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Escape From Paradox Place by Voidwave

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made by Voidwave for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

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Frog is trapped in Paradox Place! It twists time and their sense of self! You must help them escape!

Objective: Collect all the mysterious rings.

Controls: Arrows to move (use up and down on ladders), Spacebar to jump, Z to interact. Gamepad also supported.

Programming and design by Voidwave, jennyy, relick, LunaShroom

Art by jennyy

Audio by relick

itch.io https://relick.itch.io/escape-from-paradox-place
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/gamegame

Ratings

Overall 527th 3.574⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 560th 3.407⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 461th 3.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 183th 4.111⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 488th 3.315⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 411th 3.154⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 569th 3.463⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

jennyy
03. Oct 2022 · 16:37 UTC
frog
blaster391
03. Oct 2022 · 18:01 UTC
frog
Sisusakari
03. Oct 2022 · 18:30 UTC
frog
mudlee
03. Oct 2022 · 18:43 UTC
hm. I can't understand how can I beat this. I can just barely go through the red door and then time is over? Do I miss something?
jaybaus
03. Oct 2022 · 20:25 UTC
frog
Cookie_CHR
03. Oct 2022 · 21:34 UTC
After some trying, I completed it! Nice game, it's a bit hard but that's what makes it fun. Would love to see more levels in a post-jam update! :)
Mahmoud
03. Oct 2022 · 21:45 UTC
frog
LDJam user 298496
04. Oct 2022 · 07:50 UTC
Little confused by this game, but I did manage to beat it. At first I thought that the actions of one frog would impact the other (e.g. unlocking a door would keep it open for the others) but each change is actually a refresh?

Nice puzzle with a neat solution once I'd got my head around it!
amarokczukay
05. Oct 2022 · 00:13 UTC
hard at first, but when you get what to do, it's a good mechanic! good job! frog animations are cute
Joshua Denk
05. Oct 2022 · 00:19 UTC
A lot of fun! The frog is adorable :)

It felt like a lot of items reached by jump were a bit tough to aim. Maybe increase the interaction radius for some of the items you placed higher-up like the skull? That's something minor though.

This is one of my favorite games so far this jam. It's charming!
Scoobyben1
05. Oct 2022 · 00:21 UTC
I do love a good time loop puzzle! I suspect we'll see a fair few of them given the theme. I enjoyed getting through this - I was a bit daunted by the fact I'd have to do everything in one loop before I realised that the rings we persistent. Also was a bit confused by the "level complete" screen that indicated I needed to go to another level, but never managed to work out how.

Also: frog
Spoons
05. Oct 2022 · 00:21 UTC
frog.

in all seriousness I like it a lot. really enjoyed the music
lectvs
05. Oct 2022 · 00:54 UTC
Very cool! Love the loop mechanic. I think I'm supposed to say frog?? :frog:
LDJam user 279507
05. Oct 2022 · 19:37 UTC
OK the costume changes had me properly laughing. After a brief bit of panic and getting into a rhythm I enjoyed the puzzles! Took me ages to find the light switch :smile:.

Great frog
ben_throop
05. Oct 2022 · 21:03 UTC
Completed the level! It was frantic and I liked it.
TobiasD
05. Oct 2022 · 23:24 UTC
Beat the game! Found double-jumping for that last ring very hard. But I loved the multiple frog costumes. 10 frogs out of frog.
CallofAS22
06. Oct 2022 · 05:40 UTC
Completed the first level,good loop mechanic.
:frog:
Chase of Bass
06. Oct 2022 · 10:51 UTC
Yay Escaped!!! Wow, i thought the first level was hard lol -was really satisfying to figure it out though -but then doing it fast enough was a really cool challenge too! I liked the music and the art too -great job on this!! :D
Serxiolas
06. Oct 2022 · 20:36 UTC
I am an idiot! Stressful but nice concept! Cute visuals!
bradleypollard
06. Oct 2022 · 20:41 UTC
The different costumes were very enjoyable, the one riding a horse was my favourite. I think putting down items should have been a different button to interacting because in the panic of the 10 second timer I kept accidentally dropping things if I missed what I was trying to click on 😂 Some of the puzzles were pretty tricky and satisfying to solve!

Also frog
Trexxak
07. Oct 2022 · 17:48 UTC
Feels nice to solve stuff, feels :( to run out of time, feels :D to get new frog.

frog/frog!
Langotriel
11. Oct 2022 · 22:51 UTC
Toad.

No wait, frog!

Phew.

Anyway, I must admit I got frustrated a number of times but glad to be rewarded with many frog sprites <3 The frogs are the cutest.
organicpencil
13. Oct 2022 · 00:29 UTC
I FINISHED IT! The whole "explore the level and master the paths" thing was pretty good, really got sucked into it. Game was very froggy.
InitialPosition
18. Oct 2022 · 16:00 UTC
Fantastic player characters :D

Loved the graphics, the puzzles that really worked well with each other and the general gameplay loop. I love speedrunning and this game basically forces you to speedrun so this was right up my alley. Music and sound effects also create a fantastic mood. Good job!
benskca
20. Oct 2022 · 18:00 UTC
frog

(I love the central mechanic here, it's really fun planning out the different routes through the level and all of them being just barely doable in 10 seconds keeps the tension up really well. The music fits the disorientating mood of the game perfectly too and the frogs are rlly adorable! :frog:)
JackOfCups
20. Oct 2022 · 18:53 UTC
Enjoyed that a lot! The music really suited the mood of the game.