Thank you very much for the thorough feedback! :D
As one of the main artists for the game I can speak mostly only for the graphics side of things, however I certainly involved myself in general decisions about our game project as well.
I believe there was a misunderstanding on (at least) my part with regards to the deadline, otherwise I would have likely pushed for just a bit more polish near the end. (Such as an explanation of the controls and perhaps some backstory at the beginning of the game...)
I can't explain much regarding the animation since that was what the other artist in our group was concerned with, however the rest of the 2D art (environment and props) was my contribution to the project.
I have very little experience with pixel art and am mostly in training as a realistic or semi-realistic concept artist for games and films, so I am very glad to see what I produced to be considered good!
With regards to the "Enhance" theme...
It is an unfortunate truth that we did not quite manage to implement that into the game in the end.
Originally (iirc) we set out to create an Endless Runner that we could polish up nicely due to the simple concept of the game and then keep adding features that would complement the theme of enhancing the character's abilities, the speed of enemies / obstacles and perhaps the entire game overall!
If you would be interested in taking a look at an overview of the assets I created for this project, then I will leave you a link to my ArtStation profile here. I set up a concept overview sheet there so one can see the "puzzle pieces" on their own that were used to build the final game! :)
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/X1PgYR
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Thanks for the reply and some explanation :)!
The link with art concept is cool!
And do not worry, everyone, including me, has trouble planning the deadline. We all want to do a lot of cool stuff in our games but the time is limited. But next time, I'm sure the planning will be a little better. Just keep up this good work :)!
And after the jam you can always add features to your game that did not make it. So later users can have even more fun :)
:D Of course!
Thanks! Glad you like it!
Yeah, it's one of those things with gamejams! Particularly the shorter ones! x)
That is true too! As long the other devs for the game are still willing to work on it that is! x) As an artist with very little programming / engine experience... I might struggle handling the project's continued development on my own! '^^