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Mars Loops by Oune

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made by Oune for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

A deadly virus is spreading across the earth. You’ve heard that a group of scientists on the planet Mars had just found an antidote! Unfortunately something happened up there and they can’t be reached anymore. Even the teleporteur seems to have been damaged and only allows you to exit its platform for 30 seconds. Can you go produce the antidote and save the earth??

Controls

  • Arrow keys: To move
  • Space: To interact with objects
  • Esc: To close books

* Screenshots *

ingame.png powerstation.JPG lab.JPG

Tools

  • Godot Engine
  • Aseprite
  • Native Instruments
  • Ableton Live

* Team * - nawdoodle: Graphics - Nessou: Game Design - Nonon: UI - Lery: Coding - Moirai: Sound and Music - Oune: Graphics

Youtube https://oune.itch.io/mars-loop
Youtube https://oune.itch.io/mars-loop
Youtube https://oune.itch.io/mars-loop
Youtube https://oune.itch.io/mars-loop
Youtube https://oune.itch.io/mars-loop
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/mars-loops

Ratings

Overall 729th 3.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1182th 3⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1338th 2.789⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 648th 3.763⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 774th 3.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 246th 3.842⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 286th 3.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

Life_Lich
06. Oct 2020 · 09:31 UTC
Very good mood music and sound effect match great with each other.
Lenophie
06. Oct 2020 · 17:30 UTC
The mood was neat, both musically and visually, you can feel the lil dread and loneliness from being out there on mars
However, I got really frustrated by the loop mechanic that doesn't really contribute to the game's design and only makes simple puzzles feel tedious
ssjCoder_yt
09. Oct 2020 · 19:47 UTC
nice game
smiley405
09. Oct 2020 · 20:23 UTC
nice game, loved the game concept and good character animation
Gurigraphics
09. Oct 2020 · 21:24 UTC
Interesting level design. At the beginning it is good to have little freedom of exploration and interaction. So that the player is not lost. Then expand exploration, interaction and elements. Good job
Oddmes
09. Oct 2020 · 21:26 UTC
Good game! Liked everything about it. Looks very complete.
JRevel
10. Oct 2020 · 11:01 UTC
The music in the victory screen is pretty cool !
Simple game, with puzzles that work well, great job :)
Itskdog
10. Oct 2020 · 11:04 UTC
Nice job. Liked the music. Art was cute
_Kassjak_
10. Oct 2020 · 11:10 UTC
I managed to finish the game within 9 loops

![tefd.PNG](///raw/615/a1/z/39e6b.png)

I liked the little idea with the puzzles, but as @lenophie said, the loop mechanic didn't add much to the game's design and was rather an annoyance 'cause it wasn't a punishment, but more of a minor set back.

The graphics were nice and I definitely enjoyed listening to the music!
Just_Dante
10. Oct 2020 · 11:13 UTC
Pretty fun game. Being teleported to begining is more annyoing than interesting. There is almost nothing to do and tbh if not for sudoku game can be easly finished in 2-3 loops.
Craig Cordeiro
10. Oct 2020 · 14:41 UTC
You got quite a few mechanics working in a short amount of time, that's great!
I just wish there was more!
Also, movement with WASD in addition to the arrow keys would have been nice.
NickyKendy
12. Oct 2020 · 12:20 UTC
Great work! Reminds me of a indie game 1 minute~ You guys made things realy fit each other, the sound, the graphic and gameplay~
NickyKendy
12. Oct 2020 · 12:20 UTC
Great work! Reminds me of a indie game 1 minute~ You guys made things realy fit each other, the sound, the graphic and gameplay~
aplite
13. Oct 2020 · 11:37 UTC
I really enjoyed this game. it is actually a very similar concept to my entry. The time allotment was well balanced. The audio was good, and when you first spawn in the visuals gave me a flash back to the old Pokémon games.
simon.parzer
13. Oct 2020 · 11:46 UTC
I like the graphics, sound design, and concept. It's a neat RPG style puzzle game, reminds me of ZZT/MZX games back in the day. The music stopping abruptly when the dialog window opens was irritating, especially when playing with headphones. When you press ESC during gameplay with no book open a pause menu pops up and your only choice is to go back to the main menu. ESC is also used to close books, so it is very easy to accidentally press it and thereby having to start over. Managed to finish the game with 11 loops.
Sli
14. Oct 2020 · 21:07 UTC
It took me 10 loops. Nice puzzle, the music is the best part for me. Great mood.
It took me some time/tries to realize I can actually go to the box, because you have to be precise between the obstacles. I didn't have other issues with gameplay. Pausing breaks the game and you have to restart and even reload the whole game.
teronk
15. Oct 2020 · 00:31 UTC
Incredibly fun puzzle game. Had fun playing the game. Well done!
KatreenAshy
15. Oct 2020 · 17:03 UTC
Great game. I like the way to find the second number of the code.