The Journey with Her by cirno
This is my first time participating in Ludum Dare. The game tells a story about a journey in 12 puzzle levels.

| Youtube | https://cirno.itch.io/the-journey-with-her |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/the-journey-with-her |
Ratings
| Overall | 80th | 3.837⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 74th | 3.767⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 143th | 3.581⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 404th | 2.893⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 164th | 3.58⭐ | 46🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 189th | 3.256⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 223th | 2.614⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 52th | 3.833⭐ | 44🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 35🗳️ | 48🗨️ |
Looking at previous comments and my smooth brain, I think the game could've benefited from a hint system or some dampener on the difficulty. The dialogue seemed to reflect on what the player had just achieved, maybe it could instead foreshadow the solution to come? Otherwise the game was neat and felt polished.
Some of the puzzles midway are difficult but quite rewarding when finally solved. Later levels get a bit grindy, though, with many blocks to move around and not much real difficulty. Still, it's a really fun game. Nice entry!
The narrative part match the background music greatly.
Good job.
I'll freely admit I'm terrible at this genre, but found it quite fun regardless. The undo button is VERY appreciated here.
Graphics are nice, and the overarching narrative plays well into developing the mood.
great work!
and this level feels like a mission impossible to me :cry:

Really good job tho
So, the gameplay is solid and the puzzles very well designed. The music is OK but maybe a bit repetitive… Overall the game feels very polished, it’s great that you even managed to write seemingly infinite undo (a really must-have for that kind of game… but some people don’t really bother and just implement a reset mechanism). The addition of the little story creates quite a unique mood (and… allows to introduce the theme :wink: ).
A small and maybe controversial suggestion: add a skip button to skip a puzzle and let people read the story to the end.
I would take your suggestion into consideration and make some helpful options when in my next puzzle game. Thanks again and I'm happy you enjoy this game!
I have a puzzle game with two friends before, named "Yet Another Hero Legend". It is accessible on Steam. This game is more polished. If you love this type of game you can have a try. For future plan, I am thinking about the plan of an open-world puzzle and strategy game. The plan is too big for me at present so I would keep making preparation at present. Thanks again for your support!
Some of the puzzles were really challenging, and I had a fun time trying to solve them. I managed to beat the whole game.
I found the music repetitive and annoying, but it was hardly a nuisance since I muted it almost immediately so I could listen to my own music while playing :D
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The story segments in-between each level really make the whole experience more interesting. I like how the text-prompts draw parallers to the level-design and character-skills. The style reminded me of a game that left an impression on me many years ago.
In fact the narrative juxtaposition somehow resembles your work so strongly, I kept thinking were you perhaps influenced by it? But of course it might be just me.
Regardless, I think you might want to [check it out.](https://www.kongregate.com/games/2darray/the-company-of-myself)
Keep making games!
I was also a flash developer at the very beginning. Can't wait to try your game once I have time!