Illusions of Grandeur by Koolruz
A short little puzzle game which forces you to see the world from a different perspective. Summon terrain in order to solve each puzzle!
WASD to move, mouse to place blocks, Z to undo, R to reset. If at any point you're completely stuck and just want to skip ahead, type "cheatyface" to skip to the next level.
Note: If you see a "!" icon on the UI when trying to summon a cube, it's because you're too close to the place the cube will appear. If you move away, you'll be able to place the cube.



| Link | https://ild-games-llc.itch.io/illusions-of-grandeur |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/illusions-of-grandeur |
Ratings
| Overall | 114th | 4.082⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 90th | 4.1⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 8th | 4.427⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1102th | 2.836⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 653th | 3.636⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 707th | 2.818⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 738th | 3.418⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 30🗳️ | 55🗨️ |



Anyway, thank you a lot for this experience!

Thanks for the kind words! :)
Btw, if you're more mathematically inclined, Penrose's short article "On the Cohomology of Impossible Figures" (https://www.iri.upc.edu/people/ros/StructuralTopology/ST17/st17-05-a2-ocr.pdf) is a real delight to read, and may serve as a source of inspiration for such games.
https://youtu.be/25pr3bVYXnk
And I'm the host for the ludum dare score chasers tournament this Ludum Dare. Wanted to ask if youre fine if I put some gameplay of the game in an intermission video. Last year for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM_eIvjBmIQ
Like, I watched the video above to try to help me figure out the solution to the third puzzle and I *still* failed to reproduce it :’)
But it’s a great game idea! I 100% understand it’s a "it’s not you, it’s me" situation :sweat_smile: