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Orb Golem

By boodle, filip-vannfalt and Xpizt

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7463.3522
Fun8273.1022
Innovation764.0522
Theme5423.7022
Graphics8493.1722
Audio6532.9421
Humor9382.0520
Mood10492.8222

Comments

bender-biber 2022-10-03 22:37

Hi, nice concept. After a few rooms i was stuck in a wall and could not get out. But it was quite an innovative idea. Great work

sixela963 2022-10-03 22:42

That is a very nice idea for a puzzle game. IMO it would actually benefit from not being forced into the 10 seconds theme, giving swapping ability to the player. However I may be wrong, as it does open up some interesting gameplay ideas. The graphisms are alright and do their job. The part I was the most frustrated with was the controls. I get the idea of a golem being somewhat slow and slugish but here it's too much. Also your character controller does not handle slopes well, which is annoying. Nice submission overall!

tommo120 2022-10-03 22:52

Really neat concept, I like it! I think it feels like it could have done with some extra time to be polished and the mechanics really nailed down. Found it a tad too difficult to complete, sadly. Definitely feels like an idea worth working on further though!

aleksandar 2022-10-03 23:13

Amazing idea! Love the music synchronisation with the timer, the design - everything! I think mechanics of the orb could be improved, as well as it's starting point after the 10 seconds interval is done - it starts sometimes in the ground, below the player's position in the past round.

mistagiggles 2022-10-04 09:04

Great idea for a puzzle platformer. Aesthetics/music was calming. Made it as far as the double slopes level and wasn't able to progress any further, found timing the throws a little two difficult for getting up. Great entry though, really enjoyed playing this

fabula-rasa 2022-10-09 23:11

Pretty cool puzzle game! I really loved the mechanics and the painted backgrounds. Music is very fitting and relaxing. Along with the slow pace of the robot movement, it creates a great, slow-moving atmosphere. Very well done!

A few times I had a bug where I respawned without the orb, and often the orb was falling into the rock texture. But none of that was game-breaking.

The ending was a disappointment, as (after I finished the level with the slopes) it just returned me to the start screen. No "The end" or anything. Unless I stumbled onto a bug?

ubershmekel 2022-10-09 23:19

This golem and the game felt really slow. But that made the orb throws more impactful. I had a lot of fun figuring out how to use the orb to get where I wanted. I was initially confused, I thought there was some bug because I couldn't see where my orb went after the swap. When I finally understood the mechanics, I enjoyed this crude navigation experience. The music was great and it helped a lot to set up the timing for the final level. Overall this was a unique and fun experience. Thank you for the game.

unitedfailures 2022-10-14 04:18

This is a really cool and unique game concept.

mtabasco 2022-10-14 11:05

Cool game and original take on the theme. I would suggest adding some feedback when a level is completed, it would also make it more rewarding to advance in the game. I liked the art style and the golem's design. The music loop is also nice and relaxing. Good work!

budda 2022-10-14 23:44

Interesting idea, it took me a while to figure out that I need to summon the orb back to me after teleporting though - I kind of expected to just go to the orb instead of swapping places with it. Some sort of visual for the 10 second counter might be good too.

nickpick 2022-10-16 20:42

Nice idea! really worth to be polished. It has a good potential. Now sometimes it starts to teleport me randomly if i throw the orb too often.

sibi 2022-10-16 20:55

Cool concept! The leveldesign was a bit confusign at times as I didn't know where to go or whether I was making progress. The character animation was brilliant!

resacagames 2022-10-16 23:15

Fun puzzle game!! Used the hold Space already on the level before the tutorial after many tries and had a lot of fun with the different ways to combo the ball and character interactions. Very well done!!

flying-dog-fish 2022-10-17 21:20

Great idea! The game is very zen with its slow pace and pretty background.