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A jam submission

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Delivering Letters on Mars!
Submitted by Super Heavy Ballet (@sprhvbllt) — 2 hours, 40 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Art Direction#254.1254.125
Theme#1983.2923.292
Overall#1993.1253.125
Fun#2362.8752.875
Game Design#2592.8752.875
Innovation#3412.4582.458

Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Video Commentary:

Submitted

Like the art and the mood. The platformer is nice, but character is trembling and the camera too, but not the drone. (If you use a Rigidbody on your character, try setting interpolation to Interpolate or Extrapolate).  Game play perhaps need some twist after 3 letters.

Overall I enjoy playing it, well done.

Submitted

cool game. interesting stories in the letters. controls were good,  the jump was satisfying.

Submitted

Wow, the art here is really nice. A cohesive palette with consistent shading on every object.

But, yes, the camera needs some tuning. Slower movements, less zoom, maybe just more centered on the character so it doesn't need to shift back and forth? Something along those lines.

Anyway, you did great on pretty much every other aspect. I didn't mention the audio, but it was nice to have an upbeat soundtrack while leaping around. Good work :)

Submitted

A good-looking platformer! Art style, music and animations make the game fun to play. My only concern is the camera movement - it probably needs to be a bit smoother, otherwise, it's just too quick and causes headaches haha.

Submitted

Its very polished and very nice Graphics

Submitted

This is very well done, great art style, fun gameplay loop and enjoyable story.

Submitted

That was a fun experience! I found the letters really funny! It was fun to read through them!

My only suggestion is  regarding the sudden shift of camera everytime you turn around! It hurt my eyes after a while! and like the other comments mentioned, I did get stuck near the moving platforms for a while (might be some collider issue)

Congrats on the submission! Keep up the great work!

Submitted

This was a really nice and relaxing game to play! I really enjoyed the old country esque music with the futuristic setting. Also the art was really nice!

Submitted

loved the gameplay loop, and the way you made old music work well in a futuristic setting. 

also the Officer Aldabern reference, if that's what it was

Submitted

Dope art and fun little concept. Has a weird Borderlands'ish vibe to it. Good stuff man.

Visuals are amazing and writing is topnotch! Enjoyed my time with this.

Submitted(+1)

I found the letters hilarious. I really like the concept of a nosey mailman. I salute you for your scope control and determination! Lovely art as always.

Submitted(+1)

Awesome visuals and good writing! I was definitely struggling with the jumping mechanics as I would shoot downwards very quickly, which often felt abrupt. Cool concept too!

(1 edit) (+1)

Great art and concept as always Alex, as others commented the colliders need a little more work and maybe the camera movement when you change direction.  You can check cinemachine if you don't use it already.  Finally maybe somehow make the walls that you can pass through a little easier to recognize. Thanks for the reference as well. xD

Submitted(+1)

Good platformer! Controls get a bit clunky and found myself getting caught on edges here and there. The artwork and messages are great!

Submitted(+1)

Fun little platformer. Movement is a bit sluggish, but it fits the bulky space suit. Great artwork.

(+1)

Graphics is cute, messages are very fun to read

Submitted(+1)

Like the concept & music, but is the player suppost to shake like crazy when moving?

Developer

No, what is it exactly that you saw, animation stuttering?

I saw it a few times, I think it's state-conflicts but I didn't have time to iron that out.