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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #86 | 3.578 | 3.578 |
| Innovation | #145 | 3.248 | 3.248 |
| Game Design | #165 | 3.376 | 3.376 |
| Overall | #178 | 3.202 | 3.202 |
| Fun | #189 | 3.202 | 3.202 |
| Audio | #258 | 2.982 | 2.982 |
| Graphics | #371 | 2.826 | 2.826 |
Ranked from 109 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
If you die you get a second chance and become a ghost. The end of your life starts a new beginning.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes
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Great game. I got stuck on the part where you die and in ghost form you need to use the boosters, but the ceiling was spikes. I tried it many times and always died.
I liked it. Good job.
Thanks for the feedback! The game can be tough at some points, the level you were stuck on, relied heavily on timing, maybe you wanna replay it some day? the good levels are sadly at the end.
OMG I love this Music and SFX, can feel your vibe! Also very nice bloody pallete!
Thanks for the kind words :D
Btw, I don't have WinRAR, so I might not be able to play your game, but I'm trying to do a workaround
Interesting mechanic, I liked that. Tiles are a little bit odd (same problem), and platforms sometimes are too hard to jump onto, but still good.
Thanks! yeah the game can be hard sometimes, but that was kind of intentional
Nice! The concept is really good and fits the theme perfectly. Good work :)
Thanks! Your game looks pretty cool, I'll probaly check it out later ;)
Really cool take on the theme. I liked this game a lot! Not a huge fan of the super floaty controls but it works for this game. Well done!
Thanks for the feedback! I thought they weren't that floaty, but it's a jam, so you only have limited ressources for playtesting
the graphics and idea are soo good, especially this cute ghost!
Thanks :)
i love how the game has balance, everything is just right in place!
i love how the game has balance, everything is just right in place!
i like how the game has balance, everything is just right in place!
Thanks!
Good game overall, fun use of the theme. Only thing I would say is, at least to me, the movement doesn't feel that good, the jumps feel quite slow but that is personal preference really, Good Job!
Thanks! Other people said similiar things about the jump
Love the background music and the use of being dead or alive as platforming mechanics. Also, I noticed how there is a camera jitter, so make sure your camera controller is updated in the same update as your player controller and your character's rigid body is set to interpolate. Doing so can help further enhance the overall experience. Keep up the great work!
Ah okay, thanks! I'll do it if I decide to update my game
I really like the concept, and i think the level design really takes advantage of it!
Thanks! I really tried to step my level design game up this jam :)
"sir, is it a truly a good idea to turn a phrase "kill yourself" into a game?"
"yuh uh"
"but sire, the twitter cancellations-"
"just do it."
- Totally Real In-game Dialog
Yes Yes, this game is purely there to promot suicide, nothing else ;)
#CancelKindaGoodGames he say the bad
I like this game and think I had a pretty similar concept in my game, where you come back as a zombie instead of a ghost. Well done.
Thanks for the feedback!
pretty cool game, and i’m not gonna lie, the ui and transitions are pretty good, and it’s really quite polished, good job
Thanks!
Very nice idea! I like the implementation mechanism of death as a mean of the theme "an end is a new beginning". I like the platforming of the game and the feel as well. Really fun to play if you like this type of games.
Some improvements may be:
1) Introduce paul and his story in-game to the player. If i don't read the description is hard to imagine the concept (since there is one).
2) Include to credits the creators of the assets. If it's yours...then give credits to yourself!
Thanks for your feedback! I didn't included the story due to time management reasons, I would've else had a starting scene with some voice acting. The assets were all self-made, it's written on the submission page and I thought it wasn't neccesary to put it on the credits scene too.
Always give yourslef credits into the game!
Never take for granted that someone will spent his/her time on your description page.
Sometimes...the strory itself is what motivates the players to play your game.
Keep developing games!
Very good game, it is hard as it is fun. I love games where you have to think of how to solve a problem rather than one that makes it so obvious. Good job.
Cool stuff! I wish it had a mute button/audio settings. (It's pretty loud)
Thanks, there are audio sliders in the settings
Oh, my bad :P
The game system is quite fun and it’s a good interpretation of the theme! Also, the level designs fit this mechanism well. Maybe you can polish your controls a little bit! Great work!
PS. It almost instantly reminds me of my past jam games, it is very similar to this, and the jam’s theme was “Death is the new beginning” (almost identical!) You can play it here if you want: https://betairya.itch.io/soul-out-fneko
Thanks, I'll might look into it later, but I'm a bit busy rn playing the games of this jam. But maybe later tho :D
It's pretty impressive that you did all of this on your own in just 7 days. I would say the movement system needs more refinement, since the way the jump and pads work is not easy to understand, The gravity in the ghost form also has a part in affecting the way the player's velocity works.
However, out of all the jam games I've played for this jam, this specific platformer made me so hooked I poured at least 35 minutes into it, trying to get past stages! It was fun, even it was though frustrating as well xD
Thanks! It was really fun watching someone playing my game live!