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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #1 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Overall | #7 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Concept | #13 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Use of the Limitation | #14 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Enjoyment | #16 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
ElectroGames, DavigJ, and Fuhgetdit
Software used
Unity and Krita
Use of the limitation
The player is immobile on their own, and they rely on their yoyo to move around and progress in the level.
Cookies eaten
4 or 5, possibly 6
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What a charming game ! I couldn't get too far cause the rating period's about to end and i'm late, but the little idle animations, the art style, the music, ah, so nice ! It'd be nice if there were checkpoints though.
This game is so charming! The art style is so unique and well done! I like the idea of using the yoyo to propel you forward (feels sort of like Spider-Man in a way). It took me a bit of time to get used to the momentum, and the parts where you need to move only slightly diagonally but high vertically were a bit tricky, but I think I was able to get it with enough practice. Overall, very good job!
Really digging the art style and mechanics. Well done on the level design too, I always find it the hardest part of designing platformers.
Thank you!
I really like the drawing style, and the music is relaxing and overall a good fit for the game. I can see the inspiration from games like Getting Over It, and the idea is sound in a vacuum. However, I don't feel like it fits with the limitation very well, as i interpreted it as the player is unable to move or be moved, though I can accept this interpretation.
While the aesthetic and music is really well done, I feel like the gameplay isn't quite there. The difficulty itself is good, if not amazing, but the way it's played doesn't feel as polished as it should. The lack of momentum alone makes movement feel too jarring and unintuitive, and when encountering obstacles the player keeps moving at the same speed along the original vector, making it jump around and then snapping back to the line, instead of changing course or stopping. It feels as if the movement was the least looked after aspect of the game, when it should be its most polished. With a game such as this, a platformer with its main goal being its difficulty and satisfaction, movement is key, and each failure should feel like the player's fault thoroughly, but this game's movement feels like it was coded in an hour or two and left like that.
That being said, the rest of the game is really well done, with special mention to the music and drawing. To give some tips, I would like for the movement to receive more love, adding momentum alone would give it a better feel, but using acceleration and deceleration, along with proper interaction with the world could give it spice and make it feel much more polished. Thighs I would've liked to see are bumping when colliding with objects, sliding off smaller obstacles like rocks to bounce you off course and momentum along with acceleration and deceleration.
These are just my opinions of course, other people may disagree with me and they would be right in doing so, that is perfectly valid. I still stand by my words.
All in all, a solid submission, and better than most games I've played here, if tainted by bad movement.
I will admit we didn't incorporate the limitation in the best way, but we knew many games would have a stationary player the entire game, so we decided to think outside of the box and interpret the limitation in a way many people in this jam didn't, by making the player technically immobile and moved only by a yoyo. This idea also incorporates the theme of "Connections" pretty well since the Yoyo and Player are connected.
The original idea was to make the player continue to fling in a direction even after they reached the yoyo, but we felt the mechanics we currently have may be difficult enough for many. Adding this could have made the game quite difficult. The way we currently have it makes sure the player is able to have full control of their movement while it still being challenging and fair. Not to mention that time was not on our side, and balancing that could have taken much more time than we had. While I agree the movement could definitely be improved, we felt it wasn't worth losing time and potentially missing bugs or just overall the game not turning out as well as it did, especially when we had a movement system that worked.
The artist and composer did a great job on the game, and the game wouldn't have turned out nearly as good without them.
You mentioned adding "sliding off smaller obstacles like rocks to bounce you off course". After you get above the bottom area, many of the obstacles can make you slide off down into previous parts of the level.
Thank you playing the game and giving us your feedback!
What I meant with bouncing off course was while moving. As it is, if you launch and encounter a rock, the player can slide along the side and snap back into the original line, and that feels jarring and unnatural. It's not only rocks, when encountering corners it happens too, though it's the only thing making getting over ledges not too difficult as the lack of momentum makes it harder than it should be. It's as if when throwing the yoyo you draw a line and make the player go along it at a steady pace, but when it encounters an obstacle not too steep to make it stop, it slides to the side and continues at the same speed along the line, but the speed along the surface of the obstacle increases, so the player's actual speed goes up, and when reaching the other side, it slides back to snap to the initial line.
Having control over the player's movement is not necessarily having the movement be 100% cut and dry. Take Getting Over It as an example, in that game the movement is everything but dry, it relies heavily on physics and is very dynamic, and yet the player is fully in control, if they know how to control it.
The rest of the game is really good, but this one aspect bothered me somewhat as it is supposed to be the main point in a platformer, and yet here it didn't feel like it. Maybe I have different priorities, but I would've rather the game be shorter, and with less cohesive drawings, but a better movement overall. I'm sorry if I sound aggressive, I really don't want to, in the end is your game, and everyone involved should be proud, it's among the better games I've played in this jam!
Your points are completely valid, thanks for the feedback.
The presentation and quality of this game is awesome! I can see the amount of effort put into the game by the team, from the music (love the jazz vibe), to the drawing art style, and to the awesome game design!
The overall game experience is pretty nice. The game has a similar experience to getting over it with Bennett Foddy, it really is difficult. (I only made it somewhat halfway)
The level design is awesome, difficult to do but satisfying once done.
The music fits the game very well, love the chill relaxing music paired with a difficult game.
Art is simple and consistent, something I don't see much in rushed games, mostly because of premade assets, this one looks like it was specially made for the game itself.
Just one feedback, I think the gameplay is a little bit too slow-paced especially for a difficult game, like when you die to a spike you have to go back to the start + the slow pace of the game which annoys the player in a bad way. This is just my opinion, so don't take my word immediately.
Overall, I can say the game is awesome for a 3 day gamejam! The presentation is the aspect that really shows in your game. Congrats on finishing a game and good luck!
Thank you for your detailed comment. :)
This game was heavily inspired by similar games like Getting Over It and Only Up.
I agree, the Artist and Composer did a great job with the art and music/sounds, the game wouldn't have turned out nearly as good without them.
The spikes are slightly annoying, but we wanted to add some kind of obstacle to the bottom area which is why the spikes were added. There are no spikes after the bottom area and once you figure out the controls and the movement, the spikes become less annoying. I believe the game's pace is a bit faster once you get past the bottom area although I could be wrong.
Thank you for playing!
I loved this game! It was really simple to pick up and you made the aim and controls really clear. Bonus points for uploading a youtube video (very fancy) Also liked the little note about not falling into pits. I see you!
Thanks for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed the game. 馃榿
This might be my favorite game I've played in this jam so far! This game just oozes charm and personality, the music and the aesthetic combine with the gameplay to create this really cozy and uplifting game. It's also a pretty unique control scheme that makes great use of the jam's limitation on a gameplay level, while applying the theme on a metaphorical level. Just an overall fantastic job!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the game.