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Caution: Contains Robot Ghosts!

Submitted by AceOfSpider, saraha194 — 2 days, 19 hours before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Narrative	#900	3.348	3.348
Enjoyment	#2170	3.348	3.348
Creativity	#2310	3.652	3.652
Audio	#3321	2.913	2.913
Artwork	#3380	3.174	3.174

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
There is a time loop where you must work with your past ghosts

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
See description for full credits

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
AceOfSpider

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Smalls The KoboldSubmitted1 year ago

Hey! Got around to play your game that you submited on stream!

For a first game jam, this is incredible work! You captured the idea and executed it well! I loved the idea of the walls that required sacrifices to break through which makes this version of this concept super unique - And I think if you want to work on this idea more, adding more to this concept in new ways- sacrificing yourself like lemmings to progress - would be a way to stand out in the crowd! I love the idea of willingly doing something stupid to make a crack in the wall idea a lot!

Congrats guys - ya'll should be proud!

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Hey thanks Smalls, we're so glad that you liked it. We've got a more refined version coming shortly after voting period ends. Thanks for all the hard work playing and rating games on stream.

Sashiro001Submitted1 year ago

The concept of this game is really good. It's fun and the art is really cute.

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NeverRoom [GMTKGameJam]

AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Hi Sashio, thanks for playing our game and leaving feedback, it means alot.

Wob Wob RobSubmitted1 year ago

nice to see a top down version of this loop puzzle solving rather than platforming. i thought the walls you had to break through were quite unusual, and a nice element. the multiple layers of music was a nice touch. great work!

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you for playing, yes I've not seen any other top down time repeating puzzles, hopefully that it is good sign.

water?Submitted1 year ago

Interesting game

Very unique music

Like it :D

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for playing, getting the music to add more layers each time you loop was a fun challenge

ArcaneEchidnaSubmitted1 year ago

Fun! I won and used 66 ghosts

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This Game is Rubbish

AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for playing :)

Unlucky Roll StudioSubmitted1 year ago

Our game has a very similar concept, with "clones" that repeat our actions and help us solve puzzles, so I genuinely enjoy this game and the idea, good job! :)

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thank you for playing and commenting, I've just played yours and it is great

Unlucky Roll StudioSubmitted1 year ago

Thank you, glad you like it!

wafflekiller5876Submitted1 year ago

Well executed take on the theme. However, I felt like the breaking door mechanic was a bit buggy. Sometimes I needed more ghosts than necessary, like one of my ghosts did no damage to it. Still, good job, and nice narrative!

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The Fading Road

AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Hey Waffle, thanks for playing our game. Yes that is one of the bugs that unfortunately slipped through. I didn't get my collision logic air-tight player vs ghosts. However this is already fixed in a separate version that will be release this weekend after the jam has ended as well as a few extras. Many thanks for the feedback.

wafflekiller5876Submitted1 year ago

yes I can imagine that could be quite tricky to do correctly since timing is so important. it's cool you've already fixed it though! I'll definitely play it again

TeacoSubmitted1 year ago

Really nice entry.

You mentionned how you never done this art style before, and you nailed it honestly !

Really fun mechanics and dialogues, the length of the game feels appropriate too

On a feedback note, I'm gonna say that the clock that you need to walk into to reset the level feels kinda unnecessary. It would make the gameplay flow better to bind this action to the space key for exemple.

Also, I don't think the pits where necessary either. I actually wondered why I would die randomly sometimes until I realized I could fall in the black spaces. I actually ended up falling on purpose to restart the level faster tho.

Really good job, especially given the limited time you had to focus on the game !

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Hi Teaco, thank you for playing and the in-depth feedback. Cool idea with hotkey to rewind instead of object. The pits were added as a threat and we were thinking that upon a robots 'death' it would automatically activate a rewind to try again but we didn't have time to visually communicate that the player was falling and that that would trigger a restart, definitely something we'd like to get in in a future release. Falling on purpose to save time rather than going back to the clock was an intentional design choice, as it's something the player could go, hey I found a faster way to to this.

Many thanks again, look out for the future version release this weekend which addresses bugs and adds a bit more polish.

TangledUp GamesSubmitted1 year ago

Cool cloning idea! Running an AI simulation to learn to escape haha :D

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thank you for your review and for playing our game on stream :)

radossSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really nice game! I had lots of fun! Cool idea, interesting story! Congrats on your first game jam entry! =)

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for playing and enjoying

ElectricDog1001 year ago

i had lots of fun, very imaginative concept, great game!

AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks for playing :)

trisha.pixelSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The concept is cool, I really enjoyed it.

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thank you for playing :)

FoxEchoSubmitted1 year ago

The idea of having a shadow that mimics the player's actions from the previous loop is super cool — though definitely tricky to design levels around. This game pulls it off quite well! I also really liked the dialogue, and the visual style is very consistent.

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

I am terrible at playing puzzles, I didn't realise it would be harder to design them, still a very fun first jam for us. Thanks for playing and posting :)

Max de KroonSubmitted1 year ago

Well executed fun game with a solid mechanic! Loved the dialogue addition a lot. Really puts a nice pacing combined with the gameplay. I can see a lot of options to explore and exploit this mechanic much more - hope I get to see that some day! I think you could easily reduce the number of available moves to get some challenge and opportunity to take even more time with the game. Great job <3

AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you for your feedback and enjoyment it really makes it worth while. We've lots of ideas for more mechanics and alternative game modes that we couldn't get in in time, so if it continues to be received positively we will defiantly work on updates. Follow either myself or add to collection for more :D

andrestththSubmitted1 year ago

Really fun concept, also love the music Really cool!

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for playing 👍

DavidDevsGamesSubmitted1 year ago

I always like games that involve your past movements, also the artwork was very nice

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AceOfSpiderDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for playing