Very good! It has a great atmosphere, gameplay is solid, the experience is smooth.  The art is nice also. The lack of a map made things a little more difficult, but the environments/screens were varied enough that it did not really become a  real problem ever. My only gripe is the small size of the enemy projectiles - they were kinda hard to make out -, but other than that, very nice work!

Fun game! Here are some thoughts:

• Impressive enemy variety, and their visual designs have a tonne of character.
• Overall pixel art is really great (especially those enemies!) but could maybe benefit from some punchier colours?
• Variable-height jump might have been a good addition - I was often frustrated when I jumped up into a hazard when I would have liked to do a small jump.
• Enemy bullets are a bit small and hard to see.
• I enjoy the music, but I feel something slightly more ambient/atmospheric could have enhanced it.

Thanks for making this game! And also for taking the time to play mine :)

Really fun! Controls didn't feel too watery but thats not too big an issue really, more just a theming thing. The bosses definetaly had too much health I feel, but the fights themselves were fun. I think I would have preferred ramped up speed with lower health as the trade off. I also think some sort of map or including landmarks in the level design would help with navigation, as its tough to not get lost. Super polished game though, really like the music. Great job!

Okay now this game was fun as flipping hell, I have to say. Maybe it was just my bias to kaizo-ish games plus playing on expert mode, but wow, I had a blast with this!

I actually don't have a lot to comment, everything here feels pretty good already, from gameplay, art, and etc. Altought music takes all the spotlight for me honestly, it's catchy, melodic, upbeat and just exactly the kind of music I wanna hear on vibeo-games, music that pumps me up while I'm playing!! (In fact, the fact I was enoying the music so much all of the time might as well be another reason I don't have much critiques, because thanks to it I wasn't really paying a lot of attention to the game itself at all xD)

Boss patterns also?? They're top top-tier, those were super fun fights, nothing to comment about, just wanted to mention it. (Altought I do admit they felt a little damage spongy in the end, since they doesn't ramp up their tricks as the fight goes on, so there's no reason for their hp bar to be so big, wich is a bummer, so forget what I said, they're only top-tier, but hey, that's already pretty good am I right)

I guess it's not perfect tho, as other people probably already mentioned, this game definitelly needed a map, or more landmarks, because dear god this game is huuuuugee (I usually vote for landmarks instead of maps, because they make the world itself feel more alive, altought ideally, you'd want to have both). Honestly I'd say that this game feels huge on the wrong way, since it's not huge as in "oh wow, how many cool places I'm visiting!", It's huge as in "oh wow, how many rooms I'm walking throught", wich, granted, the rooms are all super fun to traverse, but still, it gets old eventually. Not to mention you actually made us backtrack!!! Wich is a HUGE plus on a metroidvania, of course, but witouth a map or memorable spots to guide you, I'm afraid people will more often than not just give up exploring (I myself only knew I was supposed to backtrack after getting the slow-fall because I remenbered the big pit room with the 3 jellyfishes, and believe it or not, that was a notable landmark! You just needed a few more rooms that felt actually different like that one, visuals help, but they aren't the only way to do so.)

Also minor nitpicks: I wish the game saved automatically the itens I picked up instead of having to reach a save point, otherwise if you die on the path you'll need to do everything all over again, wich can be a bit of a chore considering how far all of those itens are from any save point. (Granted, on my gameplay that resulted on a hylarious Moori re-fight because I killed myself trying to rocket jump after getting the upgrade, wich I always find very funny, but you certainly wouldn't want that to happen with someone with a shorter fuse lol). Also, something more personal, but if you're not using W for anything, pls let me jump with it, I don't like Spacebar.

Lastly, I actually didn't finish the game yet, I got the lantern, but stopped after that. As I said, this game is huge, so I kinda needed a break after playing it for an entire hour lol.

Here's the gameplay vid for that hour tho, if you have the patience to watch it:

Finally got around to reviewing your game after playing it over the course of a few days.

I loved the art! Sprites are simple but pretty, and the enemy designs are creative. Speaking of enemies, I really appreciated the huge variety and how you programmed their attack patterns (I experienced some light bullet-hell moments in a few rooms, which is fun!). Music was enjoyable, but IMHO it wasn’t a very good fit for the vibe I got from the game. Maybe a more chill and melancholic track would’ve been better, something that would convey how deep the player has gone down the depths of the ocean, but that’s a minor nitpick.

What I feel this game sorely needs is a minimap. I got lost multiple times and had to take a few breaks after long backtracking sessions. Even some recognizable landmarks would have helped, as all rooms look mostly the same. I managed to get to the third area, then stopped once I got to that grey robot that would shoot down my rockets.

Lastly, I think you could’ve added more platforming challenges and puzzles, as almost all rooms were filled with lots of enemies and thought that movement abilities were slightly underutilized.

Overall, I’ve had quite some fun and it’s amazing how much content you managed to pack into this! Nice job!

I liked the enemies, and overall aesthetic, though I wish main weapon fire rate would be a little faster. Also having a save point upon upgrade picking have done life a bit easier :)
Good job!

I really like the design and soft 8-bit(-ish?) sound and music in this one. :)

Maybe a bit "snappier" player character movement would feel better, but I understand the way it was done is intentional, to convey the feeling of moving underwater. Great work!

I'm having trouble downloading your zip file, Google and Windows keep blocking me even though I've been downloading other jam games all day. I was able to download it to my Macbook, but not transfer it to my PC through Google Drive where it blocks me again. Maybe I can find a USB drive lying around... I really want to give it a shot because I'm playing Subnautica right now! Has anyone else run into any issues?

Neat game! I've been running around the 2nd area for quite a few minutes and have run out of patience, so I'll leave it at that for now.

The player character feels pretty good to control! I'd say the acceleration is a little too low, and I'd have appreciated variable jump height based on how long you hold space for. I am not a fan of how enemy/projectile-heavy the later rooms got, especially since the projectiles are tiny and attack paragraphing is nonexistend for most foes. I liked the missiles as a secondary attack a lot, instakill button in case of emergencies. Unfortunately all rooms look kind of same-y, so I found it very hard to remember certain rooms and figure out where to go.

I really liked the art! Awesome animations, and it all works together really well, nothing looks out of place. Music was a bop, good job on that, I have no complaints about sound effects either.

Really cool game overall, great work!

Did you randomly have a WebGL or Mac build on your game anywhere? I really wanted to try this one out.

Hello,

Wow, you just showed great attention to detail. Those platforms, those enemies, spikes, hazards. Everything is placed perfectly in the level design. Everything is there with a purpose, everything is meaningful. That's a very difficult thing to accomplish.

I would probably prefer MC a bit faster jumping and running, but I appreciate that it sticks with submarine universe.

Seriously, great job. Congratulations!

Cheers

great job on this! really loved all of the enemy behaviors and the boss i got to. the upgrade rooms were handled well with them requiring you to use the new item to get out. on the art side, i feel like the music got pretty grating in the first area not long into it. the enemy attack particles are incredibly hard to see both due to their size but also their contrast with the environment. the contrast was low in general but not so much so that i couldn't see what was going on outside of the enemy attacks. the character controlled well and i never really felt like the computer had slipped up or anything. there's also just a lot of content in general, lots of rooms and enemies and upgrades for a jam game. enjoyed it overall!