Hardcore platformers aren't for me, in any case I recognize that there has been a great study of gameplay mechanics and level design here. Excellent work was also done on a graphic and soundtrack level which certainly deserves to be rewarded!

I wish there were more games like this in this jam!

That was fun and frustrating

But I did complete it. Took me around 34 minutes with 271 deaths. 

At first I was like "I swear it's not registering my inputs" because I would press shift then spacebar and not both of them together. After figuring that out, things got a bit easy.

Floaty movement was the most frustrating thing to deal with but I feel like if the controls weren't limited to using only my left hand things would have been much easier.

I did like the visuals, the homepage doesn't do it justice. The level design is actually pretty decent and the music just bumps.

This was fun to play! It took a little bit to get used to the controls (I kept switching between left shift and right shift, right shift + space + wasd ended up being what I settled on.) I got super stuck at 4-1 and had no idea what I was doing wrong. The mechanic the level was asking me to pull off didn't click for me until I watched some gameplay from your youtube video that showed the long jump leading to a super high jump. I saw that and immediately went "Ohhh that's possible?!". With that knowledge I did pretty good until 5-2. I just couldn't seem to get enough jump height from the second platform, it took me a ton of tries... I kept thinking that the speed of the platform rising would transfer into my jump speed, but it seems like I actually jumped higher when it stopped moving which kind of confused me.

Not finished with this yet, but I'm currently at 6-1. The game's got its hooks in me, definitely a good thing! Hoping I can finish it sometime. The art style is simple, but nicely polished. Music and sound effects are great as well. I know nothing about music theory really, but I did happen to know some of the names of the levels and thought that was a really cool idea for level names. Very cool game overall, great work!

Definitely one of the better games I've played. The mechanics are fun to learn and the level design is very good ! It also feels good to play. There's a whole lot of polish and it might be the start of something great. The only thing I would tweak a little bit is that it feels like the player can be too slippery at times which makes it hard to control precise jumps. Maybe it's part of the intended experience though. In any case, it's a wonderful game. Good job !

You clearly put a lot of time into the mechanics here - I love it. The boost jumps are dope and feel really nice to pull off, especially with the added visual effect. Great music, very appealing graphics - even if they're simple, there's enough polish and flair that it doesn't matter much.

I did call it quits before I beat it, unfortunately. The level that got me was the "wall jump boost to high jump boost" one. I was able to make it to the final jump, but even when I pulled off the high jump, the momentum from the first boost carried me right into the death wall. I'm sure it's beatable, but that's where I ran out of patience.

good idea, nice control,but too hard, way too hard

I really liked the aesthetic of the game, but I think the controls/movement could use some refinement. Many times, I could not wall jump, and I wasn't sure why. Really liked the effects and screen transitions.

Well-put together game, constantly reminds of Celeste (despite having a unique mechanic that sets it apart) and it has difficulty to match. So far I have made it to the Phrygian stage. The graphics are minimalistic but that doesn't mean they're bad, in fact it's beneficial to be able to see the collision boxes directly, something which Celeste couldn't do. Music is fitting and not repetitive. Solid rating on all counts.

I struggle with consistency especially chained jumps but I think that's more of a me-issue because I have the same problem with similar games. Make sure you have horizontal momentum if you are trying to chain a jump or it will behave as though you mis-timed it.

Travelling through walls be like:

Very fun! I loved the platforming mechanics. The variety of different jumps is nice to have and there is enough different environmental challenges, too.

I think it's a very clever idea to include hints about where to jump and which jump to use. I never felt stuck. The game is challenging enough so I didn't feel spoiled the solution of each level. But I could see that some other players would want to turn most aggressive hints off.

The graphics look nice with very clear hitboxes which is important for hardcore platforming. Also, there are a lot of particle effects to make it look more interesting.

I didn't have any in-game audio on Windows. That's a technical issue, but I plugged in a different speaker and it fixed the issue somehow.

Overall, it's an awesome game! Great job! Good luck with your future projects!

Visually nice but couldn't get past 2-2 due to control issues. 

Positives:

• The game overall is interesting, with some engaging mechanics.
• The concept of the movement/scaling/jumping mechanic is fairly novel, but I've seen it in some other platformers even if not all together,
• Level 3-2 presented a fair challenge without major issues.

Things that could use some polishing:

• Movement/scaling/jumping mechanics need refinement; input often doesn't register correctly, especially in level 3-1 and 3-3.
• Inconsistent performance of controls; sometimes Shift/UP works better than Shift/Space, and vice versa.
• Encountered a significant bug in level 3-3 leading to a blank screen and game freeze after 6 or 7 failures on trying to get the timing right, if I even could.

The game has an interesting premise but is hindered by technical issues in the movement and control mechanics. The inconsistency in input acceptance, especially in critical moments like run/jump or scale/jump sequences, detracts from the gameplay experience. The game's design elements are somewhat reminiscent of "Thomas Was Alone", in my opinion. Thanks for submitting, excited to see if you continue it and I'll save it for if you make changes later!

I enjoyed the glowy levels, not the biggest fan of "I'm literally just a rectangle" as a protagonist, but considering the shape-shifting mechanic and the rest of the game's style I think it works well here, just wish you at least threw some black rectangles for eyes on him. The game gets a bit challenging and the levels are pretty neat with how they use the whole shape-shifting thing. I loved the transitions and ambiance, the game feels really polished. Good job on the game!

The music sfx is really nice and the aesthetic aswell. It gives out a nice vibe. However, the movement felt a bit clunky. I had a lot of problems with the wall jump. Especially in 2-3 "Too many walls". In the area in the photo I couldn't jump most of the time, I just kept sliding down. It made it really frustrating. 

I eventually gave up after some minutes in level 3-1 because I could almost never make the jump and when I did it was too late so I jumped into the spikes. Most of the times the character wouldn't jump when I pressed space in that level. 

Some times when I am wide and press the up arrow I jump sometimes and sometimes nothing happens. It felt like a bug.

I liked that you introduced new features along the way and I noticed that you had some form of save system aswell. Good job! If you managed to fix the jump bug I would like to try it again :)

Great game!! But I was stuck in the combined jump stage. I liked the mechanics and the idea of the central hub where you can use your newly learned skills to excess the next level. I'll keep this idea in my mind :) 

Aesthetically very beautiful. I really liked the background effects you included (the snow and Pentagons) and the glow around the player. In general, very well executed low-poly style.

Sound design is excellent. Music and SFX all feel appropriate, and the background blizzard ambient sound really adds to the atmosphere of the game.

Concept feels innovative, and definately fits the Jam Theme.

I did find the controls a bit clunky to use. I found having to press [Space] and [Shift] at the same time to do the correct jump awkward. Also, I ended up getting stuck on Level 3-3, I just could not work out what I was supposed to do.

Overall, very strong submission. Great job!