Mini Jam 150: Magic

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You play as a young witch who has just noticed that the forest she usually ventures into has become strangely dark

Submitted by AroojBasit, bearrib, Picsneyy, Kite, Prikolist Studios, Ricky Balboa — 58 seconds before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Presentation	#28	3.606	3.606
Overall	#54	2.939	2.939
Use of the Limitation	#58	2.848	2.848
Concept	#68	3.000	3.000
Enjoyment	#82	2.303	2.303

Ranked from 33 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Team members
Arooj Basit : Programmer (https://aroojbasitmalik.wordpress.com/) , Prikolist Studios : Programmer (https://prikoliststudios.wixsite.com/romankabirov/копия-lava-crator) , Rickibalboa : Composer (https://soundcloud.com/ricardo-perez-34/sets/video-game-tracks) , lian : Artist (https://bearrib.itch.io/), Félix Caillaud : Designer (https://felixcaillaud.itch.io/) , Kite : Visual effects (https://kite-1.itch.io/)

Software used
Unity

Use of the limitation
Fairies are lights that guide our way

Cookies eaten
Way too many

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Comments

Tony Roos320 days ago

I agree with Kent about the controlls, if you are using unity, take a look on your animation transitions, maybe take off the transition time.
Also, need to take a look at physics, it maybe worth to try to change the constraints in the rigidbody.
Maybe make the moving platforms one sided colisions, because 2d moving platforms generally can be jumped to from downside, a lot of people with hit the head and fall for the spikes expecting that.. not me tho *blinks

Tony Roos320 days ago

I agree with Kent about the controlls, if you are using unity, take a look on your animation transitions, maybe take off the transition time.
Also, need to take a look at physics, it maybe worth to try to change the constraints in the rigidbody.
Maybe make the moving platforms one sided colisions, because 2d moving platforms generally can be jumped to from downside, a lot of people with hit the head and fall for the spikes expecting that.. not me tho *blinks

KentSubmitted322 days ago (2 edits) (+2)

Cute art! I love the concept, and I do think that the game is pretty cohesive.

The biggest thing I don't like is the camera system, it's pretty disorienting (there's some good examples online of when to switch and move camera positions, such as a 2/3rds threshold. I also know GDC has some good videos of camerawork as well). I think there are some issues with the platforming. The control scheme is questionable due to the following,

Lack of coyote time (causes some moments where you feel like you only have one jump)
Easy to produce wall-sticking.
If you try to jump/dash/shoot, the animations are buffered so that they don't happen immediately but are chained. This makes the platforming controls really unresponsive to immediate changes and reactions, which are pretty important to the feel of this kind of game.

I do appreciate the pause menu and sliders (the ambience slider is missing which is the loudest sound though). Other than the controls, I think the rest looks very polished.

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Prikolist StudiosDeveloper320 days ago

Thank you for your feedback about the controls and camera! I will use it in the next game. Also the slider for music should work I think but that doesnt really mater now)

Laica StudiosSubmitted322 days ago

I love the animation and art style! I feel bad about the bunnies though haha! The dash in this game feels very good for a fairy!

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bearribDeveloper322 days ago(+1)

worry not, you can clear a level without attacking a single bunny! :D

RaticekSubmitted322 days ago

The game looks nice and the basics are there, but it lacks the minor things that make games feel good to play. I didn't notice any coyote time, double jump after not jumping does almost nothing, camera moves too fast after switching directions, the player sticks to the walls, the jump height is much much higher when pressed twice in quick succesion, the dialogue repeats after every death.

I hope my little bit more critical feedback can help you improve your future games.

The web build still crashes on the bossfight.

Out of curiosity, why was the game submitted by 6 people, but only 5 are listed?

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Magical Light Lab

Prikolist StudiosDeveloper320 days ago

Thank you for your feedback Small thighs are fr important when making games. I will consider your words next time making game. 5 out of 6 is just my bad, nothing serious

BlodyxSubmitted322 days ago

The visuals of this game are insane. music as well, great job making this in such a short time.

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breadrollSubmitted323 days ago

A neat little game. The platforming was a little finicky, but I liked the sprite art.

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SANITIZE THE DARK

just the daniSubmitted323 days ago

Very nice looking game and a nice ambient track to boot.

Platforming was questionable at times but far from bad

Unfortunately the game crashed in the middle of the boss fight (was playing the web build)

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infexoSubmitted323 days ago

wow! The style and music are very good!

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the light of wisdom

HuntedstormSubmitted323 days ago (1 edit)

Neat! The ambient music is very nice and the art is fantastic. I love the style choices you guys made and the little effect when completing the first level is cool.

If I may offer a suggestion - the camera being positioned such that you can't see the danger in some cases feels like it lead to a lot of 'cheap' deaths. At the start I couldn't see the spikes and couldn't see the platform I was jumping to which feels a little bad to fall into either a pit or where you're supposed to be going.

I'm not certain if it's intentional but pressing a left/right (a/d) direction and then W + Space at the same time shoots you up into the air which was a fun unexplained mechanic to play with.

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Pineberry FoxSubmitted323 days ago (2 edits)

This is a nice game with some good art. Crashed during the (first?) boss fight tho, so that’s as far as I got. What controller-button is the dash mapped to btw? I was able to move and jump and shoot with my controller, but couldn’t dash. Not that it was needed during the part of the game that I was able to see.

Is the wall-cling intentional? If so, i’d like to see an animation for it. If not, your collisions might need work.

In terms of level-design, there’s a lot of blind falls. Might want to consider something like what Sonic has where you can hold up/down to move the camera?

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Holy Wars Kill But Never Die

kindred008Submitted323 days ago

Fun platformer that makes a good use of the limitation! Was challenging but I enjoyed finding a way through

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The Witch's Familiar

kindred008Submitted323 days ago

Fun platformer that makes a good use of the limitation! Was challenging but I enjoyed finding a way through

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The Witch's Familiar

Hot Noggin StudiosSubmitted323 days ago

Very well made! I love the music and ambience. The controls are a bit tricky (I couldn't make it past the first level) but you can get used to them.

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Connie the Crystalcaster

Team MelodiesSubmitted323 days ago

Fantastic visuals, the only issue is i couldn't get past the first level, i couldn't even make the first jump!
(That might just be a skill issue on my end, but still)
Great effort though!

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AroojBasitDeveloper323 days ago

Ha, the game is a bit difficult! Nothing 'SHIFT' can't help you with ;) *hint hint*

Ricky BalboaDeveloper324 days ago

Game breaks at completion of level 2 for me. Both on 1sdt and 2nd play through.

AroojBasitDeveloper323 days ago

Thanks for reporting this bug! It has been fixed!!

PersomateySubmitted324 days ago

Cool game! The character was a bit floaty which made it difficult to land on some of the platforms. I also didn't notice that I was losing health, I think some visual flare to show that I was getting damaged would have helped. Still really loved the presentation!

If you get the chance, I'd like to see what you think of my submission!

https://itch.io/jam/mini-jam-150-magic/rate/2483181

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