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A jam submission

Heat CroakView game page

Submitted by Motor Drive (@MotorDrive6) — 1 day, 2 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#54.2504.250
Presentation#104.2504.250
Concept#124.0634.063
Overall#133.9223.922
Use of the Limitation#403.1253.125

Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
1

Software used
Gamemaker, Aseprite

Use of the limitation
A bar which fills up from the score you get from popping balloons and collecting gems which depletes over time, theres also a ranking system

Cookies eaten
2

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Comments

Submitted

Very funny. I get stuck in some part, it would be great if the coins respawn after some time

Submitted

Cool take on Sonic the Hedgehog type mechanics, controls felt very smooth, but it was hard to get going, one mistake and the coins are gone so you can't proceed.

Submitted

Got a Rank B on my first time through, but had to stop because unfortunately my controller didn’t seem to be picked up by the game and the keyboard controls hurt too much. I think this would have worked better with the gem-dash being mapped to the jump button. It feels a lot like a sonic game. You might want to lean into that more, with multiple paths that are faster/slower and maybe more or less rewarding depending on skill level!

Developer

oh no it should work with controller its just it uses the d pad because i didnt know how to do joystick controls

Submitted

my main controller doesn’t have a joystick (it’s an 8BitDo M30), but i tried all three kinds that I have here on two different browsers before giving up and trying the keyboard

Submitted

I really like the level design! Had a lot of fun playing :)

Submitted

At first it was difficult understand what to do but cute concept

Submitted (1 edit)

Unique mechanics with simple controls but a really high skill ceiling. Took quite a few tries to get through the level, but I loved the music and the lil frog! I agree that maybe respawning the coins could make the balance easier but executing the dash and jumps made gameplay very rewarding.

Submitted

This was really fun and speedy! Once I got a hang of the lightspeed dash I was really zooming which felt incredibly fun. Great job.

Submitted

Sonic-esque. Very fun, fast, made literally clap my hands together.
Check out my live review at https://www.twitch.tv/scalphamission

Submitted

Very well done, it's really satisfying to play.

Solid polished experience, especially for a game made in 3 days.

Submitted

Once I understood the dash mechanic this game was very fun! I really enjoyed the start of the level, where you fly through the level with the coins and make some jumps in between! 5/5 on enjoyment from me! :D

Well done!

Submitted

Pretty awesome.

Fairly solid controls (although, took me a few goes to “get” the dash mechanic). Although I think maybe the gems/balloons could regenerate with time as it’s quite easy to get stuck!

Submitted

Really enjoyed this one! The fast pace and branching level makes many restarts fun. Only managed to get rank C ;-;