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A jam submission

BouncePad LaboratoryView game page

A puzzle platformer about Bounce Pads.
Submitted by dDog Games (@GunguGameDev) — 23 hours, 12 minutes before the deadline

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BouncePad Laboratory's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#3413.2633.263
Fun#6142.9472.947
Graphics#7043.0003.000
Game Design#7062.8952.895
Overall#7402.8072.807
Theme#9022.4742.474
Audio#9672.2632.263

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does you game fit the theme?
In the Story. Your friends bought you a vr headset, and the game sucked you into itself.

Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Everything was mine. If we say, that the basic unity cube is not mine then that's not mine .=D

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Comments

Submitted (1 edit)

The game is a really good idea and pretty fun and the only real complaint is that you can get stuck on corners and the movement on the ground is a bit awkward because you can jump and move but not walk and move but other than that good job

Submitted(+1)

I was just browsing the games and I saw your cover and it looked very fun. I enjoyed plying you game and I absolutely love your graphics. Its so simple yet so elegant, truly beautiful. And that in only 6 days of work. I really look forward to more games made by you. I hope you will get the 5 more ratings because it would be a shame if you wouldn't. 5/5

Submitted

Really cool game! I really like the jump pad mechanics. Regarding feedback: Player walks very slow, Stacking jump pads doesn't really work. Adding Sounds would also make this game a whole lot better. Overall I really like the idea behind this game. Keep it up!

If you have a minute, please check my game too :)

Developer

Thanks! I'll check yours

Submitted(+1)

Very cool concept. It's a bit frustrating not being able to move while on the floor. However, since your game is focused on the movement mechanic, it may not be a bad idea to lean fully into that. Remove the sprite's legs, make it so you can only move by jumping around and build levels around that. You have a couple of tight corridors that don't work at all with your movement - but if you add a few more walls to use your bounce pads on and suddenly the corridor becomes a fun challenge for the player. Of course, you can make it have more traditional platformer controls, being able to move in the floor - you choose what you find more interesting!

What I'd love would be for you to add a "Reset level" button - I got stuck on the button quite often and, while I get that there may be bugs, having to restart the whole game gets annoying. Luckily you added a very functional save system so I never lost more progress than a single level! So that's a very positive point.

Good job! I enjoyed it a lot.

Developer(+1)

Thanks! The save load sytem was the first thing I did. 

Submitted

Awesome game! I really like the story. The art is great!

I rated your game, it would make me really glad if you rated mine as well :)

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted

cool art

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted

Despite the issues of control and the lack of audio, I think there's a certain visceral joy to bouncing around like a madman.

Here are some changes that I think might make the game work better:

  • Better controls - you move pretty slow and you can't move at all on the ground, which makes navigating levels a bit tedious.
  • Limited number of bounce pads or ability to remove bounce pads - I've softlocked myself by trapping myself in a box of bounce pads with no way to remove them. Also, limited use might lend itself better to a puzzle game design.
  • A visual indication of stacked bounce pads - This would help players understand the concept more intuitively and make it obvious where you can do a super bounce.
Developer(+1)

Thanks, and I will try mybest to fix it. 

Submitted

Really cool game, love it! The pixel art is also really cute, great job!

I just rated your game, maybe you can do the same on mine ^_^

Submitted

The game has potential, try to make smoother movement next time, but overall good job! By the way, check out my game too if you have time, thanks!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I will check your game... Wait a minute... Aaand Done! 

Submitted

Rated !!! can you help mine rating too? I'd be so grateful if you do!, Thanks!
here's mine: https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1415313

Developer

Thanks, and I voted

Submitted

Great game, really interesting

Developer

Thanks! 

Submitted

Sometimes I got stuck and the player is very slow but I like the idea and the graphics

Developer

Thanks! 

Submitted

Great game! You can end up moving really really fast haha. I liked the concept, keep it up

Developer

Thanks! Currently there is no speed limit. The level where you can go the fastest is level 9.

Submitted

Hey
This game looks good from the screenshots.
Sadly it says its available on linux but its a windows exe :(

Developer

Sorry for the missclick. I actually have a linux build, but i can't upload it until the jam is finished. =(

Submitted(+1)

No worries!
I look forward to trying the linux version :D