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A jam submission

Quest for the Shrink RayView game page

Made for DJam6
Submitted by aprzn123 — 22 minutes, 13 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#23.8183.818
Fun#63.2733.273
Overall#73.5453.545
Graphics#73.3643.364
Mood#83.2733.273
Theme#83.5453.545
Humor#102.6362.636
Innovation#112.8182.818

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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HostSubmitted

Pretty fun little platformer/puzzle game! It's short, but solid. I didn't notice any bugs/issues, aside from one time that I got stuck under one of the moving platforms, but that was mostly my fault for standing under it then pressing the lever :P Maybe a restart button for when you get stuck would be good?

One small tweak I'd make would be to switch the "Advance Dialog" button to something closer to the WASD keys, such as perhaps R or Q. Having W as a jump option in addition to space is nice though.

Good job!

Submitted

Lovely little game! I enjoyed playing it on stream, here's the VOD! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1117396917

Submitted

Oh this is adorable!

Overall, I love the idea! It's well made, and I love the little puzzle elements! I wasn't able to get all the snowmen, I think I missed a single one. Still really nice! As for criticisms, I was able to softlock it by pulling a lever and making the moving platform crash me inside the floor. Also,  the camera is so zoomed on the character, and it pans upwards so far that moving downwards is always anxiety inducing. I refer to that scenario as a "Blind Jump" where the player needs to move downwards but has no idea hat is below them. The part where you move down a staircase of clouds is find, because you can always see the next cloud, but there are other places that feel worrying to jump down blindly.

It definitely fits the "tiny" part of the theme. It's a bit loose on the "town" side, but I've played so many 'town' games and not that many 'tiny' games, so it's nice to see an original take on the theme!

I had a lot of fun with this. The dialogue is charming, and the platforming is great. I like the little collectables, and figuring out how to open all the doors was fun.

As for innovation, it is just a typical platformer, but I love the twist mechanic of shrinking down and moving back to the start.

The artwork is adorable! I'm a big fan of the graphics.

There isn't too much humor, but I don't think the game was aiming for that category anyway, so it's fine.

I love the charming mood. The artwork is cute, the characters are lovely, and it's just a good time to be had. 

Great work!

Submitted

Great music!

Submitted

I found the shrink ray! I also had a few soft locks. But, enjoyable game. I wish the camera was zoomed out a little more to see a bit more of what's around. Thanks for the game! - ET

Submitted

Great concept and level design for it. There are some place where you can get softlock as a small character so you have to restart whole game. And it makes every try a bit frustrating.

Submitted

Neat! It was a bit laggy, but that’s probably a local issue. The collectibles are an instant 5 stars.

Jam HostSubmitted

great game and great interpretation of the theme. graphics were great, the jumping did feel a little floaty though... all in all, really great entry!

Submitted (1 edit)

Really good platformer, with some nice music + art. Really fun submission :)