Cool concept and nice visual particle effect. I only missed some kind of a progression through the levels. Maybe some boundaries on the bat's power (like energy bar), time limit or enemies would have made the next levels more challenging.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Design | #81 | 4.095 | 4.095 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Any chance you downloaded the game very early after I submitted it for the first time? There should be an openal32.dll included right next to the main executable (which I added like 30 minutes later). Try downloading again (or updating/reinstalling in the Itch.io client). If that still doesn't work, you can grab OpenAL for Windows here.
Ok I reinstalled itch client and it worked.
Very neat-- One of our artists/designers actually had a similar idea for our game where when you landed a jump it would create sound waves that would outline the solids in the level. Thanks for including the course code by the way.\
I really liked the simple style and game play-- I also liked that the walls of the cave were not just blocks they were curved which could lead to some interesting secret cavern scenarios. My only complaint is I wish there was more OR just one more mechanic to really push it over the edge. Maybe the female bat makes a noise as you get closer to her?
Overall though, very good work and fits with the theme!
Yeah, thinking about it, it feels a bit too "one-sided", always just the same. So more mechanics would indeed be nice. I thought about her calling you from a distance at first, but it felt too easy (therefore she'll "pong" you, if you "ping" her). And as a fun fact, I originally wanted to do just a blocky maze (think typical GameBoy RPG), then experimented with polygons and finally thought "Why not use a bitmap, it's way more easy and flexible?".
6 years ago(+1)
Yes, thanks, those are definitely thoughts similar to my own. I also noticed it might be good to actually know the bat is moving, even if it's completely dark. Hitting walls sounds a bit too harsh though, getting stuck is punishment alone I guess.
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