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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #45 | 4.308 | 4.308 |
| Overall | #615 | 2.994 | 2.994 |
| Fun | #659 | 2.885 | 2.885 |
| Game Design | #671 | 2.962 | 2.962 |
| Audio | #720 | 2.731 | 2.731 |
| Theme | #757 | 2.731 | 2.731 |
| Innovation | #963 | 2.346 | 2.346 |
Ranked from 26 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?
Loosely, I had the idea of an adventure within dreams. Fighting nightmares and such.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, I did.
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Great job on this submission! I thought your art and gameplay were mechanics were very well done. The only feedback I would like to give is to provide a score meter or some way for the player to see progress. Overall this is very well done!
Thanks for playing and the feedback!
nice pixel art!
Thanks for playing and the feedback!
Nice little game ! The graphics are gorgeous, the sound design is simple but efficient, and I really enjoyed the diversity of enemies, that really brings some gameplay changes instead of being just cosmetic.
I would have enjoyed a bit of music during gameplay, and aiming was a bit hard: the projectiles are quite slow and it's not obvious where the character will shoot from.
But despite these two little things, that's still a nice and enjoyable game, congratulations =) !
Thanks for playing and the feedback! Say, did you have any expectations where the feathers would launch from?
Generally, I was aiming a it too high because i thought the feathers would come out from the middle of the book, aligned with the bookmark.
I guess they come out from the center of the sprite, but the top being mostly transparent, it was a bit hard to judge ^^'.
I see. Your logic makes sense. I'll have to tweak this.
I liked the mario kart shells mechanic used in a side scroller. It was a neat idea. I agree with most of the comments here, but I think it's worth repeating that this game has great visual feedback. Nice job!
Thanks for playing and the feedback! I don't know how, but that comparison never occurred to me... I guess it's time to add a rainbow level.
The pixel art is absolutely fantastic, well done! I do like how there was a sense of progression as I did notice some enemy variety and some increase in enemy presence as I went along but it did feel like the rate they were happening was a bit slow. I do think there needed to be some sort of clarity to what the goal was as there was no score system or progress meter to determine what I should be doing. I get the sense this was more of an endless runner so I do believe some sort of scoring system would work out for the game. With that said I do think you created a solid foundation that only needs some slight adjustments, great job!
Thanks for playing and the feedback! The game is not an endless runner, but there is no indication of the end goal (a boss fight) and what to expect either. Initially I envisioned the environment and music would change over time and you would enter a storm cloud. Scoring system could also be a thing and others have suggested that as well.
Nice art, the enemies death animations and sound are perfect!
Some kind of progress to the game would be nice, for example harder enemies as time passes or something.
Right now it felt like I was floating aimlessly in space
Thanks for playing and the feedback! Taking notes for an update..
Hi! Definitely art & animations are really nice! Maybe more different enemies & weapons could help to bring some more variety in my opinion. Also some goal to achieve.
Thanks for playing and the feedback! Variety could certainly be a thing in the future. I kind of intended the end boss to be the goal here, but there is no clear indication of it existing in the first place.
Love the graphics! Good base to build upon.
Wished the game was faster, more action. Took way too long to get to the boss at that pace. I was getting bored and actually wondering if there was a boss or if it was just infinite.
Good effort nonetheless! Cheers!
Thanks for playing and the feedback!
Yeah, I was pondering whether the game would be too slow. I ran out of time to add more content, tough I had a spawning system in place.
I'll think about the pacing for a post-jam update.
The graphics are nice, wish the game was a little faster and harder though.
Thanks for playing and the feedback. There could be harder difficulty.
Wow, this game is so cute! Well done!
Thanks!
The graphics are very good! could use some music, but other wise, good job. :)
Thanks for playing. I totally agree, the game needs music!
Awsome Clouds..=) Great Job! Really liked the graphics.
Thanks for playing!
Fun game! I really like the aesthetic of the game. It would be even better with some music to match the look of the game.
Thanks for playing! I didn't have time to implement music unfortunately, but I am planning to add it as a post jam content.
Such a cool game! The pixel art is really cute :)
Thanks!
Nice game, rated it. Pls check out my game if you don't mind - https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-7/rate/1418152
Thanks for playing, I'll take a look at yours.
Thanks. XD
Good Art and Good Animations
Thanks!
very cool and cute graphics, gives me some neverending story vibes, would have liked a score counter!
Thank you, giving the right vibe then :D
Very smooth game play. Would have been nice to see my score at the end.
Thanks for playing. Score system seems to be in high demand.
Really pretty! A distance score or something like that could be a really cool addition :)
Thanks for playing and the feedback. Distance as a measure could prove difficult due currently implemented RNG, but I'll think about it!
Amazing art! I would suggest adding a score system if you'll work on it later, as it helps the player have something they'll want to reach.
Thanks for playing and the feedback. You have a good point.