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SHIFT

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I'v been told to inform you that Shift 2 is now out :D


Thanks for all the positive feedback from everyone, and a special thanks to everyone at Newgrounds for showcasing SHIFT.


Hi guys, here's a short game showcasing a concept the came to me a few weeks back. It's a puzzle platformer with a literal twist to the gameplay mechanics :D
Theres no proper way to describe it, so you'l just have to experience it for yourself.
There are a number of reasons I like this game, firstly its allowed me to pay tribute to Valve software's Portal in my own special way, and finally given me an excuse to get one of Dan Paladins jams into one of my games and have it fit perfectly :p
So please, enjoy, and if it's well recieved but people would like it longer, I'm always up for sequels :)
-Tony

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Good and easy game but flip animation can be pretty annoying.

good game fun mechanicals

I'm surprised I never reviewed this.

It's a good game. The negative space mechanic may not be as polished or realized as Gap Monsters, but this game is also 15 years old at this point. The level design is solid but it is a bit light on the puzzle aspect; usually levels don't take much more thought than finding which key is reachable, grabbing it, then checking which key is obtainable after the key has caused something to move. That said, it's still relatively enjoyable and satisfying to shift between the white and black parts of the screen.

The snarky Portal-derivative comments about the high score timer are kind of dumb, especially for a puzzle platformer where the meat of the game comes from the player's first-time experience of problem solving (meaning there's little reason to replay for a high score.)

This first looks like the same, that's why i like more the second.

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