Oh wow, this is a crazy amount of mechanics to fit together in one 7 day game jam. I love a lot of this; the atmosphere, the sense of exploration, the game juice, the mixed gravity, the Zelda jumping, but…I wish there was more focus on what to do at one time.

I think the combat and the lantern acting as a timer on your ability to explore was a bit overkill next to the puzzles and platforming, like it changed the tone a bit and made me feel like there was no time to figure things out. Maybe it’d be different if there were some levels leading up to let me explore just a handful of mechanics at a time.

But yeah, I’d really love to see this turned into something stripped down with more focus on what the player does at one time. The exploration element seems key, which makes me happy (as I’ve made a game with a similar goal/atmosphere in mind) but I think this could be the beginning of something reaaally cool :3

This was a fun little romp. Very comfy, and I had a lot of fun jumping around and throwing snowballs. I actually bust out laughing once I got to the snow planet and started spiraling around into space.

The crush against the jam deadline is real! Well done on doing what you did in seven days!

Over all, I really enjoy this game. The mood is, to me, very cozy and quite fitting for this time of year and the terrain is varied enough to be quite enjoyable to explore.

That said, some of the mechanics either confused me, felt off to me, or I never quite figured out.

Initially, I was walking towards a star and, as I approached, the light from my torch made a wall visible as I approached. Honestly, the way it presented itself, I thought the game was glitching out (as in, it was failing to properly render the wall in the first place). Eventually, I decided on the opinion that the effect was intentional… but it felt out of place. No clear warning that that was to be expected. Not a huge deal, if that was, in fact, the intent, but I’d be surprised if I’m the only person who initially thinks it’s a bug.

On one hand, I like the idea of only being able to jump when walking off a cliff… on the other, the effect constantly felt off to me. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Perhaps a feeling of not quite having control? The issue, for me, was even more pronounced while standing on the moons(??). I did love the Mario Galaxy-like effect of walking on those moons, but jumping on them was very awkward.

Finally, I was never quite able to get my head around the lantern. In the description it was said I could use it for melting enemies, but the first time I tried I got no indication it was even working. Later, as I played, I tried again, and I defeated the enemy with the lantern, but I’m not sure if I did it wrong the first time, or I just didn’t do enough damage or anything. Maybe some feedback from the game when an enemy is hit by the lantern?

Over all, though, a very charming game the shows a lot of work put into it in the time aloted!

I played this game on a stream of mine. If you are interested in my time with the game, here’s a link to the stream :)