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GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/Troy-Story-Games/messenger-mouse
Game description
Take on the role of a courageous mouse tasked with delivering a secret message to the king in Messenger Mouse! This action-packed platformer combines classic gameplay with modern challenges, encouraging players to explore, strategize, and uncover the game's many secrets.
Theme interpretation
Narratively we made the game about delivering a secret message to the king. Loosely inspired by the story of Marathon. We made the game have secret passage ways to find throughout. The secret passages also factor in when considering speed run times as many secret areas allow you to complete the level faster.
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Limit your colors to 4
Let players break the rules with things like infinite lives or invincibility
Make time the enemy
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This is a fantastic and overall very polished game. Easy to understand mechanics but with a deep learning curve. I think you could easily release this on Steam if you added more levels etc.
One thing I noticed was that jumping after a slide can be a bit tricky to perform. Not sure if it's just my skill level but it seems that if you are crouching you can't cancel into a jump (essentially you need to be in neutral to jump). I think this is the only thing that needs improving. Everything else is top-notch. Well done!
Great job! Platforming felt really punishing, but fair, with tons of movement options. And the levels felt really open, with lots of different ways to get around. Also enjoyed the humor and dialogue!
Very cool! It's not easy to make a good plat-former but yours is interesting, fun and you made very cool levels. In particular, I think your tutorial level is very polished and effective at teaching the moveset.
I wasn't very good at finding the secrets within the levels (besides the first one) as I felt a bit pressured by the time. But that's by no way a bad thing, it's definitely something that would make me come back to it so I can complete it.
Good job!