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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Mechanics | #34 | 4.044 | 4.044 |
| Theme | #52 | 4.074 | 4.074 |
| Fun | #54 | 3.985 | 3.985 |
| Story | #97 | 3.397 | 3.397 |
| Sound | #99 | 3.441 | 3.441 |
| Music | #130 | 3.618 | 3.618 |
| Aesthetics | #168 | 3.809 | 3.809 |
Ranked from 68 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How many people worked on this game total?
1
Did you use any existing assets? If so, list them below.
Pixel Adventure by Pixel Frog, FREE REAPER MAN CHIBI 2D GAME SPRITES by Craft Pix, Slash Sprite by MetaShinryu, Explosion VFX by XYEzawr , Ghost by jcomp, Vocal Sample by MirceaKitsune , 8-Bit Sound Effect Pack (Vol. 001) by Deva, sonatina - Song 2 - Stomp by sonatina
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https://gintoki1234.itch.io/a-reapers-job-is-tough
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Piling one's one previous incarnations to defuse traps surely has been a popular mechanic in this jam :)
It's all put together very well. Unfortunately I didn't get past the floating platforms so there might be some trick for them I haven't found...
Also, the source code archive contains the `Library` folder. That only takes up space needlessly...
Yup, probably should have removed the library folders, my bad.
As for the floating platform level, you will need to jump to the highest platform on the right as it is falling down to reach up to the ghost. ( I will make some adjustment to this level to tone down the difficulty).
Thanks for playing the game and the feedback.
I did get where to go, I just didn't manage to jump to the upper row of platforms ;)
I also got other feedbacks saying that they struggled at the level, so I will tone down the difficulty there and will also add a delay on the falling platforms. If you want to play other levels you can select them from the level select menu, I made it so that all levels are unlocked from the very start so players can skip levels if they find it difficult. Once again thanks for playing and the feedbacks, I appreciate it.
This might just be most most highly ranked game for the jam, even though I'm not a fan of platformers.
Why?
Its really fun to start with and it feels good to finish a level.
I really like the graphics.
The music and sounds are just kooky - not a work I use often, but suits perfectly.
The mechanics - well I was sold when the circular saw destroyed the boxes.
I like the writing and you hit the theme.
Excellent game! I will keep playing it until I beat it.
Thanks a lot. Saying that my game could be one of the highly ranked game for the jam means a lot to me. I am glad that you enjoyed the game.
This is good. There are a lot of interesting mechanics here and the levels do a good job of showing them to you without outright telling you. I think that if the floating platforms held for even a quarter of a second before falling it would be better.
Thanks for playing and the feedback. I am planning to add a short delay on those platform after the jam ends.
Great game, it was fun to cover all spikes with dead bodies and blow a couple up along the way. Nice work!
Thank you for playing.
Woo, go team dead bodies :P
Loved some of your game mechanics. Lots of new platformer ideas for me to bear in mind moving forward with my own.
Nice use of story to, and fun execution.
Well done! Great going!
Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Very fun dialogue and really clever mechanics. It also introduces a new mechanic every other level so it keeps the game loop fresh (and I noticed the shortcuts too hehe)! Really cool little game you have here! ^^
Thanks for playing.
Nice game!
Thanks!
Cool platformer. I like the idea you need to die in order to progress, I've seen it in several other submissions. It's interesting, how the theme evoked a similar idea in different projects. Your implementation of it is very good. And very good game overall. I like the music and sounds too, fit in the game nicely. Great job!
Yeah, since there's almost 1000 submission, there are bound to be game's with similar concept. Thank you for playing my game.
Using your own death to continue to certain parts, having to strategize on timing for adding and getting rid of bodies. These are some pretty neat ideas, and you implemented them well in your game. The game is really good, I didn't complete it though because I am not great at this kind of game (I am okay with puzzles, but not great at platformers). That being said, from what I completed, this is really nice.
Thanks!
No way!! Your mechanic of dying and using your corpse to help you progress is similar to mine but I use tombstones instead. Anyways your game was amazing. Some levels took me embarrassingly long to work out. For example the level where I needed to cause a chain reaction of explosions to destroy the metal blocks. But I eventually figured it out in the end. The movement controller felt great too. Overall very fun and thoroughly enjoyed it. Well done!!
Yeah, there are also some games with similar game mechanic. Looks like that was the only part, our games had in common. Thanks for playing the game.
Yeah you're right. Having played a couple more submissions I have just realised that the the game mechanic of your using your corpse/tombstone is a lot more common than I thought LOL.
Perfect job there, amazing from a single dev. Well done, I loved it !
Nice game, I liked it.
Thank you for the game. Was fun to play.
cool game , I had a lot of fun playing !
Such a good idea. Cute and I liked that it had all kind of different levels. And not every level having the same obstacles and platform like puzzles. Well done!
I do love a good puzzle platformer and this is a really good one, great submission
Nice feel of platforming and cute art
Nice game with nice puzzles. Maybe add a max number of deaths per level. It would up the stakes a bit
I might add lives on the future if I implement a high score system, but other than that I don't really have a use for that. But thanks for the feedback.
Very well themed mechanic with well designed puzzles, what else can we ask for :-) It could have a timer or something, as you can't really lose the stakes were not very high. The graphics and music were very nice, congrats for the entry!
I wanted the game to be simple and low in scope. Although having timer can make the game challenging, it will take away from the game being a simple and fun game with some thinking required. But I do appreciate the feed backs, thanks.
nice game mechanics, lovely characters.