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A jam submission

Jumpn't CaveView game page

A robot fell into a cave, every jump he makes takes him further away from escaping.
Submitted by Iv4n (@iv4n_algo) — 2 hours, 58 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
VISUALS#434.3084.308
SOUNDS#503.7693.769
MUSIC#833.7693.769
OVERALL#1803.6153.615
THEME#1853.5383.538
DESIGN#2273.3853.385
INNOVATION#4102.9232.923

Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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NICE JOP

Submitted(+1)

This is a really polished game! The Art style is nice and simple! I wish there were checkpoints, and that when you died you did return to the title screen though.

Great Work! Enjoyed it a lot!

Developer

Hey, thanks a lot for the feedback! :)

Submitted(+1)

The mechanic was actually pretty cool! It tests your patience, probably not a game for speed runners though. I think the robot was charming, like the Iron Giant, I also like the weight when it lands! It's a pretty nice entry overall, great work!

Developer

Thank you! Glad you liked it, the Iron Giant was my main source of inspiration for the robot design :)

Submitted(+1)

Awesome game! Incredibly polished! And the art's really good, I love the simple backgrounds and platforms! Although, I wish there were more checkpoints and that you didn't get put back to the main menu every time you died. But those are just minor nitpicks, you should be really proud of this, it's super cool!!!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you liked it :)

Submitted(+1)

awesome platformer,i reslly liked it, nice visuals, plz rate mine

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Will do :)

Submitted(+1)

The tone, feel and visuals of this game are amazing! Very good job! I would recommend less small platforms, since the perspective doesn't always help. Regardless, this is a game to be proud of! :)

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! :)

Submitted(+1)

Really great game. Well polished! The background as well as the robot showing you don't have many jumps left it really added so much! Graphics are great and the SFX added real weight! All round great game and you should be very proud!

Developer

Thank you! I'm glad you found the visual feedback useful :)

Submitted(+1)

Looks awesome, its awesome :D

Developer(+1)

Thank you!! :))

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed your game, the animations are nice and the general atmosphere is awesome!
It's should have more ratings!!

Developer

Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it :))

Submitted(+1)

Good Game. I would add some checkpoints in the way as having to restart is a bugger! Well done :) 

Developer

Yeah, I heard checkpoints would be a nice addition to the experience, thank you for your feedback :)

Submitted(+1)

Nice controls and platform spacing had the moment to moment experience feeling nice, but regrettably the goal and limitation of jumps ended up making it a bit awkward in the end, though I did keep playing until I was able to reach the end after 10 or so attempts, enough I stopped counting.

- My favorite part was the environment bit I won't spoil, but it added more spice to the experience which was a nice inclusion.
The general presentation and sound/music fitted well, wrapped in a simple but clear little story.
Played with a controller, and it felt good to control, and moving onto/off platforms didn't have any of the awkwardness many do. It was nice to move about, and when you got the spacing and timing right for like when you had to jump multiple platforms at a time it felt satisfying.

- I think it would be better to cut that first floating platform. The game with its length, and not visible jump limit+no checkpoints with that mechanic, made it long enough already. Having to wait around for that first slow platform, that you couldn't jump off at the end to speed things up because you needed to save them, made the restarts feel more draining/time consuming.
You might have wanted to keep the HUD empty because of the visual presentation of the game. However seeing as you already have the glowing robot, it would be nice and on story if you had a sequence of lights that would shut off on the robot after each jump. That way you'd still have a more visible idea of how much you could afford to jump. It would also make you really feel the limitation and make the game more tense, than just having its lights occasionally change and then uncomfortably running out of jumps.
Though not having checkpoints makes sense because you might not want a checkpoint when you had used more jumps than could get you to the end already, I think what could really help and make the game less punishing is having a checkpoint after each floating platform section at least. Then a restart button. That way players could practice the sections they reached more often, not having to start all the way back, and make more progressive steps until they needed to restart and try a run at it all in one go. It would then feel closer to levels within a level, that you could then keep improving and getting past more levels until you completed it all in one go.

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much for your feedback! I really appreciate the time you took to write this down. One of the things I struggled with the most was precisely the problem of letting know the player how many jumps he had available, at the end I thought that the visual keys would be enough, as with the checkpoints I thought about it but ultimately decided to just restart the level just to add some difficulty and try to extend the game time but you are right, waiting for that first platform could get frustrating. Thanks again :)

Submitted(+1)

No worries :) !
Yeah that was no doubt tricky, good like refining the experience. :) no worries at all, happy to hear it appreciated and potentially helpful.

Submitted(+1)

Loved the soundtrack and the feel which the game provided. I may be a noob but I think for players like me there should be checkpoints. I ended up dying and restarting the game around 10 times on the first level itself :/, that aside I wanted to keep playing because of the soundtrack only.

Developer

Thank you for your feedback :) Maybe it is a little bit hard with no checkpoints but I took that decision because the game is one level only.

Submitted(+1)

Very melancholy and beautiful with great control. loved the character animation, the idea, and the color schemes.

Developer(+1)

Hey, thanks a lot! :))

(+1)

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Submitted(+1)

Nice Platformer dude! I just wish that when i died i don't have to restart to the main menu, the game would benefit from checkpoints in my opinion. The Lighting and graphics were really neat! Good job broske!

Developer(+1)

Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it, I didn't put any checkpoints because it is one level only and also the catch of the game was to administrate your jumps throughout the entire level.