Shifting Labyrinth by plomeg

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made by plomeg for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

I like labyrinths :D

I wish I had more time but it's compo !

I did not even get rid of the console.

Please give me feedback !

Shifting Labyrinth - ingame.png

Ratings

Overall 403th 3.194⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 299th 3.306⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 196th 3.556⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 253th 3.611⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 361th 3.222⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 352th 2.833⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

UkuleleFury
04. Oct 2021 · 20:27 UTC
:) Cool! I really like the shifting walls that you have to watch as you move around. Great idea! The art is fun, and the sounds are good.

But I made it crash! When I finished level 2, I just saw a black screen.
LDJam user 209292
05. Oct 2021 · 18:09 UTC
The idea is good. At some point I got lost, but still finished the game. I would like more content.
Renart
07. Oct 2021 · 11:29 UTC
Really cool game! I love maze :) I want to see more!
Tardif Adrian
07. Oct 2021 · 19:44 UTC
Funny game. Good job on the Maze mechanics by the way ;)
Yotamco
07. Oct 2021 · 19:50 UTC
Really like the idea! I wish there would've been more levels, but it's a great start!
BougieBirdie
07. Oct 2021 · 22:58 UTC
I liked the premise of a labyrinth that shifts as you move around it. It made it feel almost like a puzzler, but it didn't quite scratch that itch for me.

I love that you thought to put a sound effect in for footsteps, although the one picked I found was really grating. That might just be my headphones though, I've had issues before.

Love the art style, it makes me think of wax crayons. I thought that was super nifty :)
MildlyDisturbing
12. Oct 2021 · 18:57 UTC
Very interesting art style! the moving walls were cool, great job
SirTobyB
12. Oct 2021 · 19:12 UTC
Nice little game, i had fun playing it. The shifting walls worked great. More levels needed ;)
JesusOnWheels
12. Oct 2021 · 19:15 UTC
The move sound was quite jarring as it was the first sound in the game. Hard to know how loud it would be. I liked the concept, I wish there was some way of knowing when the walls would shift so it was more like a puzzle. It ended up being more trial and error. I liked the hand drawn art style.
SneakyLemon
13. Oct 2021 · 19:56 UTC
It's a short but interesting game. I like the concept, but I would like to see it more fleshed out. I didn't really get if the labyrinth shifted randomly, based on the number of steps or on specific tiles, but I managed to beat it without any issues. I would like to see it be less random (or at least make it a bit clearer on what affects the layout and how) :)
Honey Pony
13. Oct 2021 · 20:55 UTC
The first level here really had me hooked. The idea of a maze that changes as you move through it is, I think, a pretty strong concept, and the first two levels at least were pretty cool.

The third level I didn't really have a clear concept of how to solve, and so I sort of walked through it randomly until I won. I think that somehow communicating more information to the player would make the game more effective overall. In particular, level 2 worked well because I could see where the wall would disappear when I wasn't yet next to it, and so I could guess that it would disappear once I walked over to where it was.

Level 3 was less organized like that, though--there were a bunch of shifting walls, and I couldn't tell which ones were going to shift when I got near them or not.

Level 1 I did like just because it had that "woah" moment of when the maze first shifted--in my opinion, it is a very good level for introducing the concept of the shifting maze. It just works nicely, even if there's no puzzle solving.
huntthewumpus
13. Oct 2021 · 21:39 UTC
Definitely an interesting concept, would have been cool to see this explored more :)
Artstyle was nice as well.
Nobongo
14. Oct 2021 · 00:45 UTC
I like the idea and thought you executed it pretty well. Not having more of a guide or tutorial I thought was a good move too, it didn't really need one. I got the vibe right off the bat when stuff started to switch around, forced me to think outside the box a little more. Nice work!
JD_Isaac
14. Oct 2021 · 05:49 UTC
Seems like a neat concept. I wish there was more. I loved the sounds, but was missing some music.
zimny11
16. Oct 2021 · 22:55 UTC
Cool little game. It is a shame that there is no more level, because the game concept is nice, and it was fun to try it out. It would be interesting to add some mobs that move and also disappear and reappear as the player move. To be honest I did not like the sound effect, sorry. Good job with the game!
Ace17
18. Oct 2021 · 20:58 UTC
There was only a Windows version, but it's a standalone and nice C++ codebase, so I compiled it myself:
Your game runs perfectly under GNU/Linux, with fullscreen and sound.
(I just had to dos2unix the text files).

Nice take on the theme, BTW. And kudos for using your own engine !
Cloud Studios
18. Oct 2021 · 21:49 UTC
Fun, small game. I really like the concept of shifting walls, but I think it's I bit too relient on guesswork. (maybe add a little indicator?) Also, I love the art!