Wow I didn't expect a Getting over it type of game, it's great and it is so easy to die hhhh. I like the game mechanics.

Cool mechanics that tie into the theme very well! I would have liked if the dangerous elements (spikes, crystals) were a bit more noticable since there were times that I died and had to take a moment to see what killed me. I was also confused why I would sometimes be able to double jump and sometimes not, maybe it was tied to the momentum. I also would have liked to be able to control my character in the air, if even a little, to be able to micro-adjust my landings last second - but I totally understand if your vision for the game includes not being able to move in the air. Great game!

Very cool concept and fun gameplay. I really like the idea of keeping track of momentum and having fall damage being the main threat in a game, but I feel as though the cues could be a bit more clear. It wasn't immediately obvious that the wind sound effect was tied to high momentum, so for a good chunk of time I was looking back and forth between the percent counter and the character, which isn't that great (it got much better once I was able to focus on just the character). This could probably be avoided with visual cues, things like wind particle effects to go with the sound, or a red border that appears if you're going to fast, or a sprite animation on the character that makes him look scared (since he should be the focus of the player's attention anyway).

A few other minor things, the checkpoints should probably activate when you pass the level they're on, and should absolutely have a visual change when you do activate them. The tutorial might be better if it's a bit more like the main game (maybe it could be themed after the last cave the protagonist explored), and the death barrier needs to be lowered. And I personally think some of the spikes could be made a bit more obvious, they look great but blend in with the background a bit too much when going at high speeds. And this last one is an incredibly minor (and somewhat petty) nitpick, but in my opinion the newspaper that appears on death should replace "found dead" with "presumed dead", since "found dead" implies that other people just casually meandered into this cave that no one's ever successfully explored before.

That said, the graphical style is amazing, the gameplay is very satisfying, and I really like the foundation for the story (maybe it could be extended so that you find the earlier expeditions that the prologue mentioned).

Overall this is a very solid base for a game, and incredibly impressive for something that was made in a week. It's definitely something that could be developed into a larger title.

Really enjoyed the game, I feel the tutorial could have had some visual reason for dying outside of the area and some background music would make it far more immersive. There could also be more of an incentive to use more of the controls, since most of the time the way down was by grapple (I never really used the dash) - an alternative would be to build the entire game from the grapple, removing other mechanics. Everything else is excellently done!

Very cool grapple mechanics. Graphic and sound were on point. I especially loved the expressive character animations. The only critique I have is that I couldn't see below me very far. I ran into a lot of spikes that I didn't know were there, and it became frustrating pretty quick.

Really like the artstyle of the game! I found the game to be quite challenging as I felt like I wasn't in full control of my character. I think the movement could use some iteration, especially with how I cannot control the horizontal movement of my character at the apex of my jump. The camera being really close to the player makes it hard for me to figure out where I'm going, which is made all the more scarier by the fact that the level is randomly generated each time. Small side note but I would appreciate if there were some light EQ done to the sound effects so that it doesn't get grating on the ears with repeated plays.

In any case, I can definitely see myself coming back to this game once it's been polished and iterated over. Keep up the good work!

I made a grappling game too! I really like this version of grappling hook mechanics. The art is nice, and the sound is pretty good. I would've liked some action music in the background though. My main critique is that a lot of the time it feels like I'm jumping blindly and hoping I'm going to land on something just out of frame, or else jumping blindly knowing that something is out of frame from a previous playthrough. I think adding the ability to descend with the grappling hook(similar to how you have the ascend with right mouse ability.) There would of course be a limit since the grappling hook's rope can only be so long. That's my only big suggestion. Great job overall :)

This game is awesome!!!! The audio and the game feel was great, although I didn't really make much use of the walking mechanics I would simply just jump and grapple 😆 Overall very enjoyable game.

Gotta say, I love how the game looks! The added intro cutscene was a fun touch along with all the other visuals within the game itself. The swinging was well done too though the fall speed seemed a bit too fast for my liking. Ended up dying a ton of times because of that. But nonetheless, amazing work on this project!

Only complaints are lack of mid air control and the camera is a bit too zoomed in. Especially when the falling speed is high, it's hard to see and react to obstacles below you.

But overall, very cool game. I liked the grappling mechanic

Also didn't know Mario had another twin

A very difficult but very fun game when you get the hang of it. Its hard but not frustrating way, the core mechanic can be master with practicing! very satisfying when I pulled off some sick move! Also very polished! I just wish there're something a bit more in the audio tho!

Gool Game 

Why does a player look like Mario?:]

Yes, the spikes are sometimes hard to spot. But those that take anything away from this game? no. Great graphics, amazing sound, newspaper headline on death... I don't know if there is something at the bottom of the pit or not, but I had fun diving down there

Great game! Only critique is that the camera should be more zoomed out, and the spikes should be easier to spot. Those are the only two flaws I found, and this is for sure the best game I've played from this jam so far.

ok, starting off.
artstyle : YESSS
gameplay : YESSS
procedural levels :  YESSS
overall : amazing  ! ! :applause: 
my only feedbacks are maybe make the camera look downward as you fall and make spikes more visible.

also i keep reading it as "The George"