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A jam submission

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Precision platformer with micro-metroidvania elements
Submitted by yunglem — 1 day, 15 hours before the deadline
Rated by 30 people so far
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How does your game meet GBJam's theme?
You play as a canary spirit collecting feathers of other fallen canaries. Navigate through the dark mysterious eye-infested caves to gain peace.
Adheres to Gameboy 160x144 resolution and 4 colors rule with gameboy music and sfx.

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Submitted

pretty and polished entry, congrats! Loved every minute, except when I got stuck here after getting the second feather:

Developer

oh shoot, that's funny lol. Do you have steps to reproduce? Tried for like 10 minutes and couldn't get up there myself xD

Submitted

I dont know and couldnt get stuck again, sorry haha

Submitted

Excellent fun! I truly enjoyed this one, the art and the camera work are brilliantly done! Satisfying movement and progression too! Some of the platforming and maneuvering can be a little tough in the tight, claustrophobic areas. The parallaxing BGs are a nice touch!

Submitted

Very good game! Getting extra jumps from the feathers is a very clever way to make the player search for them. That one difficulty spike with the super precise jumps was a bit brutal, but it did feel very satisfying to beat. Excellent art, music, sounds, and platforming. Eventually the framerate did seem to dip, but only after about ten minutes.

Submitted

Impressive artwork. Gameplay was solid. Artwork was great. SFX were good, but its a shame the music loop was so short. It got annoying very quickly.

Nice job!

Submitted

Amazing art, loved the dithering! The camera and illumination are really smooth. Very fun to play :)

Submitted

Impressive how you fit such an extremely powerful vibe into such a tiny little bird.

Submitted (1 edit)

I loved playing this game, it is awesome, not so spooky but pretty polished in general, I liked the mechanics, the level design, etc, it kept me really engaged. Music sounds a bit repetitive after sometime, but in general is an excellent entry. And I love the timer to do speedruns.

Submitted (2 edits)

Extremely polished, great level design and art style. Probably my favourite so far, great job!
Btw getting the last heart almost made me destroy my keyboard

Submitted

On of the best entry I found so far. 12 minutes, with just few bad memories brought up by the last feather.

Submitted

game looks amazing, filled with so much charm... not to mention the movement and exploration were on point. would love to see this developed further after jam (˶˃⤙˂˶)


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Submitted

This game is amazing, the graphics are amazing, you just use the jump as mechanic and you create a wonderful game, congrats! for sure one of the best games that I play in this jam

Did I say that the graphics are amazing? Yes I did haha

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much! I love your game as well hahaha

Submitted

This game is really amazing! It reminds me a lot of Animal Well. The story is great! The fact that you're a ghost canary trying to escape the mines and find peace... it makes my heart tingle :'(

The art, sfx, and music all work together so nicely and gives the game a cute feel; I love it a lot.

I managed to escape the mines in ~18 minutes with 8/9 hearts. 10/10 game

Developer

This is such a sweet comment, thank you so much! That's a great time!

Submitted

very cool game, great platformer

Developer

Thank you :))

Submitted

The intro is exceptional!!

Developer

Ahh thank you!

Submitted

Very nice game! It feels very complete, great initial idea, well executed and full of depth (heh). Absolutely loved the graphics and the story at the beginning.

Developer

Thank you so much :))

Submitted

Upper echelon entry. All aspects are polished, both concept and execution are fun. Be proud!

Developer

Wow what a kind reply! Thank you so much!

Submitted

No controller support..

Developer

Unfortunately I don't have a controller at home to test this :(

Submitted

I really like this game! The movement is fun, the sounds are cute, and the gameplay is difficult enough that it provides a good challenge. Some of the areas I think are a bit harsh, and I got some flappy bird ptsd when I collected enough feathers to start really chaining the flaps. The only negative point I think I'd have is that it was difficult for me to see some of the toxic gas, as although they are a different colour, their shape blends in to the background quite easily. But hats off to you for making such a well rounded (and extensive) game!

Developer

Thank you so much for your feedback! Yes, I believe I made some stuff too difficult and in hindsight would make it more forgiving. And yeah, I understand the toxic gas blending in too much. I will make changes to those following the jam. Thanks again :)

Submitted

Beautiful art! Was fun searching for feathers and jumping through the obstacles.  The jump sound effect is cute also.  Nice work!

Developer

Haha thank you so much for playing!!

Submitted

Wow this game is GORGEOUS! And I absolutely love how more of the world opens up as you collect features. Awesome game!

Developer

Thank you for playing!!!

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