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this is a very good game!
the way that it introduces the mechanics and progresses in difficulty is perfect. The main mechanic and its implementation was done well. I loved the short story that you integrated smoothly into the gameplay. The puzzles where a decent challenge although it was sometimes hard to tell what was going on with the bridges. the only issues I had was with the jumping. there's a mechanic called 'coyote time' that is often added to games of this type, its basically a few frames of grace where the player is no longer on the ground but can still jump. I think if you add that, the movement will be a whole lot more satisfying.
the character sprites look great and it pays off because the focus is on the player. the environment could have been a little bit more decorated but that's not a big issue. the music is perfect for this game.
well done on completing your first game jam! I hope you do more jams because you have a good understanding of game design and you are only going to get better :)

+1 star for using my fav game engine.

An absolutely brilliant review, thank you!

I've been offered up many suggestions by others to improve the jumping yet you still managed to provide even more useful ones and I'll be certain to consider all of your critiques in future development.

Also GameMaker is wonderful, it's my first time finishing a game in it. I've mostly worked in Unreal in the past and never realized just how much better life can be in an engine that isn't dreadfully confusing  and resource heavy at times so I gotta agree with you there.

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Yep, jumping mechanics can be a whole subject on its own , GMTK has some really good videos on this. GameMaker is especially good for jams like this.