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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #26 | 2.472 | 2.500 |
| Gameplay / Fun / Engagement | #35 | 2.112 | 2.136 |
| Art Style / Visuals | #41 | 2.157 | 2.182 |
| Overall | #47 | 1.978 | 2.000 |
| Audio / Sound Design | #70 | 1.169 | 1.182 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game interpret and use the theme?
I had a long philosophical conversation with some friends the first night of the jam, which lead to the idea of passing ages cycling into each other in a loop. The last age before it resets is called the ruined age, and that age is the long way "home," to a world that can sustain your character.
Devlog Challenge?
Easter Egg Challenge?
Easter Eggs
At the start of the industrial age, look for a side door on the right side of the first factory you see. I hope you find it funny and/or interesting
Did you use Farclip and want to be considered for the Farclip Award? (optional)
Game Engine?
Self-made & used stuff?
Have you joined a game jam before?
Roughly how much time did you spend developing? (in hours)
40-50
Anything else you'd like to share about your game or development process?
One day, I hope to submit a game jam jam with any amount of audio...
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WOAH, THIS IS SUCH A COOL WAY TO INTERPRET “THE LONG WAY HOME”! 🔄🏠⏳
The idea of travelling through different ages in a repeating cycle is really creative, and I like how the ruined age becomes the actual long way home. The handmade art and changing worlds give the concept a lot of personality, and the little hidden Easter egg is a nice touch too. It’s impressive what you managed to build in around 40–50 hours.
I think adding even a simple layer of audio would make a huge difference, especially with different sounds or music for each age. A few more gameplay elements and obstacles could also make the journey feel more varied, but the core idea is definitely strong.
REALLY CREATIVE JAM ENTRY WITH A GREAT CONCEPT! 🔄🔥🏠 GOOD LUCK WITH THE JAM! 🎮✨
Love the implementation of the team ! The looping is a really nice idea.
Like other said with sound it would have been really nice !
But good job !
Clever way to loop things back around.
I really enjoyed this. The only thing really lacking is the audio situation. It would be pretty cool if you had a looping soundtrack that plays background music appropriate for the time period.
Same song, different composition.
Great submission!
Thanks everyone for playing and for the feedback! I'm really glad you liked the theme usage, I wasn't sure about it going in. I want to go back and add some more gameplay ideas in once the jam is done, along with some audio lol. I got busy over the past couple days but am excited to try out everyone's games!
Really interesting take on the theme. Otherwise, it feels more like a prototype than a fully implemented game. Would like to see what it may become in the future.
Good entry, nice manage of the theme and good art, the sound is jnecesary, give more life to the game.
Good mechanic, a fun game to try and play. good entry.
Really unique interpretation of the theme. I like it :)
The art style is also nice, I really like how the player animations look.
Fun, even without audio. The art is nice and it was a challenge trying to get to enough apples without feeling impossible. (I've yet to get past the industrial age and really want to keep trying.)
If you ever get to add audio, I would suggest an apple sound effect as well as background music/running audio. If you go for running footsteps as the BGM, a realistic crunch would be great for the apple, though if you do music, a video game "get" sound effect would fit better. Congrats on making the deadline :)
Very charming game with a great use of the theme! Simply lacking in content
There isn't much I can say on this game, as there simply isn't enough of it to critique.
Most criticisms of the game, are simply the lack of features, rather than flaws with existing ones.
Try adding sound/music to the game, as without it the game feels underwhelming. Try more unique obstacle types in the game, such as the basic moving obstacles or projectile firing types.
Visually, I think changing the grass colors or lighting when traversing between different time periods, would add a lot to the feel of travelling between wholly different periods in time.
I think with a bit more time and work, this could be a very cool experience, as the concept is fantastic!
Thanks for playing, I'm glad you liked the concept! Yeah it 100% could use more in the gameplay, there were plans for wolves and bandits and stuff originally along with some mini games for the buildings, but I wanted to put a lot into polishing the art this time around and ran out of time for gameplay haha.