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Dr. Puzzler

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I thought the quick stop was an interesting mechanic, but it didn't seem to be utilised a tonne. I didn't really understand what I was supposed to be doing, I think that a bit more of a tutorial and a clearer goal could be helpful.

Interesting idea here, but I think that it could have been elaborated on more and could have used a bit more polish. The player movement felt a little too floaty, it could be improved by stopping the player much faster when letting go of a key. I think that with a little work, this could be quite a fun game!

Interesting concept, and decent execution. A little too tough for my taste though. I think that the chips breaking apart when you eat them creates a little too much, it's tough to focus attacking enemies and dodging the small chips at the same time.

Otherwise, pretty cool!

Done and done. 

Will look into it

Thank you! If you haven't tried yet, you can use that pass for the true ending...

Pretty good! I have a couple of feedback to give here, one is I think that the main planet should have a health bar, and two is that I think different asteroids should do different amounts of damage depending on size.

But that's just some nitpicks, really fun game overall!

Solid game! I thought it was pretty fun, but I have two big criticisms with jumping. First, the base height is too low to really jump once over any of the enemies, you have to fly. The second thing is that I think that the amount of time you're allowed to fly for and how the stamina bar just resets automatically is a little bit to OP. It would probably be good if you lower the amount of time you can fly, and then give it some extra time before resetting it (perhaps it fills in slowly?). But overall, it was very enjoyable, so good job!

https://little-glyph-games.itch.io/the-sink-gods

No problem! As for the feedback:

I think what you have is stellar (pun intended). I like how you slowly introduce new mechanics over time, and the puzzle you have in the game so far are great! A few suggestions that I think could make the game better overall:

1. I think some more varied and interesting music could help quite a bit rather than the droning sound you have right now

2. I think that the sound effects could use a bit of variation, and the current gravity change sound effect get's a little annoying after a while

3. The graphics are a bit under par (which is understandable due to that fact that this was a jam game.) I think if you refine the art style a bit and add some polish, it will look a ton better

4. I think that there should be more puzzles where the player needs to use the movement keys. I could solve most of the puzzles without even touching the movement button, so I think that the movement mechanic could be utilised a bit more.

5. More levels!

5. I think adding some smooth gravity to the sand would be good considering everything else moves smoothly. Them moving by increments like they are now makes the game feel laggy even though it's not.

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I don't know if this is supposed to happen, but based on your screenshots I assume not, but there is not anything except for the player thing in the level, and the player just falls down. You might want to fix that.

I think that overall it was pretty good, definitely addicting. I think that running into rocks should either kill you, or more heavily impact your speed. Also, while using the speed boost it is incredibly difficult to dodge the rocks, I would either make it so they spawn less frequently during the boost or give the player invulnerability during the boost.

I also feel that variation would help out a ton, right now the only obstacle is rocks, I think some variation both in obstacles and player moveset would help out.

If anyone is streaming or recording lets plays of the games in the jam, could you link in this post so everyone can see?

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Here is a definition of Adventure game from Wikipedia

Essential elements of the genre include storytelling, exploration, and puzzle-solving. Marek Bronstring, former head of content at Sega has characterised adventure games as puzzles embedded in a narrative framework; such games may involve narrative content that a player unlocks piece by piece over time. While the puzzles that players encounter through the story can be arbitrary, those that do not pull the player out of the narrative are considered examples of good design.

Combat and action challenges are limited or absent in adventure games; this distinguishes them from action games. In the book Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design, the authors state that "this [reduced emphasis on combat] doesn't mean that there is no conflict in adventure games ... only that combat is not the primary activity." Some adventure games will include a minigame from another video-game genre, which adventure-game purists do not always appreciate.

https://little-glyph-games.itch.io/unreality

It was fun, the art style was good! My only suggestion is that you upload a Windows and HTML5 build so that way more people can play it. I'm one of the few people on here that are using a Mac.

Not really sure what I was doing, collisions didn't seem to work. But with some work, this could be quite fun!

It's a Mac, but I was playing the WebGL version in Chrome