Super fun and polished! I loved the design, visuals, and soundtrack all in one. There's this super charming casual atmosphere while guiding your silly character on fire through the forest. However, there doesn't feel like there's any sense of urgency because I never really seem to be in danger (my life meter was still in the green-yellow without a water cooler on the first level). The level designs also seem a little random and could be thought out better. There's a puzzle element here that's not being taken advantage of, and you can beat the levels by just bum rushing with trial and (haha) fire.
Also on a side note, the theme of the game feels a little overall weak for the game jam (and this is probably the first one I've noticed). Adventure without Stopping is a little general, and although it certainly qualifies the game jam's theme, it might also weaken your game. Restrictions lead to innovation etc etc.
Again, this was great! Really hoping to see more.
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FIREWISE's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Design | #345 | 3.226 | 3.226 |
Ranked from 53 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
Great job for the amount of time you had and having to switch engines mid-way through development. Pixel art and music were quite neat.
The game also plays well, but its a shame that not being able to stop impacts the game so little, given that you´re always on the run anyway.
Cool game. I was able to enjoy it for a decent bit. Really like the aestetic.
I was kind of just running about randomly, maybe some mechanic to find water would be good.
But a good entry overall.
Simple, but charming. Had a good if brief time playing. Still, for switching engines halfway, it turned out very well. And I particularly like the environmental pixel art. Looks really good.
I like the concept and it's super charming. It seems pretty well made in most respects. I think that, with regards to the theme, not being able to stop didn't seem like much of a departure from normal movement because you can turn around pretty quickly.
Your game has an actual ending!
Very nice game. I like the art and music.
The collides on the environment are a little tough to guess though. They were generally fairly forgiving which I appreciate. It's just, I would often be running where I though the trees should be blocking me.
Anyway, nice game. I'm glad I could play it.
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