I can playtest your games and give feedback, you don't need to play mine cause i didn't attend to the jam
You need a tutorial level.
The font on the main menu is hard to read.
And it's hard to keep in mind the informations on the main menu. Player didn't even see how the game looks and you tell him what to do.
I got confused and readed the Instructions 2-3 times and still didn't understand well.
So I just jumped into the game. And then realized, I didn't even know the controls.
So yeah, you should make a tutorial.
Like the other people say you need a tutorial. Your music fits the game well.
If you can here is my game: https://janjcl.itch.io/revengeonebos
I really like the artwork, did you create it yourself? Level 1 music fits well.
The controls are very (if player pressed jump this exact frame then jump), if you have the time and inclination then I'd suggest looking at implementing a buffer to it as control feels play a massive role in platformer games. Heres a post that goes into a bit more detail on what I mean Link.
The enemies need a bit better player detection, the first and second enemy immediately 180 killed me before I even had time to register them in my view, try to make it more human-like. At the moment your controls say 'move fast' and your enemies say 'tap D to make sure there isn't an enemy up ahead'
Gameplay is good but Presentation needs improvement
You give too much information to player, I got frustrated at some point.
It's probably because the game itself is complicated to Tell. It has complicated mechanics. It's not a idea that you can tell someone with 4-5 words.
The solution is, you need to present them to player slowly. One by one. By letting him try them before telling him another information.
And I suggest you to use less words to tell something.
Less talk, more gameplay. That's what player usually wants.
And Learning the game mechanics one by one.
I like how your level selector is part of the game and your music is cool. There is not match gameplay and there is a lot of dialog.
if you have time could you check out my game: https://janjcl.itch.io/revengeonebos
What happened was that I grabbed the two gems up there and touched the door, but I was rewinding while that happened, it put me under the wall. Maybe a box collider (trigger) underneath to disable the collision until the player is out of the area, that way you can always pass through it from one side but not the other?
This is like so well put together - even tho effects are simple, the game looks really polished. Also - the idea is just perfect. Seeing a game with this mechanic actually first time on this jam.
https://ablaszkiewicz.itch.io/the-perfect-waiter (plays in the browser)
Your music is fun, if you hold space you can not die and your characters are fun. If you have time here is my game: https://janjcl.itch.io/revengeonebos
After exiting first level (I have pressed W+P to dash upwards, my character is frozen, I can't make any moves). Is it a bug or am I doing something wrong?
https://ablaszkiewicz.itch.io/the-perfect-waiter (plays in the browser)
I played your game. It's pretty addicting! The sounds and visuals are great, and it's difficult but not infuriating. FYI, you can walk through the stage in the back. I don't think at matters at all, but I would let you walk on the stage, or just block it off. Other than that, it's really well made. Good luck in the voting!
Cool game, I like the green boxes. Here is my game if you like: https://janjcl.itch.io/revengeonebos
