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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Is the graphics 1 bit? | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Gameplay | #39 | 3.733 | 3.733 |
| Theme | #40 | 4.133 | 4.133 |
| Overall | #67 | 3.778 | 3.778 |
| Art | #68 | 3.733 | 3.733 |
| Music | #133 | 3.067 | 3.067 |
| Originality | #196 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Platforming feels nice and I like the fact that you've kept input simple as possible for this kind of game) Had a good time with it)
PS: It would be nice to have some spikes on lower level in case you fall of a window after a checkpoint)
Thank you! Yeah, that's the reason why some players don't kill all of the bats on lower level - for quick and easy respawn-death
Love it. But how can I kill the ghost? it seems like my arrow don't work.
Hi! Ghost are dying after 3 arrow hits. I understand your confusion, because there is no visual impact on hitting a ghost... my fault
Maybe you could give a game a second chance?) I will test your game also
Nice game! I seem to be too bad to beat it but its very addicting somehow. :D
Im not too sure about the time limit either, but that is a matter of taste I guess. Overall a very nice submission.
Thank you so much for playing!
The timer was an experiment :)
Nice game I made it to the boss. I think the time limit only really serves to cause stress and to make mistakes more unforgiving. It has value in that it puts pressure on the player to get through the tower quickly. But along with falling out of the tower back to the bottom it only served to make me want to stop playing, which is a shame because there is a lot of care put into the game, and the boss fight at the end is really well done. Also a big fan of the auto arrow shooting mechanic. I noticed a bug where if you hit a bat and then fall into a spike pit the death animation and sound will play twice. Keep it up!
Thank you for such a detailed feedback!
The timer mechanic was an experiment on how to treat a death mechanic. I can understand why some players don't like it. But that's how I use game jams :) To quickly test some strange ideas.
Thanks again for playing :)
That princess better treat that archer real good, the guy had a ton of broken bones falling of like 40 stories up the tower, got impaled a hundreds of times, and intentionally get attacked by a bat just to teleport up to the checkpoint. I also suggest adding coyote time on your future platformer projects, and add WASD keyboard controls as well.
Overall, it was a fun and challenging game that requires your daily dose of skill.
Thank you! Congrats on winning the game :)
The comment about the princess is really funny!!!!
And yeah... of course cayotee time needs to be in every platformer, my fault
I definitely wish there was a restart button in this game when you realize you've spent too much time and it's easier to just start over.
After 5-6 attempts, I couldn't reach the dragon, and the stress I built up began to outweigh my desire to complete the game.
Despite my own experience, the game is really good, it looks good, sounds great, and I didn’t encounter any technical problems!
Thank you!
It took me so long to beat it lol glad the boss is pretty fun! the jumps are a bit too high in my opinion but at least the combat is pretty nice! Oh yeah and I like the art too!
Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you made it!
shooting mechanic is very fun, I wish you could aim with the mouse
Thank you for your feedback! It was an experiment
i like this, very nice
Thank you :)
Oh my goodness, it took several tries but I finally defeated the dragon and it was so satisfying haha. Excellent job, very addictive :)
Thank you! I so proud of you!!! You DID IT! You save the princess!
fun and challenging, I didn't manage to kill the dragon because I kept falling off the side of the tower when the platforms went outside but a fun and goofy game nonetheless, Good work
Thank you for the feedback! I like the place were the player can fall down the entire tower but at the same time it's sad, that people don't see the dragon. Thank you!
Very challenging and fun! I especially loved the ghost sound effects.
Thank you so much for playing! Have you killed the dragon?
Yeah, I love the ghost sound too - when I first add it to the game I just start laughing, it felt like a meme thing
No not yet. I have tried a few times now but keep running out of time. I am not sure how far I have made it, but I end up getting stuck mostly on the sections where spikes are really close together. It really has been a blast to play, I am just no good at platforming haha.