Judge feedback

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• Very neat to see a game approach the theme with something else doing the erasing, and the player dealing with the consequences. I liked that there was almost a rhythm-game aspect to timing the eye-ray-ser's shots against the environment. Speedrunning this game would be very challenging but, it seems like the eye's logic is very deterministic so it would be fun to route-craft for. The platform controls were slightly stiff but I didn't have a problem with it, it reminded me of a lot of retro arcade games. I enjoyed the effect of bump-bumping down the walls of a narrow vertical shaft. I also liked that the boss doesn't kill you on contact... Makes some of the sections a lot easier to deal with. Overall I had fun! Would have loved this game on my graphing calculator back in the day!
• A lot of fun, and a really wonderful, and punny take on the theme. I like that the platforming gave you some airtime after leaving the platform, and that definitely made more of the levels possible for me to complete. The knockback when hitting a wall is a bit frustrating, though. Overall, really nicely done.
• Y'all should be super proud of the work you did here. This was a really solid game. Also, I beat it (thank you SO MUCH for a checkpoint on that last stage). The aesthetic, the mechanics, the levels, taking on the theme, it was all really great. Few tips for improvement. I played the submitted one without the arrow support, so yes, thank you for addressing that in future builds :D There is a nasty bug that can happen where the character either sinks into and gets stuck in a block, or it slides off of the block. That breaks the flow of the challenge. Definitely try to week that out. The only level that felt cheap was the second to last with the three eyeballs. Their movement introduced a bit of randomness which made things extra challenging. This game NEEDS a speed run timer. Simple to add, but DO IT. Either have the whole thing as a single "run" with a consecutive timer and/or have a an individual timer for each "life" (so, reset on "r"). Really nice game, just work out that stuck block bug.
• Overall, I think the approach to the theme was awesome. It's a great idea for a mechanic. Unfortunately, I think the constraints of a jam made it hard to flush out all the intricacies that come about once you start removing level pieces. WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS CONTINUED!! I think my biggest struggle was the controls. At times, I wasnt able to jump and move together which resulted in MANY ill-timed deaths by getting blocked into a corner. Which, in turn, felt like it made the levels significantly harder than the should have been (I only got to thru like 4). Next, coupled with the control difficulty, the eye would remove key platforms which made it impossible to complete the level. Obv a restart was available, but I think adding certain required platforms back over time wouldnt impact difficulty as you'd have to survive until then anyhow. Just a thought! Again, an intricacy that comes out of a great mechanic. THE MUSIC IS FANTASTIC!