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A jam submission

Time is runningView game page

Submitted by Phoenix Games — 5 days, 8 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Mood#293.8753.875
Overall#403.6253.625
Audio#463.5003.500
Gameplay#503.5003.500
Visuals#653.6253.625

Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Engine

Unity

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

the concept is very cool and original, the sound and design are so good, its a bit too easy in my opinion but other than that great game

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Probably the best 2D platformer I've seen, love the music, controls are good. I may have missed something but as you collect the 3 portal gems could that be shown in the UI?
Really enjoyed learning something too.
Will play again, often.

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Of course it could! I didn't think about it :) 

Thanks you!

Submitted(+1)

Very interesting concept, and fantastic sound design. I could definitely see this being a full game if the combat gets more fleshed out

Submitted(+1)

Hello! I liked your game and the aging mechanic! I actually used more the "get younger" than the "get older", because it felt a bit like regenerate life.

I got inside the ground fighting the Egypt boss and couldn't continue! Couldn't get out or hit the boss :(

It happened after the boss gave me the melee attack when it charges forward and smacks you down with its pawn! And I was jumping!

I'll put the screenshot for you!

Other than this ground bug, I had a good time!

Good game and cool knowledge regarding the gods!

Keep up the good work!

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed the aging mechanic. It's an interesting take on player health where having full health is not the most advantageous. Like the others, I did fall through the floor during the second level and the boss level. During the boss level, I fell through the floor when the boss swiped at me, and I was directly underneath its foot. It happened three times and was a little demotivating. I did end up completing the game, though! 

The quit game button on the main menu did not work for me, so I just closed it manually. 

I found the aging mechanic very unique, and I enjoyed playing around with different ages to progress. Well done!

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed this , Ageing mechanic is really  clever .  good level design .   the only comment is i could do with a little  coyote time jumping  on the platforms . Fantastic job  :-)

Submitted(+1)

Great game!

Like the others though, I also ran into the problem when falling through the floor. For me, it even happened at the final boss. Somehow I could still shoot at him, but then I couldn't reach the final door! It was pretty funny but a bit sad because I didn't want to start again.

Developer

Thanks for your comment, I knew about that glitch in the second level, but the boss level?  Where exactly and how did this happen? I want to reproduce it.

Submitted(+1)

I'm sorry I didn't get a screenshot. I can't remember the exact circumstance but somehow when the boss was pushing me back when he comes out to push it happened. I hope that helps!

Developer

Yes, thank you. Some other guys has the same problem.

Submitted

Excellent game, I like the aging mechanism and that you actually have to use them to get through, so a platformer with a hint of puzzle. 

When I jumped from up high, I somehow ended up inside of one of the platforms and needed to restart the whole game. I think that might be because of the Rigidbody collission (if you used that) I think it was collissionDetection that helps with that :) 

Anyway neat game and perfectly made for the theme 5/5!

Developer

Thanks a lot! Yes that happend to a few people and it's driving me mad, that I didnt know about this earlier :(

Indeed I used the Rigidbody collision. I will look into that, if I want to continue the game, but the code is a mess :D

Thanks again!

Submitted

I really like the aging mechanic and the level design around that. Really well done there. I ended up giving up after I fell through the floor on the 2nd Egypt level (where the really long drop is). The pic is me at the bottom of the world lol.

Developer(+1)

Sorry for that... Sadly you are not the only one...

Did you restart the game and fought the boss?  I really wanted some feedback on it. 

But there are too many games to play each one for a decent time, so it's okay if you didn't :D

Thanks for your feedback!

Submitted(+1)

I really like the tutorial. It was very explanatory. Sometimes I felt the jumping was a bit strange but maybe it was because the mage was too young. A very enjoyable game. Nice entry!

Submitted(+1)

Cute game, I love the little history bits thrown in! Now if only getting older meant getting more powerful and jumping higher haha! I can confirm eyesight fading is a thing :)

Developer(+1)

Yeah I know , right? The only thing getting more powerful is my bed and belly :D

Submitted(+1)

A fun game, I really liked the mechanic of the eyesight going as you get older but getting better in other ways.

(+1)

Nice work! Really interesting to see age used as a binary mechanic like that

Submitted

I was wondering why the game had the size of 206mb, but it turns it the game zip file includes both the source code, and the build of the game.

Anyways, I have tried out the game. The art looks awesome, and I find the gameplay interesting.

However, I got older even when the dialogues are showing, no time to read them. I have to rush through it all to get a chance at completing the level.

The age also seems to go down way too fast in the ancient egypt level. I keep using up all my "Make younger" crystals. So I game over often, trying to navigate and see where things are.

After dying 3 or 4 times I think, I got the game over screen which is fine, but I then clicked the "Try It Again?" button, and it all is black. Can't see anything. Until a game over screen pops up again after a while :-)

I can't seem to get past the egypt level no matter how hard I try to stay young :-)

Developer (1 edit)

Thanks for the feedback. I know about this bug, but I couldn't fix it... :(

Which level do you mean, the first one or the second one? 

And I have a tip for you, try to stay at a middle age :) It helps with jumping and shooting. Would you mind to try it again?

And about the zip file... I really didn't know what I was doing... it's much smaller now, thank you!

Submitted

The ancient egypt level is the one I have to rush, due to getting old way too fast  :-) But no matter the level, the time doesn't pause when a dialogue is shown :-)

I'll try the ancient egypt level again tomorrow (about to sleep) , but I seem to get old too fast in that level to keep it balanced :-)

Developer (1 edit)

There are two ancient  egypt levels :) 

Ok thank you :)

Submitted (1 edit)

Oh, well then it is the first ancient egypt level, never got past it :-)

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Just tried the game again :-)

I still can't get past the first ancient egypt level no matter what I try. I kept it balanced in near the center but it probably took 4-5 attempts before I found the first and second relic, I thought that was it but when I got to the portal it didn't glow. I might be missing something, so I had a few more attempts with no luck. I find it hard to have the time to find anything without dying constantly trying to find everything. I don't feel like there is room for mistakes either, I have to rush with no time to read the dialogues either :-)

I do like the game mechanics, it is just the difficulty of the level that I have issues with :-)

Submitted(+1)

Hi! It looks like both your downloads are the project source? I don't see an executable in either of them. Let me know if I am missing something..

Developer(+1)

Oh! Thank you! It should work now! Thanks for telling me :).