There is a temple. Cave. Dungeon. You know. Whatever.
At its depths, a hidden treasure of immeasurable value. Isaac, the great newt wizard, wishes to purloin this treasure. But between Isaac and their prize lie all manner of ancient traps, or at least as many as I could cobble together in 48 hours.
Can Isaac make it through these dangerous chambers? I sure hope so! I playtested at least, like, once.
Made on the PICO-8, though with a little vim usage early on. Enjoy!
Downloads and Links
Comments
Whoops, missed that one, sorry! You can reset the room from the menu, by pressing Enter.
"Can Isaac make it through these dangerous chambers? I sure hope so! I playtested at least, like, once." - made me chuckle:D.
The level in 3rd screen was hard to find! I spend a while just killing myself at the end:D.
Overall , the controlls feel good, the music nice to hear in the backgorund and there are some very cool gameplay mechanics! I really like it!
I really love the game it's nice that you can make checkpoints, the levels are fun but the symbols for X and Z are a bit confusing. Overall a really nice game.
Awesome idea. After 'getting' the solution of a puzzle here there is always the execution part...where I fail miserably. Very interesting levels and I like the flying mechanic.
Cool! Yeah, nice game mechanic and implementation of the Pico-8's limited interface options (i.e. arrows and two buttons).
The puzzle-platforming got a bit tough for me, but I'm a chump at this stuff anyway.
Nice! The game has a consistent feel to it: the graphics, audio, and simple controls work really well together. The mechanic was clever, and the puzzles were hard enough that I had to think on each of the later ones, but easy enough that I could solve them all. I only wish that the book mechanic was explicitly explained, as I had to spend some minutes figuring out that I could switch to "use-the-book mode" with the up-arrow.
Such a great puzzle game! The two mechanics really compliment each other well, I honestly found myself wanting more levels at the end!
Cute lil pixel art, great sounds, good controls - can't really think of any negative feedback to be quite honest! You should definitely make this into something bigger outside of Pico-8!
I played the game for a while, great job teaching the player as they go! I enjoyed it.
Beautifully put together, and quite a bit of content. I love the mechanics of the spells at your disposal. :3
Really clever puzzles. I liked scratching my head until the end. And there was no need to explain how it works, wich made me feel smart when figuring out something. Keep up the good work !
@acotis: There's a thought-bubble hint to use up/down after you pick up the spellbook... but it's disabled the first time you press up or down, even if you hadn't found the spellbook yet. So you'll never see it if you, say, pressed up at the very start of the game to try jumping. Bit of an oversight on my part.
@johnbjuice: Thank you, and already working on it!
I really like the mechanics of the game - the music and graphics are great too. The only real problem I have is the controls - I accidentally hit the wrong key (x or z) multiple times and it was really frustrating, especially because it is something so simple.
Sadly I didn't play to the end because at one point I got stuck and accidentally reset the whole game instead of the level, and I didn't want to play through the whole thing again. :(
You must sign in to comment.
Mini Submission FAQ
TEAMS: Teams entering the Jam should pick a single representative to submit your game, or create a team specific account you can share. We currently do not support Team Voting, but sharing an account and together playing and rating games is acceptable.
CAN I ENTER BOTH EVENTS?: You should pick 1 event, whichever you think it’ll do better in. If the idea is strong, and everything plays well enough, you can go Compo. If you’re a perfectionist, and would prefer people to play a more polished game, do the Jam. Many solo participants enter the Jam.
If you made 2 games, unfortunately, the website doesn’t support multiple submissions per user. To submit your 2nd game, you will have to make a 2nd account. Only do this if you made 2 games. Alternatively, if one game is better than the other, then consider just entering the better game.
CAN I KEEP WORKING UNTIL THE DEADLINE?: Yes! Immediately after the 48 or 72 hours, we do something called Submission Hour. As the name suggests, it’s an extra hour for you to package, upload, and submit your games. If there were catastrophic issues trying submitting your game, or you misunderstood how submissions work, that’s okay. It happens. We’re flexible. If you need advice, check with the folks on IRC. If you need an admin, get in touch.
CAN I KEEP WORKING ON MY GAME?: Oh definitely! You should! But for the sake of judging, keep the Compo or Jam version around. You can include a link to the Post-Compo/Post-Jam version of your game on your games page, but sure your main links are the original version.
PORTS: Ports to other platforms can be done after the deadline. That said, the sooner you finish your port, the sooner people can play your game, improving your chances of placing in the final results. For best results, provide a Web version of your game, or a Windows version with no dependencies. Also be sure to rate at least 20 games to improve your visibility (Coolness).
MY GAME CRASHES, IS UNBEATABLE, OR I MADE A TYPO: We allow you to fix crashes, win condition, or tiny bugs after the deadline. In a sense, this is like “porting” to support more players. We leave this open to interpretation, but generally speaking your game should be identical to the game you submitted. No new features, just fixing mistakes you should have caught had you been better rested.
MY GAME DOESN’T SHOW UP: If you can’t find your game, it’s usually because the URL to your downloads are missing ‘http://‘. Fix your URLs (http://mysite.com/mygame.zip) and you will show up. Alternatively, if you just posted it, wait a minute. The cache may not have refreshed yet.
NOT LOGGED IN?: If you get a message about not being logged in, even though you are, it’s because your web browser cached the non-logged in page. You can fix this by either refreshing your cache or clearing your cache. CTRL+F5 in many browsers. Chrome is a bit more work. Press F12 to enable Developer Mode, then you can right click on the refresh button and select “Empty Cache and Hard Reload”. This option is unavailable if you are not in Developer Mode.
Neat puzzle mechanics. Was having fun until I got stuck :O
Here's a screenshot of the issue: http://i.imgur.com/TTtOngB.png