Idol by Geryon Games

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made by Geryon Games for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Venture out and pursue the golden idol. Be careful not to repeat history...

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Ratings

Overall 400th 3.788⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 576th 3.53⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 604th 3.5⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 993th 3.439⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 452th 3.941⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 180th 3.922⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Mood 208th 3.97⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 42🗨️

Feedback

Hydrasil
05. Oct 2020 · 10:40 UTC
DUDU-DU-DUU
The controls are maybe a bit too slippery, but other than that, a really well done entry!

Art is really cute and well done, the music is relaxing and the puzzles are well done. The back-and-forth interaction is cool and the small bits of text are well thought out to steer mechanics :)

Who doesn't love some dramatic organ pipes!
BeaverGames
05. Oct 2020 · 11:51 UTC
The controls are slippery and not snappy enough. The music, the puzzles, and the ending are really good. Easily the best game I've played in this jam.
Sininenblue
05. Oct 2020 · 15:03 UTC
I have the same issue of the controls being to slippery, everything else, especially the art though is great
scottgoldsmith
05. Oct 2020 · 18:31 UTC
Great game. Love the concept. Very unique and fun little puzzles. Very well done!
TheBookSnail
05. Oct 2020 · 18:51 UTC
I got the idol! oh wait... I liked the mechanics, had a little trouble playing boxes at first until I got used to it. I really liked the little details.
ondy1985
05. Oct 2020 · 18:56 UTC
Great game, i got stuck however in this room and wasn't able to continue... placed the box was placed on the tile that was supposed to open the portal, but nothing happened :-( But i guess it's not a bug if everyone else was able to finish it. I am just stupid :-(

![2020-10-05 20_51_57-Window.png](///raw/73a/43/z/36dfb.png)
🎤 Geryon Games
05. Oct 2020 · 19:09 UTC
@ondy1985 try grabbing the box from the past, you should get unstuck :).
ondy1985
05. Oct 2020 · 19:28 UTC
@geryon-games Oh, I didn't think you can take things with you through the clocks! Nice!
Asue
05. Oct 2020 · 20:17 UTC
The concept, the music, the animations, the art, everything is really well done and goes well together. It has been a pleasure to go through the different levels. Good job!
Coding4rtist
05. Oct 2020 · 21:31 UTC
Pretty good game, the music is very pleasant and relaxing.
pee-thief
05. Oct 2020 · 23:50 UTC
woah, great job!
Jenny Bourke
06. Oct 2020 · 00:58 UTC
This is so pretty and fun to explore, love it!!
Int
06. Oct 2020 · 08:24 UTC
+: Great music; Great ending
-: Had to look into the comments to figure out the last level, was about to give up. The controls, moving in a grid would fit better here.
Great job!
TheWustache
06. Oct 2020 · 15:47 UTC
I like it! The gameplay reminds me a little of *The Silent Age* :) Especially the transitions and text feel really polished. This could totally become a full game with a few more levels.

Also, that's a *dark* ending, bold stuff :D
Adil
06. Oct 2020 · 17:19 UTC
Art is so good, very relaxing for eyes to play your game) Love mechanics and puzzles at all. Hope you will release this game in the future!
GaryS
06. Oct 2020 · 17:52 UTC
Shame it was so short! It's a nice mechanic but would have liked a few more puzzles. I played it through twice - on the second occasion I had the 'past' and 'future' sound effects from Sonic CD in my head every time I touched a clock. ;)
The music was excellent and the death animation cracked me up!
Stefan B.
06. Oct 2020 · 19:31 UTC
bit sloppy controls, but otherwise great idea!
Chocolat-Endive
06. Oct 2020 · 19:35 UTC
Love the indiana jones vibe. Overall, it's a solid entry, nice graphics, nice music, a real ending. Everything seems polished.

The puzzles are really well done.

The sound didn't work on firefox, but worked on chrome, I don't know why.
kp_gamedev
06. Oct 2020 · 19:36 UTC
Pretty sweet. Love the music and the puzzle types. Not super innovative but good for a jam. Please checkout my game if you can, it was my first gamejam
Zessirb
06. Oct 2020 · 19:43 UTC
Wow, it turned out so dramatic, the music and then that ending! (is there another one? I tried using the minimum amount of clock but still the same)

I really liked the music coming in after the first door sound effect, it felt intense
Like others said, the controls felt a bit slippery (and I wish I had a key to run faster), and locking player movement when using the clock could avoid being transported again when arriving. You can also put crate outside the levels

That was some really great sense of drama. I would like to see what you guys can do on a horror game
harusame
06. Oct 2020 · 19:47 UTC
Nice match. Okay for the death animation, I enjoyed it a lot.
I was stuck for 3 minutes like @ondy1985, I hadn't thought of the mechanics of carrying the body in the past.
Hexa3
06. Oct 2020 · 20:18 UTC
Very nice entry! Liked the music too.
Esphoros
06. Oct 2020 · 21:06 UTC
This game is very enjoyable. First off, the graphics are awesome, and the music not only suits the atmosphere brilliantly, but I listened to it after playing the game, because it was so calming. This is very relaxing to play, I really like the time loop aspect of it, and I like reading all the signs and descriptions of objects (I'll have to play again to find out what the sign behind the idol said.) Righteous game, anyhow

EDIT: Forgot to mention the controls, they were a bit slippery, as other people have mentioned, but I was relaxed enough while playing, that it didn't really affect me. I like the general ominous feel of the game before the end, as well
🎤 Geryon Games
06. Oct 2020 · 22:30 UTC
@asue @coding4rtist @pee-thief @jenny-bourke @int @thewustache @garys @stefan-b @chocolat-endive @kp-gamedev @harusame @hexa3 I'm so glad you liked it!
@adil Maybe we will :)
@zessirb Unfortunately there is currently only one ending.
@esphoros I'm delighted that you liked the music, I haven't composed very much, but I'm proud of this one!

Also, yeah the controls are a bit off, I'll have to keep that in mind for the next time.
Suchista
06. Oct 2020 · 23:13 UTC
**I love this one!** It has an ***awesome mood***, bacause of amazing music, great art and a nice little atmospheric story :) One little weak point is the lack of serious puzzles, but a nice and easy walk through the game was very pleasing because of all the other factors (the core idea itself is cool, I was thinking about something similar, but good execution of this concept isn't so easy). *One of my favorites so far.*

If you want some ***technical feedback***, I found three bugs:

- After walking into the clock and hitting space, the text appears after the player travels through timespace.

![somebug3.PNG](///raw/05e/81/z/39467.png)

- When you put the box on the floor near the wall, you can sometimes walk off the map (but can't go back, haha).

![somebug2.PNG](///raw/05e/81/z/3946a.png)

- I don't know what happened, but the clock to the future disappeared (I could still interact with it, just the image wasn't there).

![sombug.PNG](///raw/05e/81/z/3946d.png)
🎤 Geryon Games
06. Oct 2020 · 23:38 UTC
@suchista Thank you for the great feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for pointing out those bugs, I didn't know about some of them.
nicardo
07. Oct 2020 · 04:25 UTC
wonderfull idea, loved the concept. :thumbsup_tone1:
FadrikAlexander
09. Oct 2020 · 08:25 UTC
The controls can be a bit tighter, but the game is great and the concept is solid.

After I got the idol a painting showed up and the screen froze I don't if it's a bug or I completed the game.
🎤 Geryon Games
09. Oct 2020 · 13:03 UTC
@nicardo I'm glad you liked it!
@fadrikalexander I'm happy you enjoyed it, also that's the ending of the game.
Arad HamidSamiee
09. Oct 2020 · 19:29 UTC
Great idea, well performed. there is a little bug when you try to move blocks, if you carry a block and stand by one of the walls and look the other way and place the block, you get stuck between the block and the wall. But I enjoyed playing it a lot.
Aaronacus
10. Oct 2020 · 10:58 UTC
I like the transitions and the art, wonderfull idea!
guimoliveira
16. Oct 2020 · 15:41 UTC
I died... :cry: :cry: Very nice game!