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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #724 | 3.705 | 3.705 |
| Presentation | #793 | 3.705 | 3.705 |
| Overall | #851 | 3.514 | 3.514 |
| Fun | #1388 | 3.131 | 3.131 |
Ranked from 61 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Two lovers are joined together metaphorically and by two mechanisms. When the lovers are apart, their health depletes. When they are together, they heal. However, they must split up in order to dodge obstacles. Will they make it past this rough patch in their relationship, or will they drift apart...
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Nice little entry, never seen a variation on this type of game with symmetric, splittable, player character. I like the addition of the heart, which forces me to make more decisions than just avoiding the obstacles in the easy way.
The "game over" messages were also very interesting for me, when I was done with the game I just kept crashing to see them all 💔💔💔 got a melancholic vibe from it
I really appreciate it! I was definitely going for the melancholic vibe so I'm glad it translated well :)
Really nice! Like the art style and the challenge level is right in that sweet spot of being challenging enough to be engaging, but not so challenging that it is frustrating. Being a one button game this game screams mobile to me. You should totally port it. I think having a couple more mechanics would've been nice, but hey this was a 48 hour jam after all so I totally get it. Good job and solid game!
It is a really chill game. I like your concept!
I think with a little bit of added variety it could be a nice mobile game.
Really charming aesthetic! One thing that I noticed is that the heart didn't seem to matter: it was always the obstacles that ended things, never staying apart itself.
I appreciate it! That's feedback I've received from other people as well and it's something I'll fine tune if I decide to polish this up. I wanted to make sure each row pair was possible to traverse and found that having a slow draining rate was an easy modifiable parameter to guarantee that, but it's certainly not locked in yet. Thanks again!
If you're considering changing it, I'd personally like to see the rocks damage the heart, rather than cause an instant game over. I feel like it would open up the possibility for some nice post-loss narratives like "if only I'd risked bringing them together two rocks ago, I could have survived hitting this one!"
That's an interesting idea, maybe I'll toy around with it, thanks!
Very good! My biggest issue with this game is how hard it is, the rafts drift away so fast! But still, I tried a lot of games and I had a good time.
Simple, effective, and well executed.
Excellent work on this. Great concept and nice presentation
You could explore further and try to make this into a proper hyper causal game, concept is really good :D
I appreciate it! I'll definitely consider hashing this out fully if there's a demand for it!
I loved the theme! The symbolical interpretation of "drifting apart" and its mechanical counterpart. It reminds me of the old game The Marriage by Rod Humble. Why is it so hard to sustain this connection without drifting apart? Thematically one of my favorite games so far!
Thank you for making this game!
Thank you so much for your comment! I'll have to try The Marriage now :)
Nice game! its simple, feels good to play, and hard! nice twist on an oldschool concept
nice game, a little hard to start :P but when you can control better the space bar, you can make some points!
I lived years apart yet this couple couldn't for two mins haha great game loved the simplicity but its hard like dark souls level hard
Now that's a game I definitely wasn't expecting any comparisons to haha
Very cool, creative and symbolic concept. Art and music are also really good.
Very easy to pickup, and fun to master
A very creative way of making a game with such simple controls. I nice way of looking at the theme as well!
Very lovely game, though a bit sad concept
it's fun to play, a bit challenging but not too much:)
Very cute and fun
I wish there was a way to hold the current position instead of wiggling back and forth, but that might just be a personal preference. Needing to come together while also dodging the rocks is a fun idea!
I like this one, Interesting take on the theme.
Nice work! It's a small twist on an existing game type, but it can potentially create quite interesting consequences
The difficulty on this one is like playing two games of flappy bird at the same time! The art is cute, I especially love the heart particles when you come together. You should consider putting this on mobile! I could see myself playing this on my phone occasionally to try to beat my last score!
I really appreciate your comments, thank you! I do want to make it mobile friendly and if the game gets an overall positive response after the jam I'll definitely do it