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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #332 | 3.981 | 3.981 |
| Style | #358 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Enjoyment | #517 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Creativity | #675 | 3.917 | 3.917 |
Ranked from 36 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 must use animal scales, which grant powerful abilities such as dashing or changing size.
Development Time
96 hours
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i really liked the puzzles! it was fun to figure out how to combine the scales in order to progress (i really appreciate having the burrows into the next room as a way to "scout" the puzzle too). i think some of the UI could be better marked (the burrows confused me at first because they were very similarly colored to the normal dirt blocks) all in all, really cool game!
The UI definitely has its issues, and, with a little more time, it is true I could've added some "subtitles".
Hope you played until the end! :>
I really liked the vibe and the simple art style. It would be nice if the description mentioned the controls. Overall great work for a solo dev.
Thanks for the advice!
I just added a few clues in the description of my game for those who get stuck! :D
I love this style and music! Last challenge was a bit too challenging, but i figured it out at last. Game has potential to grow, i think!
Controls are not really comfortable, as pressing "A" + "Shift" is tricky. Luckily i could use arrows too, it saved the day.
Thank you for game! I would appreciate if you will try my game too :3
Amazing game, I must say. I love puzzles, and the artstyle and music was fantastic. Controls are pretty intuitive as well.
One question, though... what on Earth does the bee scale do?
The bee scale is the last scale you unlock, and it grants you a double jump! There are fireflies which give a subtle hint if you look closely in the level ;)
Hope this helps! :D
It's very cute, though I was confused by the controls and scales somewhat. I really love the art
It was a very good game. The pixel art is beautiful. I enjoyed playing it, I was confused at times, but it was really cool, it kept me engaged for a while.
One of the best games I've played during this jam.
My only issue is that it was not immediately obvious what each scale does and that they can be combined.
Great game anyway!
Really nice little game! Nice art style, simple controls, perfect length for a jam game.
As other said, I feel like there could be a better simpler way to switch scales, and the scale selection UI bugs on different resolutions, but other than that I really enjoyed it, nice job!
Thank you for telling me about the scaling issue! That kind of stuff just happens when you put up your game on itch I guess :L
I'm happy to see that everyone understood the UI eventually, even without clear instructions :>
Loved the visuals on this game, especially the little falling pixel-leaves! I wish you could change scales a little more fluidly than opening a menu each time, but it was still fun regardless. I noticed the scale menu had a bug where you could hover over nothing on the right side while in fullscreen, and both sides when out of fullscreen (I think the latter was just a visual bug as it would change scales as normal).
Yeah, for what is of the visual bug in the menu I wasn't able to fix it as it happens randomly when you pickup a new scale! Fortunately it is just visual! :P
Thank you for this thoughtful comment though!
I got stuck on a hole and i couldn't change scales or jump but i really enjoyed it, it's awesome and the art style is just beatiful
I got stuck on a hole and i couldn't change scales or jump but i really enjoyed it, it's awesome and the art style is just beatiful
I removed all instances of places where you can't progress because of it, you need 3 blocks high in space ;).
But glad you enjoyed! :D
The pixel art is gorgeous, and the title screen music is very mysterious.
Deeply enjoyed it. Stunning ambiance and visuals. Maybe it was a bit too short, but given that it's for a game jam and some of the puzzles took me a decent while, it's definitely fine. Congrats on this piece of art!
I prefer it when players want more than when they have too much! Thanks for taking the time to write this comment, this community is so nice ;D
For those wondering, I left some of the scales' rules to be figured out by the player himself because it encourages the player to experiment with the environment and engage with it!
Nice job on the pixel art (:
Thanks for your time! ;P
I worked hard on it!
Lizard Scale made me smile :)
Big scale, small eyes ._.
Thanks for playing! :D
I really loved the game! The art is adorable and the idea of changing abilities is trurly unique
Had alot of funwith this entry, I really liked the music, style, polish and gameplay, nice work
There are a few small bugs, the art style and music are pretty good.
All in all, I had a lot of fun playing this game!
Great job!
Bugs are fun, like the fireflies in my game for example! :P
yup this is pretty good lol. Very clever take on the theme with a ton of creative puzzles and amazing graphics (you really have a great style). The menu is a little unintuitive (and the UI scaling is a little off) but I can't really knock you for that.
This is another jam submission that I would love to see be made into a full game :)
Sadly I don't have time to turn all I do into full games, but who knows...
Time to play your game now in return :D!
Well you need to stop making such good Jam submissions then!