Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD47 → Circleline
By caeonosphere
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6 | 4.30 | 44 | |
| Fun | 11 | 4.15 | 44 | |
| Innovation | 77 | 3.90 | 44 | |
| Theme | 16 | 4.42 | 44 | |
| Graphics | 44 | 4.20 | 44 | |
| Audio | 5 | 4.32 | 43 | |
| Mood | 10 | 4.36 | 44 |
Incredible, so well done! I kinda lost track of time playing and trying to figure out when to switch what. Only have some minor nitpicks: - esc should bring up a menu of some sort, not exit the game - some way to track levels (which one you're on, how many left) but understandable given the limited time. What is there is phenomenal, the polish and game feel are amazing
Wow, you weren't kidding that last level really is a doozy. 44 crashes and 443 clicks to win, haha. Nice, minimal aesthetic and you really pushed the concept far. It was fun looking for a stable state and then seeing what the best way to surgically alter it just for the red train car. Good job.
This is really good, the puzzles are really clever and the feel of the game is so cozy, i love it
A well made and fun puzzle game. Well done.
That's
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Really I'm extremely impressed, you designed a cool puzzle game that's fun but not too easy, made a lot of levels, and used a simple but efficient art style to create a full game that's beyond jam level. The sounds and music are on point too, really, it's perfect. Congrats !
I don't think I've ever gotten such nice feedback before even doing any rating myself. Thanks everyone!
@tadeas-paule Both good ideas, I'll be adding them both in the inevitable v0.2.
@eriku Nice work — I honestly didn't expect anyone to beat it! It didn't occur to me to use stable states to solve the final level, since with the alternating switches I didn't realize it would be possible.
lovely game! the graphics are done super tastefully and the overall atmosphere is very peaceful. it all comes together as a very nice puzzle game, congrats!
Very calmly game... I like it. Good way to cool off after playing some other intensive arcade like games. Very Polished and the piano sound fit perfectly!
I love the tilt-shifted Depth of Field! The gameplay is super nice and simple, yet complex when the orange loops get added in! The music is very relaxing too. Great work all around!
What a great puzzle game! At first, I was skeptical if it can be challenging, but next, I wasn't for sure. Some of the levels were really hard to beat. Great job and fun game!
This is really good!
Very clean game, I really like it! Aesthetic is just to die for and puzzles were really clever :ok_hand:
✔️Amazing amount of content and nice difficulty curve.
✔️The mechanic is unique and clever - it can really lead to some interesting and challenging puzzles
✔️The low poly graphics look amazing for a game jam game.
✔️The overall atmosphere with the music and sound effects is overall very nice.
➖I would have liked to see a few more mechanics maybe, but really the game has enough as it is.
Very well done tutorializing everything, the visual language was nice and there's lots of different puzzles there, well done
I thought I had it here:
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(I redid it right after)
It's phenomenal. I don't have much else to say. This compo is stacked.
Puzzles 8 and 11 are **awesome**. I always have extra respect for puzzlers because you have so little time to come up with great levels. Expand it with more levels/mechanics and send me a link to the steam store page. 265 clicks 30 crashes
Suggestion: consider adding some sort of crash/error sfx because it feels kinda weird without them. I understand this is a calm game which is why you chose to opt for the road signs instead. Maybe something like a piano note would've worked.
@bereg Yeah, I wasn't sure either when I started if it could be difficult at all. I went for a chill kind of game instead, but was pleasantly surprised when it was able to support a couple of challenging levels at the end.
@rngames I agree: I had a whole list of mechanics that I ran out of time before I could implement! Hopefully next LD I can get started quicker and have more time to round out my game.
@shp My last few LD entries have been confusing and/or intentionally esoteric. My intent this time was to simplify, and I'm glad it seemed to work!
@alaah I have to admit: that's a bug! Ha! A friend of mine ran into it during testing, and when he didn't accuse me of creating a broken game, I decided to leave it in. I'm happy it didn't frustrate you enough to keep you from trying again. 265 clicks is the record, as far as I know? And yeah, a little more acknowledgement of crashes would be a good idea, even if it's not a massive explosion. I'll have to work on my sound design skills...
The presentation on this is so brilliantly done. Very clever implementation of mechanics and a pleasing experience from start to finish. Well done.
This game is such a joy to play!! The athomesphere, the simplicity, the puzzles, just amazing to play. Thank you for this submission. Keep it up. I like your style
I love it.
I am definitely going to look into your source code as there are things I could definitely learn from. Great job.
Great game really calming and beautiful!
OMG this is so well polished - it's relaxing and challenging .. really great job on this :smile:
:purple_heart: :dart: :frog:
Wow, you really achieved an amazingly polished aesthetic with very simple building blocks. The puzzles were also really clever, and I loved how you introduced the mechanics to the player. Really great job!
Dude, thanks! Thank you very much for making this game. Amazing. the best I played in this Jam. It was an incredible job that you did here. The music is wonderful, the atmosphere of the game is extremely relaxing.
That's a great game. Congrats, you can be proud of this one.
Very great work, this game is so charming and relaxing, just you and the trains, you just need to click and turn roads, 3D art is smooth and soundtrack is beautiful, 5/5. Amazing game! :heart:
On the start of the game I didn't know what to do, but over time I understand what I did wrong. The music and the art are really relaxing and the concept is simple and a lot of fun!
Blown away by your game! Fantastic entry, really nice aesthetic and such high quality. That last level was great. Just really well done! (321 click, 58 crashes)
@haustgeirr Well done, better than my playthrough! :D
Amazing. Very creative puzzles. I was impressed you got such a polished feeling game and came up with a good progression of puzzles that quickly. Great work!
Well made smart puzzle with polished visuals. It'd be cool if the switch was more visible - I mean like first glance obvious, higher contrast. Good job!
@apandso Yeah, there's room for improvement there. TBH, I couldn't figure out what to do with the tracks within my limited artistic ability, hence the extreme minimalism.
How wonderfully calm and aesthetic! I love how all of the elements come together. We can tell that you put in a lot of attention to detail here. Discovering how the mechanics worked was fun, and the levels didn't seem too hard. The final one was a nice challenge!
Maybe I would've liked to see more puzzle-like levels in the rotation. In one level, a tree covered one of the switches, dunno whether this was intentional.
Thanks for making this!
This is a very enjoyable game!
It's not easy for me to keep an eye on multiple trains simultaneously to protect them from colliding (even though I don't seem to get to the last level yet!), but making such good puzzles is even more difficult!
Great job!
Really solid puzzler mechanically.
Looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous.
Very, very, very nice. A game where you play with trains and train tracks, of course I had to play it! ;) This might sound silly but I love how the game feels like you are telling a story. The music, the art style, the lighting, and the transitions to each puzzle gives it a fantastic mood that makes it satisfying. Also, the interpretation of getting thigs out of a loop is enjoyable. 5 stars! :D
Excellent puzzle mechanic. Some challenging levels there, especially since you can't pause to think ahead. Great presentation too. The sound design and level switching effect were great. There was one level where a tree was partially blocking a track junction which made things a bit unclear.
The mechanics and level design are great, and the camera blur, level transition, windy trees, signposts, and intuitive UI make the game feel really polished! This is one of my favorites so far, and I would like to play a post-compo version with more levels. Also, I think I beat the high score :wink:
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Excellent game! Love the mood and the puzzle mechanic. Works very well with the theme. The graphics are basic but works really well with the sound track and the sound effects.
I love the minimalistic art style and music. This was quite a peaceful experience up until the last level, which took me some time to figure out. Maybe some kind of slow motion mode (for a few seconds, not permanent) would be nice if you intend on adding harder levels.
It'd love to play a versions with more levels one day, but for the limited time the amount of levels is impressive! :slight_smile:
@someone Yeah, sorry about that tree. I think I even captured it in the act in one of my screenshots... looks like I'll have to add some extra checks.
@dans17 Thank you, and nicely done! That's the high (low?) score for sure.
@hybitous Slow motion would make a lot of sense, even the ability to control the speed with the mouse wheel or something. Probably with no limit, too: it's supposed to be peaceful!
Perfect game to relax to! Personally, I would love to see you expanding on this, as I would legitimately play this whenever there's nothing else to do. The chill background music really enhances the experience, as does the very clear style you went for. Thank you for this great zen-puzzle!
I enjoyed your game and congratulations on your good results! It may seem simple, but I would be interested to know more about how you did your path following logic. That is something I would like to work on for next time.
@superunknown [This function](https://github.com/thquinn/Circleline/blob/master/Assets/Model/Level.cs#L102) is where most of the path logic lives, but I'm not sure I'd recommend doing it quite like this.
time pressure + the knowledge that you'll never have to look at it again = not great code