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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #5 | 3.818 | 3.818 |
| Gameplay / Fun / Engagement | #7 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Overall | #9 | 3.023 | 3.023 |
| Art Style / Visuals | #12 | 2.727 | 2.727 |
| Audio / Sound Design | #12 | 2.545 | 2.545 |
Ranked from 11 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?
it fits the game by entering a portal which lead to a reverse world to save yout grandfather
Game Engine
Godot
Self-Made & Used Assets
Homemade Graphics/Art (e.g. models and/or textures)
Homemade Audio (e.g. music and/or sound effects)
Have you joined a game jam before?
No
Roughly how much time did you spend developing? (in hours)
70
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I really like levels and their design. I think the hardest one so far is the speed level - it took me a lot of time to beat it. I reached the level with the blue and red walls and couldn’t get past it. I’ve already read that it’s a bug; otherwise, I’d happily continue to the end.
I’m also missing a few UI elements - for example, something that shows how much distance is left until the finish. The art style is very simple, and it’s nice in its simplicity. I’d keep it that way, but it would be worth sticking to one consistent width of the lines so it looks more polished and aesthetic. It also lacks music - adding a background track would make the gameplay feel more complete. Good job overall - the game works and it's fun - it's already a success!
Thank you so much for this detailed feedback! 🙏 You're absolutely right about everything.
**About the speed level** - I know it's tough 😅 I added it 24h before the deadline and didn't have time to balance it properly. I'm planning to reduce the number of coins in the next update.
**The blue/red wall bug** - Yes, it's a known issue with the doors. I'm going to fix all of these after the jam ends.
**UI elements** - That's a great idea! I'll add a progress bar or something to show how far the player is from the exit.
**Art style** - Thanks for the note about line consistency. I'll make sure to polish that. And you're right about music too – I want to add a simple background track.
I'm really glad you enjoyed the game despite the bugs! Your feedback is incredibly helpful for making it better.
Have a great day! 😊
Played the first few levels and i think it was a great effort. It wasnt a typical puzzle, platformer but had some unique elements to it and the theme integration was quite strong.
I got stuck at the speed level like most others and i read your post on discord for the explanation - i think your idea to make this level was solid, just that some tweaking of some variables would be needed for you to achieve your desired outcome. And one of the purposes of a jam is exactly that - to get feedback from players! So now that you have that, im sure youll have much better clarity on what to do.
Other than this, i liked the gameplay and the short levels, each with a unique twist which is definitely one of the characteristics of this genre. The art was also simple and charming, but could use some polish for sure. Some particle effects would also add to the polish. For the inverted controls, one suggestion is to visually communicate to the player that the controls have been inverted through some indicator or change in color etc or even a change in music.
Good to see that in your first jam you could submit a completed game, complete with story and many levels, so congratulations and well done :)
Thanks for playing the game and giving this detailed feedback
you made my day😄
I made it to the level with the blue wall on the right and the red on the left but then got stuck, I could go through the blue, but not the red, and I couldn't figure out what to do, I remembered seeing the blue and red earlier, and I was able to get past after getting the shields, but I didn't actually grasp how they worked. Also the spinning level with the skip button, I got all the coins I think, and the door opened, but in the console it said that it couldn't load 'res://scenes/level3.tscn', so I pressed the skip button and that worked.
Overall I had a fun time playing! I liked the reverse movement mechanic.
And congratulations on your first game jam, and actually finishing something and submitting it! There is always room for improvements, but actually making something is how you get better and learn :)
Hello thanks for the feedback
Actually it's a puzzele what I expected in that level you will see lava and water and you will say beacuse the world Is upside down I will go through the lava but its the opposite the water is save
You have only to take the single coin behinde the water and complete another levels to meet the grandfather 😅
Okay, so it's a double negative, got it
Oh, I got the coin past the water, but the door still wouldn't let me get past, I thought it was because I had to get all the coins behind the lava as well
I am really sorry about it the game had a lot of bugs and most of them are with the doors i think this happened because of the signals they got really messy
After the jam ends I will add some new levels
Make some levels a lot easier like the speed level
And fix all the bugs
You can then play the full games without any bugs and you will enjoy it
Thank you really much about playing the game and giving me feedback
If you want my Discord so we can talk more about the game this is my Discord: Magnus28283
I can also give a link to the game in the mobile so you can try it without any bugs because I fixed all of them in the mobile version
Have a nice day my friend😄
Hi, first of all, the basic idea is really neat, great puzzle ideas, love to have my brain twisted with this kind of experiments. As most of the others, i too got stuck in the velocity level, but couldn't find any button to skip or 2 buttons combinations as written in another comment. If you can clarify, I would like to test it until the end.
About bugs, those happens, and are not related to your skills: they just become more compley as you improve :-D
I want to focus on a couple : 1) the level with the wobbling door, i had to restart 3 times because sometimes the door went out of the room and I couldn't enter it 2) Sometimes there are visual artifacts, like background tiles carried on (i saw them in the fast level, may be related to that specific level).
But still, you had a strong foundation, with some work may become really interesting to play.
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! 🙏 I'm really glad you enjoyed the puzzles.
You're absolutely right about the fast level - it's the most problematic. I did mention the skip button and 2-button combo in another comment, but I realize it's not obvious at all. I'll make sure to add clear instructions in the next update.
The door issue and visual artifacts are bugs I need to fix - thanks for pointing them out! This was my first game and I rushed at the deadline, but I plan to improve everything after the jam.
I'd really appreciate if you tried the fast level again. I' am sure I added a skip button but It seems there is a problem in the game
Also in the fast level maybe there is 30 coin you only have to collect 25 to pass the door
I will be really glad if you sent me a message in Discord so I can explain to you more
Glad you played the game you made my day!
My Discord name is Magnus28283
Really cool game bro, nice job!! It reminds me of the Impossible Quiz kind of style game, loved how each level had a unique twist to it, turning the rules of the game on its head. Very fitting for the upside down theme. I stopped playing at the level where you move super fast because there was wayyy too many coins to collect and the movement was super hard to control. I think if there were only a handful of coins I would have pushed on and finished it, which is too bad because I was really enjoying the game and wanted to reach the rest of the levels. Some more sfx (like grandpa yelling in the potral) and background music would help a lot too. I liked the little walk animation of the player and the subtle sprite change when the movement direction was reversed. Nice entry and keep it up!!
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! 🙏 I'm really glad you enjoyed the game and the level variety.
You're absolutely right about the fast movement level - it's really difficult actually😅 but there actually one thing that I didn't mentioned for example if there is 30 coin in speed level I actually wrote in the code if the player collected only 25 he will pass normally but I forget to mention this
Also before the deadline I added a button called skip for people who didn't like that level to skip directly for the next level
Iam really sorry about this level most of people who played the game told me that they got stuck but there is way by pressing 2buttons in the same time and time it perfectly you will not get stuck
Also, great point about the sound effects! I plan to add grandpa's voice and background music in the next update. This was my first game and I rushed a bit at the deadline 😅
Thanks again for playing and i will really appreciate if you played the game again and skip that level compeletly to see how the grandpa looks🤣🤣🤣🤣
how do you do the level skip? I tried pressing 2 of the arrow keys at the same time but no luck.
I am really soory i am sure i added the skip button before the deadline but it must there is a bug with
you can send me a message in Discord my name is Magnus28283
I will explain to you easily how to skip the level
thank you 😄
Dialog hared to read but good idea.
Thank very much for the feedback you made my day!
Yes the dialogue had a problem especially the dialogue with grandfather it was my first game so it had some bugs
Thank very much for playing the game hope you enjoyed
A really amazing and a challenging game. Great concept and it fits the theme very much. But in one level i got stuck. It would be better if there was a replay or game over in that level. But still the game is dam impressive.
Yes there is actually a skip button
I am really sorry about that bug that happened because I didn't have a lot of time before the deadline so I had to finish so quickly
I worked on the game and the project get deleted 3 times therfore there is some bugs
I appreciate you feedback
you made my day!
This was unexpectedly cool. Very interesting ideas, and fun gameplay—the things that are much more important than style. Great job, especially for a jam novice.
Thank you so much! 😊 This means a lot, especially coming from an experienced developer. I'm really glad you enjoyed the ideas and gameplay. Your feedback made my day!
você disse que nunca participou de uma jam antes, para primeira jam é um otimo jogo!!
Muito obrigado pelo seu comentário! Fico muito feliz que você gostou do jogo, especialmente por ser minha primeira game jam. Sua mensagem me motivou muito. Obrigado de coração! 🎮💙