Alright this absolutely rocks! The core mechanics are simple but very fun and the polish is on another level.
I encountered a small bug were the fall voice lines would sometimes play when jumping but they were funny enough were I didn’t mind xD
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Solar Cycle's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #16 | 4.435 | 4.435 |
| Fun | #28 | 4.161 | 4.161 |
| Presentation | #45 | 4.419 | 4.419 |
| Originality | #95 | 4.065 | 4.065 |
Ranked from 63 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent "Power"?
You play as a solar powered robot that has to jump start a wind turbine using a battery.
Comments
I think it mainly happend when close to the edge of a stone platform. I triggered it a bunch of times when trying to cheeze my way up a stone without a battery as step (which I failed to do) but I think also once or twice when landing on a stone. I kinda have the habbit of jumping a lot tough so a bit hard to say ;p
Polished and precise platformer, it runs beautifully. I like the cartoony stretching of the animation when the robot jumps. That ending was unexpected...
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Dear, Can You Open the Pickle Jar?Great freaking game. Good puzzles, a charming art style accompanied by a Quippy gecko that is about as endearing as Gex. This is high high-quality, well polished game that I would love to see being expanded upon.
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Bots n' BatteriesI've always fantasized about being able to harness the sun and having a talking lizard. So this game is a dream come true for me.
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BufferduckyEasily one of the best games in this jam that I've played. Strong execution on both the gameplay and world building, and the lizard is what easily makes this a 5 stars in my book. Unreal submission considering the timeframe, great job!
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Gambling Wizards!The design caught my eye immediately. Once I saw that the player controls a robot with a lizard companion, I knew I had to try it. I enjoyed the level design and gameplay. The controls feel good. My only issue was that I would sometimes double jump when I only pressed the space bar once. The vehicle controls were also a bit rough, but nothing major. I enjoyed the concept. The voice-line cues (missing a jump, taking too long, etc.) were a nice touch. The end sequence was a lot of fun. This is very impressive considering the timeframe. Great work!
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POWERCHORDThank you for the feedback! In retrospect I think we should've added the robot and lizard to the cover image to stand out more. I've done a 3D-platformer in a jam before and the feedback from that helped me create even better 3D-platformer controller for this game. But yeah, the vechicle controls definately needed more time in the oven.
This was a super strong entry! The solar-powered mechanic was a super cool interpretation of the theme and also a really fun mechanic! The mechanics were cool, I liked the character model and graphical style, and there were some level designs! I hated the lizard (but like in a "its well written" kinda way), and I thought the ending sequence was super sick! The only problem I saw at all was that sometimes the camera would snap to odd angles when I tried to turn, but all in all great job!
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Oh? Baseball!Very strong in all aspects.
Properly instructs player and increases difficulty which is always a challenge in game-jams I feel.
Love the Gex inspired companion and the dialogue you can get when failing jumps.
There's a lot to like in this game :)
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Biggies Big BounceSerious game here. Enjoyed the control flow and your approach to the theme.
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Caesar: Thumbs of FateCRAZY ending, i love the voiced companion, makes the game feel so alive and me not so alone in my dark basement!A very enjoyable platformer, and i usually hate platformers. Also watched this live on aaalan
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GOD OF HANDSMovement feels really nice, and using sunlight / shadows to gate energy was a fun twist. No comment on my feelings towards my animal sidekick :p Nice job!
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Power Company II - Electric BoogalooYou guys did an insanely good job! The game looks amazing, the characters are funny, the gameplay is great, and the puzzles are well-designed. The core mechanic (double jumps depending on sun exposure) is a clever way to create puzzles. And there's even a plot twist at the end!
AMAZING JOB!!
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Frog WizardReally cool game! The music in the end was a wonderful cinematic touch, and the twist was quite fun!
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_sheld[ON]Very good game both artistically and in its puzzle design. Fun, if somewhat annoying, lizard companion and a wonderful credits sequence. Only note is that you are able to reuse the powered off batteries to bypass many of the later platforming sections. It may be good to find a way to force the player to leave behind the old batteries when advancing to the next section.
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POW-er Breakeri love the art, music, puzzles. this whole game is great, i enjoyed playing it very much. epic credit sequence too. i want to skin the stupid lizard alive.
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POWER OF LOVEBALLInsanely polished for a week. Nice model, animations, cohesion. People are getting better at game jams. Nicely done.
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Street Beat Powerslide
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