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A jam submission

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Climb to the top of each level in this simple game made for the Brackey's Game Jam 2020.2!
Submitted by djmick254 — 12 hours, 33 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Game Design#1683.7743.774
Fun#1703.6883.688
Graphics#4273.5813.581
Audio#4353.2373.237
Overall#5393.2313.231
Innovation#8152.8062.806
Theme#12392.3012.301

Ranked from 93 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

In what way does your game fit the theme?
Avoid rewind blocks that restart the level.

Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes

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Submitted(+1)

Love the visuals and it's an extremely challenging game... Maybe a double jump would make the game cooler? Don't really think you need it though... Would make a good mobile game :D


If you want something kind of similar (it's a platformer) you could try mine, although of course I dont want to be "that person" :P Anyway, fantastic work for 30 hours!

Developer

Thank you! I've actually already played and rated your game, it's really good! I left a comment on it about 3 days ago.

Submitted

Ahhh thanks a lot (sorry, forgot who's played my game and who hadn't :D), anyway your's is certainly really cool!

Submitted(+1)

This is a really great game. The movement feel snappy and I could see this being a really fun mobile game. I also like the music (but you did forget to loop it).
However, I don't think this game fits the theme well. The "rewind block" might as well have been a spike that kills you.

I'd really appreciate it if you would have a look at my game as well, and be sure to download the smaller version :D

Developer

Thank you! I'm sorry, I can't try your game because sadly I have a Mac and there is only a Windows download. 

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

This is such a great, well polished game! The controls feel SUPER solid and responsive, which I've heard is really hard to do! Setting the game up in a tall, skinny window is super clever and the level design complements this so well! My only critique would be that the game didn't fit the theme super well like others have said, but for me this was no big deal because it was still super polished and fun! Also, I did find a small bug where it said I collected 275 coins out of 8 (I guess I must just be that good :) )

Developer

Thank you! I have no idea how the coin counter glitched, I've never seen that. 

Submitted

then: took me 20 min to figure it out..

now: damm it's aswm!!! art, visuals, audio is aswm!!!

Developer

Thank you! I’m glad you figured it out!

Submitted(+1)

Fun platformer took me a while to figure out that I had to jump up to get to the next part, but the controls and game play were great

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

pretty cool

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Graphics fit the game really well and the platforming itself was really fun! I also liked how you designed your levels around the "warp screen" mechanic, it really made me think about where to move my character. There's two areas I see for improvement though - One, add a short grace period (like 0.2 sec) for jumping whenever you run off a platform. I often found myself not being able to jump because I ran off the edge right as I hit the jump button. The other is that despite all the other cool stuff in the platofrmer, I didn't really see a rewind mechanic this game. Overall, nice entry!

Developer

Thank you! I definitely should have used the theme better. As for coyote time, I actually had that in the game but for some reason the way I programmed it messed with other parts of the player script, so I just got rid of it. I will definitely add it in platforms in the future.

Submitted(+1)

The Good:

  • Art - the art is super clean and fits the game very well. Everything just feels pleasing to look at
  • Polished - levels and mechanics seemed well thought out and I couldn't find any bugs
  • Movement and controls - the movement felt satisfying and responsive, and the little run animation was a cool as well
  • Variety - you added a bunch of different fun mechanics, and you introduced them to the player slowly so they don't get overwhelmed. Great job

Could Improve:

  • Theme adherence - this is the first and only major downside. If I were to play this game without any context, I would've never thought it was created with the rewind mechanic in mind. It simply just boils down to restarting
  • Length - the game felt too short for me. I managed to collect all the coins and win the game in under 5 minutes on the first attempt. However, I will not rate you down for this, I'm just simply pointing out that this is an improvement you could make

Overall:

One of the best games I've played so far. Very fun, polished and clean. Again, just pointing out that the theme was under-utilised, but apart from that everything was great.

Developer

Thank you! I definitely agree I did not use the theme well, plus I would have made the game longer if I had some more time. Thank you for the review!

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed this one! I like the art style and felt the game was very solid. 

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Very fun game, it was satisfying to play. The only things I would say are maybe have the clouds respawn after some time so you don't just have to reset every time. Also, I found a bug were the music doesn't loop and eventually cuts out. Other than that I had a lot of fun, nice job

Developer

Thank you! I agree I should have made the clouds respawn, and yeah, I forgot to loop the music, so that was why it cuts off. Oops.

Submitted(+1)

448 sec 6/8 coins. It's not very good, but i did it.  The game is fun, a bit rage-inducing, but it is to be expected from this kind of games. I liked the visuals too. The only feedback i can give you is the fact that the music stops at some point, the theme is a bit weak (are the bat rewind bats too?)  and i felt like the jump was a bit unresponsive near the edges of the platforms, but this is just an impression

Developer

Nice job finishing! Yeah, I forgot to loop the music, that was just a simple mistake. I will definitely use the theme better in the future, thanks for your input!

Submitted(+1)

This game is well executed, looks polished. Loved the art and the concept. I actually thought the fun going to run out after a while, but that's not true, It's really fun to play till the end and I enjoyed it very much (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و

Developer

Thank you very much!

Submitted(+1)

Cute platformer. Had fun and liked the multi jumps on the wall.

Could you please play and rate my game too?

https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-4/rate/723414

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Sadly I can't play your game as I have a mac and the download was not working. I'm very sorry, it looks very cool though!

Submitted

no prob. will have a mac version.... but can't post till after they open it back up ;-(

Submitted(+1)

I liked the game, the screen wrapping was very nicely implemented! I loved the graphics as well! My one complaint would be that the rewinding aspect isn't that clear. I had to read your description to figure it out but even then it feels more like a restart mechanic, just like an enemy in other games. Overall I liked it though!

Developer

I agree, I should have used the theme better. Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

A simple and good platformer game. Nothing much to say, it plays really well and is kinda fun. Only criticism I can give is that, it does not really fit the theme, "rewind".

Developer

Thank you! I'll make sure next game jam I do I use the theme better. 

Submitted(+1)

I really liked how you introduced the screenwrapping early on and kept using it. Without that, I would've gotten stumped and not enjoyed the platforming puzzles as much as I did.

Developer

Thank you! I love the mechanic.

Submitted(+1)

Good game, quite polished. The sound effects and graphics were consistent and nice. I wish the gameplay evolved a little bit more but it was still fun regardless. Great job!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

A very solid game, with a good level design, great job!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+1)

I like the music, tho it randomly stopped playing. The game is also very beautiful. The game is EXTREMELY punishing. If you miss a single jump, restart. Those cloud things dont even respawn.

Developer(+1)

Yeah I must have forgotten to loop the music, oops. I tried to make the game hard, although I do think I probably should have made the clouds respawn. Thank you!

Submitted

Bruh. On my other game jam game ( gmtk jam ) I forgot to loop it at first, I changed later tho. Respawning will make the game less "ragy".

Submitted(+1)

Great game!, very fun aswell, would be nice if it could be played in full screen tho, besides from that it was awsome!

Developer

Thank you! This was my first game jam, so I honestly just forgot to make full screen an option. It might not work that well with the aspect ratio anyway, but thank you for the feedback!

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