| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #17 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| Gameplay | #19 | 3.867 | 3.867 |
| Overall | #49 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
| Theme interpretation | #50 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Audio | #163 | 2.933 | 2.933 |
| Graphics | #238 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/GeneralProtectionFault/Moon-Jump
Theme interpretation
This is a short 2D platformer in which you will jump between the earth and moon to traverse obstacles.
Wow! I had a blast! Such a well designed levels!
I truly enjoyed the gameplay, the classical music to set the mood and the humorist vibe. I love how the simple moving and jumping mechanics blend together seamlessly with the obstacles.
Awesome game! Well done!
PS: I made it through the end, I just couldn’t stop playing, yay!
I had definitely planned on adding a coyote jump but just ran out of time during the "polish" phase. It's something we'll add in the future.
Thank you for playing!
Thanks for playing and especially for the kind words! I was actually worried, at first, about making the game too quick, even though it's a game jam game, but I forgot to consider that we're all trying to review a lot of games too so hasn't been a problem LOL.
They do get a little tricky, and memory is definitely a factor (purposely), however, when you jump between the moon & earth, there's a green arrow that indicates the spot where you entered from (at the "top" of the screen).
We figured this to help orient, particularly if scrolling were later introduced, but I actually noticed around the end that I forgot about it as I was play testing. Not sure if that was because I knew the levels or because it was too subtle, but it did occur to me, after the fact, that maybe that would be better to make more noticeable.
Glad you enjoyed it, particularly the comedic aspect of using that music!
Thank you so much for the feedback and positive comments!
I actually toyed with the idea of having a silhouette of the Moon/Earth depicted somewhere to give you a basic idea of where you were. That was too hard to complete in the time allotted so we opted to go with an arrow showing you where you came from. I agree the memorization can be tricky and I'll keep that in mind as we further expand on the idea. Thank you again!
EDIT: I'm glad you liked the art! It wasn't surprising at all to us that that's where we're receiving the most criticism, though. It's definitely an area we were both lacking in but we tried our best and didn't resort to outsourcing, so we're proud of what we came up with and we're not upset that it comes off amateurish (because it is!). We hope to slowly get better at it as we get more experience.
We are highly pleased, the dumb in a funny way was absolutely deliberate =D. With more time, we'd love to expand. I especially wanted to at least get some scrolling into the levels, but it was too much scope for us as noobs in the game making/jamming field. I also would have liked to enhance the clarity of the (we hoped) self-teaching mechanics given more time. Thanks for playing, and glad you got enjoyment out of it!
The level design and "dumb in a fun way" areas were definitely our focus so we appreciate you saying that! Thank you for playing! I promise we'll work on the art.
Ha! Thank you so much for doing this. I agree the spike collisions are too big. It was a thing we battled with during the entirety of development (they were actually much worse previously!). The level you gave up on, unfortunately, you made a jump you were not supposed to be able to make, which sent you down a path thinking that's what you had to do, which will haunt my nightmares as a designer for all eternity. But thank you for the kind words and the play!
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