thoughtscapes by gemcc

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made by gemcc for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

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Collect your Thoughts. Explore your Mind

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  • T to think
  • Click on thoughts (words) to think or not think
  • You can only do what you're thinking about
  • E to interact (talk, grab, push & throw)
  • WASD to move
  • Space to jump

Ratings

Overall 172th 3.827⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Fun 245th 3.58⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 28th 4.104⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 205th 3.98⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 539th 3.32⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 179th 3.68⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 317th 3.196⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 497th 3.375⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 26🗨️

Feedback

Baluj
Oct 06th · 21:17 UTC
I think this is a bug. It's been stuck like this, with the cursors moving in the white area.
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🎤 gemcc
Oct 06th · 23:46 UTC
@baluj, you can click on the words to start thinking about them, which will allow you to do other things in the game
rynti
Oct 07th · 00:44 UTC
amazing entry! really enjoyed all about it - from the concept, to the humorous "speech" sounds, and the beautiful music that gets put into the spotlight at the end scene <3
Mikita gancharou
Oct 07th · 01:45 UTC
All 5 by me. Fun, fresh and original. Best job for me so far <3
Kalbshack
Oct 07th · 11:17 UTC
Good work, unique concept. Take's a little to grasp it but worked fine afterwards. Good job
F2_
Oct 07th · 11:44 UTC
Amazing, amazing game. I quickly understood the game mechanic, and it was fun juggling your abilities in the right way to solve the "puzzles". My only confusion was when I had to use the mouse to aim my throws.

"Collect your thoughts" is a great take on the theme, and the atmosphere in the game fits perfectly.

Nice isometric graphics, wonderful music, and a clever ending.

Fantastic job, everyone!
SergS Workshop
Oct 07th · 12:59 UTC
Wow, amazing concepеt! It reveals the topic from an unexpected angle, which is really cool. The ambient sound works great. It’d be nice to have a “Think” menu on the right mouse button🙏
LauraWilkinson
Oct 07th · 13:05 UTC
Great game and concept, I liked switching out the different words to have the abilities. The only thing that I didn't enjoy so much was the squelching noises but good game overall, well done!
Mastoast
Oct 07th · 18:42 UTC
It's original, has a great ambiance setup by visuals and audio, and is a great take on the theme.
It was fun to go through rooms using every ability, and being able to "cheat" using multiple abilities together

I found that the looping sounds played when you move are way too present, and broke immersion for me

Also I felt like using the key "T" instead of a key closer to the left hand to open/close the thoughts broke the flow of the game, but I can guess that you wanted T for Thoughts, and that's a valid choice

Other than that, great entry!
JackOfCups
Oct 07th · 18:48 UTC
Loved the music and the ending. I thought jumping was a little wonky, but then I got better at it and now I think maybe I just need to get good? Full marks for the concept.
poboy
Oct 08th · 03:08 UTC
Really cool concept! Not sure if you're supposed to be able to cheese the second "Gotta Go Fast" route but I just jumped over it. Also I got stuck in the timed doors :(

Music is really peaceful, as is the distorting shader thing and Animal-Crossing style brain voices, overall very clean submission
breadstick
Oct 08th · 03:19 UTC
A fun and complete puzzle game package!

I enjoyed the central mechanic of juggling the different actions you were able to do... I'd bet some really clever puzzles could be built around that idea. Also, I've never seen a puzzle game with quite the same idea, which is always a plus. Nicely done!
Eugenik
Oct 09th · 05:38 UTC
Pretty cool really smooth feel.
stefaink
Oct 09th · 19:08 UTC
time for me to be 290iq
Xivo
Oct 15th · 19:06 UTC
Man this one is so good, I loved the main mechanic so much, although I would have loved to see some puzzles were I needed to keep changing my 4 current actions to succeed (and it would be really funny having to give up on seeing for that!). Really loved the audio as well. Great job!
BlueDandelion
Oct 18th · 14:17 UTC
Very fun and atmospheric game, I really liked the 3D isometric view and the mumbling sounds when someone talked. Great job!
LDJam user 221561
Oct 18th · 14:30 UTC
This is really well put together, what a great entry, and a clever ending too!
Flying Dog Fish
Oct 18th · 14:34 UTC
Great idea and good execution. You should add "mouse to aim" somewhere in your instructions, I only read that in another comment. I got stuck inside a tall block once when a timer expired and had to restart. Gameplay is unique and fun, the game looks nice and the music fits well.
Game-mon
Oct 18th · 14:39 UTC
Very cool concept! I loved the minimalistic artstyle! And cool take on the theme