Very creative and different! I found some levels to be quite challenging, but really liked how original your game was.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #582 | 3.766 | 3.766 |
| Overall | #1100 | 3.298 | 3.298 |
| Fun | #1348 | 3.085 | 3.085 |
| Presentation | #1801 | 3.128 | 3.128 |
Ranked from 47 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?
The music moves you unexpectedly. It would seem that you lost control, embrace it and go with the flow.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all audio during the game jam
Comments
Nice job! I think this is a really neat concept and there is a lot of potential here. It did feel weird when you could just beat levels before the 'out of control' aspect of the music even kicked in. It was also unfortunate when the music would push you into a wall and you just had to sit waiting for the music to change so you could continue. It also felt like there was a level with a jump that wasnt possible but I could just be failing at it I guess. Definitely think there is a lot to like here and a cool idea to run with!
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Desert DriftIf you indeed completes its by the time the effect kicked in any level it would be a new record, I would love to see that !
Also, the impossible feats is only possible if you "go with the flow" of the music , without spoiling the game to much.
Thanks for the feedback and hopefully I could expand on the idea
Not sure if its my keyboard, as my arrow keys don't always work properly, but for the left and right arrow keys, there's a slight delay before I actually start moving, maybe because of acceleration as if I hold it down sometimes it works, which caused me to rage quit at the spike level. I really love your concept though and I hope you make this into a full game
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Negative ThoughtsOH cool idea! I like how you have to listen to the music and plan out when you are to switch directions when the music changes your direction! You should keep working on this. I remember watching a YouTube video about "music visualization" in Unity. You could add this to the environment or player character to make the music show even more~ Congrats on submitting a unique game to the jam, please check out my game if you haven't :D
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Black Hole DefenseI've considered adding audio visualizer to the player or the "GuitarHero Bar" up top. but due to extremely busy weekend i could not work much on the graphics. This will be one of the main aspects if/when I'll further work on this concept.
Thanks for the feedback ! (And check my review over at your page)
It's definitely an interesting concept and it looks and feels good. However, as I'm usually bad at platformers, I found it really uncomfortable to be forced into going at a pace I'm not happy with. Overall, nicely done!
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Waste WasterI really enjoyed the music! The mechanics matches the theme pretty well. The third and the last stage were quite challenging for me, tho.
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No Fuel OdysseyGreat concept! I had fun on the first couple of levels, but ended up fairly stuck on one, and having to start the whole thing from the beginning each time became frustrating (I felt like I had to wait through the bits I knew how to do, in order to try a new solution/approach). I will probably come back to try to beat the game, but for now I'm too frustrated! Again, brilliant concept, and with more consideration for UX the level design could be kept just as challenging and interesting, without ending up quite as frustrating.
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Dreams IncorporatedThanks for the informative feedback ! I hope this is due to the short timespan I had to create the level layouts.
Do you think making shorter , more technically demanding levels will resolve some of that frustration?
Ps. If you do come back and finish the game , Share it with my in the comments , I would love to see people finishing it !
Ps2. Most songs (Except the second one - which contains a secret) are design to rush as fast as possible, as a hint.
Really original idea! A little bit frustrating, but what do you expect when the music controls you? ;)
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Square WorldOverall, a really cool game. Simple, but understandable, yet challenging. Good job, I have not idea how I'd complete the last level, but I had fun with the rest :) If you have time check out our rythm platformer as well :D /jam/gmtk-2020/rate/692904
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BEAT TRIPWow, I got stuck really quickly. This is great concept though and it would be interesting to see what you could do if it was polished more!
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Keyboard DancerFun game, you couldn’t get past the last level but it was fun trying it. i didn’t like that sometimes you can just wait out for the part of the music that is good for the next platform segment or rush while the music is not controlling you i think it would be nice to have this idea in a platformer where you don’t really die but just are trying to collect things and get faster to the end.
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Wacky ShipThanks for the feedback !
Due to the fast nature of creating the music and the levels quickly, I designed the levels based on the music and not vise-versa, that made the last level extremely hard and also caused your first problem.
I knew that the game is difficult and it may reduce popularity but it does feel great when you finally make it, even me when first finishing it start-to-end.
Have a great day (or night) !
I love the idea, it fits the theme really well! I find it quite difficult though.
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Blackhole Blast (GMTK Jam)
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