I really liked the game! It was fun scoping out where you needed to go, mentally planning a route to get there, and figuring out your way back at the same time. I also liked how it makes you think ahead about which characters to send down, and when something goes wrong, whether it’s worth the risk to send another person and lose more turns, or make a detour to an item crate in the hope of finding something that could turn things around.

One thing I noticed after a couple of runs was that there didn’t really seem to be a reason to pick anyone other than Cetra at the start. He’s the only one with a reliable way back to the top, and the vine just feels way stronger than everything else. Moving along it doesn’t cost turns, multiple characters can use it, and it grows as you move, so you can even set it up in advance. It feels a bit too powerful compared to everyone else’s abilities and it’d be nice if the other characters got a little something extra to make them more worth picking.

It’d also be nice to have a bit more feedback when characters get hit offscreen, since it can be a little confusing. Maybe there could also be a more intuitive way to cycle between characters instead of clicking the portraits on the right, as sometimes I just wanted to check on the situation without dragging the camera over manually.

Other than that, the art is wonderful, and the music really paints a picture of being pressed for time (or turns). The Laboratory section was evil, it spooked me when I thought I was already finished lol :)

Once I understood that I had to rescue someone that I can control, and that I didn't have to go all the way down, I found the game quite interesting. On the second level I failed because I didn't realize I only had so much turns left, and also I didn't know how to attack properly. I picked Gamma since I liked how simple his building the path backwards abilities are.

I think the main thing this game lacks is interactive visual feedback. Because even when I didn't skip the tutorial and read it, I still missed the part where it says 0/2 to rescue in the portal. And when I went back from the pit to see the portal says that, I thought I missed another character somewhere at the bottom. So I don't think there's any reason to make the level bigger than it should be. Also since I already found the character, maybe there could've been an indicator, like a triangle pointing at it and says that I have found him. To ensure I don't waste time elsewhere. Plus at first the enemies attacking me made me feel hopeless as I had no seemingly simple tools to deal with them. But it seemed that I can't die from the enemies alone so I just kept eating them as I go.

Also I  didn't notice that the first level had any step limitation at first as I was wandering through the level. I understand why it was done, you didn't want the player to feel like the game was too hard and let him figure out the gameplay. But I think this could've been done with a smaller level, that is growing as time goes. Just like most puzzle games do. So as a result, me losing in the second level caught me by surprise, but unfortunately the game forced me to start all over again instead of restarting that specific level.

Very ambitious for a game jam in terms of scale, but I think the gameplay is pretty solid. If you had fixes those issues, which you probably are aware as well, I could see myself playing and exploring it more. Well done!

The level of polish and art are amazing for the timeframe, and the game is already very fun!

My first instinct was dropping all the way down and I figured out after a little while that you had to come back with the buddies before looking for another one. Also some objects dont seem to work? 

Great overall project!

Very creative game! We're so surprise the game is so polish when there is so little days to work on. The character is also interesting. The game requires a lot of strategic skills, which is not our strongest points (sadly), and we didn't finish the game entirely. But we had fun overall ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ ) Wish there are some accessibility options as some of us can't see the blocks that clear with the colors being close to the background. 

Really liked this game. So impressive that this was made in 4 days! I would have loved it if there were a more gradual learning curve to the game. It did feel like I was dropped into the deep end. Otherwise, it was fun to move around and learn the features of what this game has to offer. Great game, Congratulations!