Inversiosynthesis by rojo

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made by rojo for LD 40 (JAM)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw8an6QAYw8

Inversiosynthesis is a not-quite-match-three (or two in this case) game. Your ship has been damaged while attempting to warp, and now you are trapped in a pocked dimension between two parallel universes that almost mirror one another. Luckily you have the tools you need to siphon resources from each universe and repair your ship. Just try not to waste any materials - pocket dimensions are awfully unstable! As long as you can keep any anomalies from touching one another things should go swimmingly.

You can play with just your mouse.

I created this game solo for the jam.

Tools: Unity, sfxr, FL Studio, Photoshop

Please note that to run the game on Mac you may need to right click -> open, depending on your security settings. I don't have a Linux machine, so that build is untested.

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Ratings

Overall 105th 3.952⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 108th 3.905⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 71th 3.952⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 502th 3.5⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 476th 3.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 144th 3.786⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 672th 2.725⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 103th 3.952⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Ziamor
05. Dec 2017 · 22:22 UTC
This was a fun game, I played it through to the end, great job! I love the inversion mechanic. If you could somehow manage to fit the UI on android/IOS it could be a fun puzzle game.
moono
11. Dec 2017 · 19:51 UTC
The game has great gameplay, well matched music and graphics gives you that nice feeling of being alone in Space. I had a lot of playing it and it would be really nice to see longer version.
Chao
26. Dec 2017 · 07:35 UTC
Really neat idea for a puzzle game, kept me entertained till the end. With more mechanics, it could be a really great puzzler.
Other than that, the art and music were all great. Well done!
jk5000
26. Dec 2017 · 09:33 UTC
An very fun and a very well made puzzle game. Well done.
Behenate
27. Dec 2017 · 18:46 UTC
Very nice puzzle game. Unfortunately i suck at logic games, but I really liked this one! Music is very atmospheric and graphics look good. Very nice entry!
Remco
27. Dec 2017 · 19:49 UTC
_That was a nice little experience. Glad I am 'Safe at Last!'_ :slight_smile:

I could easily see this as a mini-game within a larger game. If you've just damaged your spaceship and need to repair it. I wonder, however, how much strategy is really required, there's a rather large element of luck involved, an in my play-through, I didn't bother with strategy at all (though it came close).

Something else to note: The explanation could've been a bit more clear. For the first two-and-a-half 'boards' I assumed that you could _only_ match the same symbols. (Which would've made the game a but worse...)

I really like the gentle humor. _'It's all very scientific'_ indeed :smile:

(I wonder, how much did you need the third day? Not sure how I can explain this, but it somehow _feels_ like a really well polished Compo-entry rather than a Jam-submission. But not in a bad way? Or maybe it's just me being weird :upside_down:)
🎤 rojo
27. Dec 2017 · 20:48 UTC
@remco Regarding the third day: I prefer working on stuff solo - which admittedly puts me at a disadvantage in the Jam. I didn't even settle on the idea for the game until well over 12 hours in. The Jam just seems to fit my creative / dev process better, but one of these days I'll probably try to do a Compo entry!
TheMonsterFromTheDeep
27. Dec 2017 · 23:09 UTC
This is a cool little puzzle game. My main problem, which may be more of a YMMV thing, is that trying to wrap my head around everything is a little overwhelming. Perhaps there should be an easy-mode, where one of the two sides is rotated 180 degrees, so its easier to reason about.
zirconcode
28. Dec 2017 · 07:11 UTC
Oh I love the symmetry thing, reminds me of my first LD ever, it really messes with your brain since it's mirrored and not just translated, great idea! Seems really polished / like a finished game by feeling alone, not sure what does it but everything feels so smooth ^^
Vasco Rodrigues
28. Dec 2017 · 12:25 UTC
Awesome game, it got me hooked and I don't even know why :p I loved the intro and all the mood of the game. The audio also helps a lot.
It seems really polished and finished, very solid entry.

Congratulations!
Patrick D
28. Dec 2017 · 16:44 UTC
I liked it, the background music worked well too.
differentname
28. Dec 2017 · 16:45 UTC
It felt a bit overwhelming at first, which I guess fits the theme well. Towards the end I felt like I was starting to get some strategies to minimize the new anomalies. Good game!
TRGoodhue
28. Dec 2017 · 17:15 UTC
Great short little game! I finished it in about 7 minutes! It was enjoyable overall though. The music was pretty nice, and it fit the mood very well. I liked the concept, it was unique. The game got more and more challenging as it went on (so it fits the theme really well). I liked the simple sound effects. And the gameplay was fun. I hope to see your game on the leaderboard!