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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| VISUAL | Did this game have nice graphics, art or design? | #33 | 4.300 | 4.300 |
| MOOD | Did this game have atmosphere, or did it make you feel something? | #34 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #36 | 3.900 | 3.900 |
| AUDIO | Did this game have great music or sound design? | #47 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| IDEA | Was this game innovative, or did it use interesting mechanics? | #56 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
| FUN | Was this game satisfying to play or did it bring you joy? | #90 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Fly at neck-breaking-speed past difficult terrain to rescue your blue-bird friends in this unique flight-based platformer!
Escape Velocity is a platformer with a unique twist: instead of jumping you fly! Fly very fast and reach those difficult high-up platforms, but risk losing control and smashing into the hard rocks below... Will you be able to keep the right amount of speed to get to the caged birds?
I have been prototyping this game a lot during 2020, and felt that it was time to restart and make a decent version. ^_^ I am curious what you all think!
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I saw the little Red Bird sprite and knew I hade to try this one, and Im glad I did. Everything looks really pleasant, charming and cohesive (even if there is alot of bird death going on lol). The movement was really unique, getting the hang of it was almost its own puzzle before the dangerous winding caves. I do think it would help if you are introduced to the flight in a level with no danger, that still required a little bit of mastering the physics to complete, just a sort of playground space after the tutorial explanation. Some of those levels are really punishing, even if they didnt have spikes everywhere. Possibly a slow mo power might be good for making those precise turns, especially in the last 2 levels. I did manage to beat it though, and got all but 1 of the eggs, I have no clue how to get that last one and still be able to get high enough to get back on the tree. It was a super nice touch how the menu changes after you finish the game too! There were honestly alot of nice details that make this feel complete, like the visual indications for the traveling at lethal speeds, automatic saving, and level select. I'd love to hear a few different sound effects for the bird and maybe a unique one for the egg pickup but those are really minor points. Amazing game!
EDIT: I didnt realize there were more levels, I stopped after saving the first blue bird, I'll have to play some more haha.
Haha, yeah, there is lot of bird death under its charming facade... Thank you so much for your extremely useful feedback! Many people have said that the levels become too difficult too fast, so I will definitely be working on that. Indeed, maybe a 'playground' kind of level would make sense :) It is also good to hear that you did not realize there were more levels, and I can fully understand why you made that mistake! It should be a lot more clear that you can continue
I plan to update this game more, so I will take your feedback in to account! Thank you so much for playing and taking the time/energy to actually learn how to play ^_^
A little hard but relaxing :3
I noticed that left stick on gamepad already works like arrows on keyboard, full gamepad support would be nice :p
Thanks a lot for playing ^_^ Yeah, I agree that full gamepad support would be very fitting for this game. I will definitely implement it for the next version! Thanks for the feedback!
Super interesting idea! really cute way to teach the user the controls. it was a lot of fun trying to get the hang of flying. i think the 3rd or so level (the one after learning Shift) is a bit too hard though, i couldn’t get past it after trying for a while. music was also really fitting.
Thank you so much for your feedback! It is really useful to hear at what level you got stuck! Good to hear that you liked the idea ^_^
The idea is really interesting and I have not yet met such an experience, the concept definitely deserves 5
Go on, great game!
I am happy you liked it! Thanks a lot for playing :D
This game was very fun! The theme of things is very consistent and smooth. I think the best part of this was its unique concept! I've honestly never seen this type of main character movement capabilities in a platformer game! The pace at the beginning was a little bit slow, but I think that's just adjusting and getting used to flying instead of jumping! Great work :)
Thanks you so much for playing! I am happy you liked it :D
I am surprised to hear that you thought the beginning was a little slow! Most people have a hard time with the first few levels. I guess that it differs how fast someone gets used to the weird mechanics. Thanks a lot for your feedback ^_^
No problem :) looking forward to new games from ya!
I cant play i download installer and it says i do not have permission and shell failed
Ah, that is not good :( Are you on windows? Perhaps I can try to just upload the zipped exe file.
Another thing you could try is running it in administrator mode. Perhaps there is some windows firewall blocking the game
I now also added a zip file on the main page of my game. If you still feel like trying the game you could see if that works! If you start playing windows will probably tell you it is a dangerous program, but by clicking the 'more information' button you can then click on the 'ignore' button. Of course I promise that my game will not do anything weird on your computer.
Thanks will play :)
No monobleedingedge cant play
Aw :( I added the MonoBleedingEdge folder to the zip, and for me it is working, so I really have no idea what is going wrong in your case. I am sorry about that, I was really looking forward to your review! :/ Thanks for trying though, I really appreciate that!
Sorry I don't know what is wrong :(
This concept is great, best idea so far for sure. I'm glad you managed to make this version after all, it was really worth it. Good job and I'm looking forward for your other games.
Thank you very much for trying Escape Velocity! I am happy you enjoyed it ^^
This was pretty cool but I had issues finding out the controls! "Escaping Velocity" But find my video review below:
1:09:45 Escape Velocity
I loved this! You polished a platforming mechanic I've never seen before, and made it really interesting in a very unique way. The atmosphere and sound design may be the standout here in my opinion, though. The forest sounds and calming colors really transport you to this little world. Great work!
Thank you so much for your review! I am happy you liked it ^_^
In the evening I will take a look at your game in return :)