This is one of the few games that I'm shocked to find was made just in the 48 hours given. Really well done systems design, visuals, art, and sounds.  The controls felt pretty smooth, and the aesthetics were really well done. That said, my main problem with this game is its lack of instructions.

Without watching the trailer video, or looking at the description, I had no idea what I needed to press or do (other than the obvious WASD and space). The easiest way to circumvent this is a text, either in the world or on the HUD, that tells the player what button they need to press.  Crouching a lot of players will likely know, but not everyone, so even in that area it's good to communicate to the player what they need to do when they get to that area. And for new abilities that haven't really been done in other games, you definitely want to add something to let the player know what they need to do.

Overall, again, really good game, it's seemingly just that lack of communication is missing.

I'm freaking out! You have a spectacular 3D, an incredible UI and the gameplay is great! 5 stars falls short!

I tried to play it, but this is the first game I could not start on Linux using the Windows emulator wine.  

What an awesome 3D platformer game it is! All the details and effects are well constructed! Cool mechanics design. I can imagine more interesting ways to implement your mechanics in different levels. Looking forward to play your complete game!

This is definitely the best 3D platformer I've seen in this jam so far! The artwork is stunning, and the music and SFX are just perfect. The controls feel so smooth and comfortable. I can tell this game is really professionally made and well-polished. Well done! However, there are some minor issues that sometimes I get stuck in the rocks and can encounter some invisible walls. Also, I think there could be a little more explanation on the soul abilities at the beginning of the game. But anyway, this is really a fantastic work for 48 hours!

Really nice looking game with some really cool gameplay ideas. Loved the music and UI. Probably would have enjoyed the actual game a lot more if it wasn't constantly lagging or glitching out. Not sure if the problem is just my computer, or the game itself, but even if it's just an intense game to run, I would recommend for a game jam making something that can run problem-free on even low-end computers. For a 48-hour game, though, this is amazing! I wish it had run smoothly on my computer so I could have played it all the way through.

Pretty good. Loved the graphics and the ambiance of the game in general. It could really use some explanation on the gameplay mechanics though. 

I actually got stuck in front of a wall trying to figure what I had to do before realising I could wall jump (which is not presented at any moment of the game or even in the game description).

I then got stuck right after and had to watch the video on the itch page to figure out that the red power was used to propulse yourself.

those kind of basic mechanics should be presented to the player through the level design (or at least prompted on screen)

apart from that, once you figured out what's used for what, it's actually very enjoyable to play & the idea is a very good take on the theme. Good job :)

minor bug : I reloaded the first level and then got stuck as it wouldn't load the next one when I reached the end. (had to restart the game)

Art, animation and sound were SO polished! Got stuck in rocks a couple times and had to jiggle around the controls to get free, but really fun.

Thanks for letting me play your game! My first impression was the relatively large file size, but the visuals really appealed to me to play it. Some comments:

Things I liked:

• One of the best visuals I've seen so far. Really good art, colors, animation, effects. Visuals feel so complete, like a full game already.
• Really interesting concept. Definitely unique - not only you use tether to find & touch other"things", but also to jump and stuff

Things I didn't like:

• The tether was frustrating. It keeps getting stuck whenever it touches something. This issue is especially significant in those small "maze" where you have to traverse your tether point through the small paths in the maze. Furthermore, it can get stuck to somewhere and never get out, like in the ramp in the 1st level - after dropping the ramp but if your tether is underneath the ramp, I cannot ever get it out
• Spent too much time trying to figure out the mechanics (probably a personal thing, maybe I'm slow i figuring out things). I think it's good to not "handhold" the player too much, but I think it is important for puzzle games to introduce basics to the player first, then let the player play on. I especially spent too much time trying to figure out level 2. After too long only I realised that I need to touch the "red diamond"

Overall this is already really good & has a lot of potential. Good job

Not bad! Unfortunately it was pretty laggy on my computer, but the idea is nice. Good job!

The over look of the game is really impressive! However, I encountered some invisible collisions that stopped my progress.

How on EARTH did you all make this in 48 hours?!?! I'd be amazed if you did this in 3 months. Wow wow wow wow wow.  I can't wait to see what you guys create in future jams and in general. You've all got a bright future as game devs, that's for sure!

That being said, of course there were little issues here and there. For me it was primarily optimization, lack of a tutorial, wall jump, and not being able to rebind keys, but all of those things have been mentioned in the comments so I won't get too redundant there :) 

The only thing I'll add with the lack of a tutorial... it might help to have a visual indicator when the soul is being used (it glows brighter/changes color when left mouse button is clicked?) so it becomes clear to the player when the control is transfered to the soul. Without that, the fact that the soul sticks to surfaces is a bit misleading because i thought it was like rope physics. I spent way too long trying to run as far back as I could to pull the bridge down haha.

But really, all those things are trivial compared to this masterpiece you've created. I'm so happy to see you all plan on creating a full version! You can guarantee I'll be there to play it as soon as it comes out!

Really amazing work y'all! Best of luck in the jam!

-Sasha

It was really hard at first to figure out what I could do with the mushrooms. If you had a tutorial at first which explained all the abilities that would be so helpfull or some text when you first encounter something. Also a way to retrieve your soul at your position, mine got stuck and fell down a to a lower part and couldn't manage to retrieve it, I had to restart the game in order to get further! But art, music, puzzle and levelwise this game is absolute gorgeous! Crazy job done! :o 

Man, a game jam game just has no right being this good! I had a great time playing this, and I love the idea and the abilities you get! The only real feedback I have is that it took me a while to understand the grappling ability, so I think that emphasizing teaching that more could be helpful. I also found the wall jump to be rather cumbersome to use; I think wall jumps in platformers like Hollow Knight and Ori don't require you to hold the direction you're jumping in when you use the ability, since you can just send the player away from whatever wall they're stuck to.

Very polished platformer! everything just felt good well done!

Nice to look at and fun to play.  Neat idea and I love the use of color, shading, and effects.  (Can't go wrong with glowy shrooms)  c:  Finished the game but didn't know how to reach some of the collectibles.

A few tips for controls would have been nice.  And maybe having the walls you can jump climb on be slightly outlined or highlighted somehow would help.  I didn't realize I could interact with them for a while.  Even if they were a slightly different shade or something, that might be good enough.

I really wanted to finish this game but during the climb after falling down and having to repeat the wall-jump section 4 times I gave up. The suggestions twiggy88 gave below are really good.

wow wow wow. Forgive me for not even believing this was made in 48 hours. Incredible game jam game. Such a unique idea, such polished art, and super fun mechanics! And not to mention, vast room for expansion with more levels/powerups/ maybe enemies? Truly a perfect game jam game.
I can't help but also notice similarities to my game and I find it interesting that we came up with such similar ideas, but our games are so vastly different from each other with our own unique spins. Hats off to you my friend.

Holy moly a 762mb game jam game! That's gotta be the biggest game I've downloaded this jam lol. I've seen this soul tether mechanic in a couple of games this jam but this is definitely the most polished in terms of artwork, sound design and animation. Nice submission!

Wow this is an incredibly polished and impressive entry, quite the 48hr accomplishment, honestly the only criticism I can even come up with is that the soul tether gets stuck pretty easily on objects and corners which makes the mazes you move it through at times a little bit of a pain as well as just getting stuck as you're platforming about. But, man, using the different powerups all feel great, especially like the explosive shrooms when you start chaining rocket jumps together. Not much else to say, but, bravo and well done!