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Sad is on itch.io game doesnt open on full screen even after tap on button, screne made bigger,and all free place just black...but game not at full screen...sad","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":849613,"author_name":"rascher","author_uid":"rascher","epoch":1664842951,"text":"Woah! impressive, great job!","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":849867,"author_name":"Hydezeke","author_uid":"hydezeke","epoch":1664844359,"text":"Superb :))))\nI'm in love with the mood of the game especially \u2665","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":850640,"author_name":"LDJam user 271014","author_uid":"271014","epoch":1664849374,"text":"Thanks for the early feedback everybody! I'll make sure to check out everyone's games when my brain cells regrow in the morning.\n\n@fedir - turns out I was relying on the itch.io fullscreen button, which... doesn't work. I've pushed a hotfix that replaces it with the Unity version of the button (different WebGL template), so the game should be working great in fullscreen now.","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":862955,"author_name":"Salohcin894","author_uid":"salohcin894","epoch":1664931980,"text":"Awesome outer wilds vibes. I absolutely loved the music, it fit the atmosphere perfectly. Loved the \u201cchug chug\u201d when picking up the clock. ;)","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":864045,"author_name":"sliphtrex","author_uid":"sliphtrex","epoch":1664948322,"text":"Yo, this was really cool. I like the puzzles and the atmosphere. The only little complaint I have is the waiting. I feel like it would be better to maybe slow time and keep the lights on longer or something, or simply stop time until we say to start it again. It just feels very \"red light, green light\". Still, a better puzzle game than I could design, especially under time restraints.","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":871010,"author_name":"W4YN3R","author_uid":"w4yn3r","epoch":1665033055,"text":"CRAZY gud entry!\nLoved the music and the vibe, great concept and really good entry!\nhuge respect.\n\nOnly encountered a little bug, when falling down it takes the end of the cycle to respawn.\nOverall super strong experience! Loved the lighting mechanics as well.","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":871189,"author_name":"Cha5m","author_uid":"cha5m","epoch":1665036742,"text":"Really great, bad checkpoints tho","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":871237,"author_name":"tatawanda","author_uid":"tatawanda","epoch":1665038032,"text":"Really cool, the ambiance is quite here! It is well polished for a game jam. MMhhh just thinking, for the typewriter effect, it seems you used maxNumberOfCharacterVisible which have this effect of moving the text while it writes. If you prefer some non-moving text you should change a bit the script to have: textPrinted + <\\color = #000000FF\\> + hiddenText + <\\\\color\\>. But maybe you already knew that and just like the moving text effect, in this case sorry!","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":872854,"author_name":"DJTequila","author_uid":"djtequila","epoch":1665069910,"text":"Awesome visuals and music! Puzzles were interesting, but there was quite a bit of waiting.","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":873121,"author_name":"LDJam user 297980","author_uid":"297980","epoch":1665074542,"text":"Great vibe! But I find the game too dark. It is hard to see stuff.","format":"md","likes":5,"spam":"N"},{"id":873490,"author_name":"StudioCherno","author_uid":"studiocherno","epoch":1665079548,"text":"Loved the general feel of the game, most of the puzzles did feel a bit barebones, although the puzzle where you had to die to get into the room was interesting.\nThe time stopping mechanic was a nice touch. The biggest issue for me though was the final puzzle with the bell, I didn't really understand what I was supposed to do, I just pushed buttons randomly and it worked, so it would've been nice if there'd been some way of explaining what you were actually supposed to do for that puzzle.\nReally liked the graphics, although I think it was slightly too dark at times, but other than that it was really nice! -Peter","format":"md","likes":6,"spam":"N"},{"id":875226,"author_name":"Wheffle","author_uid":"wheffle","epoch":1665106951,"text":"The way the bell synced with the music was incredibly cool. The music + visuals + story created a really immersive experience. I even liked the little electric guitar slide sound the switches made. Super well put-together. The time stopping ability was incredibly cool too. I was confused for a tiny bit because i didn't realize you could choose a spawn point by clicking on it, but other than that it was fun and smooth. I suppose the puzzles could have been a little more challenging, but that's a very small nitpick. I enjoyed every minute of it, great entry! Really great experience!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":876148,"author_name":"infinitycore","author_uid":"infinitycore","epoch":1665135716,"text":"Only real complaint is that the intro cutscene takes entirely too long.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":876446,"author_name":"amarokczukay","author_uid":"amarokczukay","epoch":1665143179,"text":"the overall atmosphere and game are really good! the design is polished, the sound is great. puzzles were globally clever, but sometimes it's just having to wait for the end of the timer to be able to use stop time again. but overall, great jam game, congrats!!\n[Capture d\u2019e\u0301cran 2022-10-07 a\u0300 13.44.54.png](\/\/\/raw\/2d4\/84\/z\/52b0e.png)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":878667,"author_name":"Gn0cchi","author_uid":"gn0cchi","epoch":1665193602,"text":"Great feedback guys thanks so much!\n\n@w4yn3r\n\nUnless I misunderstand what you're saying here that should actually be an intended mechanic! It can be easy to miss depending on what you interact with\/get killed by but respawns only occur at the beginning of cycles. (So when it resets from 1 to 10) I'm glad you enjoyed the vibe and the game overall!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":878789,"author_name":"LDJam user 262142","author_uid":"262142","epoch":1665198790,"text":"music slaps but my camera kept drifting to the right fsr... also bruteforced the boss at the end because i didn't really understand which buttons made which lasers pop, they seem random. anyways love me some crispy time freeze mechanics and also the music slaps","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":878800,"author_name":"LDJam user 271014","author_uid":"271014","epoch":1665199386,"text":"@shreemp - Sorry to hear about the drift bug! I saw it as well in early builds of the game but it stopped happening at some point, so I didn't bother to investigate it. I'll take another look to see if there's an obvious answer in the code. Thanks for playing!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":878844,"author_name":"LDJam user 271014","author_uid":"271014","epoch":1665202725,"text":"I investigated the issue and it seems like the problem likely lies somewhere in Unity's new input system or the WebGL stack. After some digging online, it seems like there might be some bugs regarding mouse deltas, which we use to drive the camera controls. Unfortunately, fixing it would require switching out the input system module, which could have unintended side effects on the rest of the game :(","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":878950,"author_name":"Dingledorf","author_uid":"dingledorf","epoch":1665208410,"text":"Cool game! The music was really great, and I loved how it was integrated into the gameplay. The graphics were nice too, as was the level design. I don't know if it's because of something I did, but I encountered a bug where my camera would drift slowly to the right, so as I was playing I had to keep course correcting, which was a bit uncomfortable. It took me 40 tolls of the bell to finish. Overall great game!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":883002,"author_name":"MateusBoga","author_uid":"mateusboga","epoch":1665348327,"text":"I loved this one! Especially the audio :)\n\nThank you for submitting it to the stream ^^ Here's the VOD: https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1619874561","format":"md","likes":3,"spam":"N"},{"id":886542,"author_name":"enderswype","author_uid":"enderswype","epoch":1665582477,"text":"damn, the sound design of your game is wonderfull, pair with story telling and good mechanics, i'm really impressed !!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld51\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/mediflect.itch.io\/resonance","text":"itch.io"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"84840","g_author":"1271014","g_event":"LD51","g_eventkey":"114","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"393490","g_title":"Resonance","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"279","g_commentcount":"25","g_site2_node_id":"302304","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"302304","n_urlkey":"393490","n_parent":"296586","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/resonance","n_slug":"resonance","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"271014","n_created":"1664547217","n_modified":"1763438493","n_version":"965188","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD51","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":2,"author":271014,"body":"![hero_wide_compressed.png](\/\/\/raw\/6a2\/24\/z\/51aed.png)\n\n[>>>> Play on itch.io! <<<<](https:\/\/mediflect.itch.io\/resonance)\n\nSolve cyclical puzzles, reclaim stolen power, and release trapped souls to the stars! A moody puzzle game with a time-stopping mechanic where objects and events follow a repeating ten second cycle. Features guitar-centric sound design and light narrative elements. Can be finished at a relaxed pace in under 10 minutes.\n\n### Controls\n - Movement: WASD\n - Sprint: Shift\n - Interact: Click\n - Timestop: Space (must be found in-game first)\n - Adjust brightness: Up\/Down arrow OR +\/- keys\n\nThe game is meant to be dark, but if you're having trouble seeing in general, use [Up Arrow] or [+] to increase the brightness.\n\nYou can interact with the hexagonal pads on the floor to change your respawn point. (This is necessary to solve one of the puzzles.)\n\nHint for the last puzzle: When you flip one of the switches, which device gets powered on when the bell rings?\n\n### Credits\n - Mediflect: engineering + gameplay\/visual design\n - Gnocchi: music + sound design\n\n### Hotfixes\n - Changed the WebGL template so that fullscreen mode works.\n - Added keybinds to adjust brightness, as the game was too dark to see clearly on certain monitors.\n\n### Known Bugs\n - On certain browsers\/computers, the cursor will drift to the right (this is a bug somewhere in Unity's new input system or the WebGL stack)\n - The music will desync from the cycle if you focus away from the tab the game is running in\n\n### Music\nFor any music nerds out there, the game's audio is extensively centered around the following motif:\n\n![motif_smaller.png](\/\/\/raw\/6a2\/24\/z\/51b78.png)\n\n###### (for any _metalheads_ out there, this is the intro riff from *The Literal Black Cloud* by Intronaut, with the rhythm slightly altered)\n\n#### Speedrunning...? 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