While Grombit does appear very horse-like, he is actually only a horse on Wednesdays (sometimes Thursdays as well). He is indeed a rare, foreign breed! He is an Icelandic and Portuguese mix 🙏
Pretty fun and cute platformer! I like the mechanics and how you introduce them slowly for the player to learn but not get overwhelmed. The music and art are awesome! I also appreciate how concise the game is 🙏
Although, I did find that the game got a lot less challenging after unlocking the Grombit costume... For those who haven't found it yet: his tongue has enough range to eat candy from anywhere on the level, and his bongo ability can re-position the portal right next to him.
Cute, simple game! I only wish the walking speed was a bit faster. I can't believe you tricked me into doing math!! >>>>>:(
Also, Grombit's house on the far right is way too hard! I was not expecting the AP Calculus question with work required and a paragraph-style explanation
This game is awesome! Dialog is really funny, and I love the art and music! It's impressive the quantity and quality that you were able to get done for this jam!
I also really liked the New Game+ mode, where instead of a horse you get turned into a frog with a long tongue!
This is a really cool game! I love Guitar Hero and it was awesome seeing a take on that type of rhythm game. Buff lady is my favorite character. If you plan to continue working on the game, I should mention that I did notice a bug where hold notes sometimes would disappear before getting to them (this might have been caused by me pressing a previous note too late?). I also have some suggestions for if you want to continue this (I understand there's not a lot of room for polish in a game jam time): • It would be cool to have more feedback when hitting a note! In Guitar Hero flames pop out and it's really fun • In Guitar Hero, when you miss a note the guitar track cuts out and a broken string sound plays. I'm not sure if that specifically would make sense for your story since it seems like the guitar is imaginary, but maybe something similar to give the player more feedback when they miss a note?
(Spoilers) It was so sad to find out that Grombit was the killer. He's not a bad frog he just needs love :(
This game has a lot of mechanics, and it's a pretty fun action puzzle game! It'd be cool to have the instructions in-game, because it took me a little bit to understand how things worked. Also, amazing job on the music! (I'm assuming you made it since I didn't see a credit)
The Grombit boss battle on block 20 was insane. Anyone who hasn't gotten that far, STAY AWAY FROM HIS TONGUE AOE ATTACK! He can AND WILL wipe your hard drive!!
This is such a great horror game! Your games are always super impressive and this one is especially so. The polish is insane! I love the pixel effect that obscures details, it gives the player less information which is great for a horror game. I love the weird way the game handles crouching and sprinting, it feels very manual and is again great for a horror game! Only being able to hold two items is also really cool and unique. Overall, amazing job I really enjoyed this one! 🙏
Also, I appreciate the inclusion of the 12ft tall Grombit statue in the cellar. It was very life-like; but, I would always get stuck by his tongue and then get killed by the shadow demon.
That transition from the title screen to the game was so smooth! Game overall was pretty fun, nice controls, graphics, and sounds. I also appreciate you putting the controls at the start, something a lot of game jam games don't do. I did have a slight issue though which was I didn't understand exactly what my objective was :/
Also, I love your inclusion of my grombit character. His licks giving you health boosts is very cute, but camping in his lick radius is perhaps too powerful of a meta
Cute game! I really love the art. Like some other people mentioned, it would be great if there was music and sound effects. Also, if you plan to continue working on this it would be nice to have some way of getting around the map faster! (if there is already something like that, then I'm sorry I missed it)
Anyway, you may want to look into balancing the Grombit costume. I got so much candy once I put it on that it instantly destroyed the candy economy.
This game is so cute, I love your pumpkin 🙏 The platforming feels really responsive and the bouncing animation while walking makes the game feel nice. It would be cool if the pumpkins grew faster so there would be less waiting around, but that's not a big deal at all considering how concise the game is. Nice job!
Also, the grombit jumpscare at the end was a lot spookier than I was expecting! I did not expect those dance moves!
What a great game! I love the chaos and the energy more than anything. The art, SFX, and music are super nice. This game really makes you FEEL like you're shopping at Spirit Halloween 🙏
Also, I appreciate your attempt to include my Grombit character in this game as the middle character, but I will tell you he definitely would NOT ENJOY red candy! HE IS A BLUE CANDY BOY!!
Great game! Love the art, music, SFX, and VFX. Has a great and cohesive vibe. Only quirk I noticed was the jumping felt kind of weird (can't control once in the air), but overall this is very impressive especially considering the limitations of Pico8!
The hidden Grombit in level 2 was cute but it's a bit unfair his tongue was an insta-kill :(
