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A jam submission

Hot PotatoView game page

Escape the volcano with a grappling Hook!
Submitted by Yussuf Kobilov — 5 hours, 59 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#572.9672.967
Gameplay#1142.6002.600
Overall#1272.4832.483
Aesthetics#1742.3002.300
Sound#1802.0672.067

Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted

I found the grappling mechanic really fun, but I don't really feel any momentum when I let go of it. I could have a massive swing with a lot of power behind it, and then let go and slow down to the normal walking speed, which doesn't feel good in a feel sense. very creative however, and with a few touch-ups could be a really cool game. make sure to rate mine too!

Submitted

Very cool and unique game, I just wish you could keep more of the momentum after releasing the grapple and it was sometimes hard to see where the next crystal was, so maybe the camera should be slightly ahead of the player, but it's still a very creative take on the theme

Developer

Noted!

Submitted

Quite fun, to improve I would make the horizontal movement feel less slow, like how you tend to lose horizontal momentum when letting go, but not vertical, which felt kind of strange. But apart from that, you managed to make the grappling feel decently satisfying.

Developer

Thank you for your feedback!

Submitted

Rated. Decent game, I enjoyed it. 

We both made games about Volcanoes haha 😂

Developer

Haha

Submitted

Simple but effective, good job

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted

Nice game! 

Submitted

Nice game! 

Submitted

3:56! hah. To be honest i never liked grappling games but for some reason i found this game satisfying. although it was a bit hard at the end where you go up and you couldnt see the crystals. I think the art style is quite simple but i feel like it would be easy to expand and improve quickly as its litreally a potato and some tiles. :)

Submitted(+1)

Nice game! Sometimes losing momentum in the air can be frustrating, but I mean you play as a potato that is holding a gun how can you not like this

Developer

Thank you for your feedback :D

Submitted

I find the art to be a little lacking, like you were able to stylize the lava really well but the checkpoints, the character and the rest of the level doesn't really look great. I find your mechanic quite unique and actually brilliant. Only if it was executed better, the AD movement feels floaty, maybe you should add acceleration and make it a lot faster(I feel like this would actually make the game way more fun). I know the mechanic itself is a little complex and it is understandable how you didn't have any time left. Finally unfortunately the leaderboard didn't work for me. Still a solid entry, good job!

Developer

Thank you for your feedback!

Submitted

Cool game. It felt weird that sometimes when you try to swing you stop in midair and lose your momentum when you let go of a crystal but other than that, really good game.

Developer

Thank you for your feedback!

I will try to fix it.

Submitted

Very nice game! :)

Developer

Thank you !

Submitted

i like your game is really awesome simply unique game rate and play my game also plz!!!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted

hot potato, well played, puns always make extra points for me

art does the job well, it’s clear what is what

you picked quite a tricky mechanic to do and make feel right and I think you did pretty well.

the main area of improvement IMO is that it would be nice to see either a zoomed out view or just having more hook endpoints on the screen to really bounce between them. for most of what I could experience you go from a hook point and swing onto another one that is/was offscreen, this could be fine later on once the mechanics are more established IMO.

my perception is that you achieved what you set out to do with your game within your choices of scope and limitations… so thumbs up

Developer(+1)

I really appreciate your feedback!

I will try to fix it after the jam.

Submitted

I beat the record! with 00:52

Developer

WHATT??

Submitted

I JUST GOT THE RECORD AGAIN! with 00:39

Developer

You doing halt the time I was able to.

What a beast.

Submitted

The grappling hook is very fun and feels nice to use. Cool game!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted

Game is very nice but im not sure when my potato is getting overheated. overall i really liked the game!

Developer

Yeah its not very intuitive.

Your potato is getting overheated when you grab those crystals.

Submitted

Fun game! It was really satisfying to swing around with the crystals. I got 1:15 for my final time.

Developer

Thank you for your feedback.

You nearly broke my record.