 17:50

@sergei201613 @zachsbutt @james-joubert Many thanks guys for your feedbacks!

@james-joubert Sorry for music, really haven't pay much attention at setting it :( And yea, easter eggs woulde be cool, and I have some ideas, but yea, time makes its own adjustments.

dcrdro 2020-10-05 18:34

Upd: it turned out that levels are pretty hard and unbalanced / unclear. So I added tips for passing the levels!

jmoocow2003 2020-10-05 21:12

Phew, this one was tough...

A very nice puzzle game, very satisfying to figure out how the puzzles work, and finally get them. I beat it, the first six levels without assistance but that rock one... that was very difficult to figure out so I had to use your tip for it, and even then it was still hard to get. Overall, this is a nice game :)

hadryel 2020-10-05 22:18

I really liked the ambience and the coziness! But I'm not gonna lie, got stuck really hard on the first puzzle and on the one with the map xD

justswn 2020-10-05 23:57

I really like puzzle games, this one really got me thinking. Sadly I didn't see that the rhombus was moving when I moved through the worlds, so I needed your hint. And I didn't figure level 7 out either, even with your hint :( But overall a nice game!

dcrdro 2020-10-06 11:11

Thanks for feedback guys! @jmoocow2003 @hadryel @justswn

@jmoocow2003 you are good! ;)

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Generally, now I see I had to make difficulty curve more smooth, and introduce new mechanics (like moving stones) gradually.

dharby 2020-10-06 22:29

I really like the art style here! It's interesting. It almost looks "washed out," but in a good way. Almost like pastel colors.

Nice work!

jimanzium 2020-10-06 23:29

A good puzzler. I must admit I got stuck on the last level. Nevertheless I much enjoyed finding the solutions to the previous levels.

sh80 2020-10-07 00:36

Cool puzzle mechanic and perfect use of the theme! The key level was too long imo after you figured out the idea and the stone level was too hard for me.

dcrdro 2020-10-07 12:04

Grateful for yours feedback! @dharby @jimanzium @sh80

Yea, I overdid with the size of the path at the level with the map

foursay 2020-10-08 01:08

though I am a puzzle lover,.I gotta say I got stuck at the last level LOL. Good job designing so many levels in a ld jam!

omarmobadr 2020-10-08 07:05

very nice art style combiend with a short puzzle game, amazing job.

dcrdro 2020-10-08 11:11

@foursay @omar-14 Thanks guys!

curly 2020-10-08 13:24

I love games where you have to think, as well as their complexity, the difficulty of the levels is well built, an excellent puzzle!

shubart 2020-10-08 13:48

Nice game with cool mood. Thank you

dcrdro 2020-10-09 10:13

Thank you guys! @curly @shubart

I'm glad you liked it!

somogy 2020-10-09 23:49

What an incredible game! I loved it, great job

dcrdro 2020-10-10 08:37

@somogy Thanks! Glad you liked it!

fronwewq 2020-10-11 03:10

Really clever puzzles, was really fun to figure out! I thought I figured out the last puzzle, but couldn't solve it... though I tried for a while and enjoyed my time. Great use of the looping mechanic, every puzzle used the theme strongly. I'd suggest adding some audio for the dialogue boxes, since they felt a little long and unable to speed up. The use of 'text-speak' can make reading dialogue more natural. Here's a good video about the practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZMWkmXX3k Well done though, I really loved this!

dcrdro 2020-10-11 05:55

@fronwewq Thanks for playing and feedback! Also thanks for video, it's really educational.

thales-guimaraes 2020-10-12 21:41

The art is great and the game is fun. Just as a side note (as I am a composer myself), your game would greatly improve with some better music/sound effects. Otherwise, cheers!

dcrdro 2020-10-13 08:01

@thales-guimaraes Thanks for feedback and advice! I'm trying to move in this direction ;)

sampadders 2020-10-13 19:04

Fun little game here. Really liked the puzzles and enjoyed the graphics too. Fits really nicely with the theme. Music is limited and the effects are too loud (Would be nice to have a slider or two) but other than that it was a great time!

mike-caputo 2020-10-14 02:10

great game here. I thought the music and graphics were great. The puzzles themselves were quite difficult. I got stuck at the door and had to use your clues for the rest of the puzzles. Even with the clues I couldn't get the last one finished!

dcrdro 2020-10-14 10:24

@sampadders @mike-caputo Thanks for your feedback mates!

gamescodedogs 2020-10-15 05:12

Very good and complex game for the compo. I really like how it feels in general :) Best of luck!

dcrdro 2020-10-15 08:35

@gamescodedogs Thanks for your opinion!

endurion 2020-10-16 07:07

Very nice! Albeit level 5 is really mean :)

I would've loved to see more fun stuff from simply interacting with the environment.

jk5000 2020-10-16 08:18

This is a fun little puzzle game. I found it a bit too difficult to see what I am suppose to do in the puzzles, so I am happy you added the hints. Overall is this a good and fun little combo game. Well done.

dcrdro 2020-10-16 10:58

@endurion @jk5000 Thanks guys for playing the game and feedback! Very appreciate this