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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #557 | 3.517 | 3.517 |
| Overall | #835 | 3.431 | 3.431 |
| Presentation | #1307 | 3.379 | 3.379 |
| Originality | #1410 | 3.362 | 3.362 |
Ranked from 58 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The game has taken over the controls and changes the keys for moving and jumping all the time.
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
Yes
We created all audio during the game jam
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It was SO much fun, I enjoyed it, I like that there was instructions at the beginning and whenever the controls changed it told me that I was doing it wrong, and the background was SO good. Nice job
Good game! I do enjoy a lot while playing it!
Really enjoyed this game, great job!
As others have said, it takes the fairly obvious concept of the controls changing further than a lot of other games have. Good job on this!
One of the more interesting "your controls change all the time" games I've played so far. I love that it's like the game has a mind of it's own, and the narration reminded me a lot of The Stanley Parable. The only thing I would suggest is adding more animations, like maybe for jumping and landing, but thats just polish stuff. It was fun figuring out what the keys would be next, especially when jump and move right became the same button. Overall good entry!
Cool game! I thought it was going to become repetitive at first, but you kept finding slightly new ways to change the controls, which is good.
One slight thing I think might make the animation better (not that it's bad now, I like this style): Maybe make the legs stop moving while in the air? I think that'll make it more realistic.
But anyways, well done! Simple but clever.
The narrator absolutely carried this idea. Kudos to your voice acting!
The narrator absolutely carried this idea. Kudos to your voice acting!
Fun idea and the narration really helped fill in the missing pieces. The ending is also brilliant lol
Only part I wasn't keen on was the platforms where each platform, you get a new set of controls and you have to test everything until you find them. That felt a little tedious.
But it tied into the theme well and I enjoyed it so good job ^^
Good job! I like this take on the theme making it really fun to play. Well done! :)
Great Game!!!
Fits the theme very well. I would perhaps add some kind of indicator to help the player know what keys they are going to be using or an anticipatory signal that the keys will change.
Did you play the game with sound? The narrator tells you the right keys most times. I think making the key changes predictable would make the game much less fun and less theme-fitting. But thanks for the feedback nevertheless! In the end it doesn't matter what the developer thinks about his game, but what the players think :)
I didn't, completely my fault then. I couldn't as my girlfriend was sleeping on the couch next to me but I'll definitely play again later.
Funny, simple, on theme. I liked the whistle at the end;)
Really good execution on this idea and good way to interpret platformers
Fantastic execution. There’s a fair number of other games in the jam changing controls but I think the way you did it was unique and way more fun, not to mention humorous.
The simple graphics and level design brought the voice over/control problems front and centre, which are the main reasons to play.
More than once I was looking frantically between the keyboard and the screen to see which keys would make the character move again.
Very very well done!
EDIT: Forgot to mention that the music track fits the game perfectly!
I usually don't enjoy platformer games as I'm really bad in them, but this one was simple enough to keep me going for a while. Also very nice visuals and the voice over is entertaining. Good job.
Brilliantly executed: it takes a fun concept and makes for a challenging but beatable game. The voiceover contributed to both the understanding of the game and to the humour, and the music fit the absurdity of the whole experience well. The changing colour of the background helped with learning what to do, and the charmingly goofy art fit the game well. Thanks for making this!
Thanks for noticing all that subtile decisions :D
This game was a great experience!! I loved the concept! Art is simple but good looking, and the music is great too! I especially loved that you used your own voice and made a story out of an interesting gameplay mechanic. Well Done :D
PS: If you would like, please try out my game too :)
Kinda enjoyable at first! It starts to get a bit tedious. I was tempted to stick to the end but I have a sneaking suspicion that I might need a keypad at some point (which I don't have). All in all a charming little interaction. After the dialogue stopped my desire to continue did as well. Good job on the jam submission.
You actually don't need a key pad. All you need are the standard letters, arrow keys and space - and of course an open ear for the dev which tells you the right keys most times. Maybe you can give it another try :) Nevertheless, thanks for the feedback!
Oh, awesome! Thanks for the reply. Knowing it's possible I may very well give it another go later.
Wow, this is a great idea for the theme. Well done and charming voice acting :D