Parallel by Adam Gould
Interact with a parallel universe! Manipulate your surroundings to affect another world that has somehow connected to yours.
All sprites, sounds, music, levels, and everything (aside from the font) are the creation of the Gould Brothers.
All sprites, sounds, music, levels, and everything (aside from the font) are the creation of the Gould Brothers.
| Click here to play (Web embed) | http://gamejolt.com/games/puzzle/parallel/33192/ |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-30/?action=preview&uid=36047 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 48% | 1265 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.30 | 327 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.44 | 201 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.21 | 282 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.54 | 317 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.41 | 194 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.22 | 309 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.63 | 161 |
(Positive) + Easy to learn controls and game mechanics.
(Positive) + An interesting idea for a puzzle game. I enjoyed looking for the objects to interact with.
(Negative) - Not really any puzzle solving; only look for the specific objects to interact with. It would have been nice if there were more objects that could be interacted with other than those required to solve the puzzle. This could have been done, for example, by making it so the gem gets moved away from the portal in certain situations or even making a specific order in which objects had to be interacted in. Also, I noticed that the fans could be toggled on and off, so there could have been a timing puzzle used with this.
(Negative) - Having the walls on the right highlight as the mouse moved over the triggers on the left made things a bit too easy to find; only highlighting objects when the player was right next to the trigger could change this.
Graphics:
(Positive) + The graphics are consistent and each one looks like it belongs in the same world.
Music:
(Positive) + The music fits the game very well, in both mood and quality of the instruments used.
(Negative) - The music does get a little repetitive after a while. An option to mute the music would've been nice.
Final Thoughts:
A lot of potential for improvement, mostly need to make the game feel more puzzle like. Overall great job!