Really enjoyable game. The back-tracking got kind of annoying when I screwed up a puzzle, but it was satisfying enough when I finally got it right to counteract that. Puzzles were super well done!
A hint in Rot13: Gel hfvat gur obk va gur "Ur jrag onpx" ebbz gb lbhe shyy nqinagntr. Vg zvtug uryc va gur "jung jnf ur ynpxvat" ebbz jura lbh'er pbzvat onpx (V'z nffhzvat gung'f jurer lbh'er fghpx) naq svthevat bhg n jnl bs chfuvat gur obk vagb gur arkg ebbz (gur bar jvgu znal ynfref) nf jryy.
This is very cool! I think softlocks are a slightly inevitable consequence of this sort of design, but it's interesting to look at how other games with meta-puzzles — A Monster's Expedition, for example — cater for it. I think allowing players to reset a room (and designing the puzzles to account for that) ends up being a player-friendly way of dealing with the problem. It can increase the potential for shenanigans, but better to deal with those than to subject players to massive undo-chains!
(speaking of which: I'd consider allowing a more rapid, gently accelerating undo if the player holds Z. There were a few occasions where I had to backtrack a lot and the single tap Z was a bit annoying)
Anyway, those are little gripes and the main thing is that the individual puzzles, and broader puzzle, were very fun to figure out :)
Did I "WiN"? Hard to tell at end. Spent ten minutes exploding boxes. But a very nice game, that sorely needs either save points or a restore button. Also, took a while to tell the game pieces from the background. A nice concept with some clever puzzles that could use refining. Thanx.
It should be possible. I don't think there are any softlocks on that particular puzzle (Although there are other softlocks elsewhere in the game :P). Well, thanks for trying out the game anyway.
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Really enjoyable game. The back-tracking got kind of annoying when I screwed up a puzzle, but it was satisfying enough when I finally got it right to counteract that. Puzzles were super well done!
Got past the "what he was lacking" room, and immediately got stuck in the room after.
Edit: Never mind, I figure it out.
Edit 2: I beat the game, or got the "WIN" screen, same thing really. Good game, I enjoyed it.
Stuck on the first level. So hard to do without a walkthrough.
Someone got a video of actually beating this thing? Is it even possible to get back to the start of it?
It is definitely possible. Try backtracking a bit and see what may be possible :)
Any clues?
A hint in Rot13: Gel hfvat gur obk va gur "Ur jrag onpx" ebbz gb lbhe shyy nqinagntr. Vg zvtug uryc va gur "jung jnf ur ynpxvat" ebbz jura lbh'er pbzvat onpx (V'z nffhzvat gung'f jurer lbh'er fghpx) naq svthevat bhg n jnl bs chfuvat gur obk vagb gur arkg ebbz (gur bar jvgu znal ynfref) nf jryy.
This is very cool! I think softlocks are a slightly inevitable consequence of this sort of design, but it's interesting to look at how other games with meta-puzzles — A Monster's Expedition, for example — cater for it. I think allowing players to reset a room (and designing the puzzles to account for that) ends up being a player-friendly way of dealing with the problem. It can increase the potential for shenanigans, but better to deal with those than to subject players to massive undo-chains!
(speaking of which: I'd consider allowing a more rapid, gently accelerating undo if the player holds Z. There were a few occasions where I had to backtrack a lot and the single tap Z was a bit annoying)
Anyway, those are little gripes and the main thing is that the individual puzzles, and broader puzzle, were very fun to figure out :)
Thanks you very much for the feedback! Glad that you had fun playing!
Did I "WiN"? Hard to tell at end. Spent ten minutes exploding boxes. But a very nice game, that sorely needs either save points or a restore button. Also, took a while to tell the game pieces from the background. A nice concept with some clever puzzles that could use refining. Thanx.
Thanks for playing! Appreciate the feedback.
Not possible past "what he was lacking". Unless I screwed myself earlier down the line.
It should be possible. I don't think there are any softlocks on that particular puzzle (Although there are other softlocks elsewhere in the game :P). Well, thanks for trying out the game anyway.
I like the look of this, but man I can't seem to figure out one of the puzzles in particular. He was lacking? Me too buddy.
Same, such a nice game, but I was lacking too.
Thanks for playing the game! Shame that you didn't finish it, but hopefully you had fun!