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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Matched the theme | #18 | 3.632 | 3.632 |
Creativity | #21 | 3.474 | 3.474 |
Overall | #38 | 2.989 | 2.989 |
Art style | #39 | 3.263 | 3.263 |
Audio | #56 | 2.421 | 2.421 |
Gameplay | #74 | 2.158 | 2.158 |
Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I really like the concept of this one! The artstyle is really pleasant and visually appealing to look at (also appreciated the neat lighting effects that you gave to some game objects)! I also love the intro, it was well done! The audio adds a lot to the feel of the game, but the music was kind of a weird fit considering the setting and the tone of the game. For the gameplay, I really love the concept and would love to see a sort of endless run or version of this game where the player has to climb as high as they can before falling! There are, however, a couple of issues with the game that could be addressed. I feel like the character themselves have the correct weight / gravity / fall speed to them, but the head itself feels too floaty. I feel like it would be better to not only add weight to the head to make it feel heavier, but allow the head to actually land and stay on top of platforms (usually found myself hoping that when I'm reborn I would land on top of the platform). Given the current weight of the head, players can just slowly inch their way to the top by quickly throwing the head and re-spawning with rapid succession and ignore the platforming parts. This is what I did to beat the game, because the game also doesn't have a restart button or pause menu, so if the platforms disappear they are gone forever and I would have to reload the browser to give it another go, which is brutal given how long the level is. Also, I think that the coins could also have some use (like power-ups in a shop like some people suggested).
Overall, I still had a lot of fun with the game! With a few control fixes, and also maybe consideration for remaking the game into an endless scroller (which is just a suggestion and my personal preference), this could be a really cool concept to explore! It was fun just flying my way up to the top! Hope you had fun with the jam also! Great work!
The intro is great, and it's a very original one. Well done!
Really enjoyed this one. Throwing your head at where you want to go is fun. Platforms disappearing made you have to think on your feet. Thankfully the ladders didn't disappear haha. If I would change anything it would just be so that if you throw your head and don't teleport to it in 3-5 seconds, it would spawn back on your body for another throw. Understandable if that's a design choice though. Nice work either way!
Love the intro and mechanics.
The intro was spot on ! I love the throw your head and reborn mechanic was a fun game i liked it alot! keep up the great work!
I really like the core mechanic, and the art is great. I'd definitely play an updated version with more control over the throwing and some cool platforming levels.
Cool art and nice Idea, but the controls werent to good, and i figures out that you can just shoot yourself up the hole level ^^
I feel like the game could just some powerups to increases things like throwing distance and stuff.
was fun to play.
It's was really interesting gameplay.
Altough the premise was interesting and the art style was really good, the controls and feel were not very good and it was difficult to progress