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Space Loops

By bo-dangles and KaylaGorezzz

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2113.9326
Fun3543.6826
Innovation274.3726
Theme6063.5826
Graphics5473.6426
Audio2593.7026
Mood5203.5825

Comments

josep93 2023-10-02 21:36

The idea of ​​the game caught my attention. At first it's hard to find the key to how it works, but it's very interesting.

diego-teran 2023-10-03 03:39

Really interesting concept! It was a bit hard to understand how to get past the first level where the past is blocking you, but once I got it I enjoyed the puzzles, good job!

iron-head 2023-10-03 11:51

I've only played one game about time loops. And thank you for letting me play another one. I love this concept. And your execution is excellent. I am writing this in the middle of my playthrough. Now I'm gonna go back and beat the game.

byzilio 2023-10-03 21:42

Interesting concept! Great job!

aaron-droese 2023-10-05 01:50

Great concept, probably one of the most innovated in years!

sephowepho 2023-10-05 02:03

I was a little off put at first by the mechanic of colliding with your previous self, but after a headache or two (and a moment of the walkthrough) the puzzles got really really elaborate given the constraints you had. At times it could get frustrating going through each loop one by one, just to make a little error in execution -- especially with a HOLD check on the jump button instead of a PRESS check, so that every time I touched the floor I'd jump again; all in all though, the level design was the standout for me, amazing job! I didn't manage to get through every puzzle, just given the time I gave myself, but I got to level 13 and everything went smoothly aside from the initial tutorialization of the mechanics. I felt like the connection to the theme was more of a by-product of the mechanic rather than the inspiration for the mechanic, but honestly, it really did work well enough for me to overlook that while playing! :3

Congrats, the both of you! I outta find someone to help me put together my jam games if it means they'll turn out like this. I look forward to seeing what you two make next time, see ya! :beers:

game-dev-with-michael 2023-10-05 02:05

Cool concept here. I particularly like the shadow pushing you though it makes it difficult to wrap your head around at first. Fun game that I can see becoming a full one potentially!

bo-dangles 2023-10-05 02:13

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

@sephowepho Thank you so much for the indepth feedback. I agree with everything you said. I think there probably should have only been 10 levels instead of 15 and that would have been a better fit for the jam. The time loop does probably feel like the main mechanic of the game, rather than the limited space management.

henrik-ganard 2023-10-05 06:19

Nice puzzels and audio.

kaaleb 2023-10-05 07:01

Great idea, feel a bit buggy at first, but the level design is great and help you understand all the subtility and rules. Great job !

ategon 2023-10-05 08:03

Thanks for submitting the game to the stream! If you wanted to watch it again in the future heres the vod timestamped to your game

https://youtu.be/OMFzVKOU-1I?si=1rvs3xdHrff0y_A-&t=7785

pierrez 2023-10-05 08:42

Great concept, the collision with the path your past self is taking is a little difficult to understand at first. But overall great job !

notnasiul 2023-10-05 08:54

Not sure if the 'past blocking you' is some kind of allegory, but it certainly makes for pretty interesting puzzles!! Well done!

jens-g 2023-10-05 12:13

Nice and interesting mechanic that's very fitting to the theme. Would maybe take some distances to make certain jumps and other moments feel more natural.

thesquid 2023-10-05 23:45

Got through the game, good concept and good execution too.

kyle-farwell 2023-10-05 23:58

Nicely done! Interesting mechanics, fun puzzles, and well polished.

vary 2023-10-06 03:37

What a creative game! The puzzles were difficult but didn't feel impossible and I had fun trying to figure them out, it made me feel smart lol. I enjoyed the constraint of there being a wall at the top of the level, which meant you had to be careful with your jumps, as well as the space constraints created by your past loops, which meant you had to time your movements to create space for your future loop. Very very cool idea.

t90 2023-10-06 22:02

Wow, creative take on a theme! Had a pleasure solving puzzles and they felt unique and fitting. Great work!