Very cool concept. The end is very fun and it's super satisfying when you gather new things but the beginning platformer person doesn't feel that great without any. Also, most of the levels is going down.
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #30 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #111 | 3.752 | 3.752 |
| Game Design | #115 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Fun | #152 | 3.718 | 3.718 |
| Innovation | #160 | 3.692 | 3.692 |
| Theme | #179 | 3.923 | 3.923 |
| Graphics | #583 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
Ranked from 39 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
Work together to overcome obstacles you never would be able to overcome on your own.
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes. All assets, including music, art and scripts were all made from scratch.
Comments
Excellent game. I felt the same emotional swells in certain parts that I did in games like Abzu. I love the art style and music, and flying around with the flyers feels so wonderful.
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Stronger To-Dead-ErAn amazing game! The soundtrack and dynamic camera movement created an awesome atmosphere.
Unfortunately I got stuck at the end of the game, my flying companions held up the last slamming block of a level and did not return to me.
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Hungry FishNo problem, I still enjoyed playing the game a lot :) For debugging: it seemed like when I got too far from the slamming white block which the flyers were attached to it got de-selected (didn't have the option to press space on it) and I could not re-select it either because it was too high up for me to be able get next to it, and so the flying companions were unable to be called back. From that I think the problem lies with the way selecting and de-selecting of the white blocks works.
I hope this helps you fix the bug a little easier if you want to keep working on the game :)
I was really confused at first but once i ran into the flying thing the theme all made sense, well done
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Walled ApartThat is a lovely game you have there!
The comments below already pointed out the main points: Minimalist is good, gameplay smooth, great use of theme and music is work of art!
To try to give you something more:
-I feel like some clues for traps during the last flying level are appearing late on screen, making the time to react close to hard reflex games... I just found myself crying to my mom saying "I swear there was nothing here before" :'(
-Also someone said it already but the middle of each level is wandering around without info, sometimes with multiple ways to get to the same point, I see the purpose but it feels useless... Maybe add a little reward for taking the hard route would make it useful? (like strawberries in Celeste)
-It is while writing this comment that I understand the story, especially the triangles treachery when you fly first. I did not understood why the left me falling haha. Maybe make the blocks in white with red dots. It links to the next levels and make the whole world more logical imo.
Last but not least: How did you make that camera so smooth???? Please teach me!
Anyway, great job !
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A Blob Queen's AdventureI absolutely loved the camera movement, made the gameplay so smooth, and the music was enjoyable!
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Brackey's Game Jam (ANTOGETHER)Wow that was amazing! Everything is so simple and minimalist, there's a real atmosphere going on. The levels are really well made, using the mechanics to their full potential. It felt incredible when you could actually fly, especially with the music. The only little issue I have is the sprite of the character that you control being pixelated and a bit too detailed compared to the rest of the minimalistic style, but that's really just being nit-picky. Great Job!
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Legion RushWow that was amazing! Everything is so simple and minimalist, there's a real atmosphere going on. The levels are really well made, using the mechanics to their full potential. It felt incredible when you could actually fly, especially with the music. The only little issue I have is the sprite of the character that you control being pixelated and a bit too detailed compared to the rest of the minimalistic style, but that's really just being nit-picky. Great Job!
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Legion RushNice game. I love the feel of this game.
The player can get stuck if he moves against a side of a platform. (For this you can maybe disable friction.)
Good work
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Tegare (GameJam version)That is great presentation and camera work, I especially like the part where your 8 "firefly" (?) buddies help you to fly straight up in that cut scene, and the music/sounds are well integrated with the gameplay, great work!
There seems to be a slight bug with the 2D collider/PhysicsBody, I can cling on to surfaces with the circular body.
I actually clung on for dear life when the fireflies failed to bring me up, lol.
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Weird Dimension ShenanigansIt's incredible how much you got done in only one week! The artstyle is simple but pleasing, the concept is great, and the music is sooo awesome. One of the best games of this jam I've played so far!
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The Escapethe game is so simple and the music is very relaxing!
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Stronger Together - Flapping Birdswow! hidden surprise and an overall good combination of things you've implemented
becoming stronger and I can feel it and it would...
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POP BalloonsAwesome feel and music! I loved the jump mechanic, it's so well done. Fits the theme well, great work!
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Sleepy Friends and The BeastDefinitely worked very well with the theme, I felt very strongly that I was becoming stronger and more capable the more of those tiny triangle things followed me, and though that it lent itself well to some sense of progression, particularly in those 2 flying sections. That said, I felt that the game's main level design made for some very slapdash, underwhelming levels to explore that felt closer to mindless wandering rather than trying to find something. Almost all the aspects of this game come back to the fact that the 2 climactic sections are very impressively made across the board and served to greatly elevate many aspects of it, even if I definitely didn't enjoy myself as much with the fairly generic nature of the rest of the gameplay.
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Escape of the Appliances
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