I got this feeling that this game defines a set of clear rules and then the game designer and player complete it together. This is fun. Great pixel art and music choice too. Love it.
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Enjoyment | #87 | 4.161 | 4.161 |
Overall | #327 | 3.989 | 3.989 |
Presentation | #656 | 4.016 | 4.016 |
Creativity | #926 | 3.790 | 3.790 |
Ranked from 62 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?
This is a platformer, except you're the game trying to help the player beat the unfair unbeatable levels.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
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?
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
Great game! Really liked the concept, although there should be some kind of block limit since most levels are extremely easy to beat- the unbreakable block could also be very useful in designing more challenging levels. I enjoyed the game regardless!
Neat concept and pretty good execution; there were a few (non-game breaking) bugs like being able to place blocks on the flag and where the player spawns, you can cheese levels like the mountain one by placing blocks outside the intended area (going underneath from the left side and then across the bottom then push the player up on the right side)
a few things I wish this game had is a limited number of blocks (and/or deletion) the user can do, more substance (other kinds of blocks to place (like springs) (which could cost more), or other game factors (like wind))
maybe a mode where you actively deter the player from winning could be fun, idk
Placing on the flag and spawn was something I knew you could do, but I didn't see a reason to disallow it. Also, the solution you used for the mountain one was not cheesing it, since I also thought of and did that during play testing. It was nice to leave multiple solutions and room for different interpretations. I appreciate your suggestions and if I do continue the game I will definitely incorporate at least some of them. Thank you very much for playing and for your feedback!
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Very nicely done. I really like how well you onboarded the player. Good stuff.
The pixel art graphics are amazing! Impressed! The music and sfx go well toghether. Though the player can be very stupid at times, the player AI is good.
Definitely the best take on "reverse platformer" I've seen so far. I appreciate you being brave enough to let the player make their own choices, rather than dictating a solution - I think that's a much better route than forcing one solution per level. I do think you could have been a bit more forceful in the last level - I would have made the distance between platforms less wide, so that building a straightforward staircase wasn't still the best solution. I just made a really big staircase, but it seems like it would have been more interesting to make me go back and forth between the solid platforms. That's a minor quibble, though, and this is a great game.
Very Good Game. Balances action and puzzle mechanics very well. I really liked how concepts are introduced quickly and clearly. Good Job!
lots of people tried the reverse platformer mechenic and this one is certainly the best
Cool game! The block placement noise scared because of how loud it was, other than that I just think it needs more content like moving enemies, falling enemies and whatever else you could think of, well done on this submission!
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A bit easy if we have infinite platforms but a cute and fun little game! I liked it, nice work!
This is a super polished little game, wow! The art, the music and the mechanics fit together nicely and are super fun! good job :-)))
The game art was great, simple and saturated to make it happy. The game music fits the game perfectly, the game gives you complete freedom over the blocks you place, there are sounds for everything, the player knows perfectly when to jump (Not such us other games I played). This is a perfect game for the jam with a mechanic some people made but made in a good way and very very polished. You made the best job anyone could have done for the jam congrats.
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