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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #38 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Innovation | #80 | 3.657 | 3.657 |
| Fun | #86 | 3.657 | 3.657 |
| Overall | #95 | 3.614 | 3.614 |
| Game Design | #162 | 3.514 | 3.514 |
| Graphics | #163 | 3.743 | 3.743 |
| Audio | #315 | 3.114 | 3.114 |
Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does you game fit the theme?
You play as a knight that usually does everything alone, but this time he has a squire who is helping him.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, I did.
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Good work! Keep it up!
This was a really fun game, I liked the cutscenes and the idea is really creative. Only thing I would change is maybe the player movement a bit. And also i had some trouble with the part where the squire has to go under the blades. Besides that it is great.
I got a nice laugh out of handling the squire in this game, and appreciate the little details of polish that made it in even with a game jam time frame. And I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only one to do something with slightly twisted humor in a medieval theme around "You're not alone".
Thanks! Can't wait to try Your game!
This is very fun to play, an interesting mechanic, and it's cute how the squire follows you. The music is good too
I think the camera should be bigger, because sometimes we can't see the other side of the puzzle. Regardless, it's a good game! Nice work!
Thanks, glad You liked it!
This game is awesome! The way the squire follows you and jumps around on his own is very well done.An ambitious thing to do for a jam and so well executed. Another favorite for sure.
Thanks, very nice of You!
probably the most fun I had with a game in this jam!
I enjoyed how the squire followed me and jumped after me, just found that super cute, and the throwing mechanic is funny and enjoyable! although a bit stiff sometimes, it felt sometimes like the gravity is too strong and I expected him to go further than what he did.
but overall i had a lot of fun! and as you said, I did like him. :)
Thanks, I am glad You enjoyed the game!
I thoroughly enjoyed throwing the squire like a nerf football lol and the sfx on impact was clean! Great job!
Cool game, I enjoyed the trickiness and the fact that you could throw the other dude was cool. Something to improve on is the testing and polish. A great game overall, what a good submission. If you would be so kind to rate my game, but its entirely up to you :)
Really excellent! Never have I had so much fun throwing a loyal servant on to a pit of spikes!
Haha :D Glad You enjoyed it!
Great game! I really enjoyed playing it and I love the fact that you can throw your squire.
Thanks!
This game is amazing. The puzzles were tricky and I love how the knight holds the squire it's so cute. Definitely coming back to finish playing the game.
Congrats on finishing your game! This is really nice :)
I loved the core design here - puzzle platformers are one of my favorites. And applying the theme with a little bit of twisted humor was a great take. Here's this heroic knight used to fighting on his own forced to have a partner - so he sacrifices him at any opportunity. Great character development tied to gameplay.
Like any jam game, I think this game just really needed more testing and polish. Some of the timing based puzzles felt a little finnicky and/or overly punishing. In particular, guiding the squire through the spinning blades was a bit frustrating. I wonder if it would have been better to have an option to just take control of him instead? Character swapping style? Also, the final boss was a fun take on a boss battle, but it just took way too long. If there's no HP indicator or dedicated combat system, the only "good" numbers are 1 or 3. I couldn't tell if I was actually doing anything or progressing the fight.
Overall, very well done. I enjoyed my time with your game. Keep making fun games!
Thanks a lot! I am very glad that You liked the game and the 'plot'.
I tried to make the game less punishing by adding frequent checkpoints, but I agree that the guiding could be easier. Although I preferred to keep the knight as the only player for simplicity.
The boss takes whole 12 hits to die, I guess I didn't want to make the fight short and I went too far on the HP. He starts attacking faster when he is on low HP and the hit sound gets higher pitched after every hit, but its probably too subtle to notice.
Thanks for the in-depth feedback, I really appreciate it!
What a great game! It's very polished and a lot of fun. Even though you throw a little human in death pits, it's quite wholesome XD
I loved it! At first I tried getting rid of the squire and leave him behind, but then he came in handy, so I guess, I had to cooperate with him haha. I loved the graphics, the way the mountains were overlapped, the grass and dirt and the details of the characters! The gameplay and lore were really interesting, I really like how we got unlimited lives, cause I absolutely suck at arcade games haha. Great job, keep it up! <3
A very enjoyable game! The whole experience felt very polished and complete, and the mechanics with the squire like following and throwing felt excellent, overall a great puzzle game with a fun boss fight to boot.
My only complaints lie with the timing/platforming sections that felt a little unforgiving thanks to the jump height and hitboxes, but otherwise everything else- art, music, design, felt spectacular! Great work on the parallax.
Thank You, I am glad You enjoyed it :D
Really nice! I love the idea of picking up the squire and throwing him (thought it was really funny haha). Some parts, like guiding the squire through the spinning blades, were pretty tough because of the small space. The jump felt a little too small so maybe make the jump higher along with the ground to accommodate? Overall really well done
Thank You for the feedback :)
This is such a fun idea! I really liked how cute the squire was. Some of the puzzles were hard to figure out because I couldn't see far enough ahead to know what exactly to do, but other than that, great game!
Great art, pretty good level design, tho jumps feel pretty weird. Honestly fun game!
Thanks!
It's a really good idea to "use" a Squire in a very funny way. Without this loyal companion you couldn't even start a journey ;) I really like this game. I had a lot of fun. Good job :)
Good idea