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A jam submission

Reach The SunView game page

Can you reach the Sun?
Submitted by ByerN — 18 hours, 27 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#323.7423.742
Overall#393.4903.490
Theme#413.6293.629
Music#523.2423.242
Art#633.4033.403
Creativity#783.4353.435

Ranked from 62 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+1)

Very challenging! Once I figured out how to use the short jumps to shimmy around I started getting a bit more comfortable with it. But when I fell a couple of screens I gave up ><!

Like the idea. It's funny though that the three jump is the weakest one. Did you try how it felt when the power was in reverse? 

Developer

Thanks! Yep, my wife had the same idea but after testing, I came back to the current approach. There were 2 main problems - 

1. it was not intuitive when playing - it's more natural to hold longer to jump higher, 

2. you more often use small jumps in a short period of time (to "shimmy around"), so it felt weird that you have to wait for it longer than the long jump.

Submitted(+1)

the player and the obsticles dont match (sorry if there is some explanation is at the end i didnt get there)

Developer

Do you mean the color and style? Yeah, I wanted to make the player more visible against the level - tested some designs and ended up with this one. It could be done better but not sure how :)

Submitted

i thing it would be beter if the color would be white or between gray and white but that is only my opinion (sorry for my english if there are mistakes)

Developer

No problem, English is not my native language as well :) 

I tried similar colors but it blends too much with the background - especially in the higher levels where there is much more light.

Submitted(+1)

try to color it like the mouse i think but then the mouse will maybe blend with the player

Submitted


or try this. the yellow color it is good idea it is visible but not too much.

Developer

Blends too much with the env. Wanted to share a screen but it's too big for itchio

Submitted

ok

Submitted

my last idea is brown color or to stay yellow and link it somehow  enviroment or story like on icon there is kind of creatur or for the first time i foutgh that the ball is a star or a part of sunlight and i found one problem you can skip one stone in the game i dont now if its good like that

Developer

It's ok :) There are many places where you can go up different ways. It is intentional.

Submitted

thank you i wasnt sure

Submitted

didn't get to the end. sorry.

Developer

:(

Submitted(+1)

Annoying but GOOD kind of annoying :D

Developer(+1)

GOOD kind of annoying is the BEST kind of annoying :D

Developer

Btw this game has an ending. I am curious if anyone will Reach the Sun :D

Submitted(+2)

Awesome game 👍

My only complaint is the screen switching instead of moving the camera with the ball so you can always see higher up.

Well done for 72 hr game jam.

Developer

Thanks :D 

I took the camera from my inspiration - Jump King. It adds to the difficulty level :)

Submitted(+1)

I love rage games, this is simply awesome, well done!

Submitted(+1)

pretty cool game :D (getting rage game vibes over here...)

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