I really liked the lighting in the game! It was a very nice touch. I see that my other points have already been made by others, so I will say great work on your first jam!
The audio was well crafted for this. The music sets a nice old school mood, kinda spacey-carefree. The SFX were nice as well, although I'll have to admit that the intro dialog was skipped as fast as possible for me. That particular tone was very ice-picky. The other comments have already mentioned my feelings on the boost. I would remove "Give Up" as an option. It is too easy to stumble upon.
Interesting game. Those carrots can take a lot of hits from me firing carrots at them shot from a carrot. As someone else already mentioned, having some kind of indicator visually or aurally when you hit an enemy successfully would really help spruce this up. I wasn't really sure if I was doing the right thing for a bit because they take so many hits to take down and didn't really show any sign of weakening. Nice work and good entry.
Cool entry! I really like the idea for the indicators on a ring around the ship. That is so well implemented! It isn't visually intrusive at all, but it really adds a lot. Nice work overall.
I dig this a lot! The bending of the window to make it look like an old CRT tv is right up my alley. I'm not sure I've ever played a game with less controls than a pinball machine, so thank you for that experience. The sounds were minimal but fit the aesthetic perfectly. I wish it had some music to set the mood.
Really loved the visuals for this game! They looked very professional and polished. It set a great vibe for the game right out of the gate. I wasn't quite sure how to deal with the projectiles. It seems like some times I could get rid of them, and sometimes I couldn't. I have no earthly idea what the green power up does. The attack and hit sounds are pretty basic but they fit well, so no qualms there at all. I really want for some more of a soundtrack to this game. I can't say enough good things about the way it looks, and I think this game could be turned into something a little bigger.
Feel free to reach out of if you'd like to talk sound and music. Great work on this game, guys!
Thank you for your review! Curving the difficulty a bit, or just outright reducing it is certainly something we've discussed doing post-jam. I'll certainly try to cast a wider net for playtesting in our next jam. Outside advice like that is invaluable.
Ooh, the art! I really like how easy it is to figure out how to just jump right in to the game. The controls are smooth and simple to grasp, and I appreciate that. I was sort of expecting each run to be different with what patterns you needed to be dodging, so I was a little surprised when they weren't. I didn't mind the lack of music, and it did add some intrigue, almost like the character could hear nothing but the forest and the wind. Perhaps just a few tiny audio queues here and there would have spiced it up, though.
Overall, I'm quite curious to see where you go with making a story for it. I think it has a lot of promise.
Like was previously mentioned, the PS1-style aesthetic was indeed quite neat to see again. The hardest part for me I think was wanting more visual feedback of my actions accomplishing something. It was quite hard to tell what I was doing. I think just making that change alone would vastly alleviate confusion.
This was a really neat submission! I very much enjoyed the music, and the art is very cool as well. The premise is cool, and I think it could turn into a neat game long term. The controls were on the rougher side, and it wasn't apparent what exactly the enemies did other than see you. I inadvertently caused the game to bug out in the tower by getting caught. I would love to see this polished up and made in to something bigger!
The voiceover was a nice touch! The game is definitely on the more difficult side. I saw in one of your gifs that is looks like you can hold on to the grapple rather than click like a maniac, so I tried that too. I really like the premise and think it could be refined.
