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A puzzle platformer metroidvania. Can you collect all the gems and return them?
Controls:
- WASD: move
- Space: jump
- Tab: map
- R: reset to flag
- Left Click: place block
A puzzle platformer metroidvania. Can you collect all the gems and return them?
Controls:
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Can you add arrow keys too? And make up jump.
I can’t add them immediately as this was a jam game and there is a voting period, but I’ll get them in there eventually!
Great game, I quite liked the way these mechanics interacted!
If you make more patches, I have 3 wishes:
1. Find some QoL way to let us push a single block faster. This only matters in a few specific positions (e.g. far down) but it's a little frustrating how slow it is
2. Make it clear that long-pressing R will return you to the start. Like a visual indicator of a charging meter filling up, and maybe some image on some screen explaining it further.
I completed the game, but am still missing just one (major?) thing in the end... ROT13:
V tbg gjragl guerr pbvaf naq oebxr gur cvttvr onax gb trg n fgne, gura sbhaq gur sbhagnva juvpu fnvq fbzrguvat yvxr "ortva jvgu gur cvttl onax, gura sbyybj gur neebjf (yrfg gur fxvrf or fbeebjshy)". V qb abg haqrefgnaq gung neebjf cneg ng nyy, ohg pyrneyl vg'f n arj pyhr, orpnhfr zl svavfuvat fpber jnf 23/24 naq 1/2.
V frr neebjf ba fbzr fperraf naq ba gur znc. Fbzr neebjf pna or zbirq guebhtu, fbzr pnaabg or. Gurer vf ab neebj va gur fperra jvgu gur cvt. Gurer *vf* na neebj ng gur irel fgneg bs gur tnzr, juvpu gheaf juvgr nsgre V zbir guebhtu vg vagb gur fperra orybj, ohg gur arkg fperra unf ab neebj. V abgvprq gung gur svefg neebj "gheaf bss" vs V gura zbir bar fperra gb gur evtug, fb vafgrnq bs qbvat gung, V zbirq bar fperra gb gur yrsg -- naq fnj gung nabgure neebj yvg hc, n yrsg-snpvat neebj sebz n fperra V pbhyqa'g frr jvgubhg gur znc. Lrg, nsgre gubfr gjb neebjf yvg hc, V pbhyq abg svaq nal cbffvoyr zbir gung pbhyq trg zber neebjf gb or yvg... sebz gung lryybj-oybpxf fperra, tbvat evtug/qbja/yrsg jvyy nyy ghea bss gur cerivbhf neebjf va gur cngu, vzcylvat V'z abg qbvat vg evtug. V ernyyl qba'g haqrefgnaq ubj gurfr neebjf ner fhccbfrq gb jbex...
This took me a while, too, but it was fun when I figured it out. Some hints (rot13):
Hint 1: Gur neebj va gur fgnegvat ebbz ortvaf gur frdhrapr, ohg lbh arrq gb fgneg va gur cvt ebbz.
Hint 2: Gur neebjf cbvag gb nabgure neebj, juvpu cbvagf gb nabgure neebj, rgp.
Hint 3: Fgneg va gur cvt ebbz, gura zbir va gur frdhrapr gb gur arkg ebbzf ol sbyybjvat gur neebjf naq jurer gurl cbvag. Gurl'yy tybj gb fubj lbh'er qbvat vg evtug.
Hint 4: Gur frdhrapr vf qbja, yrsg, hc, yrsg, qbja, evtug, hc, yrsg, qbja, evtug, qbja.
Bonus Hint: V'q fgebatyl erpbzzraq pyrnevat bhg gur fgnpxrq erq/terra/oyhr oybpxf va gur iregvpny cvcr arne gur sbhe lryybj oevpxf fheebhaqvat va n qvnzbaq, vg znxrf gur frdhrapr rnfvre gb sbyybj.
Thanks, that did help.
Now where is that last coin....? I can't find it anywhere on the map.
V guvax lbh nyernql pbyyrpgrq vg, lbh whfg guerj bar vagb gur sbhagnva. V fubhyq cebonoyl znxr gung zber pyrne.
If you get very stuck getting any gems, I made a walkthrough video where I get them all:
playtested this, straight fire. i saw the vision. here before a million.
u the goat
If you're sure you're softlocked, you can hold R for five seconds to reset back to spawn without losing gems and coins.
Do I have a softlock?
I believe you should be fine
hint (rot13): Lbh zvtug arrq n qvssrerag lryybj oybpx. Ybbx nebhaq naq frr vs lbh pna oevat bar bire.
Thanks for the help. I did not think that the solution to this puzzle could be so big.
I’ll get this fixed, thanks for letting me know!
I'm soft locked on exactly the same screen, but on the flag on the left, because I got there with a different set of gems :(
edit: nevermind! there was a way out through very speedy clicking and a mechanic I hadn't been aware of
Can I please get a hint on how to get to the flag behind the yellow brick and yellow coin? I have all the gems except the yellow one.
I got there, but now I cant get two yellow bricks to the bottom left to progress lower. One is not enough and the second is now trapped, because I now can't get behind it. :(
Edit:
Aw crap, now I'm completely trapped in the yellow section. I got down there with only green gem to get the two coins and after reset I'm behind multicolored wall with only green gem :(
Hey, I’m sorry you got softlocked. I was planning on adding a button to let you reset back to the start. I’m at work right now, but I’ll add that (plus an actual ending!) by tomorrow/later tonight.
Also, the puzzle you got stuck on is still possible if I’m understanding you correctly (with the RGB gems though).
Fun gameplay
(rot13) Tbg nyy 6 trzf naq cynprq gurz ng gur fgnegvat cbvag, ohg abguvat unccrarq. Gura V jnyxrq qbja naq gbhpurq gur synt, juvpu pnhfrq n fbsgybpx. Pbyyrpgrq 19 pbvaf, ohg unir ab vqrn ubj gb trg gur pbva arkg gb gur fcevat. Naq pna’g svther bhg jung gur fcevat naq gur cvttl onax ner sbe.
Fbeel, guvf jnf na rneyvre ohvyq naq V qvqa'g rkcrpg nalbar gb svavfu fb snfg, vg frrzf yvxr V znqr gur tnzr choyvp gbb rneyl. Gur pbzcyrgrq irefvba fubhyq or chfurq ol gbzbeebj. Gunax lbh fb zhpu sbe cynlvat gubhtu!
I couldn’t get all the coins with my old save, so I played it again.