All I ask is that you give the mech a flight ability so I can get to the top of this tower. ;) You have some very nice vertical design here and it is a shame that it cant be explored. On and maybe a sprint option. Very nicely done for a 10 day game jam event. I would love to see this proof of concept demo become a full fledged game one day. :)
Yeah, I also felt that the robot needed a sprint option latest when you get the jump ability, so definitely something I'll look into more for future updates. I've never attempted flying controls. I will try it out, but no guarantees. I've been thinking a bit more about the story of the game and if there is interest there might be a bit of an overhaul.
Thank you for playing!
Flight might make it too easy to traverse and if it is not something you were considering than there are other options.
You could expand on the jump mechanic and have a grab function to hang on to the side of a building and/ or a hover function. And then use that to jump higher. It would make any ascension efforts more rewarding than just flying there to. You could also add more jump platforms for those buildings. Right now you either have nothing to jump on or clip through some of the textures of the taller buildings.
Any of these mechanics-Hover, Flight, Grab, could have a limited use fuel meter that needs to replenish over time. Insuring that the player just cant hit fly and then access everything all at once. Or just spam Hover-jump their way across the map. Giving all these mechanics some balance.
Regarding story, I am curious why this boy has access to this mech when it seems no one else does. Is the mech an ancient technology he found and repaired? Is it sentient? I look for ancient world mysteries in these kind of stories/ games. Almost a hint of magic and ancient civilizations. So to speak.
It would be interesting to see more done with it. Hopefully there is enough player interest to make it worth while to do and it is something you would be interested in pursuing.
