This game nails a nice retro feel. Idea of your own bullets being an additional threat is intresting, but it is hard to tell what is going on the screen and because of that it is harder and less enjoyable to play.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #523 | 4.211 | 4.211 |
| Audio | #541 | 3.737 | 3.737 |
| Narrative | #720 | 3.474 | 3.474 |
| Creativity | #867 | 4.053 | 4.053 |
| Enjoyment | #2071 | 3.368 | 3.368 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Dr. Smithy is trapped in a space loop, and Captain Nemo must help him escape.
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Cool retro large pixel aesthetics! Super cool pixel-loop effect. A lot of effects, some time too many. Feels retro, but much more complex, that's nice. Controller support - one of the very few games in the jam, good. Nice story, green donut story. All feels a bit surreal in a good sense ... LSD or is it LCD aesthetics.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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Loop ExpanderI really love some pico 8 games! The visuals you managed are very nice particularly that edge effect you made.
The loop making it so you're own threat with the bullets is pretty genius.
My only complaint would be that the loop indicators made it very hard to read what was going on
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RePete MinerAn overall solid game. Gameplay was fun, visuals were nice, and I liked the story telling. Only complaint would be that there should maybe be a bit more feedback on taking damage since there there is a lot happening on screen so its hard to tell when you get hit.
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Loop DefenderThanks for trying it out and for the recommendation. I agree that it needs better damage feedback. I wanted to include a brief explosion animation for each hit, and a bigger animation for death, but I ran out of time. I also think I can improve the sound effects. I'll work on these improvements after the Jam.
This was actually so good. First, it really made me feel like I was playing on an arcade machine. Second, the concept of loop here is so well done. The fact that you have to be careful about your own bullets and go through an actual loop caused by a black hole is great. But there were some things that bothered me personally:
There’s just so much going on in the scene that my eyes couldn’t really handle it. It was hard to focus on one thing.
The music was great, but at times, some parts had such a high pitch that it really bothered me. Still, overall, it was good.
In general, well done, guys. You’ve successfully made a game that feels great and uses the concept of loop perfectly. But in my opinion, there should be some adjustments, like the things I mentioned above.
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SPIRAL LOOPvery nice! you packed a lot in here. lovely to see another pico 8 game!
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