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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #298 | 3.897 | 3.897 |
| Overall | #713 | 3.761 | 3.761 |
| Creativity | #1098 | 3.718 | 3.718 |
| Presentation | #1264 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The player's role is reversed: in games, the player's role is usually to win, but in this game you need to lose (by destroying yourself) to clear a level. You also play as a monster instead of a human.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Comments
Really cool game! It comes of as a finished product. That is something really hard for me to achieve in a short game jam. The puzzles/levels were also not too hard or too easy but were moderately difficult. I don't usually play puzzle games but I even cleared the bonus level in about 5 tries. Well done!
I appreciate the feedback! I am glad that you liked it and that you thought that the game had a good difficulty. Thank you for playing!
Nice game! Cool backstory too about Jiji trying to redeem himself. I'm not a huge puzzle person, but was able to get through this fairly easily, even including the bonus level!
One minor thing is it might be nice if Jiji pointed which way he would shoot. Some of the levels I just had to instantly press go just to see what direction the magic goes in so I could proceed planning. Also not really important... but I kinda wish Jiji had some kind of cool death animation when dying!
Overall though quite an excellent puzzle game with good theme. Well done here!!
Thank you so much for you feedback! Glad that you enjoyed it and I am looking forward to playing your game.
Great concept! The level designs and objects were very creative! Had lots of fun playing this game. Played all levels including the bonus one (which made me use both of my brain cells xd).
Thank you very much for playing! I have added your game to my playlist.
The puzzles in this we're really enjoyable to complete, they weren't daunting, but I still had to think about it. My only complaint is that you can't tell where Jiji is going to shoot before you actually shoot, an indicator for that would be nice, but other than that, good job!
Thank you for your feedback! I will remember this feedback for my future games.
Good use of the theme and fun puzzles! Nice work! :D
Thank you very much! I look forward to playing your game.
Great level design and interesting mechanics! It would be better with a little more indication of where the bullets turn, and also where jiji is firing
Thank you! I will will remember this feedback for future games. Also, I added your game to my playlist
This game works! it got this nice Chrono Trigger/ Minish Cap vibe music I really like too. The puzzles were not always so straightforward which isn't easy to design by any means. Great stuff and a good addition to the jam. I won't say I'm a bit fan of moving the deflectors "after" you're casted the spell though, it adds an element of chaos that ...defeats the puzzle sense in my opinion, but overall, great stuff.
I appreciate the feedback! I agree that moving the deflectors again is a bit problematic and I should have limited this feature in some way. Thank you for playing!
Creative game, I finished all levels and the bonus!
I liked how the game eased in the mechanic of the game 1 level at a time rather than everything at once it makes for a great user experience!
The puzzles were fun and I liked how there were multiple ways of solving the puzzle!
In most puzzles I did have to cast magic to see the direction before attempting to solve it so perhaps an indicator for the direction would be good but it just save one extra click haha
Overall I enjoyed playing good job!
Thank you very much!
I thought that forcing the player to shoot once would be a good idea, but most people seem to want the opposite haha. Anyway, I am happy that you liked it.
Nice! Finished all the levels + bonus. The puzzles were well thought through, and none of the solutions leaned on mechanics I didn't know already. The music was really good, and I had fun playing. Great game!
Glad to hear that you liked it and I appreciate the positive feedback! I have added your game to my playlist.
That's a very interesting conclusion this "monster" came to. Ha! But I had a lot of fun solving the puzzles. Definitely made me stop and think several times. Good work!
Thank you hahaha! I am glad that you liked it. Also, I added your game to my playlist.
Really clever game, great puzzle design!
Thank you!
I have added your game to my playlist.
really nice puzzles and idea! only problem is you can't see which direction jiji will fire.
oh also, i can stack the left-turn things on top of each other, which is how i cheesed the bonus level
I appreciate the feedback and thank you for playing. I have added your game to my playlist.
Ok, this is my new favorite game of this jam, move aside Gnop!
Thank you very much! I am happy that you enjoyed it.
The bonus level was just a cherry on top absolutely loved the game, and the puzzles were very good
Thank you very much!
I really love the presentation and the puzzles! I only really needed to use needing to move the mirrors post-fire in the bonus level which led to me being stumped for the longest time. It's as good as it gets for 48 hours, and the only gripe I really have is that Jiji should really have an indicator for the direction he's going to fire his magic in.
Thank you very much! I agree that an indicator could be good to have. Also, many puzzles can be solved easily by just moving the mirrors, after firing which probably should be fixed, but it can also be seen as a way to skip a level or encourage finding another solution. Anyway, I have added your game to my playlist.
That was really fun, I like the way of implementing the theme, because it isn't a game that already exists but with reversed roles, but something completely new.
The mechanics are easy to understand and the gameplay is very enjoyable.
The soundtrack is fitting and the sound effects are also punchy.
This definetly has the potential to become something bigger one day.
Thank you so much! I am glad that you liked it. I have added your game to my playlist!
agreed
The game feels super nice to play and the levels are super interesting. Just a nice game in general. Keep it up!
Thank you very much! I look forward to playing your game.
This is great! Love the Baba is you artstyle! Love the lore, love the theme!
One thing i will say is that most levels can be solved trivially by moving around one or two silver stars to rotate the fireball. I feel like the design of the puzzles would really shine if you couldn't move the silver objects once the ball was in motion, or if they were limited to areas or tracks.
Either way, great game!
You can check out the game I made art for <3 (please comment! :p)
Thank you for your very kind words! Love that you recognized the similarity in artstyle with Baba is You. Actually, the name is also a reference. "Baba" in Japanese means old woman, while "Jiji" means old man haha. I have added your game to my playlist and will write a comment.
as someone who makes baba is you custom levels, when seeing the title i immediately thought "jiji is defeat"
I think this concept of trying to defeat yourself worked well compared to other submissions with similar concepts. I would add indicators for which direction you will cast your magic, and which way the deflectors will deflect.
Thank you for playing! I appreciate your feedback.
I also added your game to my playlist!