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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #977 | 3.588 | 3.588 |
| Overall | #1094 | 3.392 | 3.392 |
| Originality | #1102 | 3.529 | 3.529 |
| Fun | #1528 | 3.059 | 3.059 |
Ranked from 34 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 wizard is joined together with his shadow. When they are together, it is easier to see ahead. As they move apart, the game gets darker until they get lost in the dark.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Cool entry! I liked the atmosphere!
Great concept that is well executed with pleasing graphics and good controls.
Great concept that is well executed with pleasing graphics and good controls.
Thanks!
Charming visuals and decently polished. I like the transition scenes between levels. Swell job !
Thanks! We were happy we were able to get the transitions in for the submission.
Fantastic idea and execution of the theme, also love how you were able to use simple assets to make the game look this good. My biggest issue is that the gameplay and deaths are kinda unintuitive and unforgiving making it really hard to play but the core mechanics are great.
Thanks for the feedback!
Fun idea for sure, though it couldn't hurt for the implementation to be a bit more forgiving. I think this definitely has potential to be a full game with a little work!
Thanks for playing!
Quite fun. Very beautiful.
I like the concept of your shadow being a 2nd character. This was quite fun to play.
Difficult game, steep learning curve though. If you make a post jam version (which i think you should, this has a potential to be a full length game) should make the learning curve less steep and gradually introduce harder levels.
Nice though :D I had fun
Thanks for playing! For the future we were looking to add a couple of simpler levels at the beginning and before introducing the box to guide the player on how to use it.
Yeah, sounds reasonable!
Very nice and tricky to handle game, I love the art and the atmosphere, nice one!
Thanks!
Dang nice game. That last level was hard! But that was a lot of fun to finish! Really nice graphics and sound. I'd recommend adding a little bit of coyote time as I felt like I kept getting screwed by one of my guys jumping and the other one just falling off the ledge he was standing on. But overall super solid, and I love the way the concept, jam theme, and artwork fit together.
Thanks! We definitely will have to try implementing a bit of coyote time, as a couple of the levels ended up way harder than we intended.
Nice work on this! The idea is a neat take on the "control two characters at once" pattern, the only thing I'd wish for would be a bit tighter platforming controls (the wizard took a bit long to accelerate to full speed). Well done! :D
Thanks! I'll try to focus more on tighter controls in the future.
Game looks really cute. Clever use of different platforms to make shadows. Very easy to die, and the movement felt a bit clunky and a little too precise.
Game looks really cute. Clever use of different platforms to make shadows. Very easy to die, and the movement felt a bit clunky and a little too precise.
Thanks for playing! Unfortunately, I realized after uploading the game that some of the jumps were much harder than I had intended, and that I had just made a couple really lucky jumps during testing.
cool concept, sorta similar to my game, maybe take a look
i really like it :)
Thank you!
Very cool! The movement feels pretty "thick" and can be frustrating, so I gave up on what looked like some great obstacles.
Sorry to hear about that, but thanks for playing!
i really really love the concept.
Thanks!
The presentation and concept are great! and it plays pretty solid too, I like the level design though I did find it a bit too easy to drift apart from your shadow. Overall a solid entry!
Thank you!
This games great! Some easier tutorial levels at the beginning and maybe some music would both be nice but otherwise the only thing that could be better about this game is it's length, we need more of this greatness. Seriously, nice job.
Thanks! We were really hoping to finish more levels, but we ran out of time. Glad to hear you liked the concept!
The concept of the game is actually so amazing (splitting your shadows and let it jump on shadows of various obstacles is just plain amazing!) I recommend a bit clearer guidance at the start, by introducing small, compact levels, and start from there. The level design was amazing tho!
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for playing!
I love the art for this, very cute and well-executed! Great job creating that art within the time of the jam. I think this concept is very original!
Thanks! I spent a lot more time on the art than I was planning to, but I think it came out better as a result.