Very cool platform game. Just I think the player is to close to the rock and after a lot of retry it can be frustrating to die directly.

But very cool game for a first Jam :)

I kept trying to grab that trophy at the start by outrunning the boulder, before I had a "Eureka!" moment and realized I could grab the ledge, wait for the boulder, then drop back down. That was cool.

Nice!

This is really fun!  I like the ideas behind the game, and the art and music were nice additions.  The level design was really solid - I can tell you put time into making sure that all the jumps and hazards were spaced out just right.  I also liked the wall-hang mechanic, as it added a valuable layer of complexity to movement and gave the player a moment to look around and plan their next action.  The grappling hook was a neat idea too, but I didn't end up needed to use it anywhere except for the area it taught me how to, so it would be nice to have more areas where it is necessary to progress.   The only issue I had with the game was with difficulty.  Most of the difficulty was actually really good, but there were a few sections that were needlessly punishing.  The main problem is right at the start, as the player needs to immediately start moving to avoid getting hit by the boulder.  This was kinda frustrating, and it would probably help to give the player a bit more time.  The only other difficulty problem I noticed was that some of the hazard hitboxes seemed a bit too large, and I found myself being hit when it appeared that I still had space.  As a general rule, it is usually best to make hitboxes slightly smaller than the actual hazard to give the player benefit of the doubt and let them pull off close calls more often.  Other than those minor things, I had a lot of fun playing this, and I'm impressed that you were able to put it all together in the short duration of the jam.  Congrats!

Hi there :) I am really bad at platformers and don’t like most of them but the grappling hook idea is fun! Can you use it on any wall or just that grey one?

I could not test the grappling around much because it was hard for me to get to the point where to use it and would die when I try to get up that wall.

I think including a short tutorial area/level where you can play around to get a hang of the controls would make it really nicer for noobs like me :) It gets frustrating a bit too quickly, the difficulty and learning curve starts at 50% instead of 0% :D

I feel the hitboxes could be easily more precise. Like that boulder feels more rectangular than circle (or maybe the character’s hitbox is too large).

It’s good that you implemented this automatic platform grabbing. Platformers feel much better if you spend time implementing player helpers like this that make them do the action their brain tried to do, but slightly failed (jumped a little too late or too early). Dead Cells has a shit ton of that in platforming and even combat, and that’s partly why it feels so good to play!

It is fun once you get the hang of the controls but I couldn't progress after the first check point. I peaked but it didn't show me any grappling points to get to. 

A bit tough) As said before - give player a little more time before the boulder hits him, at least to figure out what is happening. I also think that two buttons for firing the grappling hook is too much, got confused trying to move and aim/shoot the hook simultaneously. I liked the idea of escaping the dungeon, it felt like some Indiana Jones movie)

Well, I got squished a lot of times, but the squishing effect and how things move around made it really funny. I wish I had more time to figure out how the grappling hook works, sadly I couldn't get past that out of control boulder. Good job on your first jam :)

This one was a bit tough for me to play, I might recommend giving the player just a little more time before the boulder starts moving at the beginning of the game? Besides that, this is a neat idea and the little extra trophies are a cool touch!!