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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #478 | 3.467 | 3.467 |
| Theme | #509 | 3.467 | 3.467 |
| Game Design | #656 | 3.133 | 3.133 |
| Overall | #758 | 3.011 | 3.011 |
| Audio | #869 | 2.667 | 2.667 |
| Fun | #974 | 2.733 | 2.733 |
| Innovation | #1057 | 2.600 | 2.600 |
Ranked from 15 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?
You explore the world, gaining crystal friends, which give you new abilities to open up new paths.
Did you write all the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
no; one song and the font were made by others.
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I really liked the graphics and the ambiance is well-done! I'm not super good at these type of games though, so I got stuck kinda early in game I think... One thing that would be useful, in my opinion, would be to know where on the map you are (but maybe it's a later-acquired skill, if it is I'm sorry ^^')
I like the atmosphere of the game! I did get stuck on the worms, I couldn't find a crystal that would let me kill them, and I coudn't jump far enough to get over them.
the jump at the beginning makes it really hard to clear the enemy but the bgm was great tho!. the sharp sound effect is quite loud and a volume meter would be nice but maybe i'm too oversensitive, overall an awesome game!
Mind rating our game too?: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-5/rate/929064
Loved the art! The jumping was a little wonky but I also suck at platformers so I'm sure some of it was user error. Cute concept!
I really like the atmosphere, the game was a bit boring in that you walk a lot, and I think I got stuck because I couldn't find another crystal to kill those worms. Maybe showing where you are on the map or where the crystals are could help. And having some sort of music at the menu could help, I thought it didn't have any audio and that sound effect at the start kinda scared me lol. But other than that it's pretty good!
If you could check out my game too I'd appreciate it (or at least tell me if it loads, some people seem to have issues loading it...)
I - love - crystals !
I love this dark and edgy theme with those magic crystals in diffrent colours with diffrent abilities. Although I had a bit of a problem with the handling, but maybe thats on me.
Glad you like it :) I originally wanted to make the character slow and have weak jumps to convey his size and weight, but I didn't really revisit that so it ended up just being annoying to control.
Really great looking game. The level is a little dull and could use some more features, or less walking.
Certainly didn't expect that jump sound :D
I loved the music, atmosphere, and the armor the crystals wielded. Super fun and fit the theme well. I just wish I didn't have to restart fully when I died or had a sprint button. Other than that, awesome!
That's a good idea! If I ever revisit the game I'll definitely add a sprint button and checkpoints.
Love me some metroidvanias! The robot sprite is really cool! I ran into the pit softlock glitch like that other guy, so that's as far as I made it.
I liked how there was a visual indicator of how many abilities and you know how many more you need to get by how many crystals are on your body.
The parallax layers were really cool and the environments were really detailed and nice looking, good job!
I wish the movement speed/jump were a bit faster, but that might be hard with a huge robot sprite.
Overall, great job!
You have a very cool game! I love the graphics, continue !
Also, don't forget to play and rate my game!
Nice!
This is so lovely designed!!! Really like the idea and the mechanic.
And I'm a fan of that map-thing ;)