A unique story behind a solid platformer!

Theme:

I took the theme as the less stress I had, the further I could go in the game, hence the breathing and calming down before continuing!

Visuals:

The game was pleasant to look at. The background was a dream like state, the main character looked to be void of hope with the simple black and grey shading, and the contrast of the breathing mechanic really added flare to the game! The platforms/environment were all black boxes, which would have been nice to see some kind of added dreamy feel to them to match the background. The floating words were also a very nice touch, adding into the theme even more!

Innovation:

yes, this was another platformer, but it was a platformer that told a story, with real emotion behind it, and also added a puzzle mechanic. The breathing function found in the game added a twist to the player as to look ahead and plan out their route so they wouldn't run out of time. Breathing at the checkpoints gave the player a big circle of light around them, giving them access to walk through red floating words, so make sure you do your breathing exercises so you can pass through the game!

Sounds/Music:

Sadly you didn't have any sounds or music. I would have really loved to hear what you had planned for the game!

Overall:

This game was an emotional platformer, which I haven't played many of those. The message is really well spelled out in the game. The world does like to through a lot of weight on your shoulders. And if you are feeling that extra pressure, you should really check out this game! The platforming is really well done and the story story telling is compelling. Don't let the finnicky breathing mechanic hold you back from figuring out how to play through this experience! Once you get the hang of it, it is much easier to make it through! 

I streamed it here, starts at 1:21:00

Well this is the first game I've played through to actually have a message behind it's gameplay (this jam I mean), which was nice to see.  The concept itself is pretty good as well, with some interesting and decently laid out gameplay mechanics.  Definitely a well done difficulty curve and some pretty good visuals to differentiate different things throughout the game.  Some finer points tho, just cause:

• The breath mechanic was a little weird in how if you don't specifically do it the right way it just resets itself, which was a little annoying, but once I figured out how to work it (with some help thanks Iffi) it was interesting to use throughout the level.  
• The difficulty curve was pretty well done, especially the portion with the blue word introduction, putting a checkpoint right before it helped me to be able to test out different ways of passing it to find the solution.  Though it was slightly weird that the "light" around the player removes it.  It does end up working better as a game mechanic that it does though, especially later on.
• One of the better platformer movement systems throughout which is nice, not really much input there just wanted to say that.
• The visuals had a very interesting and unique style, the fact that the background has some variation to it was nice, and the pseudo-depth of the player because of the different shades on the "front" vs "back" legs and arms was cool.  

The message is pretty cool, and the metaphors and such throughout are very well done.  Especially the ending.  

What an amazing game!! I can't not believe this does not have more ratings, absolute hidden gem!

I love the art and animation so so much. The concept of using text as platform/obstacle is so genius and help combining story and gameplay so well. The story is incredibly heartfelt and relatable and again work brilliantly with the breathing mechanic, which I also loved. I can only imagine how even better this game will be with a little sound and music.

A small feedback I have is, for this type of game, I'd love for an easier platforming challenge and perhaps more checkpoints, since there're time when I have hurry to beat a challenge and couldn't read all of the text, but I can also see why you want to make it hard.

I really love this, definitely one of my favorite, making me excited to keep trying people's game! Fantastic job!!

The visuals are very good. I like the game mechanic of breathing in and out, although I do believe a tutorial is warranted. Music and sound effects would have helped a lot. Still a pretty nice game. I got stuck at the part where you fall down a deep pit. Is there supposed to be a secret exit there?

sorry, no mac version in the zip file. I'll play it when I have access to a windows computer later in the week!

In the meantime, I'd appreciate it if you could play/rate my game as well! :)

Although I totally loved the visuals and the story, I could not figure out what I was supposed to do until I read the comment section. Even after that I think something about the controls just doesn't seem right. Would love to finish the game so I am still trying.

I found it funny how it talks about how important it is to take a breath.  Then if you stop to breath you will die

Trying to play this, but I'm stuck in the first room. What am I supposed to do? Really want to play this, but I just can't figure it out