So, I gave it really high marks because it had a clear mechanic and you implemented it beautifully!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Game Design | #4 | 4.138 | 4.138 |
| Execution | #5 | 4.241 | 4.241 |
| Visuals | #15 | 3.931 | 3.931 |
| Overall | #22 | 3.414 | 3.414 |
| Audio | #76 | 1.345 | 1.345 |
Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Very cute game! The mechanics are presented in a very clear way, and the rooms are easily readable. The game is also paced well, with every rooms nicely building on the concepts that came before. Also, nice reference to the real ILOVEYOU virus ;)
I also liked that you even managed to add a little Metroidvania mechanic! I was wondering whether the red rails were just buggy colliders, and then absolutely delighted when I found out I could ride them! The last room even has a rail that goes a bit up, so you are shot into the air a bit, which is super fun :D
I appreciate that you made dying forgiving. A worse game would have reset the game or the entire room on death, but you just respawn the player. I love that, failing and trying again was frictionless. The only thing missing was audio!
1 year ago(+1)
If you play through, their purpose becomes apparent- initially we had intended for more of a metroidvania element, but ran out of time to properly integrate it into the full game. Thanks for trying it out
1 year ago(+1)
I definitely think about Portal whenever I think about level design-- so I guess it shows through. Hopefully it's a favorable comparison!
Thanks for playing
Thanks! Your feedback about the wires makes sense- the original visual language was "orange is grabbable" but the electricity mechanic became more central so that was of characterizing things makes less sense.
If I had more time I'd make the wires actually have plugs that slot into the sockets so it's clear when they're connected, and would re-use the teal wire color for them.
We discovered this ability by accident early on, and thought it was funny, so we tried to turorialize it by making the second room have a bunch of gaps that could only be cleared by running right at them- but I think there are still a lot of distractions early on so it's hard to tell what's important. Definitely would have benefitted from more play testing!
Glad the puzzles were fun after you got unstuck
Glad you enjoyed it! The theme doesn't come through as well as we planned for- the initial idea was about chain email, and taking over a datacenter to send more and more emails, with a sort of strategic/incremental flavor. But then we ended up focusing more on the puzzle aspect so it ended up feeling very different. I hope the cables at least count as "chains" :)
1 year ago(+1)
Thanks! The metroidvania element was meant to be stronger but just did not have enough time to build it out more, definitely something I could see expanding in the future
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