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A jam submission

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The sky is the ocean. Seek the convergence of two opposing peaks.
Submitted by ShaunBartoo, mikeohc — 41 minutes, 30 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Presentation#464.5194.519
Overall#1444.0214.021
Originality#1944.0894.089
Fun#7293.4563.456

Ranked from 79 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 two mountains are joined together through their similarities, and the player's ability to teleport between their parallel locations

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?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Submitted(+1)

Really good, I definitely think there is more that could be done with this format but it'd be unreasonable to expect more in such a short time period of course. I liked the jumps where you had to swap mid-air. I think a little work on the way collisions work would make the platforming a bit more pleasant, such as how all vertical momentum seems to be killed when you collide with an obstacle. Also, really liked the decision to have the music kick in as you neared the end of the game, that was a nice touch.

Developer(+2)

Definitely agree that theres more we could do here! Thanks for playing. Your game was a blast!

Submitted(+1)

This is wildly impressive that you managed to make a first-person platform puzzler in just 48hrs, it looks good, has a great atmosphere, is just a nice time. The only things I'd say were that the movement and collisions could definitely use some work, very easy to get stuck on or in things, and many jumps you sorta have to trip up, I also think it would have been awesome to have music playing throughout the entire thing, some sort of nice quiet relaxed track, but, something to build on the already present atmosphere, perhaps even one for each mountain?

I quite liked how smooth the transitioning between peaks was, and the hint system designed as chalk or paint on the rocks looked great and worked pretty well, the only thing that wasn't terribly obvious was interacting with things, having some sort of pop up or other visual indicator when you are hovering something you can interact with would be nice.

All in all, I really enjoyed my time playing through it, even if at the end it is suggested that my player on finishing his mission was promptly crushed between the mountain peaks XD

Really fantastic work!

Developer(+2)

Totally agree with all your feedback. You nailed all the things I'd improve if I had a little more time. Thanks for checking it out. Your game was great as well!

Submitted(+1)

Unfortunately any game made with the old input system is for some reason almost unplayable on my PC. (correct me if I'm wrong, and you in fact used the new system?)

I wasn't able to play through to solve it, (movement is basically impossible for me) but I at least got it to flip the world and that was pretty dope! I can appreciate the uniqueness and cleverness of the idea! Well done! I love the menu screen!

Developer(+2)

We did use the old input system, but we werent aware of it causing performance issues. Really sorry about that! 'm glad you enjoyed as much as you were able to see!

Submitted(+1)

Really well designed and executed game for a game jam, even for a non game jam game! the flipping mechanic is so cool and solving puzzles dealing with that is really fun. I'm also a fan of subtle leading the player like with the blue paint you did. Fantastic job.

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Your game was also fantastic

Submitted(+1)

Really cool game! I like the 3D art style and the changing of the season is a great mechanic that I haven't seen yet this jam, great job guys!

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks so much! I really enjoyed your game as well. Outrun aesthetics and racing games go together so well. 

Submitted(+1)

The idea and most of the execution is awesome! My main critiques are that the movement could be improved a bit ( maybe even some increased jump height could be good), and that it seems pretty easy to get lodged in between stuff.

Other than that, the idea is super cool and the animations and sounds really make the whole thing feel pretty slick

Developer(+2)

Thanks! Definitely a common sentiment with the controls. We'll try to polish them up once we're out of review times. Thanks for playing. Really enjoyed your game as well!

Submitted(+1)

Truly a labor of love. I can't even imagine how crazy this world would be to explore in VR.

Developer(+1)

Aw man, I'd love to get this set up in VR! Your game was awesome (if a little rage inducing) too :)

Submitted(+1)

The art and presentation on this game is gorgeous.  There are a couple of points where when swapping I could clip through some of the geometry, but with short amount of time available this is totally understandable. Great work!

Developer(+1)

Yeah totally. We had a system built for making teleportation fail if you clip inside geometry but it wasn't fully set up and working when we hit our deadline. Thanks for playing and I'm really glad you enjoyed the art. I'll give your game a look too :)

Submitted(+1)

This game is beautiful! Very original take on the theme. I love the graphics, the music, and the switching mechanics. My only complaint is movement - it felt a bit clunky. But otherwise fantastic game! :-)

Developer(+2)

Thanks! I really wish we'd been able to polish the controls slightly more for sure. Really glad you enjoyed it. I'll check yours out as well

Submitted(+1)

Really nicely polished game! I got a bit lost a few times so maybe some torches or campfires that indicate the best route would help but other than that this is a really nice short and sweet 3d platforming game! The animations and aesthetic are really nice and smooth and very impressive considering it was all done in the 48 hours. Great game! 

Developer(+2)

Thanks so much! Yeah I agree, more signposting wouldn't have hurt. I wish we'd done a bit more with the blue paint. Thanks for taking the time to check it out. Your game was super fun too!

Submitted(+1)

The game looks spectecular and it was a nice experience to reach the top. Loved the little animations and sounds as well. Gameplay-wise it could have done more and the controls felt awkward sometimes but overall great job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I agree, I wish our platforming felt better, and that we'd had more time to refine the individual sections of our game. I'm glad you appreciated the visual, we were especially focused on making a beautiful game and we're proud of what we came up with. I'll give your game a look as well

Submitted(+1)

looks gorgeous! really cool idea and just the right length. the platforming felt a little jank though. many times i couldn't tell if what i did was intentional or i missed the puzzle. music was nice though very loud towards the end. Good Job!

Developer(+1)

I really enjoyed your game as well. Definitely agree about the controls and the volume, there's room to polish. Glad you enjoyed the visuals :)

Submitted(+1)

There's just something about this game I love. It vaguely reminds me of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in a way. The art style is very simplistic, and yet it's somehow refreshing, and is reminiscent of cel shaded art. This also gave me a lot of idea of how it could be expanded into a multiple level game, like Ice Climber. Great work, and I hope you'll expand on it in the future.

Developer

Thank you so much for playing! I'm a fan of Zelda, so it's makes me happy to hear that! We could definitely see it expand as well :) Maybe in the future!

Submitted(+1)

Absolutly LOVED it. Great concept, Great execution, great level design.

This game definetly deserve to be played by way more people.

Little tiny microscopic feedback : Jumping too close to a wall makes you kinda stick to it and can make it a bit frustrating for some obstacles, maybe reduce the stickiness of the walls a little bit to make the experience even smoother.

Great work, hope to see more games like this one.

Developer

Thank you so much! We've been sharing it here and there, but we're still new to game jams! Feel free to share it to your friends, it'd mean a lot to us!

I agree with the controls, and we'll use what we learned this jam to improve next time :)

Submitted(+1)

Your game is so pretty! I really liked the idea, too, unfortunately, I couldn't progress too much because the controls were a bit wonky (and I suck at platformers).

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing! Your feedback will help us improve the next time around! :)

Submitted(+1)

The visuals of the game are amazing! The idea of connecting two different dimensions and switching between them to progress is also very interesting!

I had a few problems with the controls though, my character would get stuck in rocks/tress and sometimes would clip through them, and when it would fall down sliding down a rock, it would go very slow. I think the character controller needs some improvements

Other that that, this was overall an awesome entry to the jam! Great job!

Developer

Thank you! We brainstormed a lot to get to this idea. We're happy to hear you find it interesting!

I agree with you regarding the controller. We learned a lot this jam to improve next time around! :)

Submitted(+2)

THE COUNCIL WILL DECIDE YOUR FATE

I really loved this game. Amazing job!

Developer (1 edit) (+2)

Hahaha this is everything, thank you. I'll be sure to give your game a look too!

Submitted(+1)

This was a really fun play. The it took me a minute to realize i was supposed to interact with the hourglass. Maybe some visual feedback or tutorialization would help here. After I figured that out I was blown away when I first "joined" the crystals "together". Really cool way of incorporating the theme. I will say that the colliders were pretty rough on the 3d platforming, especially on the elevators. 


Overall I had a lot of fun playing this game!

Developer(+1)

Those are fair criticisms. I'm glad you had fun despite the rough edges.

Submitted(+1)

Very beautifull aesthetic! Controls where kinda hard, but overall really cool concept and game! ^^ 

Developer(+1)

Thanks!!

Submitted(+1)

Really enjoyed playing the game. The concept is very very nice. The environment and the art are amazing too. Only the jump mechanics need to be improved and then this game could easily be published

Developer(+1)

Wow thats a big complement thank you. Totally agree about the jump. I'll be sure to give your game a look as well

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