Awesome game

This was such a lovely game! I really like the aesthetic of the game! It's just really clean and pleasant to look at! The penguin animations like the waddle, jump, and spin they do when they get propelled into the air is just really adorable! Not only the models, but the texture work, shaders, and particles really add to the visual enjoyment of the game, so really nice work on that! The sound effects are also really nice, but I think that the calls of the penguins in the beginning was a bit too much (I don't know if thats just a me problem). For gameplay, I really like the trait mechanic (was planning to do something similar with my game, except it was for the environment, but didn't have time to implement it haha)! It adds just a nice layer of depth to the gameplay and is well appreciated! Its also pretty fun to move around given the multiple additional jumps plus the fly ability!

A problem I have with the game though is how the evil eagle works. I tried to experiment with the timing of when to go idle, but no matter how much I try, if you don't go idle before the eagle does its call, then you are pretty much dead at that point (not sure if it was just a tight window though or if I suck haha). I feel like the allowance time for you to go idle should be a bit more generous, because I usually found myself not even trying to time the eagle call anymore because of how long the actual level was and just waited for the eagle sound to come (even if it took longer than 20 seconds or so cuz of my fear of losing all my progress). It may just be a me problem, but I just don't like general waiting in video games and love to be on the move, so I wish the eagle coming by was more telegraphed Also, I think there should be a tiny bit of guidance for where to go. I usually just felt like I was taking a few steps to look around the island, then waiting for the eagle to pass by, then find out I went the wrong way. If you continue this game, maybe you can place like some penguin tracks that kind of form a path to where to go next (since the game is all about getting to the other side with the other penguins).

Overall, this was a fun, creative, atmospheric game that I really enjoyed! Although I died a lot, it was nice to see the different traits in the game! I feel like with some adjustments to the points above, it could make for a better experience (although it may just only pander to my preferences haha). I had fun with this one! Hope you had fun with the jam too! Great work!