Nice, I like the art style and the animations are cute.
Some thoughts:
- I think the initial music loop could be longer and more interesting
- Adding sfx would also help immersion
- I don't seem to be able to make it past the first 4 enemies. My jump doesn't have a lot of horizontal motion so I end up being damaged by the enemies when trying to jump over them
Cool! Out of curiosity, was the track with singing + lyrics an original for this game? Interesting choice, and kudos to the composer for putting that together for a jam!
From the sound perspective (I'm a composer), it could be cool to implement some more music tracks depending on the environment, caves, overworld, etc. Eventually it would also be cool to get some unique sounds into the game beyond the ones already there.
I noticed that the attack sound still plays while in midair (pressing 'e') although the swing animation doesn't trigger. Just wondering if the sound should play in midair (i.e. can you attack while jumping?)
Awesome. The controls are excellent and graphics look nice.
I'm having problems getting past the first part of the game. When I get the sword and attack with it the game glitches out. I lose control of the character who begins slide around unresponsively.
Graphics, level design and gameplay are all great.
The mechanics are simple to understand, but do take practice. There's a few very tricky jumps, like the one where you have to double jump, throw a spider down to kill a spider beneath you, then quickly grab one falling from a pipe (thankfully you included a checkpoint afterwards!)
- It's strange having the jump button be 'w' and the attack be on space, it makes jumping challenging since you have to hold 'w' and a direction key to effectively jump.
- I got stuck in a pit near the beginning of the game and couldn't find a way out
- Some of the collisions (?) for platforms seem finicky
Nice, the art, gameplay and music are all satisfying.
Suggestions:
- Some of the balance is off sound design-wise. For example the money "chink" sound can be quieter compared to other sounds. Right now it feels like all of the sounds are at the same volume level and adjusting them would help clarify their importance
- I can't tell if there's a 1-2 sec period of invincibility, sometimes I got easily killed by jumping down and falling on one enemy getting hit multiple times
Thanks! I personally worked on the music / sfx and was pleased with how it turned out. I believe the 0 hearts = 1 life left was a conscious choice, but a little odd.
Great! Animation, art, story, and level design are all on point.
A small nitpick, but some of the jumps feel tough due to a ceiling / floor block being too close to each other. There are a few jumps where it seems like I can make it, but just barely can't.
Great entry! I like the look and feel of the game.
To improve:
- Would have been really nice to have some music (either doom-like or metroid-like)
- The enemy respawns were a little annoying and odd. I often found my myself backing up in rooms in order to make space, only to walk out of the zone and de-spawn the enemies. The buzzing hum they make helps that somewhat, but it was also strange at times to hear the buzzing before seeing an enemy.
Great job! There's a lot of awesome things here, art, music, gameplay, story, etc.
The only little nitpick I can think of would be the room where you get the knife, maybe telling the player somehow that the knife can give a little jump boost? (I was able to figure it out quickly, but it could be frustrating).
Definitely a cool concept. I believe you mentioned that the background music would slowly be realised depending on the abilities you unlocked - adding stems accordingly. Love the idea and good luck taking it forward!
