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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #9 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Audio | #21 | 3.815 | 3.815 |
| Game Design | #39 | 3.852 | 3.852 |
| Overall | #72 | 3.543 | 3.543 |
| Fun | #115 | 3.444 | 3.444 |
| Innovation | #153 | 3.222 | 3.222 |
| Theme | #349 | 2.593 | 2.593 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You are a ghost (so you have obviously met your end) and are given a new beginning to plant life back into the ended world.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes. All of it (I think. 98% sure. Except the font.)
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I've very much enjoyed enjoyed this so far, really well put together! I'll come back to it later today as I have to leave at the moment, but so far so good! I really like the puzzles that I've done so far and the sounds and visuals are great to match.
Thanks for playing! Sadly because of all the useless detail I added that no one will notice (like different random idle animations for different "characters" and different footstep sounds on different surfaces) I didn't have much time to make levels (I should get my priorities straight). But I hope what I did add is enjoyable enough. Thank you for the kind words as well. :)
Ok I just played this as soon as I got home, and the levels I hadn't gotten to yet were just as good! With the knowledge of the little details like the footstep sounds etc, I really noticed it and it made the game feel more complete. I loved the snowy levels, and even though the background was basically just recolored, it was really nice to have the variety in scenery (plus the snowfall was quite nice as well). The platforming itself felt really polished and well tested, and even though there were some tight jumps, I never felt they were unfair. The only bug I noticed is in one of the snowy levels the robot body would fall through the button-activated moving platform. Other than that, this game is right up there with my favorites of the jam!
Beautiful art and good music! There seems to be some little bug when you get close to the robot or the plant but it didn't highlight the item, I needed to get away and get near them again to be able to pickup plant/get into robot. But nonetheless a great game, bravo!
The hitbox doesn't extend into the player, it's only in front of the player which I only realized later is kinda stupid. Thanks for playing!
Fantastic music and art, pretty fun gameplay, I would rebind the actions to more standard keys like "E" or 1,2,3,4 beacues I spent a lot of time mis-clicking around the keyboard. Great work! Keep it up!
Thanks.
Good stuff but I think I experienced a bug with the sounds as I don't hear any of them even after refreshing the page a few times. I tried it in a different browser and it worked though!
The sound is great as well as the visuals.
I wish getting in the suit was a bit more forgiving with where you need to stand.
Weird. Which browser did you use when it didn't work? I'm curious. Thanks a lot for playing!
The Brave browser
Probably a bug to do with Chrome then. Only tested on Firefox.
I really like the precise seemingly miniature pixel art and parallax background. The game mechanics are interesting, but I feel it would be smoother if the plant got into and out of the robot by jumping rather than keys. I would also be good to have some sonic feedback and background music/sound to create more atmosphere.
I'm confused. There are plenty of sound effects and also background music and ocean sounds yet you say it would be good to add some? Thank you for the feedback and thank you for playing.
Absolutely right, apologies, must've been something I did. Just went back and tried again, music sounds good!
very addictive and pleasant sounds
Thanks!
the sprites are really pleasing to look at, and the player feels good too control. The level design is also really good. My one complaint is that the controls area bit too complicated. Since you can only grab carrots while youre in the robot, i would just make a general function key, like 'E' to possess the robot AND pickup/drop the carrot. I would also change the throw key to 'F'. But other than that, I really enjoyed this. Great job!
Thanks! Appreciate the feedback. I was thinking of making it a 2 button game but in the end decided to not do so for better or for worse.
Really nice platformer with cool pixelart, great job!
Thank you!
Nice game. The art style is beatiful and the transitions between scenes is good.
Thanks a lot for the kind words and thank you for playing!
Great work, it's even more impressive knowing you took on so many roles! It reminds me a little bit of a game I'd see on Nitrome (which is very high praise). I agree with WaffleExploder. Those rusty sign posts you have in a few levels could be a good place to add helpful info on controls and backstory.
Adding tutorials to those signs was the reason I made them, but since I was so ambitious with the game I sadly didn't have time to implement it. Thanks for playing!
Very good
Nice game, and stunning visuals. A tutorial for the goal, inputs, concepts, etc. could really help. Also, sometimes it's a bit hard to grab on to plants.
Thanks a lot! Sadly didn't have time to include any tutorials even though I really wanted to. The last day was a crunch of almost 24 hours of developing and so it is what it is.