Hahaaaa, nice! Our team thought of a similar idea too but we didn't go for it since we have no platformer experience. I do think you could make it work, essentially playing as princess peach in a mario game, starting each level off with a bossfight and fighting enemies from behind.
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The Ol' Switcheroo's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #2997 | 2.913 | 2.913 |
| Enjoyment | #3497 | 2.522 | 2.522 |
| Overall | #3517 | 2.725 | 2.725 |
| Creativity | #3911 | 2.739 | 2.739 |
Ranked from 46 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?
It's a backwards platformer where the princess has to save the knight and go down instead of up.
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
Comments
Lol, Is that you Pinkman? Fun little reversed platformer, it reminds me of another one where also you have to go down instead of up, but I forgot the name.
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Mars DefendersHAHA bitch yourself! fun idea, kinda sad there's no sound or background but eh you do what you can
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Will somebody think of the Janitor?Can't believe no one's mentioned the death screen yet, that made me laugh out loud haha. Great job and there's definitely a lot of potential areas you could take this if you do shoot for a full release
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Occipital RouteReally great idea. The character just feels a bit too fast and slidy for my liking. Also I found myself just constantly having the camera faced down.
But it still is a lot of fun and a great game in general. Keep it up!
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Veto-VerseI love the princess carrying the knight haha! Very endearing little game, it was fun platforming around. Wish I could offer you more feedback on the game itself, but its core basis is good! Lot's of things you can add that I'm sure you already have plans to do. Like variating platforms in the different areas & such
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The Not-so Big EscapeFunny little idea. Good Job :) Only glaring issue in my opinion is that holding down is basically a necessity the whole time, so the camera may as well be set like that without the need to press the button.
Otherwise, fun concept, well executed!
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Double-Edged QuestNice game :)
Improvement ideas: particles and screenshake on impact.
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Island SurvivorsReally cool idea on how to use the Theme! It has the same intensity as game like jump king
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The last Piece standingIt is a very interesting idea. I felt like I was playing reverse Jump King. The game is solid but I would make the character movement a bit less floaty. But maybe it was a design choice to make the game harder idk. Anyways, great stuff!
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Hate Me NotPretty interesting take! I love the UI and animations, and the gameplay is really interesting with unique mechanics. Great work!
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FairGame Arcade
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