Hi, I'm hedge one of your judges! Played at https://twitch.tv/hedge_in at 2:49:00 <3 (Part 2)
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Sound/Music | #12 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Graphics/Visuals | #18 | 4.143 | 4.143 |
| Overall | #25 | 3.589 | 3.589 |
| Theme Interpretation | #39 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Gameplay/Fun | #94 | 2.929 | 2.929 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Judge feedback
Judge feedback is anonymous and shown in a random order.
- Really enjoyed the story of the game. The writing, art, and music all came together to create a really great experience. However, the gameplay feels a little underdeveloped, and the checkpoints are pretty brutal. But overall, I think it’s a great game and experience.
- I wish the controls were more fluid and responsive to make the game more enjoyable. Otherwise, I feel like this is a gem in terms of atmosphere/story. If it were polished and fleshed out more, I would definitely buy this as a game. Loved the in-game dialogue as well!
- A very sweet game! A lot of text at the beginning could have been shortened while conveying the same message, and early platforming could have been more engaging (ex: instead of jumping up the mountain linearly and awkwardly hitting each level, maybe just traditional platforming jumps!) That being said, very sweet story and a nice emotional take on the theme.
How does the game fit into the theme?
A child is tasked to Keep moving forward despite harsh circumstances!
What premade assets did you use if any?
None
What are the Discord usernames of everyone on your team?
NakiCam, R. Lettuce
Did you use MiniScript for your entry?
No
Did you use Playroom for your entry?
No
Comments
Just checked it out now, thanks for the feedback!
I've watched a few people play now, and it's clear to me that I've fallen into the age-old habit of assuming something is too easy because I—as the developer can complete it easily, resulting in me making overly convoluded and difficult to read platforming puzzles, such as the one you called it quits on.
You mentioned you felt you were fighting the controls throughout the session —I imagine mostly in regards to the high-jump mechanic and the unforgivng stamina? In any case, I imagine it'd make a lot more sense if I were to implement the high jump as a stationary "crouch jump", instead of forcing the player to have to dash with such little room on the platforms, and tripled or quadrupled the stamina while slightly reducing the recovery speed.
Love the vibes and the story, but tabbing out for too long crashes the game. I didn't manage to beat the cave in, so I was wondering how much game I was missing beyond that point. If it's helpful, here's a screenshot of the important looking part of the error.
I really like how the characters just converse through the game and even feel like they're reacting to some things, and I like how Sash (that was their name right?) mimics your movement. It all makes it feel quite alive. (Also one time I managed to triggered the elevator dialogue while I was in the elevator and Sash wasn't which was goofy). Anyway gg!
Edit: Forgot to mention the music rocks!
(ps: my other edit was literally just changing 'gg' to 'gg!')
288 days ago(+1)
Thanks for the feedback! The cave-in section is essentially the end of the game, aside from an incomplete area marked "To be continued".
From what I can gather from the error code you posted, my best assumption is that it may be a hardware or browser error —though I'm not well versed in troubleshooting web-builds, so can't say for sure. In any case, any attempts at reproducing the bug on my device have been inconclusive.
300 days ago(+1)
Hi, thanks for the feedback!
Though it's not explained in-game, you can press x or esc to skip the typing animation and close the dialogue boxes early!
I had the same feedback regarding high-jimps from a playtester, and that was back when it was even harder to time. I'll definitely have to find some way to rework this.
300 days ago(+1)
Hi, thanks for the feedback! Yes, I noticed this issue after submitting. I must have missed it in testing because I was skipping all the dialogue!
300 days ago(+1)
Oh no! You used to be able to dash out of this, but then I disabled dash for this portion of the game!
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