Some controls and some screen transitions are buggy, but the game is pretty fun. You can get kind of lost, but i think it is more a part of the game than a issue. I loved the idea of giving abilities by acquiring new scarfs and the enemies, besides don't being much of a nuisance or difficulty, they are very well positioned and give you some trouble when going through rooms. Fun game to play.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #1 | 4.033 | 4.033 |
| Overall | #1 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Gameplay | #1 | 4.667 | 4.667 |
| Music / Sound | #1 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Graphics / Artwork | #2 | 3.833 | 3.833 |
| Story / narrative | #2 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Thanks for the kind words! Especially in regards to the enemy placement.
> Some controls and some screen transitions are buggy...You can get kind of lost
Working on an 'After Jam' edition which will add many more screens but also fix the control and screen transition issues and add a map screen, so stay tuned! :)
I don't know if i was clear, but i did not want to mean that the screen transirions make me feels i am lost. Actually, the part of getting kind of lost was a related to other thing: I had to frequently revisit already visited rooms to make sure I did not lose a peguin or a green yarnball. The absence of a minimap makes me go round and round. But i think it is part of the metroid-vania-thing.
Oh sorry, yeah, I truncated those two comments together, but I did understand that you meant them to be two different issues 'buggy transitions' and separately 'get kind of lost'.
Anyway, just released the 'After Hours Jam Edition' which fixes the transitions and adds a mini-map so hopefully that helps a little on both counts. :)
Very nice, Loved collecting the abilities and being able to use them effectively avoiding the bad guys or vanquishing them, and progressing to other areas. Busting from a glide into a kick butt slide, very good fun. Only managed to get 4 Penguins, there were some issues with room transitions, occasionally the game would lose the player and i would have to start again, then there was the bug your mentioned on the forum. These didn't ruin the experience for me though, i got what the whole project was and from what i played i enjoyed it. Good Job!. :)
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Skelly (Alpha - WIP)
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