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Déjà vu (DejaVu)View game page

Puzzle platformer with special ability of being able to loop in time

Submitted by Keeplez (@KeeplezOfficial) — 2 hours, 38 minutes before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Narrative	#1818	2.880	2.880
Audio	#2768	3.040	3.040
Artwork	#3897	3.040	3.040
Creativity	#4233	3.200	3.200
Enjoyment	#4513	2.760	2.760

Ranked from 25 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?
In DejaVu, the player is stuck in a literal time loop - every time they die, the world resets. But teh loop isn't just mechanic ; it's tied to the story. The player learns from each failure, uncovering the secrets and progressing by repeating the same timeline with new knowladge. Read more in the game's description.

(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?
Call me: Keeplez; Socials: solo.to/keeplezofficial

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Vittorio CorboSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I feel the highlight is the ending. Its neat and simple, just getting there is a bit tougher/gruelling than I would've expected/liked.

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Stop Count Ing Backwards

KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago

Totally understandable, thanks for feedback!

greenphoxSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

very nice ending! I really liked it! I also used every hint in the game, and needed to read the comment about the code "0". IT's strange that you chose to have each password a different length, I thought in the start that every one would be 4-digit, so finding out it was 0 it was confusing...

Very nice idea nevertheless, and the dialogues were very creative, well done!

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Your worst enemy

KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks for playing! I figured that codes being deifferent lengths might be confusing mid developement but I was in a rush and just ignored that fact. Also wanted some of them to be 6 digid so you have to remember them while you have to get somewhere and think about the jumping as well (a little multitasking rage bait :D) + you can enter any number of zeros (0, 00, 000, 0000, ...). Unfortunately I can't fix anything now but I'll improve it once Game Jam ends. Thanks for playing to the end and I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for playing!

greenphoxSubmitted1 year ago

hahahah, I didn't know the rage bait was intentional >:) I was just saying the code to myself again-again while trying to remember the fake platforms... that was evil

KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago

:D, ye, I really didn't want people to finish in 1-2 minutes lol

Mechanical DuckSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The game is unique! For me it was a bit frustrating at times though. I think one improvement you could make is making the codes shorter (like 2-3 digits). It was really difficult to memorize them while playing and I had to end up writing them down, which was kind of annoying. Overall though, the concept was cool!

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KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for playing, being supportive and giving feedback. I can learn thanks to people like you 💛

lakuzaSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Loved the quirky style to the game and audiol and the challenge of remembering past failures (the first time seeing a checkpoint was a big relief haha).

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KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks for playing, being supportive and giving feedback. I can learn thanks to people like you 💛

JexstSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Well the game was actually quite fun, being a memory game, but the problem is that I didn't get the hint where it tells you to look at the signs as a whole. Maybe I'm just not smart enough to understand, but anyway, I enjoyed the test that it ensued on my brain and the style is quite cool. I will say that the game is very basic and could do with some more audio, but I do like that the game requires you to make sacrifices to progress. That's kinda cool. Very well done! If you get a chance Rate My Game Here.

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A Platformer Paradox

KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago

The part when there are a lot of code signs, you're supposted to see the shape of the signs witch are formed into 0 (so the code is 0). There's also tutorial on the game's page. Actually, much more people than I tought had this problem, sadly I can't make it any easier now. Thanks for playing!

KayzoriSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

cool concept but really hard to finish, i couldn't figure the puzzel on the second check point, i fall to the hole and find lots of signs and completly start thinking and testing! cool game

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KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

The part when there are a lot of code signs, you're supposted to see the shape of the signs witch are formed into 0 (so the code is 0). There's also tutorial on the game's page. Thanks for playing!

ZaBrozSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

One of the best , coolest games i played , and the ending almost made me cry , Thank you alot , i am proud of you

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KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it! Made my day ; )

adamtherookieSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Cool game! I found it a bit hard to keep track of which steps were fake since they all look the same lol, otherwise it was pretty fun (:

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KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you! Appreciate it

biggechees1 year ago(+1)

Really cool game! the game is really well though out!

KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks!

Henry McNeillSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

omg I'm always falling in the same traps each time. It's a looping journey :))) Great work!

Submitted

Ascent from the Depths

KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago

Haha, me too, dw. Thanks for playing it.

Laica StudiosSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I love the feeling of the little slime character. I kept getting tricked and falling through platforms haha. Nice submission! :)

Submitted

KeeplezDeveloper1 year ago

I appreciate it, thanks for playing! ;)