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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #486 | 3.612 | 3.612 |
| Overall | #705 | 3.585 | 3.585 |
| Presentation | #912 | 3.633 | 3.633 |
| Originality | #1140 | 3.510 | 3.510 |
Ranked from 49 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?
2 player join together by getting on each other's back. 2 character have different abilities, that will help carry the player to the gem
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?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Comments
Good game. It has got all that I like in a game.
Very charming game, i like the look and feel of it, a bit too easy though but good work overall! :)
It's a really cool yet simple concept and the execution is really good. I like the transitions, sounds and the levels are fairly simple yet show the entire concept very well. Good job!
Only the textures could have been improved a bit.
Really fun game only issue was that going on the back sometimes bugs out and causes my character to not go on the back but somewhere else. But other than that fun concept and idea that could definitely be expanded to a full game if more levels and characters were added.
I really like the idea of this but I wish the levels were more challenging :D
This game is really fun! I like the sfx and the scene transition! But the levels might be too easy though...
Original game! Good work!
This was really fun and the presentation was pretty nice. I loved the whole thing, amazing job!
Very cute. Had a glitch on the first level with both of them which caused collision to despawn when I dismounted black but else its very polished and a pretty complete experience. Only game jam game so far I’ve played to the end.
Well made game in only 48 hours. The graphic is pretty cute and the level are interesting designed. I also think its nice that you introduced the mechanics step by step so I didnt get confused at all.
Nice idea and well executed! Adding some more mechanic variations and increasing difficulty would go a long way.
So heartbreaking, making me leave orange dude behind! I didn't want him to die! Really fun little platformer, and I loved the presentation overall!
Good idea lacking difficulty to the levels and if there was a reason to ever not be ontop of someone else would be nice.
It's hard to think of a hard level
Very good game, the orange guy dies alot
Like Dani once said: orange juice bad, milk good
very nice looking game, mechanics are simple but are quite enjoyable. clicking with the mouse felt a little redundant, maybe an interact button would have worked better? either way good job!
also, side note: at one point the developer log showed up with some errors, nothing game-breaking but it did give me a little chuckle :)
You know what they said: Don't fix a bug if it doesn't affect the game
Nice Game, I really like the art, simplistic and cute, well done.
Pls play and rate our game, thx.
I like how you managed to find different ways to use the main mechanics. The graphics looked nice, sounds we're fitting but irritated my ears a bit. Too many words to explain the mechanics though, just saying that "E to hop on another characters back" would've been enough, the rest could've been figured out by the player I think.
Good game ! I had a bug where I could control both characters in the same time and go in the lava with the 2 of them x) Otherwise, Great Job!
please rate if you guys played befits the rating pharse
This is definitely a game with a lot of potential. I really like the partnering mechanics and using each others strengths to get to the end. However each level feels more like design prototypes on how mechanics can be used, then actual level with design mechanics build in. To me this feels more like a time constraint by the game jam.
What I think would have helped a lot is by making 2/3 levels that are much bigger and implementing multiple mechanics at the same time.
The art style furthermore is simple and cutesy.
At last there is a bug where the music cuts out after a couple of seconds of playing. And the controls don't function properly. Using the left and right arrow works the same as A and D. but up and down don't make it jump or disembark. Furthermore occasionally after embarking, my immediate left/right input gets eaten.
thanks for the feedback. The game is pretty simple and time is short, it’s hard to think f some challenging levels