I like this take on using the theme for a platformer! The visuals were good, and I really liked the death screen shake haha. The water mechanic was also a lot of fun. I think it would be cool to see this with some more puzzle elements, like having multiple cranks and you have to figure out which ones to wind and stuff! The only thing I noticed was your character made his landing "oof" even if you didn't fall at all (like if you jump onto a platform above you and don't fall). Great game! Really enjoyed playing :)
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