Really cool movement mechanic, but man, my hand hurts. Still super fun though!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #38 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
| Sound | #40 | 2.333 | 2.333 |
| Gameplay | #41 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Overall | #45 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| Aesthetics | #46 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
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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Just played the web version! Cool idea for movement, very original.
Unfortunately I only have a trackpad so it was VERY difficult haha, but I appreciate the new take on controls :)
If you plan on updating post jam, I'd suggest making the circles that you draw move the ball MORE to ease up on the hand pain lol.
It was quite fun to build up speed when going downhill then hitting a jump. Good stuff!
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WindThanks so much for the feedback. Yes, I will adjust the controls after the jam so it's easier to keep the ball's momentum, that should help a lot.
I actually tested using mouse and trackpad and in my case the difficulty felt similar, but then I tried a friend's cheap mouse and it actually felt a bit easier, so I think it really depends on device and sensitivity.
It might also be worth adding a calibration screen, or making it so larger circles move the wheel faster, or adding a difficulty selection. I implemented the controls because I thought it was a funny idea, it's a lot more nuanced that I was expecting. It's just that in a short Jam I didn't have time to properly refine it.
I figured out it's one of the plugins I was using, it's fixed but unfortunately not in the public release :(. I was able to patch it by hand and export again, and now it works.
I can't update it since the jam is closed. This might be against the rules, but in any case, I would rather have people being able to play the game and have my entry not count for the competition if it breaks some rule I couldn't find, so here's an alternate link:
https://4kxz.itch.io/winter-coldfix
It's the exact same version I uploaded for the jam, identical to the Windows and Linux versions, with the latest branch of this plugin applied.
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