Pent8cle by samh
This is my attempt at a puzzle game where you need to complete a pentacle in order to summon whatever it is you summon.
- Left/Right arrows: browse runes (in select mode) or rotate rune (in placement mode)
- Z/C: select rune (in select mode) or place rune (in placement mode)
- X: cancel rune placement and return to select mode
Made with PICO-8 and Vim.
| Link | https://github.com/samhocevar/ludumdare/tree/master/ld55 |
| Link | https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=141733 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/pent8cle |
Ratings
| Overall | 75th | 3.85⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 129th | 3.575⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 51th | 3.975⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 81th | 4⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 70th | 4.025⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 89th | 3.575⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 258th | 2.289⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 121th | 3.55⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 12🗳️ | 18🗨️ |
Good pixel art and sounds fit it well!
My only issue was that it was very difficult for me to think beyond one or two steps ahead, which made the game super hard for me: I wasn't able to get past level 5. I think an "undo" feature might have helped with the difficulty, without ruining what makes it fun.
I enjoyed how simple and well-polished the game is. You understand how to play in about 2 seconds, and that made it super approachable.
Great work!
I love the concept tho. Always cool to see minimalistic stuff like this from people working with pico!
I did manage to got the level 11 but then give up because I was brute forcing the game rather than trying to solve the puzzle. Maybe 5 runes at once was a bit too much for me ?
Also, I would have looved a retry button. It was kinda frustrating, having to place all the runes when I knew perfectly that I was never going to complete a level.
All in all, great work, congrats !
Nice work!