Congratulations on your first gamejam! 

I think you did great and I hope you continue making games in the future! 

I think the only thing I would have wanted to see would be some story elements to tie into the narrative fiction theme. Even subtle things would have been nice like idle lines from our character that hint at a larger world, or maybe some texts that trigger on item pick up, but besides that, this was a great first jam, and it's awesome you managed to get it done on your own! 

Good job!

That's a cool game, congrats with your first project and the first jam ^^
I like the graphics, the main character looks very stylish! The music is nice too, sounds nostalgic and light (so you don't get tired of it).

The gameplay is good too, but I think the character jumps and moves too fast, so it's really hard to control him. Often I didn't even manage to see his movements, so even jumping at some platform was a challenge (or maybe I'm just too slow :D ). I know in retro-style (and hardcore) games move/jump speed is often high, but personally I would like a bit more time to react.
That's also a pity that you didn't try to fit in jam's theme, this game seems like something that would go together with "magical realism" good enough (if there would be some tiny backstory, for example).

Overall it's nice and fun. Keep it on! And again, congrats with your first published project ^^

Pros

• Very nice graphics! Really cool pixel art!
• Very fitting retro music!
• The game was short but challenging enough!
• Well implemented mechanics and gameplay.

Cons

• I guess it would be unfair to state cons considering this is your first game ever. My only advice would be to follow the jam theme since game jam themes are really important. But this is your first project and also your first game jam entry so it's understandable!

Overall: great work on your first game ever! I hope you keep on making more games! Making games can be quite difficult and takes a lot of time and effort, but ultimately it's a wonderful experience and you learn a lot. Congratulations!

Congratulations on making your first game! It's quite challenging, but I had playing it! Unfortunately it doesn't have a narrative nor the magical realism that the jam is about, but I hope you learned a lot and don't stop making games :)