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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #83 | 3.871 | 3.871 |
| Fun | #86 | 3.581 | 3.581 |
| Theme | #208 | 3.226 | 3.226 |
| Presentation (graphics, audio) | #256 | 3.032 | 3.032 |
Ranked from 31 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent Mode?
For the theme "Mode", my game is inspired by the band Depeche Mode. Specifically their song "Enjoy the Silence", whose music video depicts one of the band members dressed as a king, wandering the land with a blue folding deck chair.
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Ahhh, I couldn't beat it haha! I tried though, I really did which is a testament to how well this game plays. The mechanics all felt right. For a mechanic as finicky as a trampoline bounce, I was surprised to make triple bounces quite accurately. I imagine it's extremely difficult to get that to feel just right. I know the difficulty is part of the charm for this game but I would've appreciated checkpoints as a jam-friendly feature. I fell down that one vertical gauntlet like 5 times before I called it :P. Solidly built game though, amazing work!!
Geez, that was difficult, lol. This was quite a unique platformer, and one of my favorite takes on the theme! I certainly fell more times than I'd like to admit, but I persisted through and felt like by the end, I'd gotten the hang of the mechanics pretty well. The art and level design were also nice.
One thing I thing would have helped the gameplay flow a little smoother would be if there were some kind of visual indicator of where the chair would land after I threw it. That, or perhaps the ability to only erase 1 chair rather than all 4. I suppose part of the point of the game is the challenge, though, so take my suggestions however you will.
Great job! The challenge was rewarding, and I had a lot of fun!
Love that Depeche Mode is your interpretation of the theme haha! I had a lot of fun with the game, the bouncing just feels so good, really nice job. It honestly reminded me of Portal, in the sense that you have to place things around a room to build momentum for jumps. One thing though - the game needs sound to do justice to the great gameplay! Besides that, really nice work!
Very original mechanic and it also worked quite smoothly. One thing for me is that I sometimes didnt feel in control enough and got slightly frustrated but overal a really good job at creating this, congratz:)
I found a ultra nice trick by placecing the chairs at the start of the slope wich will send you in the sky if you keep bouncing it will send you higher and higher. Too bad I'm sucking at the rest ahah.
Really addictive to play. I'm impressed and confused by how it works the air control in this game. Feel something halfway from ghost and goblins and SOTN.
WP!