I love card games and I love platformers so I was pretty excited about this one, but it didn’t come together for me. I think there could be something to this idea but the pacing is just really awkward. On average I think you win ~20 seconds per blackjack game, and they seem to take a minimum of 30 seconds each (I timed). And blackjack isn’t very compelling with only one player vs a dealer, in fact I feel like it’s barely a game in the amount of decision making you get to do. So effectively it felt as if you told me “the twist to this game is that you roll a die, on a 1-2-3 you get to play for 15 seconds, a 4-5 you play for 30 seconds, and a 6 you play for 45 seconds, and then you wait 30 seconds before rolling again.”

As others suggested speeding up the blackjack game would help immensely. Alternatively a different card game, a twist on blackjack, something could really make that part stand on its own better. It’d also be cool if the two gameplay loops influenced each other more directly, like collecting energy in the platformer that can be used to cheat in the blackjack game, or maybe scattered around the level are clock pickups that give you time to actually do some betting with. Maybe the more total cards you play in a given game of blackjack improves your platforming character’s jump height and movespeed, so you’re simultaneously encouraged to play it safe to win more time, and push to the limit to get more speed instead. But all the ways I can think to spice this up are beyond the scope of a jam game, especially with only two days!

The art is really good, especially love the angel at the end and the black and gold… tail? spades? suit. Platforming character definitely reads like the pokemon Kabuto to me, but maybe the brown is hair? cute either way. The platforming itself was a little tough to control around the ladders, but was otherwise decent. I appreciated the generous checkpoints.

I’m sure there’s a way to refine this into something really awesome, even if it’s not quite there yet. I think this idea was really ambitious and to pull off all this art and have two completely separate functional games with just two days is a pretty big achievement and something to be proud of for sure!

What a cool idea! I like how it combines the two gameplay styles and the aesthetics look great. Good job!

I didnt understand the rules, but visiual and sound design is great!

Love how unique this game is! I really think you have a winning formula and would encourage you to keep working and refining thig game beyond the jam.

One change which i think will make a world of difference is to make the blackjack part way faster. Waiting for the button to appear and for dealer to make his move really felt like chore.

Aside from that i love the game and applaud you for what you managed to accomplish in such a short time frame. 

Definitely one of my favorite of the jam! and the one with most potential in my opinion.

Interesting concept, liked the gameplay.

The art was amazing. The platformer was pretty nice that on itself could have been great.

Looks very nice! Cool idea to mix two genres of games like this. The card game and the introduction are very slow for my taste. Especially as it's normally a speedrun game, you'd hope that some players would try again and again to improve their time. I'd also like the value of the opponent's total cards to be displayed because I don't know the value of cards that aren't numbers

Awesome game with a super unique mechanic, absolutley love it!

I loved The platform, even thougt I was Bad, Could'nt figure out how to play the card game well, but the stress for knowing you have A time Limit while platforming made this So Fun !?! Nice Work

very inscription vibes

Very cool graphic!

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