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A jam submission

Dotted DashView game page

Bounce through cute little levels in Dotted Dash!
Submitted by SpectrumStudios (@SpectrumStudio0) โ€” 22 hours, 45 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 5 people so far
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Submitted(+1)

A lot of fun, but little to hard for me. Cute character, nice sounds, but too bright background.

Developer

thanks for the feedback! I'm struggling a little now. I agree with you that the keep is a little hard, and I would like to make it easier without removing the original idea. Do you have any ideas on how to make it easier? like automatically moving forward or something

Submitted

Maybe if u add some decorations, will help with trajectory perception. Not much, but a little reference points. :)

Developer

I'll do that, thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Cute character! Nice cozy scene in general. I couldn't get the hang of jumping. I made it through a few levels, but got stuck eventually. I had a hard time controlling the speed and direction, though bounce and movement felt pretty good. I liked the big jumps.

Developer(+1)

thanks for the feedback! I'm struggling a little now. I agree with you that the keep is a little hard, and I would like to make it easier without removing the original idea. Do you have any ideas on how to make it easier? like automatically moving forward or something

Submitted(+1)

I think the issue might not entirely be that it's difficult. I didn't feel in control. If I know what I need to do, but I can't do it, it's just a hard game. In  this case, I couldn't figure out what I should be doing in order to improve.

When I'd bounce, I'd sometimes overshoot and I would sometimes not move far enough. So there's some skill and knowledge required to bounce the right way. If the bounce (position, direction, speed) wasn't really good, I didn't stand a chance. I couldn't figure out what would be the ideal bounce to get to my goal.

Developer(+1)

really helpful, thanks!

Submitted

Super cute idea! I love the little mushroom character and the artstyle of your game. Movement was a little bit confusing at first, but I got used to it quite quickly. Sometimes the character is going wild (is turning right and left really fast in some situations), but i didn't affect the gameplay at all. Overall a nice and fall-related game where you need a little skill, too! :D

Developer(+1)

super glad to hear! thanks!

Submitted

I absolutely love your color tones and your overall art direction ! Congrats !
I struggled a bit to play, to be honest, I can't jump more than two mushrooms ^^

Developer

I'm glad you liked the art for my game! I want to expand this idea into a full game, so could you maybe help me out by further explaining what made it hard to play? I didn't want it to be frustrating. Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Sure. I think, essentially, it comes down to not really understanding the timing needed for the bounce. I felt like I never had enough momentum to go further.

Maybe something more gradual to better grasp the mechanics? Or perhaps a visual indicator to show the timing to follow?

Developer

alright, thanks!