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A jam submission

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You is balloon
Submitted by ninjarunner — 13 hours, 56 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#18553.4743.474
Overall#27183.1053.105
Enjoyment#28862.8952.895
Style#33302.9472.947

Ranked from 19 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?
The balloon scales when it inflates/deflates

Development Time

96 hours

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Comments

Honestly I am very into this. First off, I enjoy the very simple visual style. I love how precise you need to be with the balloon to navigate tight corners. It was really satisfying to beat some of the levels. This idea has lots of potential to be expanded!

Submitted

It has potential  but a bit more control on the balloon stopping would be great but besides that great game.

Submitted

I’d recommend adding a bit of input buffering for the inflate/deflate, so that if you press W/S just before the current “boost” ends it won’t ignore the input. Another minor issue is that the force from scaling down from the base size isn’t enough to counteract the increased gravity.

Overall, it’s an interesting mechanic for a platformer, and with tweaking it could make an interesting (though difficult) game.

Submitted

Tricky but fun! Lots of speed traps got me good. Some levels were kind of long movement wise and it was frustrating to have to start all over sometimes. Maybe small, focused levels would be best for a game like this. Overall very good, thank you for your game :)

Submitted(+1)

really tough! big fan of the concept, with checkpoints and adding more hazards you could really build on this a lot. good work!

Submitted(+1)

LOL at the description: nice and succinct. A fun, harrowing journey for a balloon escaping hallways (vents?). I also agree with the others that the third level was a jump in difficulty, but was satisfying to clinch it at the end.

Submitted(+1)

Man this takes me back to newgrounds in the best way possible, I love this game!

Submitted(+1)

really hard but fun and addictive game! love the sound effects but the lack of music isn't the best.

Submitted(+1)

I love a good precision platformer with an interesting movement mechanic, and this really fits that bill! I echo the feedback that the difficulty spike in the third level is pretty frustrating. I would also recommend tuning the amount of inertia a little bit, it becomes really difficult to overcorrect once you get going fast. But overall, great work!

Submitted(+1)

really cool concept but I cant get through the third level 😂

Submitted(+1)

Very simple concept, and with this funky controls it's truly a rage game. Nice entry. Bonus points because baloons they really know how to blow everyone away!

Submitted(+1)

Did anyone actually manage to pass the first spikes or am I just THIS BAD? D’: Really cool concept tho!

Submitted(+2)

Hooo boy, this one is tough! I would love some more generous checkpoints, because when the balloon pops on some spikes, I am the one who is deflated. 😅

(+1)

Nice concept, had fun!