I am not able to jump, is that a bug? I pressed space bar but no result. Wait, It is the letter 'Z' for jump. It is a good little platformer. I really liked the music, and art assets. It was calming. But the spikes are too punishing. Even if I touch a little edge, I die. I think a checkpoint system would make the game better. So even if I die halfway through, I won't have retry all the way from the bottom. Or better, reduce the width of the spike collision by a little. Overall, good effort! Also, I would suggest changing the font type on the homescreen of the game to something more legible.
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Hey JustGamerMe. I know that you're familiar with pressing Space to jump, but the reason why I chose the Z key to jump is because I was used to playing games on emulators, and having the Z key to jump just always felt natural to me, but I'll add the Spacebar to jump once the jam is over.
Also, the reason why I didn't add a checkpoint system is because this game is designed to be short but challenging, and to sink obsessive hours into, and also falls into the core gameplay loop: Die -> Retry -> Die -> Retry -> repeat ad nauseum. Plus, this game isn't designed to be easy at all. I mean, I'M not the only one who made a tough-as-nails platformer, you're the one that made Mr. Teacup, right?
Anyways, Thanks a lot for enjoying my game though! I'll try to fix some of the suggestions you mentioned.
(Note: Oh, and for my font choice, I have gone with the BoldPixels font, because it has a pixel-art look, and for two things: 1. I wanted a retro feel for the font, since that's what this game is based on, and 2. I needed a pixel art font fast, anyway.)
You dont have to add check points everywhere. Add them every floor and I am pretty sure you can still keep the game's difficulty by choosing to place the player somewhere a little far but not too far from where he died. Also, as for my game, I believe it only gets difficult as you reach level 3 and dead difficult once you move to level 5. And yes I should make it somewhat more easier but I don't die as soon as I touch objects like in this one.
Also, I know the reason why you chose pixel art font for homescreen but the problem is that I couldn't understand what the instructions are saying to press for jump. 🙂