| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #48 | 3.898 | 3.898 |
| Visuals | #52 | 4.434 | 4.434 |
| Gameplay | #64 | 3.796 | 3.796 |
| Overall | #82 | 3.798 | 3.798 |
| Enjoyment | #89 | 3.888 | 3.888 |
| Theme | #266 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Innovation | #424 | 3.133 | 3.133 |
Ranked from 196 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
The game takes place in a candy society, an unusual setting where the player, enemies, and bosses are all sugar-themed characters. The entire world is built around this idea, so every encounter fits the theme. We wanted to contrast something sweet and colorful with fast, challenging combat. It’s cute on the surface, but the fights are no joke.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Most of the music was composed by our team’s composer. Due to time constraints, a small portion of the background music was sourced externally. Most sound effects (combat hits, UI sounds, etc.) were also sourced externally and lightly edited in Audacity. All gameplay code, mechanics, sprites, animations, and boss systems were created from scratch and are designed to be reusable.
How many people worked on the game?3
Thanks for playing!
You can rebind the keys in the Options menu on the main menu, so you can set the controls to whatever layout feels most comfortable for you.
Thanks for the attempt!
You can actually fix that right in the game. Just use your mouse to click the Options button in the main menu, where you can rebind all the keys to whatever works best for your setup if the arrow keys don’t work on your end.
Hopefully that lets you jump in and enjoy the entry!
Hello! Id like to preface this by saying im so burnt out from playing platformers this jam. But this was a really fun 2000s flash game twist on the theme. I love the super kawaii neko arts and sfx... heh, its so sugoi (plus ultra). I will say this though, having inheritance of velocity on moving platforms and semi unforgiving hitboxes can make the game a little too frustrating for the average player (ie i suck). Also, I noticed half way through playing, some of the 2d floor sprites dont align perfectly with each other (Lowk as i was getting a picture of it. I pressed new game and it spawned me at a checkpoint? :sob:) :3 Overall really well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot for playing, and I really grateful the detailed feedback! I’m definitely aware of those rough edges. Unfortunately, during the jam there just wasn’t enough time to pixel-polish every hitbox or sprite alignment without sacrificing other features.
Regarding the "New Game" issue, I’ve re-tested the logic and it resets correctly on my end. It may have been an accidental misclick of the "Continue" button on your end since the mouse is clickable as well, but if you think it's a bug, I’d really appreciate any extra details on how it was triggered so I can investigate further!
That said, I actually already have a fix for the moving platform velocity inheritance! I’ll be uploading the updated build as soon as the rating period ends and updates are allowed.
Thanks again for taking the time to play and share your thoughts —and the pain and suffering.
I see what you mean now. Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve fixed it, and it will be included in the next update.
Thanks for playing and for pointing that out! That bug has already been fixed and the updated version will be released after the jam. I appreciate you letting me know.
Thanks for playing and for reporting that! The issue was caused by the frame-freeze hit feedback effect when attacking while standing on a moving platform. It’s a very odd bug, but it’s already fixed and will be resolved in the next post-jam update. Thanks again!
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