[SUMMARY] 📊
Memories is a platformer game with lots of potential.
I did not get to complete the game, as I have several other reviews to write and I got stuck on the second level.
[GAME DESIGN] 🎲
The Good: Can't go wrong with a platformer!
The Bad: Could use some more balance.
My Advice: Think first about game design. It's the core of your game and it's what'll make it stand out. Take a look at some famous platformers and try and understand what made them fun. Design the levels beforehand, if you can simplify the game to be able to prototype it on paper, all the better! Can't stress enough how important this is.
[FUN] 🤣
The Good: The camera effects and shooting.
The Bad: Stiff controls.
My Advice: Go nuts! Don't be afraid to make your game pop out. I understand that this is your first game jam, and you did a great job already. Look into "Game feel" talks on youtube or even read some books on the matter.
[INNOVATION] 💡
The Good: A fire boy that shoots water is pretty "fresh" hehe.
The Bad: Another simple platformer.
My Advice: Let the jam theme help you make the game interesting! By integrating the theme into the mechanics beforehand you can come up with some very cool and innovative ideas. Creativity is bred on restrictions!
[THEME]📖
The Good: It's mentioned in the backstory.
The Bad: It's hardly integrated in the game theme or its mechanics.
My Advice: Same as above! Take the jam theme as an opportunity, not as a nuisance :)
[GRAPHICS]🎨
The Good: Very good job on the animations and on integrating the artstyle together.
The Bad: None, given that's a game jam game. Kudos!
My Advice: Keep it up! Great potential.
[AUDIO]🔊
The Good: Complete set of sounds.
The Bad: Form should follow function. It's not enough to make a checklist of sounds for each action. The sound should convey something. For example, the jump sound does not convey the jumping action at all.
My Advice: Given that it's a game jam, I get that you guys did not have any more time left! If you find yourselves constrained by time again and don't know where to get sounds from, I'd go with https://www.bfxr.net/ next time!
[FINAL RATING] 🥇
Overall, a good entry to the jam. Impressed by the amount of work that went into this! Keep up the good work!
6 / 10
Review length: 410 words