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The Gates by Pagetb

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made by Pagetb for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

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You have to find batteries and deliver them to power generator, which opens the gates to the next level. Batteries can be foun on a level or recycled from resources which also can be found on level.

Main task of this game is keep generator working until gates open.

Controls:

E - interaction

Esc - pause menu

LShift - sprint

Ofcourse it's unfinished game but LD46 is my first jam and this game is my first experince too, is was very fun and challenging process and I enjoed it!

Download link:

https://pagetb.itch.io/the-gates

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BugFix:

Fixed portals;

Decreased win timer so now you can finish game;

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FULL GAME DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FINISHED IN NEAR FUTURE

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Youtube https://pagetb.itch.io/the-gates
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/the-gates

Ratings

Overall 2098th 3.061⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Fun 2189th 2.75⭐ 76🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 2194th 2.719⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Theme 2084th 3.151⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 2061th 2.822⭐ 75🧑‍⚖️
Given 112🗳️ 125🗨️

Feedback

RooftopDog
21. Apr 2020 · 05:25 UTC
Not bad for a first try! I managed to crash the game! I think I found all batteries and then the game suddenly stopped. I got a little confused trying to understand which buttons I could press and which ones I couldn't.
Nathan Wiles
21. Apr 2020 · 05:41 UTC
I like the kind of puzzle feel to this game. It's kind of a trial and error thing. Each play through I had, I understood a little more about the game and how it works. It was really challenging to keep the battery powered even when I had the idea figured out pretty well. I think the key is learning where the batteries are and grabbing them in the right order. Great job on this man!
JRD
21. Apr 2020 · 05:41 UTC
Unfinished or not, the game play is pretty solid and engaging! I felt encouraged to explore the corners and crevices of the map to find batteries and resources and almost each spot on the map had some purpose. Although, the white on white made it hard to see some things or read text, but still manageable.

One weird thing that occurred for me was that SteamVR would boot up whenever I booted up this game. I'm not sure if that was a game thing or something on my end.
Systematic
21. Apr 2020 · 06:25 UTC
Haven't ever played a puzzle game where you have to outlast the clock, interesting idea. Great for a first try.
Efmi_
21. Apr 2020 · 07:38 UTC
I enjoyed it. Reminded me of those old PS2 games where you needed to pick up different resources to advance. Sensitivity was way too high and there was no apparent setting for that. Also, I needed to adjust my screens brightness to be able to see anything. Overall solid first entry with just the right scope, good work!
Timbaleek
21. Apr 2020 · 07:52 UTC
Cool animaton of the main character. I find the minimalistic artstyle fitting for this kind of game. The timer is a bit short for my taste, I always died before I could manage to pick up all the batteries. Cool first LDJAM.
shikamaru
21. Apr 2020 · 08:41 UTC
I really enjoyed it. Good work.
Wet_Band-Aid
21. Apr 2020 · 08:49 UTC
Neat idea. I liked all the secret areas.
Furraran
21. Apr 2020 · 08:54 UTC
True, the game crushed several times, when I tried to put batteries in the generator. But speaking of the experience before the crush, the game feels pretty nice. Animations and plastic of main character are priceless and mechanic of using portals seems to be a very interesting idea. Hope you will fix the crashing problem, so that we could play it more.
awerar
21. Apr 2020 · 08:55 UTC
Fun little puzzle game! Did find it a bit hard to know what all the buttons did, but I quite liked the idea behind the game.
Pushkan
21. Apr 2020 · 09:01 UTC
Good job! Make me fun! This maaaaan so plastic =D
Very nice game, tnx for creating.
diinki
21. Apr 2020 · 09:20 UTC
In my opinion its a good base to develop something interesting upon, but this version is kind of plain. I'd like to see some narrative and other things like music/more audio. But otherwise its a really good first entry! :D
Deimort
21. Apr 2020 · 10:02 UTC
I really liked the game, it took me some time to understand how what to do with the shards (I had to retry once or twice). Nice game for a first game jam experience.
stuembi
21. Apr 2020 · 12:17 UTC
great work for your first jam entry! gameplay is solid and i didnt expirience any bugs. nice!
ModdingMachine
21. Apr 2020 · 15:38 UTC
Nice job! I didn't know what to do with the shards at first but then I saw that I could recycle them. Although I wish there was an indicator if I had resources or not. Great Submission overall!
dodormeur
21. Apr 2020 · 16:52 UTC
I liked the game, it is unfinished but is actually playable and interesting, and the fact that it is unfinished gives it a special vibe that I liked :) Maybe a post-jam version could be interresting ;)

Also, if you don't use q or z, you can map them to left and up, so that azerty keyboard don't have to change layout to play :)
jk5000
21. Apr 2020 · 16:53 UTC
The game idea is simple and okay fun. The gameplay is not perfect, but it is okay and it is actually pretty good for a first jam game.
Trexxak
21. Apr 2020 · 17:22 UTC
very nice idea! I didn't make it far honestly, but I feel like the run speed should be the default walking speed, as I was always running anyway.
Bastian Bresson
21. Apr 2020 · 17:32 UTC
Spawning the player at the generator and recycler with one battery and resource could have helped to convey the objective of the game. Otherwise, very good first LD.
🎤 Pagetb
21. Apr 2020 · 18:00 UTC
Thanks to all of you for feedback!
Uğurcan
21. Apr 2020 · 18:58 UTC
Gameplay is simple and i love puzzle games.
I liked the secret area thing. It's impressive for an unfinished game.
Texz
21. Apr 2020 · 20:15 UTC
Nice idea, i had few problems to understand at the begining but it's cool, you should update ! :)
Bongooo
22. Apr 2020 · 07:03 UTC
Just played! very nice! Probably I will tweet about this in the next day on this page https://twitter.com/Free_IndieGames !
🎤 Pagetb
22. Apr 2020 · 10:42 UTC
@bongoo oh thank you very much, nice to know I'm appreciated!
Drazihnya
22. Apr 2020 · 19:49 UTC
Its a cool idea, gameplay is simple but efficient. It needs some polishing and would love to see some more graphics even if its just coloured materials but great first try!
TheDestoryer
22. Apr 2020 · 23:01 UTC
There are some nice secrets-like-things, and the animation was great, but I didn't understand how to use the recycler in the beginning. And the music didn't fit.
Gamer Fates
23. Apr 2020 · 03:48 UTC
Good puzzle styled game!
Buumiii
23. Apr 2020 · 08:12 UTC
Hey there :)
i have a little problem to download the game, it says i need another software to open it...
Has far as i could see the game looked really cool in a simple and clear way!
🎤 Pagetb
23. Apr 2020 · 08:38 UTC
@buumiii what platform do you run the game on?
Buumiii
23. Apr 2020 · 09:22 UTC
@pagetb i got a dell gaming laptop, when i want to download the game it comes an error notification that i need to install an app to run the game...
I will also try to figure out the issue but would really like to play your game :)
🎤 Pagetb
23. Apr 2020 · 09:28 UTC
@buumiii sorry but i really don't know how to solve your problem, unfortunately.
Buumiii
23. Apr 2020 · 10:14 UTC
@pagetb hey thank you for trying!! I found the issue (I had to convert it and needet a software to do it)
Thank you very much tried out your game and for its simplity i really liked the gameplay...
Had to get a little used to it but so far really nice , i liked the hidden rooms and items!
The music was calming and i thought matched well to the game itself.

Great job!
daria-toni
23. Apr 2020 · 14:22 UTC
It was a little weird. I would add some inventory or an indication of the number of necessary elements. After several attempts, I began to find it as a simple puzzle game and that’s good. Minimalistic design reminded me about "Superhot". Keep learning!
Charlez245
23. Apr 2020 · 16:37 UTC
Your game has an interesting concept. The animations were nicely done and the sound effects were well placed. I think you went a bit overboard with the post-processing though, I found the motion blur to be disorientating and took away from my enjoyment of the game. It would also be nice if there was more feedback from the game when something happens. I had little way of telling that the materials being recycled actually did something until I went and checked the output. (Maybe another sound to indicate processing?) Other than that, I think you have a solid concept! :)
CaptAndrey
23. Apr 2020 · 17:38 UTC
taked some time for me to understand all interactions, but overall good job! Bonus points by adding battery recircler, important theme in our world now
Marxy 37
24. Apr 2020 · 00:24 UTC
Not very challanging, for a puzzle: just explore the map, power the generator, and keep doing that until the doors opens...

Honestly i didn't like it very much, but it's very well done for being your first game... Good Job!!! 👍
ProdigalSon
25. Apr 2020 · 22:38 UTC
I felt like I was a beach casually collecting things to recycle ;) As you continue to work on this game and improving it I recommend on adding an object system. Something real simple like one line that says "collect battery" and then "recycle battery" to help guide players as they get to understand the game loop. :)
Marc Grabow
26. Apr 2020 · 12:48 UTC
Nice idea! Didn't finish TBH but it was nice gameplay and certainly impressive for a first jam! Keep rocking! :metal:
Daniil Tcyvakin
26. Apr 2020 · 23:49 UTC
really weird game, I can't do anything..
Bajtix
28. Apr 2020 · 08:48 UTC
well it is very good
fabula_rasa
04. May 2020 · 18:07 UTC
It was really not bad at all for the first game. The puzzle part is not very challenging but everything seems to work as intended. A solid piece of jam work!

It ended rather abruptly for me - it just stopped, went away. I'm not sure if that was a crash or a way this game says "the end" :wink: