Combination of running using the keyboard while steering the platform in that way is pretty difficult, especially at first, so there's a definite learning experience with this. Pretty original in my experience.
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Adherence to the Theme | #606 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Overall | #968 | 3.405 | 3.405 |
Originality | #985 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
Design | #1258 | 2.786 | 2.786 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Very unique mix of a platformer and a runner game. It is good challenge but it feels a little off because the character is really light vertically but very slow horizontally. I'm not sure how you could adjust that with making the game too unwieldy. Maybe you could pin the height of the platform so that it only moves right and left so the character movement becomes the focus and the platform is used to catch them. But at that point it would be a different game probably. I liked it a lot though, good luck.
In this game you have only one platform to move on which is controlled by your mouse. You then have to constantly run to the right as the left border of the screen closes in. You have to coordinate the movement of your character with the movement of the platform in order to finish the game.
The graphics are colorful, handdrawn, although the backgroung can be somewhat distracting. My main fault was, that I didn't first read the description of the game, so I didn't instatly realise that I could move the character aswell as the platform (therefore I would maybe advise a better in-game explanation for people like me :D ).
The game is pretty fun, but I think that the character should have a higher falling speed, because now in order to get lower on the screen you have to slow down, which can often lead to inevitable death. This problem caused that I was unable to finish the game.
Overall, not bad, but polishing it more would lead to game being more fun.
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