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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Art | #2 | 4.800 | 4.800 |
| Gameplay | #8 | 4.275 | 4.275 |
| Overall | #8 | 4.283 | 4.283 |
| Music | #21 | 3.950 | 3.950 |
| Originality | #36 | 4.025 | 4.025 |
| Theme | #48 | 3.825 | 3.825 |
| Is the graphics 1 bit? | #99 | 4.825 | 4.825 |
Ranked from 40 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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What a pleasure to play, this avoid all the usual jam-platformers pitfalls. It's readable, quick, snappy, really nicely done. Not losing as soon as you fail a jump and having so much ways to get yourself back up is such a neat idea.
I really liked your spritework and how cleanly it's integrated into the game. It's so easy to mess it up at those scales. Especially love your take on Janus both in art and dialogue, would have loved to see Gabriel in a similar style.
On the more negative side I think the scrolling in the last level is a bit too slow. I was regularly forced to hug the right side of the scree because my plaftorms would crumble before I could reach any new ones. I suppose this was done for difficulty reasons but it ended up having the opposite effect since I couldn't as reliably dodge ennemies and prepare my jumps. It was still managable however, really nice ending screen.
Excellent entry, the variety of builds and the tightness of the controls really set it appart.
Oh gosh, thank you so much for playing our game and leaving this lovely comment! Your kind words are so vindicating of our efforts, it's super appreciated.
You are also the first that seems to have recognized some of the mythology we used, which is so cool!
Based on your experience with the last level it seems you might have not realized that platforms only crumble when you break contact with them, so you could use them for longer without needing to rush forward.
In any case, your review is super appreciated!! I'm glad you enjoyed our project as much as you did <3
Oh that's a game changer, I've been leaving platforms as soon as I landed on them for the entire game. Thanks for clarifying
Really nice art ! Cool to add the assist option, i was having a hard time with my random choice build. Gameplay is on point with animation.
Thank you so much for playing! It was out first time doing detailed frame by frame character animation and we really wanted to make it as snappy and satisfying as possible! Yeah I get what you mean about the random build, I'm happy you felt free to use the assist mode to finish the game! That's exactly what it's there for. Glad you had fun! <3
Remarkable art! I did not finish, though. I am not good at video games.
Thank you so much! If you still want to see the end of the story- there's an option in the pause menu called "assist mode" that would make you impervious to damage. In any case, thank you so much for playing our game!
I will be doing that!
Very cute and fun game, liked the art-style a lot and the different upgrades were a nice addition!
Thank you so much! Unlockable abilities are my bread and butter ngl. Glad you enjoyed them!
really loved your game, congrats !
Dude that is awesome sauce. Thanks for taking a visit to our game!
Very neat and polished, I liked the dialogue
Glad to hear you enjoyed your time! Thanks for playing <3
This was wonderful.
So much charm in the animation. The writing and music are also top notch.
I'm so happy you enjoyed the game! Animating and writing for this project has been so much fun and it means so much people dig it
Amazing art, cute narrative, and awesome gameplay!
Great work.
Thank you so much! Your kind words are very appreciated!
Such a wonderful game, played all the way through which honestly i cant say for all games. The story is super well done and the artwork is super good. As much as I love pixel art this was a really nice break. Loved everything about this!
OMG thank you! I'm so happy you liked it! I appreciate the love for non pixel games <3
Amazing art and theme! Love it!
Thank you so much for playing!
Wow, that was really good. I mean it plays like it's a finished product from Steam. The only thing I could find to give an actual feedback for improvement: it would be nice to see items disappear from the shop after you bought it, because otherwise it's not very cleat did you buy smth or didn't.
I really liked this one! I hope you will have time to check ours game too
Wow that's some high praise, thank you so much!
I agree completely about the item needing a stronger indication for the ones you bought, but them disappearing wouldn't be any good, since you can actually buy multiple and have their effects stack!
Still, a proper UI for what was bought was one of the compromises we made for time.
I'm actually currently in the process of playing your game right now, and I just gotta say, unrelated, It's mesmerizing, dude. Expect a visit from me when I'm done exploring!
Oh, didn't know they can stack! Cool. Well, I'm sure you will find the best solution :)
Thanks! Can't wait for your feedback!
THAT WAS AMAZING!!! i love everything about it, i cant believe you did this in only one week!
the art / animations are cute, polished, and very well drawn, i especially like the enemy designs and the shop
the roguelike elements / shop give it replay value to customize how you play (very few platformers do something like that! its awesome)
and a captivating narrative with very enjoyable and natural dialogue throughout it, i would love to see what you do next!!
AAAH OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
We worked so hard that week to try to fit as much as we could, and I can't tell you how much comments like yours make it all feel worth it.
Seriously, thank you so much for playing! It means a lot <3
You really went above and beyond in every way possible here, for a game jam submission no less! Fluent animations, fun mechanics and upgrades, and an engaging if bittersweet narrative that brings out the best in its own quirky premise. I also can't emphasise enough my appreciation of the assist mode, which I may not have gotten to the end without. Everyone on your team should be proud of themselves!
Oh gosh thank you so much for the incredibly kind words! We really pushed ourselves to our limit with how much stuff we tried to finish in time, I'm so glad the final story and experience were engaging, cohesive and (even when bittersweey) fun! I'm so happy you felt free to use assist mode, it's absolutely there for a reason. I know for sure many of my friends and family would absolutely need it to see the game through, and we really wanted to keep this game open for everybody! Thank you so much for taking the time to play our game <3
Wow the art and narrative interactions in this game are really insane! But by the middle of the game, I probably had no idea why I was reviving and crashing so often.
But overall a very nice idea!I love this game.
AW thank you so much! I'm hope you didn't encounter bugs that hindered the gameplay. I'm glad you managed to enjoy your time despite that! Have a great day <3
oh my gosh! everything about this is SO incredibly well done and fun to play! i really love the charming character design and did AWW multiple times throughout the story. great interpretation of the theme! i had a blast. great work!
AAAH that makes me so happy to hear! I'm so glad these little rascals were cute to watch! I'm really happy you had fun with our game!! your lovely comment is so incredibly appreciated <3
i like turtles
The art style and character design in this game is so original and fun. The characters are so expressive, like in a comic book. I love the dialogue too, it reminded me a lot of 'Hades' where the characters presumably know each other well and as the player we're learning about them through their casual conversation. This was among my longest played games of the day, I think that's because I really wanted to see the end - so great job on the story as well! Dynamite music.
I think there's a spiritual connection to the theme of the jam, but I think if there was a weakness anywhere it would be in that regard. No matter, I still very much enjoyed the game and I hope to see more from you. Please keep in touch!!
Adam
Oh my gosh thank so much for playing our game! We literally joked about the similarities to "Hades" constantly during development so you're right on the money there. I think the most interesting way to bring a viewer into a world is to have characters in the world talk about it realistically to each other, so I really wanted to give a sense of natural conversation. I'm glad you liked it! The theme of loss in our mind is related on the small scale to the platform that run out at every stage, and on a large scale to the destiny Lucy was cursed with- that ended up kind of coming true. Thanks again fof playing! See you around <3
I loved the art, music and storyline in this game. Everything is so well put together. The platforming gameplay is pretty challenging, and once you get a hang of the boost mechanics and other little intricacies of this game, it becomes highly enjoyable. Definitely a very strong submission to this jam. Good job, folks!
Thank you so much for playing our game!
I'm so happy you feel that way about the boost mechanic! We tried our best not to spell it out to the player to keep that sense of discovery and learning.
I'm so glad you enjoyed your time, your kind words mean a lot!
:3
The artstyle is amazing and i love the mechanics, the characters have a lot of charisma and i had a great time
AAH thank you so much! We tinkerd a lot with the mechanics to make sure they complement the gameplay well. It was really important to me that the characters have succinct and enjoyable dialogue and avoid the narrative feeling like it gets in the way. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
THAT ARTSTYLE IS SO WHOLESOME<3 I LOVE THAT AND THOSE SMALL CHARACTERS OMGGG
AAAHH TYSM! <3 I had an absolute blast drawing for this game and I love our little lovey dovey characters so dang much!!! Thank you so much for playing our game!
Ohh! I didn't expect such polish! i really like the animation and story! the last level was tricky but i managed to win it! i love the style you ended up with too!
Omg I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you so much for taking the time to play our game!