Judge feedback

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• this game is flippin adorable!! awww i love it so much! im so glad you fleshed out the levels bc i like what you did so much! critique: im glad you have variable jump height, but i dont like that its a golf mechanic. usually in 2d platformers, you assume the player is going to jump to the full height when they hold space bar until they let go of the space bar, then you have them stop moving up. its pretty standard and feels nice. the problem with the golf jump in a platformer game is timing. like how are you supposed to jump onto the moving platform with a precise jump if you cant control when youre going to get the height of jump that you need? the golf jump adds a bit of randomness to the game that feels bad in a 2d platformer. replace it with variable jump height, thatll be much more enjoyable. the tongue grapple mechanic is really cool! i like what you did with that, and it fits very well with the character bc hes a frog. i really like that! the skateboard thing looked cool but felt like it was tacked on extra. it didnt seem to be a core part of the game play at all, especially since you cant jump while on the skateboard, *in a platformer*. tbh, i think you should either (A) remove the skateboard, (B) lean into it a bit more to make it a core part of gameplay (and allow jumping while on it), or (C) make it a cosmetic fun thing that has no mechanical bearing on the game (just a stylized "run" animation) the levels were pretty cool, but they could use some more polish. several sections felt like empty wastelands of nothingness. they could use some scenery, some more background elements. the houses were really cool! i love your art style! and the characters are just adorable, makes me fall in love with the game with just a screenshot overall id say this is one of my top 3 fav games this jam. well done!
• A delightfully cute game in the most dangerous animal neighborhood I've ever seen. It took me a few tries (and checking the game page) to figure out how to grapple and skateboard, so I'd recommend adding more of a tutorial to the game. Also, there seemed to be a collision missing on a platform after getting the protein powder, so I wasn't able to get any further. Still, stellar work! Absolutely adorable!
• Nice game end excellent animations on the skate boarding. The controls on the skateboard felt good, but the jumping, moving, and grapling felt like they needed to be tighter.