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Man, I need more of this, because the concept is truly amazing, and its so polished too. This is such a fun experience and I'd love to see it fleshed out. Amazing work to all three of you!

Really creative premise for a game. I got used to the controls very quickly too. That death screen had me shook though...

Thank you for catching that! I figured that out towards the end, but left it in since I figured it didn't really break the game that much (I think). Ironically, it used to be worse, and you'd get a massive rocket boost when you'd jump and potion at the exact same time lol. But yeah, thanks for playing!

Yeah I've definitely going to have to learn how to fix that camera issue- thank you!

Thanks for the critique :)

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thank you! In retrospect, I might have put a bit too much time into the character controller and not enough into level design oops

Thank you! Yeah the upwards momentum from the potion was intended, but I never got around to setting a limit on it so you can just kind of boost forever. I was ideally going to base levels around using it too but time crunch hit hard. Thanks for your criticism :)

Congrats on such a well built game for being so new, I was no where near as good as this when I first started. I also appreciate the Metroid inspiration :)

For some pointers, I think adding a sound track helps make games feel more atmospheric. For me, I had 0 time when considering music, so I just used Freesound.org for basic sound effects and background tracks, you can search for a lot on there. Adding audio to Unity is incredibly quick and easy too, you could do it in 10 minutes tbh.

Do you happen to be using forces for your player's movement? The player feels a bit floaty and quite slow in general. You can remedy this by having the RigidBody2D of your player gravityScale change depending on if your upwards velocity is positive or negative. This makes jumps feel way better to use in my opinion. And also just increase the horizontal move speed a bit.

For one last thing, I think it would be better if the mini platforms were semi solid, so you could jump upwards through them, but won't fall down. For my game, I did this easily by making a box (with rigidbody (set to kinematic) and box collider), and putting a "Platform Effector 2D" onto it. Select the "use one way" box, and it should work!

Overall, great job!

I played this game a few days ago, and I came back to it a second time because it is really fun (also I forgot to rate it)! Unfortunately, I cannot make it past wave 2, I just get so battered on wave 1 most of the time.
I feel like part of the difficulty (on normal at least), is the scarcity of wrenches which helps massively with enemies and dealing with projectiles. Maybe also have throwing wrenches destroy bullets in their path as well as enemies? 

Regardless, its such a fun experience - great job!

I really like the art style for this game, its super well polished and the sound design helps especially with that. To be honest, I was quite puzzled on what I should be doing - I think a small tutorial would alleviate some of this. All in all, definitely a strong entry for this game jam and a well made game overall!

I've played game after game for this jam, but this is by far the most polished one I have experienced yet. The art style is consistent throughout the whole thing, the user interface is clean and isn't cluttered. and the sound design really pulls it all together. I simply cannot commend the tutorial enough by the way, not many games have done that and yours explains the mechanics really well! I guess one thing I can say is that I'm not exactly sure what the spirit box charging thing did even after the tutorial (I forgot lol) because I never really had to use it until I got wiped on day 5 - but still. If this game wins, I'll tip my hat off to you guys, because it would be well deserved.

Its a simple idea and it's done well, I really like h9ow the game looks overall too. One thing I'd just say is to have a shadow under the tree's sprite to make it appear more grounded, the rest of the art is shaded really well so it just looks a bit off putting. Otherwise, good job!

I always appreciate game jam games with stories, and this was told quite well, although I'm not exactly sure what happened in the ending. The gameplay itself is simple, but its fun dodging hazards and enemies, especially in the boss fight.

I actually didn't realise I was taking damage in said fight until I died (the rest of the game has you dead in one hit and I was focused on the middle of the screen). But that barely even matters because you lose so little progress. The checkpoints really help with the occasional times I'd get hit by obstacles on the edges of the page in general. Overall, an incredibly good entry!

Cool game! Its got a unique spin on the 2D tower defence games and I found it fun! I'd say that maybe some extra defences could be used because I found myself completely overwhelmed at wave 9 randomly after breezing through the first 8. Otherwise, good job!

Most games have the storm be something you react to, but in this game it's your goal. That's a cool and unique interpretation of the theme, and your game controls well to boot. good job :)

Your game is really polished! (the sound effect choice really help with that) It's kept me me playing it for way longer than I anticipated, even though its wonderfully simple. Good job, I'd love to see it expanded!

I liked the start of your plot and I really like the dialogue before hand - I really love when games include this, I think it makes games so much more unique. That aside, I wish there was a bit more gameplay to go through, but still good job!

This is a fundamentally solid game, and I had fun with it - kudos this being your first gam jam! That storm was so smooth too, it really helped make the experience feel smoother. Some minor things I'd say to improve that could go a long way if you ever come back to this idea:

I think having some kind of small indicator of the health of each ship would especially in later stages where the visual differences between ships is not unnoticeable, but not distinct either.

I think someone said it before, but increasing the 'calm' period would also really help in the early waves.

Finally, I think some kind of meter to show when you can and can't shoot would be great. With the high initial reload times (and how it changes as you upgrade it), it would help not only with placing your shots better, but better emphasise the impact of your upgrades.

That being said, great job!

I like the concept of switching to and from weathers and its really impressive for a project made in a single day. Good job!

Okay, so on my first attempt I absolutely FLEW out of bounds and I reached the edge of your level lol. Often I'd bump into the cursor and that would shoot me off with a lot of momentum. I tried to see if I could run to the edge of the stage, and I managed to do that, but I failed to clip back in bounds and got lost in the blue nothingness of Unity. On my second attempt of your game, I played it for real, and I quite enjoyed it - the controls are a bit funky but I quite like the idea of having yourself be protected by your cursor. One thing I'd say tho, maybe make some levels a bit more forgiving with more checkpoints? Otherwise, great job - and maybe give the collision another look at lmao

Yeah, I'm way too much of a  to play horror games - but I really enjoyed the parts I did play - great job. Loved the dialogue especially :)

The timer on this game makes things incredibly tense and exciting - I really enjoyed this game.

It's a funny game with a simple and effective premise too! The chicken sound effects are so good! I just have a few critiques - for me, the camera movement is way too slow, I'd have to shift my mouse multiple times over to turn 180, and the game already starts with the camera facing away from the chickens. One last minor thing is that I think you should be able to drop the chickens, I had one phase through the fence and I had to use about 30 seconds getting it back. I think it would also help in case you happen to misinput and pick on up by accident. Otherwise, good job!

Its a cool adventure, whilst a little hard to control - I still found it charming - good job :)

A tower defence game where the vulnerable base moves is an intriguing concept, and I had a lot of fun with it here! I loved the opening cutscene as well - however, I think putting the turrets on such a long timer was a bit harsh - I'd often be kind of screwed if the based moved in an unfavourable position. Perhaps you could destroy one and you'd reduce the timer to be able to purchase another one? (So that you can't just place turrets wherever you want without cost)

Otherwise, great job!

This game was clearly designed with a lot of thought and care - I love how the game subtly teaches you its mechanics like items being lifted higher by trampolines than you are, and how it comes together in the end - I really enjoyed that fight. I will say that I was extremely unlucky on my first try; I died in a single explosion, since I didn't know the counter was on the top of the screen, and I was in the radius of 3 bombs at once D:

That aside, I love your game, great job!

I've never played a game with this kind of idea before, and I think it works really well. The sound track and the pixelated artstyle really pulls it all together. Great job and thanks for reviewing my game :)

Thank you and congrats on your first gam jam! Your game was really cool and unique :)

Thank you!

Yeah, I think coming up with level designs was one of the hardest parts for me over the week, but thank you for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks a lot for the kind words! Ironically, I did practice some pixel art before the jam started, but I ran out of time to do basically all of the artwork lol 

Thank you! Thanks for the pointers too, I was working on the camera movement on the last day of the jam, so it is a bit messy. I'll be sure to practice this next time :)

The game loop is really good here - I really liked the audio too, particularly the storm parts. However, I think I got to an end game where the game kind of played itself, but the sweet spot of just surviving the early game was the best part imo. This game is great and I'd love to see it expanded. 

This is a super cool and fun game and I think the nice sound design really elevates it. This is a very well made entry for just being made in a week - well done!

I like recruitment concept - and I really appreciate dialogue in game jam games, it's quite rare and I think it makes games really stand out. I think some touch ups on the UI could be really helpful though, its slightly unclear what I'm supposed to be doing in battle and in the overworld. Maybe adding audio too? Otherwise, well done!

I really like the idea for this game - although I didnt really know what to use the gold for. That is to say Marvin didnt make it out of the storm well at all lol

Thank you!

From the portion I played until the game crashed on the second, I really liked the game, particularly the rpg elements before it. Reminds me a bit of tactical RPGs, one of my favourite game genres. One thing I'd say is that I think the icons should be a bit clearer on what action they perform - took me a while to realise which button was attack lol.
One final thing I'd like to really praise was the first room without much in it, I think it reaaally helped understand this game's mechanics which not a lot of other games do. Overall, great game and I'd love to see it expanded.