Unstable escape

mvasko2 2021-10-04 12:29

First of all, a technical issue that you might already know of - if you pause the game, go to menu and then go back to the game, the FPS will drop to an unplayable level. I had to restart the game after that, but if I never went to the menu, I could finish playing just fine :slight_smile:

The first thing I noticed is that the color of the keys doesn't match the displayed icons. At first I thought that might be a part of the puzzle, but I got proven otherwise. It might just be the due to lighting, but for example a key that should have been light blue was actually green ingame.

The first two puzzles were almost too easy. The third one with the shapes took me a while to figure out, but I must admit I hoped for a slightly more sophisticated solution :sweat_smile:. The fourth puzzle was funny, I liked what happened when I failed (I try to keep the comment spoiler-free). I can see where the unstable theme was incorporated.

The graphics are OK, not great not terrible :slight_smile:. The music was nice and relaxing, but I don't think it fit with the overall graphics style. I would expect either a darker music or a more cheerful environment. This way, the graphics and the music felt a bit disconnected.

I would have expected a puzzle in the first room. The room looks like it was specifically designed to be full of traps. Come to think of it, I also see a screenshot that looks different than what I saw ingame. Somehow, in my case, all the tiles were blank and I just walked straight for the chest. Is that a bug? I was playing the Windows 64 bit version.

Last two thoughts: - the wall made of cubes gave me strong Control vibes (that is a good thing :slight_smile:) - even though it's mentioned in the manual, I never used right click (maybe it was needed in the room on the screenshot?)

Congrats on finishing the game, good job :slight_smile:

jk5000 2021-10-04 12:48

I tried the game, but I have no idea how solve the puzzles. But I liked the music, and the visuals is pretty good.

erikengineengineer 2021-10-04 16:03

I stopped at the color potion puzzle, I had no idea how to solve it. please integrate a hint :) but I liked the game!

nanolotl 2021-10-05 13:47

Hooray I escaped. Was a little bit unclear that the box in the shape room was locked and that you had to do something to open it, but after that the rest was pretty straight forward. Could do with a bit of polishing, but otherwise good work.

chesiq 2021-10-05 14:09

Nice! Could not solve the first puzzle with geometry shapes and key box =|

pbg 2021-10-06 12:53

Cool puzzle game. I have not been able to solve the shape puzzle, and I don't really see any hints on how to do it. Might try again in a bit. Looks great! Everything is very cohesive. Nice job!

eptwalabha 2021-10-06 18:50

Nice game, I was going to report the crash at the end when you quit the game, but I see in the description that this is now part of the theme :wink: If I have anything to complain about, it's the lake of "hint" for the first puzzle... Maybe I'm blind and didn't see it, but I kinda brutforce my way across the room. Good job on your submission.

lesinvisible 2021-10-10 21:17

Very nice looking game, I didn't manage to solve all the puzzles, but the overall impression is good. Congratulations with the first 3D LD entry!

magnusfurcifer 2021-10-12 00:10

Nice puzzle game but I wasn't sure what to do with the beakers. Bold choice using 4.0 haha It looks good and I liked the chill bgm.

aggrathon 2021-10-13 18:24

Nice puzzle game! I was able to figure everything out, but some hints would probably be a good idea for next time.

random-ideation-studios 2021-10-16 07:26

good puzzle game!!!!!

tygrak 2021-10-17 13:06

That was really fun! I really enjoyed the music. it is so pleasant, nice and relaxing. All the 3d graphics are good too, it is always impressive to have a 3d game in the compo. I really appreciate the menu with all the quality of life sliders including a volume slider, a fov slider and more -- it is really cool that you managed to fit it in there.

The puzzles were fun, the first room and the shapes room were quite simple for me. I got stuck for a bit on the potion puzzle, but after a bit of trial and error I got through it too!

Overall a really enjoyable experience, great job!

denatus 2021-10-20 15:43

I was going to try this but game doesn't start in Windows Sandbox and no WebGL version available. :shrug:

criobite 2021-10-20 19:47

Not bad for your first 3D game! I couldn't figure out the potion puzzle, but overall, not bad.

lychee 2021-10-20 20:32

Very good for a compo game! I like the visuals even though they were simple, the torches with the smoke particles were a cool touch. I think I locked the game on the shape puzzle because I accidentally dropped one of the shapes through the wall and it disappeared unfortunately. Good job!