The Arcane Wheel

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.05
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.43
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Theme★★★★★★★★★★1.84
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★39%
A puzzle platformer. Explore a temple and use the clues you find to solve the puzzle.

This was made for multiple jams, and meets three themes: intuition, wheels and dirt, and you are the monster.

It is very different from previous games I've made (my first platformer!) so it was interesting to make.

STORY:

After years of digging through the dirt, you finally find the entrance to the ancient temple your father wrote about

Stumbling through the darkness, you fall down a hole and unwittingly trap yourself inside. Getting up, you look around you and see a strange, unrecognisable language on the walls... yet you can read it, as if intuition is unveiling hidden knowledge locked within your mind. How is this possible?

Can you solve the riddle of the temple and escape?

Music by AIRVOSS

Comments12

andreiichim1 Sep 2015, 23:56
I liked the mood and the audio. I wasn't able to figure out how to get out (I also didn't take notes :( )
KilledByAPixel
KilledByAPixel2 Sep 2015, 00:05
- graphics look functional
- music is cool
- puzzle seems intriguing
- doesn't appear to fit the theme
- platforming mechanics is not great. even with amazing platforming it would still be kind of chore when I'd rather focus on solving the puzzle
- even with all the info in front of me I think I'd still have trouble solving it
- after playing for 10 minutes i still have no clue how to solve the puzzle
- maybe would help simplify to get rid of the lines and just use the symbols themselves?
- i have to throw in the towel having made no progress
Lukbebalduke
Lukbebalduke2 Sep 2015, 01:31
Music is cool, but I the graphics are a little bit too simple, and also I did not understand very well the connection with theme, actually, the connection is very weak.
Jawesome2 Sep 2015, 02:38
It was not theme related and you went WAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYyyyyyy... too slow. In other words, i didn't like it that much. sorry.
dpisarcik2 Sep 2015, 02:40
Music is wonderful. There is a bug in the collision detection, though. When I jumped from the very top right corner, I must have fallen so fast that the player got stuck in the middle of a tile. I thought I had the puzzle sequence figured out based on the clues, and tried the order a few ways, but couldn't figure it out.
ALobker
ALobker2 Sep 2015, 09:19
I made notes! My solution: 31542. But this was not accepted.
jk5000
jk50002 Sep 2015, 10:12
Great idea. But too difficult.
HulkHandsomeauthor2 Sep 2015, 11:49
@ALobker

That should have been accepted, I just tried it myself. The numbers have to point to the arrow, which I assume you did as the game tells you to do so. Perhaps you put them in the opposite order?
mitkus
mitkus3 Sep 2015, 06:56
Couldn't solve it! I liked the atmosphere and mystery though.
rodobodolfo
rodobodolfo4 Sep 2015, 23:16
I like the sound and the whole theme. The mystery is really nice and the puzzle seems challenging. I have a really good idea on how to solve it but the slow movement is quite annoying. Also the note taking is maybe offputting. Good job!
OnlySlightly8 Sep 2015, 01:21
Loved the creepy atmosphere you were able to create with the tablets and music. i liked how much story you were able to convey with simple symbols and mysterious sentences. I actually enjoyed how it required taking notes. It made it feel like I was an archaeologist puzzling and discovering this all together from the pieces we found. I appreciate the audio you put in especially with the sliding dial. Overall really great and satisfying game. Thank you so much for making this!

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