love how it looks and love how it sounds!! i loved that u could run into your own holes and die lol and having a finite trail was a fun challenge too! i do wish the movement speed started just a little bit slower so we have a little bit more time to get used to it but once i got the hang of it it was really satisfying :D
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Cyberloop's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #787 | 4.068 | 4.068 |
| Enjoyment | #823 | 3.784 | 3.784 |
| Creativity | #1794 | 3.773 | 3.773 |
| Audio | #2035 | 3.216 | 3.216 |
| Narrative | #4928 | 2.136 | 2.136 |
Ranked from 88 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Draw loops to send enemies falling through the arena.
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I've seen a few games where you have to make loops around enemies, I really liked how this one then makes the holes you create challenges for you to avoid as well. It forced me to put extra thought into how big I wanted to be making the loops. I might have liked if there was a way to turn down sensitivity as I felt it was very hard to control (especially when trying to hit health items) but overall still found it very fun! Good job!
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ChronotrailNice work! The speed was great and controls were super responsive. Took me a minute to adjust to the speed, but felt great to control once I got the hang of it. Liked the idea of going faster to "reload", it fits well with the gameplay loop.
Flying into my own trap right after I set it felt a bit unfair sometimes, I think making more visually distinct from the background would help (maybe make it red so it's visibly dangerous). I was also hoping that the trail would work as a shield to block or deflect projectiles, would definitely consider adding that as a feature.
Great job, congrats!
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Astro LoopWaaaaay hectic but a lot of fun once I got (mostly) used to the speed~
Barely managed a score 528 though and kept running into things whoops~
Had fun with this one, good job~
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Tunnel TroubleReally fun! The player speed made it difficult to control, especially at the beginning, but once I got the hang of it, I was able to play a lot better. I still struggled with energy depletion. it would definitely help to add speed lines, motion blur, or a bigger rocket boost particle effect as the player increases in speed. It still was really epic once I mastered the movement!
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[ONLINE MULTIPLAYER] Cube RoyaleEven though I have seen multiple entries with the same mechanic and idea but I think yours stand out as the enemy will flee when I start to draw loops and I think that is way much better and logical. Even though yes the player seems to move a little too fast but man, it feels so good with such fluid movement mechanic. It would be nice if there are some upgrades like more health, longer trail, shield for a x seconds etc but considering this is a 4 days jam, it is really well executed and polished imo. Great job!
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Dungeon LoopThe game looks great. It implements a loop-to-kill mechanic that I just saw in another submission “Hamster Hyperdrive” but my comment there is that the loops do not are not permanent which this game fixes. In this case though the difficulty and controls make it very challenging to progress. I’m playing with a mouse, I can’t imagine trying on a trackpad. Here are some specific things to tweak:
- closing a hole is very difficult because the speed of the player is too fast too quickly (and if you keep the mouse close weird things happen, see below, or the enemies go away)
- when you close a hole, it is very difficult to fall in immediately, maybe add some grace time
- the “holes” are very difficult to see with the choice of colors, maybe add some contrast
- the player behaves erradically when the mouse is too close (or on top), that wouldn’t be a problem if it wasnt for the next one.
- the camera follows the player and keeps it centered, except near the edges of the playfield where the player moves and messes up the movement
- Either give more energy and a bigger field, or make movement slower. I kept missing to close a loop by a little bit because I ran out of energy
- I didn’t get the gist of what controls the recharge of the trail energy, sometimes it would take a long time to refill
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Loopy CarThanks for the detailed review. I will try to address some of these:
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I think there is a learning curve to closing the hole. Typically you start a bit slow, draw a tight loop and cut right through it real fast instead of drawing a circle from start to finish like the other games. This is why the controls needed to be snappy to change speed, so that you can make precise cuts. I realize it’s a bit hard to get the hang of, but I’ve some people play and figure it out in a few mins.
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Again, if you draw a hole by cutting through it instead of making a circle, this is much less likely. It still happens though, that’s a bug on our part.
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Fair point about the contrast, will keep in mind.
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The slow speed controls + camera edges definitely takes the precision out of the game a bit. I personally enjoyed the variation, but I think this can certainly be fixed.
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We did mention this in the info graphic in the game description; it recharges when you go very fast by keeping the cursor farther away. I think if you realized this, the energy depleting wouldn’t have been a major issue.
I don’t necessarily agree with all your points, but it is valuable to have your experience detailed out like this. Thanks!
It's a bit hard to make small turns to get power ups and stuff, but overall a polished game with really smooth movement!
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RestockingI've seen a decent amount of Tron-likes this jam, but I think the polish here really sets it apart from others. The movement is difficult but in a way that feels rewarding to learn, aesthetics are clean, vibes are great, and I found the central gameplay loop really appealing. If you guys want to develop it further I think a mini map and a short in-game tutorial screen of some sorts would work in this game's favor, and also I'm personally not a big fan of the lack of background music, but the gameplay/difficulty is both satisfying and enjoyable, and I quite enjoyed playing this. You guys should be proud (:!!!
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Tosco SalamiThis is probably the best implementation of the circle around enemies to kill idea,
the pixel art with the crt is done really well and it looks really nice.
I would say the difficulty curve is a bit exponential, the controls take a bit getting used to, especially the movement to mouse position being relative to its distance., and the line disappearing too quickly(maybe has that as an increase in difficulty)
The speed boost slider could use a bit of an indicator as to when it is about to deplete and when its about to refill, to give the player some wiggle room to learn escape timings and use it more carefully.
The enemies are well designed, you could add more into the game as well. different player jets maybe to add some progression as well with some in-game currency. Some more SFX and maybe a varying soundtrack as the score increase.
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Cat & Mouse: The ChaseFun Tron-like with a neat style, with some music and maybe some tweaks to the turn speed when your mouse is close to the bike I think it could be even better.
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Hollow PlanetI did notice that the steering is imprecise when the mouse is close to the bike, but I did not give it more thought because that goes entirely against the intended way to play the game. The whole setting is to force you to go fast (incentivized by refilling the power bar and being able to draw tighter loops) unless you have to dodge things, then you slow down as needed and I didn’t find the need for more precise maneuvering in that case. Regardless, I do appreciate the feedback.
very nice instructions sheet on the game page.
your field of view is limited: having an indicator of the closest enemy is nice, but a little minimap like Sinistar or something would have been nice to be able to react a bit better.
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RED RING OF DEATH
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