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A jam submission

10 RobotsView game page

A short puzzle game about a dead professor and his robots.
Submitted by MessMess — 5 hours, 11 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Did the game include well thought out projectile mechanics?#34.5204.520
Overall#74.1284.128
Was the game free from bugs?#74.5204.520
Did the story, projectiles and animal fit together well?#104.0404.040
Was the story clear, original and engaging?#143.8803.880
Did the game include an animal crucial to gameplay (not main character).#243.6803.680

Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+1)

That are some nice puzzle levels you got there :) Good job on the design, i was stuck a bit on the 8th level. I think the story was a bit in the background, but still a nice entry for this round

Developer (2 edits)

Thanks for playing and for the kind words.  With puzzle games, getting the balance right for each level is tricky.  I had two playtesters, but I probably needed a dozen to get it perfect.  Also, curious what you meant by "story in the background".  By any chance, did you not have sound turned on, as we have voice narration for every level?

Submitted(+1)

Delightful puzzles. I got all the way to the end! Didn't expect the twist, cool story beat. I honestly don't know if I have any critique. The puzzles were quick to restart if something went wrong and I feel all the criteria were well incorporated. Great job 😁

Developer

Thanks a lot!  It's so cool that you made it to the end and liked the story - that means a lot to me.

Submitted(+1)

I really liked it! I dont know why but I kept pressing R to rotate and reset the level (prob me and my stupid brain but felt wort mentioning it). the levels are very clever and greatly designed ao great job on that! I do feel like the dog was more in the way of things then ussefull in the first levels and whilst I get that that also is a design option for levels I would switch them up a bit so that sometimes you gotta lead to robot and sometimes you got to make sure eddison doesnt die.
Other then that great implementation of the criteria and awesome job!!

Developer

Thanks for playing and thanks for the great feedback.  "R" for rotate does make sense, maybe I need to change the keys going forward (or add an option for the player to change them).  Thanks for doing your best to keep Edison alive.

Submitted(+1)

For the restart since it also makes sense to put it on R maybe just make a restart button on a menu or smth

Developer(+1)

That's a good suggestion - thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Superb, one of the entries that humble me when I see how well some people can fulfill the round's criteria. I can't see level's number but I'm probably near the end and it is quite enjoyable experience.

Developer

Thanks for the kind words.  Honestly, I feel the same way when I play so many of the other games.

You can tell the level number by looking in the bottom left of the screen, where it says which robot you are facing (there are 10 levels).  And, if you want to see what happens in the story, without having to solve all the puzzles, you can skip to levels from the main menu, by right-clicking on a robot head.

Submitted(+1)

This is one of my favorites from the round!  The voice acting and story snippets were great, and the puzzle mechanics were super solid.  Full five stars from me!

Developer

Thank you so much - that really means a lot to me!

Submitted(+1)

Amazing Work! All the mechanics are really intuitive, yet can be really unique. I beat the last level without ever touching a button, like the VA didn't even finish there sentence before the robot walked into a laser, but the previous 9 levels made up for 110% of any finale. Great work!

Developer

Thanks for playing.  I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 

Submitted(+1)

Was the story clear, original and engaging? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Did the game include well thought out projectile mechanics? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Did the story, projectiles and animal fit together well? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Was the game free from bugs?  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Did the game include an animal crucial to gameplay (not main character).  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Amazing work. Nice voice acting! The art style was simple but readable and pleasant to look at, perfect for a puzzle game in my opinion. I loved how you could adjust all the elements of the map AND move the dog around.

All the puzzles were well thought out and clever. They were easy to grasp but each of them had that eureka moment at the end.

I loved how each level had some narration tied to it. It was a nice motivator to get through each puzzle and I definitely prefer this approach to storytelling rather than the story sandwich approach most games go for.

Great work, really. I can't think of a single negative thing to say about this game and I really hope you make it to the next round so I can see what's next from you!

EDIT: Very sad ending 0/10 I'm revising my score (just kidding)

Developer(+1)

Thanks - that means a lot to me coming from you.  This is my first jam and I'm still learning, so I'm already psyched to have made it to the second round.  I hope I get to continue.

Submitted(+1)

Congrats on this being your second jam! You really knocked it out of the park and you've earned a perfect score from me.

Developer

Wow!  I don't know what to say.  I'm learning so much from everyone here.  Thank you so much!

Submitted(+1)

Very cool puzzle game! Had a great time playing it! 

Found a strange collision issue—on the second level, the point two blocks left from the robot has a collision but shouldn't )

Developer(+1)

So glad you liked it! 

Thanks for pointing that collision out (the cube next to that spot was set an angle of 0.1 instead of 0.0).  Luckily, it doesn't impact solving the level in anyway, but I will fix it as soon as the jam is over.

Submitted(+1)

Yeah, I found it by accident!

Stuck on this level for 5 minutes, not understanding why Q and E buttons are not working and why I was taught to bark if it's doing nothing?

Then I reread the controls and realized that the thing you want to rotate needs to be clicked before)

Developer(+1)

I'm so sorry you got stuck.  Thanks for sticking with it!  I will try to clear up the instructions in the game as soon as the jam is over.

Submitted(+1)

Not a problem at all,  you made a really fun game )

Submitted(+1)

I really like the mechanics, it's the classic "laser + mirror" deal but you've added so many twists to it that it feels completely fresh, and very engaging to play! I especially liked that the projectiles had limited range + having the range extender. The story was solid and the last level was very clever with revealing who the narrator was. 5 stars across the board.

Developer

Thanks  a lot!  I love those "laser + mirror" games and I'm glad you do too.

Submitted(+1)

Great game with amazing storytelling! The puzzle part is quite solid, and the art style is really pleasing. I really like the reveal of the narrator's identity and how you made the last stage. Probably one of my favorite stories from this round.

Developer

Thank you so much!  I was nervous about making that last level and I'm so happy you liked it.

Submitted(+1)

Very solid entry. Puzzle designs were great and it all came together nicely with narrative elements, visuals and sound design. Good job!

Developer

Thanks a lot!  I'm so glad you enjoyed it and it all worked together for you.  This is only my second game jam and it was definitely a fun challenge.

Submitted(+1)

I like how the story is told every level, it added a lot of flavor to the gameplay. The puzzles were nicely designed and I enjoyed solving them, but I did not find them to be that challenging. Overall a very nicely done and enjoyable game, good job! :D

Developer

Thanks a lot.  I'm so glad you liked the story and solving the puzzles.  I worried that they might be too simple.  But, I thought for a "game jam" it might be smart to go too easy rather than too hard.  But, I would love to do another version (or difficulty level) with more challenging puzzles.

Submitted(+1)

That was just fabulous! Great job! I really have nothing to add. :)

Developer

Thanks so much - that's really nice of you to say!

Submitted (2 edits) (+1)

the game looks and plays cool the only thing that it lacks is the animal chracter becose the player character doesnt count

nice work

Developer(+1)

I'm glad you liked the gameplay.

I'm not sure what you mean about the animal character - Edison, the dog, is definitely not the main character.  Sorry if that was confusing.

Submitted(+1)

oh ok it kinda felt like it

Developer(+1)

Not your fault.  Any confusion is on me as the game developer.  Maybe I need to adjust the narration to make it more clear.  Anyway, thanks for playing it and for your honest feedback.

Submitted(+1)

9/10. You lost a point by making me cry at the end. Great story.

Developer(+1)

9 out of 10 is awesome.   Sorry, I made you sad.

Submitted(+1)

I take it back. 10/10. I was still grieving when I rated lol. Great story bro, you got me hooked so hard.

Developer(+1)

You're the best!  I'm a filmmaker by trade, so story comes naturally to me, it's the coding that I'm just learning how to do.

Submitted(+1)

I loved the story and the mechanics. The puzzles were fun and challenging. Fantastic game!

Developer

Thanks a lot!  You're very kind.

Submitted(+1)

Very satisfying

Developer

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Submitted(+1)

Fun, good difficulty and length for a game jam. I really enjoyed this one and solved all of the puzzles. Maybe a little out of scope for this jam, but I would like an undo button, for those times I pushed the robot into the corner or something. Fantastic job. 

Developer

Thanks a lot!  And, thanks for the awesome "undo" suggestion, I will have to add that post jam.

Submitted(+1)

I managed to get to the eighth robot and would love to know what the solution is and what the other levels after are like. Having voice to tell the story was really good and I liked the puzzle designs very much. The amplifier and the one that can make the beam pass through solids are an awesome way to enhance the projectiles

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much for playing it and for the kind words.  I'm sorry you get stuck on level 8.  There are secret links on the main screen: You can right-click on the 9th and 10th robots if you want to jump to those levels and find out how the story ends.

Submitted(+1)

Thanks for pointing out the secret links! I see they were in the description page all along, I just missed them initially as I was eager to start. I also had to skip level 9, but no worries there, glad I now got to see the whole story

Developer(+1)

All good.  Thanks for coming back and checking out the ending!

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