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A jam submission

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Fuse the star buds to gain the ability to invert gravity and collect stars in this short puzzle platformer (GMTK 2021)
Submitted by Manisha W (@manisha_gamedev), Oathr, Nafine — 16 minutes, 4 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#7153.7663.766
Fun#9423.3443.344
Overall#10223.4323.432
Originality#19313.1883.188

Ranked from 64 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?
Fuse two aliens for a new ability to finish levels

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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Submitted(+1)

Visually the game is 10/10: Aliens are very cute and music is very relaxing. The game tho has some bugs tho, especially when combining the aliens & swapping gravity. Also, the fact that when you die you restart from the very beginning is quite frustrating. Still, Great Entry!!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! Yep I'm aware of the bugs. Sadly I was scrambling to put things together at the end. Will definitely have some nice updates post jam!

Submitted(+1)

Really nice and relaxing ambience, and the two little aliens are adorable!

Joining them together (fusing) for a new ability and the fact that the level design is reliant on both aliens working together are two ways this is addresses the "joined together" theme :)

Developer

Thank you so much~ I think this was my best attempt at implementing the theme for any of my jam games haha! I'll check your game out soon ^.^

Submitted(+1)

very enjoyable. but having a checkpoint could make it even better.

Developer(+1)

Thanks and for sure, it will be an update post-jam.

Submitted(+1)

Very nice game with cute animation and characters (their idle animation is really pretty)! Music is very good too and fits well this theme of little aliens in space.

I would love to see some bugs fixed (when swapping gravity I stuck in the wall before having to go down) and an ability to restart only the level in progress and not the whole game, otherwise, best game so far!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! Definitely keen to fix up those pesky bugs and implement a checkpoint system (and possibly add more levels). Really appreciate the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Awesome job Manisha :D so cute, and so awesome!  The music was really cool and alien like. (wah~ Oo~ etc. hehe)  Everyone on your team did a wonderful job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks Neat! The music was so good! I really wish the main menu track got more time to shine :D The teamwork was great and a lot of fun working with new people!

Submitted(+1)

Loved it!! Really made me think how to combine up and down, this has a lot of potential. Great presentation as well!

Developer

Thank youuuu! I'll check yours out soon :D

Submitted(+1)

Fun game, and great art.

The only thing I can complain about is that after getting the inverse gravity mechanic I got yeeted out of the map.. I spammed X a bit just for fun and suddenly I dropped off the floor.. Luckily this wasn't so far so I just restarted.

Well done!

Developer

LOL yeaa its a pretty common bug sadly. Thanks for playing!

Submitted(+1)

this is a sweet game. I had similar collision problems at first and scrapped it all off on the last day, but thankfully you didn't. It's fun to speedrun it too

Developer(+1)

Haha thanks for trying it!!

Submitted

no problem at all. It's a really fun game

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed this entry! Although, there seemed to be a bug where you could just rest in the starting zone of a room, and use the gravity switch before you entered said room. This sometimes put both characters on the ceiling. I also had my top character fall out of level 4 for some reason.

Either way, it was a cut game and the gameplay was decently fun!

Developer

Yah thats a pretty consistent bug that I should have fixed :x Thanks for playing and the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Very Cute! Loved the game, Very Juicy!

Developer

Thanks for playing!!

Submitted(+1)

The art and music fit so well together, makes this experience super relaxing! I did encounter a bug after getting the gravity power that shoved me through the walls, so I wasn't able to play past that point. I'd suggest making a rotation point in the center of the character, because right now it seems to be flipping at the feet. Otherwise great submission, looking forward to seeing you guys improve in future jams!

Developer

Thanks for playing! Yea there is that gravity flipping issue, I think it was the pivot point - I really wish I had fixed that up!

Submitted(+1)

This is just such a nice world to visit. Thanks.

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing!! :D

Submitted(+1)

Love the BG music, fun game to play. At one of the levels one of the characters must have bugged out as I couldn't see it but I could move it - which ended up it dying and loosing all the progress :)

Developer

Thanks for playing! Yeah there are a couple of annoying bugs in there >.<

Submitted(+1)

Cute game that suits the theme. I kept failing and having to restart but otherwise enjoyable.

Developer(+1)

Thanks Skeffles! Wish I had time to implement a checkpoint system!

Submitted(+1)

Very cute game with cute art, sound effects and a nice little mechanic. My character did get very stuck inside walls sometimes though haha

Developer(+1)

Ahhh yea the gravity inversion could have used some cleaning up haha! Thanks for playing~

Submitted(+1)

Very nicely done! I love the art of the game and the music and sound effects fit really well. I did break the game a few times though😂

Great job!😁

Developer

Thank youuu! This was definitely a team effort :D

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