I think this game has a lot of potential! The simple platform mechanics were good, though it would make more sense to double tap the jump for the double jump instead of right mouse, that was very difficult to get used to. It seemed like not all sprites imported sharply, many sprites were pretty blurry. However, the story was GREAT, and I really enjoyed the opening sequence, and even the way the levels were laid out. Great start to this game. I would be excited to see this game develop more! :)

Things I liked:

-Controls were cool and precise and felt good

-I love collectables, so a motivation to explore which is cool

-the variety in level design and enemies

-music 

-story at the beginning with the cutscene - super cool!!

Things to improve:

-My screen was set to a different resolution so I did not see the controls on screen or the counters at the top of the screen so I ran into a few difficulties with the second jump of the game until I realized I could double jump (Just need to make sure UI text is visible for other screen resolutions. Luckily I just switched over to a different screen and found the UI(

-Hitboxes of enemies and spiked was big and unforgiving, creating some frustrating moments. I saw one time that I lost 2 lives from a single enemy when I passed over the top of it, not even touching it. When I did get hit,  I could still move around, but then I would later get teleported back to the start which was confusing

-I am sure you are aware, but sound effects and visual effects are huge for player feedback. Let me know that I picked up a coin and the counter going up is for coins. Let me know that I got hit or completed a level

Overall:

you may think you were in over your hand for your first game jam, but I think this is an awesome way to learn and grow. You understand the development process condensed down into a few days time and now you have a game that you created all on your own- that is incredible! You did awesome and this game was fun, be proud of what you did in a short amount of time and keep it up!

Lastly, if you get a chance, it would be awesome if you could play and give feedback to my game!

Good game! I really liked the intro story, it makes all the connection with the theme! 

I appreciate the pixel art style, but looks a bit blurred for me. 

Great job! 

Hi, I noticed your submission is missing source folders. Your source is everything someone needs to download your game, open it in the game engine, and hit Play to play the game. In your case, your source is missing the Packages and ProjectSettings folders. Here is an example of what your source should look like: https://github.com/icepol/DeathIsOnlyTheBeginning

Good Game👍 Took me almost an hour to find that secret ending!(￣y▽,￣)╭