Mirror Rays by keenblaze

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made by keenblaze for LD23 (COMPO)
Controls: arrows + Z/X/C, R to restart

Note: when you press on the ray twice, it changes its direction. On the third time you put the ray to the inventory.

Ratings

Coolness 74% 3
Overall 3.85 42
Audio 1.32 737
Fun 3.66 55
Graphics 4.11 45
Humor 3.05 125
Innovation 4.26 16
Mood 3.18 167
Theme 2.47 695

Feedback

ahm99
23. Apr 2012 · 02:49 UTC
HARD! I had to quit but it's pretty cool. Nice job.
SidetrackGames
23. Apr 2012 · 03:09 UTC
Its hard, but i like the art, as well as the clever feature. GOod job!
Fireblend
23. Apr 2012 · 04:41 UTC
Pretty clever feature, and I love the art!
Julian Ceipek
23. Apr 2012 · 07:32 UTC
Excellent concept and level design. I think the jump physics could be improved, though.
Kendja
23. Apr 2012 · 12:39 UTC
Find it a little hard in the beginning, but it's a very nice job in overall.
🎤 keenblaze
23. Apr 2012 · 14:09 UTC
Thank you guys! But could you explain me why the game seems hard?
Gremlin
23. Apr 2012 · 18:27 UTC
I didn't have any unusual problems figuring it out (unusual for a puzzle game, I mean). I was never really stuck. But this visual/spatial thinking is kind of up my alley. Either way, very clever mechanic & implementation.
eburn184
24. Apr 2012 · 00:56 UTC
I like this game. It is a bit challenging, but in a good way. Also, the graphics are great!
Casino Jack
24. Apr 2012 · 18:55 UTC
Crap, why did I press D?
AdventureIslands
24. Apr 2012 · 19:44 UTC
Pretty hard, but it looks and plays great. Wish there had been some sounds or music though.
vigrid
24. Apr 2012 · 21:24 UTC
Really enjoyable game with a lot of depth, built on a simple mechanic - level design must have been hard :)
AlwaysGeeky
24. Apr 2012 · 21:25 UTC
This was one of the first entry games I played.. very well done, set the bar high! :D
uberneen
25. Apr 2012 · 14:08 UTC
I love the top hat guy. It's really a clever concept and nicely implemented. The only thing missing for me was sound and music. Great work!
Monkey Armada
26. Apr 2012 · 09:06 UTC
Very good game. Nice idea using mirrors. Some of the puzzles were quite difficult and i really missed some music, it's sad to play in silence hehehe. It may also use a bit of intro.
schattenkind.net
26. Apr 2012 · 09:14 UTC
Very nice and consistent graphicstyle. Gameplay is fun but it could be harder.
Jiddo
26. Apr 2012 · 09:17 UTC
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Great game! Solid controls in my opinion! I really liked the graphical style and the gameplay mechanics. I played through the whole game and it did have some pretty tricky spots. Too bad it didn't have any sound, I think it would have completed the game and helped a lot with the mood and setting. One thing that put me off was the "curse" words on the first level where you use mirrors. Not that I don't curse haha, but I just thought that with the player being a gentleman with a top hat set in a whimsical world it just didn't add anything to the feel of the game, and perhaps it worked a bit against it. Other than that it's a solid game with interesting and challenging gameplay!
🎤 keenblaze
26. Apr 2012 · 13:53 UTC
Thank you guys for the feedback!

>Jiddo
I wrote these monologues in an hour before the deadline, so they express my mood :)
R3ason
27. Apr 2012 · 06:30 UTC
I pressed "D"... I like this concept! Definitely some good puzzles. Thanks for sharing!
johnfn
27. Apr 2012 · 06:43 UTC
Wow. Brilliant mechanic but absurdly hard. I have no idea why it's so hard. It's just like my mind doesn't work that way.
PIXEL^3
27. Apr 2012 · 07:13 UTC
Nice. Love the mechanic. Simple yet hard enough to get the player stumped occasionally. I had fun playing it and hope that "To be continued" means future releases.

-AlucardX60
4urentertainment
27. Apr 2012 · 21:13 UTC
Amazing game!

I really love the creative and innovative mechanic as well as the quirky and witty instructions! Top notch work!
elektron
28. Apr 2012 · 00:00 UTC
Excellent mechanic! Wish there was some sort of music though.
DiscoFish
28. Apr 2012 · 04:43 UTC
Hi man! Great game! I really love it!
Awesome idea and visual style!
nornagon
29. Apr 2012 · 01:19 UTC
I couldn't figure out the level with the two blue blocks, but aside from that this game is AWESOME. Great concept, gorgeous art. Fantastic.

I got really frustrated with the jump physics though (especially not being able to jump when pressed up against a wall). A little more polish though and this would be killer :)
gritfish
30. Apr 2012 · 11:56 UTC
Amazing mechanic. Only issues I had were some problems jumping right at the edge of a block (felt like if I wasn't COMPLETELY on the block it wouldn't jump?).
Challenge level felt right to me, but I made a puzzle-platformer too, so maybe it's on the harder side.
Wish you could remove mirrors without touching them, but I realise that'd break most of the level designs.

GREAT job foreshadowing the last puzzle, by the way. Don't want to spoil it for everyone else, but it was clearly a decision, and worked.
angrygeometry
30. Apr 2012 · 12:19 UTC
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🎤 keenblaze
30. Apr 2012 · 15:50 UTC
>arkeus
lol
🎤 keenblaze
30. Apr 2012 · 15:54 UTC
Thank you, gritfish! Yeah, I know this bug.. And unfortunately dunno how to fix it, because it goes from flixel.
Draknek
30. Apr 2012 · 17:55 UTC
Download link doesn't work for me :(
AD-Edge
01. May 2012 · 10:06 UTC
Ah, a tricky one! The mirror feature is pretty cool however, makes for some interesting puzzels. Loved the bit where he said 'please dont press D', shortly after Id already pressed it and worked out it was for debugging the character death or something XD
Datamosh
01. May 2012 · 12:32 UTC
The idea es great, the art is very cool (although I'd like the character have more animations). Made me wonder how it will feel with sound. Maybe a visual aid or tutorial on how you can combine or match the mirrors would be great, because there was a point in which I was just randomly jumping and trying luck. But just as it is I can totally see it in the future as an AppStore game or something like that. Overall looks really taken care of, the color palette is really attractive and sets a really nice mood. And the character is simply adorable. Hope to see more of this!
Daniel
03. May 2012 · 13:23 UTC
OMG this is an awesome idea!
Danik
05. May 2012 · 10:00 UTC
Nice presentation and polish, pretty graphics. Very interesting mechanic!

The first time I played the last level I got stuck and accidentally completed it without understanding it first. Maybe you could help the player to get the insight of how to solve it easier somehow. The concept used there was just demonstrated once before early in the game.

There was a few glitches where the mirror would become unsynced or the "mirror of a mirror" would not disappear when I removed the first mirror (this was in the last level).

But those are just nitpicks, great job!
🎤 keenblaze
05. May 2012 · 13:11 UTC
Thank you, Danik! I waited until someone notices this glitch :D
Pixelulsar
05. May 2012 · 14:35 UTC
I really liked the mirror gimmick!
Johnicholas
05. May 2012 · 14:40 UTC
Awesome mechanic, execution and polish.
Rémi
07. May 2012 · 12:40 UTC
Brilliant mechanic and very polished game! Just add Sound and Music and it will be perfect!
onehandclap
07. May 2012 · 12:49 UTC
Absolutely magnificent. 'nuff said. =)
BNeutral
08. May 2012 · 03:21 UTC
Pretty cool concept.
DDRKirby(ISQ)
08. May 2012 · 08:22 UTC
Very nice! Try adding some quick sound next time; it hardly takes any time nowadays with tools like bfxr/sfxr/labchirp/etc. :)
Oye Beto
12. May 2012 · 20:37 UTC
Nice puzzles and original mechanic. Graphics are another strong aspect in this game.

I finished the game but the truth is I mostly did it by trial error rather than thinking :P

Next step: adding sounds and music.

Good job :)
orangepascal
13. May 2012 · 20:50 UTC
LOVE the graphics
robcozzens
14. May 2012 · 06:14 UTC
Holy Crap! That might be the coolest puzzle game ever!
You have to continue with this!