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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #138 | 4.030 | 4.030 |
| Presentation | #159 | 4.303 | 4.303 |
| Fun | #167 | 3.924 | 3.924 |
| Originality | #448 | 3.864 | 3.864 |
Ranked from 66 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?
You play as a character that can split, control, and re-join their "Ki", using it to solve puzzles.
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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Really enjoyed it! The controls all felt really tight, the visuals are great, and the puzzles are all engaging. I wish it was a little longer or had some more varied uses of the Ki in later puzzles, but that comes with the territory on Game Jams.
I kept wanting the option to have my Ki move faster with a shorter time window, but that's probably just because I'm impatient and always throw myself headlong into danger in platformers.
Thanks! :D
Yeah, length or variation was definitely something I wish I had had more time on. There were a couple of interesting other mechanics that I didn't get time to implement.
Interesting thought about the Ki speed! I think if it were made faster, I'd also have to tighten up the controls a bit? I'd worry that the floatiness would be too frustrating otherwise.
Thanks for playing!
This game turned out really well tho I have NO idea how to do that part with the two bridges. Any advice? But very nice job on this. Good art and sound and feel
Thanks! Yeah, sorry about the two bridges puzzle - the key insight is that your spirit gains some extra speed if you're already moving when you release it, but I should've made it less subtle.
Looks really good! I wasn't really sure what to do about the dual bridges since I couldn't regain control in time to jump while my spirit toggled the bridge, so I completed it by standing almost pixel-perfect on the bridge to toggle the switch on the other side. Or maybe that was the solution?
I like the platforming and the environment is beautiful. I'd love to play more!
Thanks for playing! Yeah, sorry about the bridge level, the design wasn't great there. The mechanic that it was supposed to teach was that your spirit gains some extra initial speed if you're already moving when you release it - so if you just stand near the edge and release it, you won't reach the switch, but if you're already running towards the edge, you will. But unfortunately I think I made it too subtle of a boost, that players didn't actually notice it.
Ahhh that makes a lot of sense! I definitely didn't notice the speed boost, so I thought the switch was just placed a bit too far away. At least I was able to get by to enjoy the rest of it :) Thanks for making the game!
Once I figured out the mechanics, this game was a lot of fun! The music and art also made the game look and feel very polished. I'd love to see more levels for this!
Glad you enjoyed it! :D Thanks for playing!
Quite fun. Many sort of tethered character platformers exist but this is executed pretty well. looks very unique and is a good proof of concept.
Thanks for playing! :)
Thanks for playing! :) Yeah, I decided to focus on polish rather than making a larger number of unpolished levels, but there were also a couple of other mechanics that I was really interested in but didn't have time to implement... Hopefully I'll be able to do a post jam version!
Decently polished. Nice art style. It seems like a fun game but I got stuck at the first checkpoint and couldn't figure out how to continue from there. Maybe I'm dumb ? It seem like this concept has a lot of potential.
Yeah, unfortunately that puzzle isn't great and seems to stump a lot of people; the key insight is that your soul has higher initial speed if you are already moving prior to releasing it, but it's pretty subtle and not at all intuitive.
Thanks for playing!
Great game, great vibe. Loved it!
Hey, thanks a lot! :)
:) This was very fun to play! I really like the animations and particles. I like the art style and simple color scheme. The music adds nicely to the mood also!
I think I’d have made the timing just a tiny bit more forgiving in a couple places. First, I would feel clever and happy after figuring out the sequence of movements needed in order to solve the puzzle. Then, 48 attempts later, I’d feel a little sad that I still hadn’t quite had the perfect spacing and timing to get the soul to reach the doodad while jumping at just the right spot… But I got there in the end, so maybe it was just challenging enough!
I don’t know if this would have made things better, but I kept thinking that my soul should shoot out faster if I was moving faster when I launched it.
Thanks for playing! :D
Great points, for sure. Interestingly enough, your soul _does_ shoot out faster if you had some momentum already, except I think I made it too subtle for players to notice. That mechanic was actually the "key" trick behind the bridge section, but I think it would've been much more obvious if the boost was more pronounced, or if there was an additional animation to go along with it.
Gotta do more playtesting during the jam next time!
Really enjoyed this game! Great job! The art and music were both great and the way you applied the theme was very original. I didn't run into any problems with controls, a very smooth build!
That's great to hear! Thanks for playing :)
Loved the art and music, pretty fun game as well. I wish space bar was not used to release my Ki since I used it every time when trying to jump lol. I had a lot of fun, really good game, going to my list.
Thanks a lot! Yeah, maybe I could've used a less overloaded button, haha...
Nice game. The animations and textures are pretty good.
Thanks!
Really Impressive art style and original yet simple controls. Loved all the animations, great job.
Thanks a lot!
It looks really good and the mechanics were pretty unique :-)
Thanks! :)
I loved the aesthetic of the game, and the soul movement. It was so unique! I was rather bad at it, but it was satisfying to pull off.
Thanks again for playing! :)
What a great game!!! The best I've played so far, love the simple gba art style, and the game mechanics are just spot on!! Good music and good sound effects, nice level design, good job!!
Wow, thanks so much!! Really glad you enjoyed it! :D
What a great game that only make in 2 days. The game is simple and very fun to play. I very enjoy it
Thanks for playing!!
Awesome art - I found the controls a bit floaty and there were some really clunky controls required for some of the puzzles. Specifically the one after the first checkpoint - what was I supposed to do there? I feel like I cheesed it.
Thanks for playing! Yeah, I wasn't sure how floaty to make the ki controls, and probably ended up leaning too heavily on that.
By the first checkpoint, do you mean the one in front of the acid pool with the two gates? That particular puzzle is supposed to require the player to use conservation of momentum - specifically, if you're moving in normal mode (either vertically or horizontally), some of that momentum will get transferred to the ki burst when you press space, allowing it to go further than it could if you started from a standstill. I struggled with figuring out a good way to teach this, though. :\ In theory, the puzzle prior to that could illustrate this, because you're essentially using the same principle to reach the two buttons, but I don't think it worked as a teaching aid because most players probably just paid attention to the jump height and didn't notice the momentum increase.
Thanks for playing!
I had trouble in the same part as well, but after you explained it it was easier to finish the game. Maybe if the particles changed color with momentum it would be easier to get what's happening?
Yeah, I think some kind of indication or animation would've helped!
Really like the concept of releasing your soul, great work!
Really like the concept of releasing your soul, great work!
Thanks for playing! :D