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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #595 | 4.161 | 4.161 |
| Creativity | #1459 | 3.871 | 3.871 |
| Enjoyment | #1901 | 3.419 | 3.419 |
| Narrative | #2370 | 2.710 | 2.710 |
| Audio | #4829 | 2.548 | 2.548 |
Ranked from 31 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?
You navigate a mysterious world with looping geometry, where walking in one direction might bring you back to where you started... or somewhere entirely new
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
We built this in a cave, with a bunch of scraps (we did everything ourselves +- some shaders from https://godotshaders.com/)
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Cirno
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An extremely fun precision puzzle platformer with lots of mind-bending twists! The character controller was really good, and the various puzzles made good use of it! The puzzles themselves are really fun and trippy, I especially enjoy the ones where you have to velocity-boost yourself over a large gap. I loved all the art, and the pixel-perfect rendering style makes everything feel so crisp and work together so well. Overall, this is one of my favorite games in the jam, congrats on this amazing submission!
This was one of the more trippier games, I enjoyed the mind-bend trying to figure out the right solution! I especially liked the gravity shift! I found the platforming sometimes to be clunky and sometimes the character would build up insane amounts of speed haha! but that should be manageable
I thought this was a good platformer with a lot of potential to be expanded upon! You introduced some nice concepts, the gravity switching and the black/white holes, and gave them some narrative grounding - I think these could make for some insanely cool levels in a full game. The pixel art and lighting in this game is gorgeous, I really love what you did with it. I think for such an atmospheric game, some music and sound effects could have gone a long way. Some of the levels that use momentum to launch you, such as the tree level, were rather unintuitive and tough to figure out how to do. I also think it would have been nice to see a visual and narrative transition into new areas (I wasn't really sure why we went to the black/white hole void after leaving the broken city), and a bit more narrative context for why the game looped back around to the beginning would have been nice. Great job, I think this could be a basis for a full on game at some point!
Thanks for the comment! We had some idea with lore but we didn't really have the time to implement it in-game. We added some lore in our itch page description if you're interested.
I read it! I thought it was pretty intriguing, which is why I would've loved to see it be develop further in game. I understand this was a game jam with a tight deadline, though, so beggars can't be choosers!
Really good foundation for a game, as a fan of puzzle platformers I enjoyed. A critique I'd have is that the early level with the tree I had to skip on first playthrough since the momentum aspect wasn't clear to me at that point, but was obvious upon playing the rest of the game.
Wow what beautiful art! I really love the light too, the shadow cause by the lights are so cool. You nailed the feel of the character too, the movement is really nice. Good job!
Now, did i get clickbaited instantly by the Bakushin on the thumbnail? Maybe, I cannot confirm or deny it.
Regardless, i really like the core concept and art of the game. The teleporting felt really natural and satisfying to pull off. The mirrored levels were what filtered me out, as i am already pretty bad at platformers and it just completely destroyed my brain, but that's a me problem. Overall really cute game!
Incredibly beautiful and charming design — especially the character. The idea is great. The controls felt a bit too sensitive, and it wasn’t very clear how to get through the first couple of rooms with the tree and jumping. But after that, everything flowed well. Really nice submission!
Well put together, good use of the theme, the art is really good, controls are really fluid but a bit finicky for precise maneuvers, level design was impressive. I hope more people get to play it.
Really cool concept that merges the 'portal' mechanic with side scrolling. Very unique, liked it a lot. Check out and rate our game, we'd love to know what you think :)
Amazing artwork, amazing puzzles :D now you're thinking with
portals, err, I mean, loops!I finished the game (or at least I think so), definitely had a couple moments where I lost my character (thank you for the R button!) but the overall difficulty is well balanced.
Great puzzle platformer! I love the aesthetic, and the challenge was just right to be frustrating but fun.
Really liked the look of this game. The upside down platforming was maybe a little too though. Long section with a lot of tight jumps, but overall had a really good time.
Using action physics mechanics for a puzzle platformer is in my opinion one of the best ways of doing it, fun game and pretty pixel art!
The game is very pleasing to look at, and also to toy with ! It was pretty cool traveling through the leves and understanding how each one works !
The level with the tree and the big gap was super sick
The game is very aesthetically appealing. I found myself wanting to explore the world more. Once you get your head around the gravity bending mechanics, it's very fun to play!
The artwork was fitting. The theme was also good implemeted. A good puzzle platformer. Reminded me of some level from portal. There were already good ideas in this few levels. Could definitly see a longer game with this type of gameplay. The mechanics worked good although platforming upside down was a bit tricky.
The pixel art style drew me in, the mechanics hooked me until I completed it. Would love to see more of this in the future.
Pretty interesting platformer game. The controls can be a tad confusing and there were instances I got stuck (thankfully there's a reset function) , but the gravity-changing mechanic and falling pits leading to the other edge of the area are fun concepts. Also I like the player sprite, it's cute!