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Theme
Being a magical girl gives you the power to rewind the day every time you die. You fight the same monster again, and again, and again. But there is no way out of the loop. You could try to hide, or try to run, but the result is the same: the monster destroys everything. You might be able to defeat the monster, but another one is coming. Every loop, she becomes more exhausted. The loop never breaks. Only she does.
Limitations
SHARED EXPERIENCE - I studied medicine, and I know exhaustion well. I struggled to study and work at the same time, but I could not quit. If I quit, I would waste all the years I had spent studying and lose my job. But if I kept going and graduated, I would be stuck in the same system, working to my limits every day for the rest of my life. This became the game. If she hides, the building collapses. If she runs, the world ends. If she wins, another monster is coming. Every loop she gets slower and the world gets darker, while the cute fairy sweetly reminds her that it is her duty. There is no way out, only the next loop. Human generated artwork - วาดเองคนเดียวครับ pain
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The start was fun but now I'm depressed ;(
I have to break out of this loop. Why is this thing so damn hard to kill?! lmao
Ak Ak Ak!!!!!!!
Thank you for the feedback! Feel free to check out our other game as well.
Great concept! The only problem is hit box and press S to dash is a bit awkward.
Again GREAT WORK!!!
Also... Being Mecuga is Suffering ToT
I really like how you use LOOP in this game. It's really show that you need to do same thing again and again and nerverending and this game show it well. But it's kinda too hard for me 🥹❤️
Simple game, powerful message!! As someone who went through graduate study and is now a salaryman, this resonates very much. The only thing I can say is that life is a loop, but there will always be something that gives you passion. Every storm ends with a clear sky.
magical girl but sad 😭
A good game, an engaging narrative, and a poor, unfortunate magical girl. 😭
This little poor magical girl deserves a better fate. 😭
love it! even I stuck in the loop for 120+ times lol, love the story connect between the loop progress. Well done!
very great use of the loop theme love it!
thank you :D
the art is so cute and the exhausted magical girl loop really hit different, so much heart in this! amazing job finishing it
Thank you <3 but I did not finish it. I just submitted early because I had to go to work 🚬
I love the concept, and it fits the theme really well. The art style is so cute holy!! I spent like 20 minutes trying to learn the attack pattern, worth it ngl. The beam attack requires (almost impossibly) quick reaction time to dodge, but after a few tries it’s possible. With that, the game captures the feeling of having to try again and again, and I love it. (idk if you designed the boss fight intentionally for this feeling lol) ตอนพยายามจะเอาชนะบอส นั่งคอตกเหมือนกันเลย (✿◠ᴗ◠)
thank you for the kind words! I do want the boss fight to be challenging so the player can feel the girl's hopelessness. But currently I would say it is more unfair than challenging lol
Cute art and music! The gameplay is challenging, but there's just one little thing. The S for dash button feels weird to me.
Thank you :D I still need to do some research on Run n Gun genre
I've met you yesterday in after party, listen to your presentation and your intention made me feel heavy somehow since I might have these kind of experience going on as well.
But I want to tell you that don't be hard on yourself, it's ok to tired sometimes and get some rest to recharge, you're super awesome to be able to pull these things together. ❤️
You really interpret your own experience and fear into this game and it's speak for itself, really love that!
เป็นกำลังใจให้นะคะ ใจดีกับตัวเองให้มาก ๆ ❤️
Thank you so much for the kind words <3
ชอบอาร์ตสไตล์กับ vibe มากครับ แต่หลักๆ ที่ต้องติเลยคือท่าโจมตีสัตว์ประหลาดครับ
1. พอไม่มีเอฟเฟคเสียงตอนใช้ท่า มันเดาทางยากมากครับ ยิ่งท่าเลเซอร์นี่คือหลบยากมาก
2. ท่าเลเซอร์ผมว่าเร็วไปครับ คือชาร์จเร็จไม่พอยังโผล่มาแบบไม่มีเสียงเอฟเฟคแถมตอนมาคือมีแค่เส้น 2 เส้นไม่กี่วินาที ท่านี้ผมว่าไม่แฟร์กับคนเล่นจริงๆ ครับ อีก 2 ท่า ผมไม่มีปัญหา
3. ตอนแรกผมดูไม่ออกด้วยซ้ำว่ามอนโดนดาเมจ ถ้ารู้สึกมอนตัวกระพริบบ่อยมันน่ารำคาญเอาเป็นหลอดเลือดก็ได้ครับ ตัวเลขที่เป็นบอกเลือดตรงมุมขวาผมเล่นไป 7 ลูปถึงจะเห็น
4. อันนี้ผมไม่แน่ใจว่าตัว Detection Box ของน้องสาวน้อยเวทมนต์ขนาดเท่าตัว Sprite น้องไหม? ถ้าใช่ควรลดขนาดเลยครับ บางทีเหมือนสะเก็ดฝนไปโดนแค่ติ่งตรงปลายผมน้องก็โดนดาเมจแล้ว ให้ Detection Box อยู่แค่หัวกับตัวแล้วไม่นับผมก็พอครับ
5. มีบางลูปผมเจอบัคที่เข้าห้องมาแล้วสัตว์ประหลาดมันไป spawn สูงเกินจนโดดหลบท่าโจมตีไม่ได้ครับ
เป็นกำลังใจให้และจะคอยติดตามนะครับ
ขอบคุณสำหรับคำติชมมากๆเลยครับ ผมมีคำแก้ตัวว่าผมไม่มีเวลา polish ครับ 55555555 เดี๋ยวจบแจมแล้วมีโอกาสทำต่อจะไปแก้ไขครับผม o7
First loop of playing the game made me depressed. Second loop and so on got me going tryhard mode. Very fun gameplay. After struggling so much I somehow managed to beat the boss without getting hit on my actual winning run.
Even after memorizing the pattern it was still hard to dodge them all especially near the end (the fact that I played it half asleep at 2am might also have been a factor xd). I had to restart the first loop over and over because I couldn't see myself winning on the later loops, where she gets weaker.
Adding a restart button (maybe the R button) and a way to play using just one hand with keyboard only (shift or Z for shooting for example) could be nice. There's also a bug where if you jumped right before loading the monster, it'll spawn in the air (the attacks still hit you so it's not game-breaking just funny).
One more thing is that I'm not sure if the looping when you die too many times is supposed to go on forever. I just restarted after about 150 something so maybe there are some contents I missed.
เกมหนุกมากครับ หัวร้อนเลย 55
Thank you so much for a long feedback!
I made this game thinking people wouldn't brother to actually beat the monster :O. My plan was that casual gamers who play this game would just give up and try something outside the box, like, running away or refusing to go outside which will show different results (I made this game in 3 days so I didn't have time to make it properly but you should tried replaying and doing that heehee)
Yeah, onehand control would be better for gameplay (would be better for the afterparty presentation too cuz I had to play the game while holding a mic with my telekinesis). Idk why I brother making the bullet follow the mouse when the monster is literally staying still lol. Dont know about the restart button tho. I fear people might keep restarting the loop without see her getting more and more tired. If I continue this project I might make it so that her fatigue doesn't effect her movement, just sprite and atmosphere
and dang it! I DID found the floating bug but I didn't have time to fixed it.
It's suppose to go on forever until you restart the game cuz she will be struck in the loop forever, so dont worry you didn't missed anything :D
ดีใจที่คิดว่าเกมสนุกครับ ผมไม่มีเวลาออกแบบการโจมตีเท่าไหร่ แทนที่จะรู้สึกท้าทายมันเลยเป็นท้าตีนแทน ขอโทษครับ 555555
อ่อ จริง ๆ รอบแรกผมก็เล่นแบบที่ว่าแหละ ลองหนีไปทางซ้าย ลองนู้นลองนี้ พึ่งจะพยายามชนะบอสหลังจากนั้น
เรื่องปุ่ม restart ผมว่าให้มันเปิดใช้งานหลังจากเล่นจนถึงช่วงที่ตัว magical girl ยอมแพ้แล้วจอดำลูปรัว ๆ ก็น่าจะโอเคนะครับ
ผมว่าเก็บที่ตัวละครอ่อนแอลงตามลูปไว้ดีละ เผื่อมี hardcore gamer อยากเล่นเป็น challenge run
ท่าโจมตีถึงผมจะบ่น แต่ออกแบบหนุกดีนะ ผมแค่ง่วงแหละเลยหลบไม่ไหว 55
Oooo เป็นความคิดที่ดีครับ ขอบคุณสำหรับไอเดีย
I just noticed that you are the dev for Looping Thought :O. I love your game so much!
I feel so sad for the magical girl...
It's okay. She has an eternity to get over it!
Love the character very adorable❤️
Thank you so much. I love the little girl in your game too!
I really love this kind of art style.
thank you! I love yours too
Art design very cute ! I love how well you blended the magical girl theme with the loop theme. The gameplay is great too ! I really felt for the magical girl seeing her look so exhausted or maybe I’m just skill issue, haha. Overall, I loved it !
Thank you so much! I think after a few loops the player would be tired of beating the monster too not just the magical girl lol XP