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Nice little game!! :D

Enjoyment: 4/5

Very simple little game, kinda wish there was a bit more to it but it's a fun very short little challenge nonetheless! My only complaint is similar to what aselletee said regarding the instructions. The spinning mechanic is explained a bit awkwardly, but once you understand it you're good to go!

Creativity and Theme: 5/5

Very creative usage of the spin theme, I like the way the spinning mechanic works (once I understood it)

Visuals: 4/5

Very clean and simple visual style, although I feel like there could've been something more going on, still not bad! Also, when winning the game you can keep moving up with your camera, eventually going out of bounds, which looks a bit awkward.

Audio: 4/5

Very simple sound design but a very effective one! I like the sound that plays when you do a successful spin a lot! :D

Seriousness: 4/5

Nothing specifically serious in here, but bonus point for the cat.

FINAL SCORE: 4/5

Very small cozy game, definetly reccomend checking it out if you want to try out a very simple but fun quick game! :)

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Jill Splades23 hours ago

Thanks so much for the details comments and ratings! That really helps me to understand what works and what I could improve.

I really appreciate all of the feedback on the instructions, especially. I have updated the main game page, but if I continue to tinker with the game itself after the jam, I'll be sure to better-clarify those instructions in-game.

I can also put a cap on the scroll limits, but hopefully that didn't disrupt your enjoyment too much and you enjoyed the sky along the way. <3

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vibreart.mp323 hours ago

I actually enjoyed soaring through the skies more than one would expect lmao
Maybe you could even make it so that the sky fades to black when you go very high, as if you were going into space, instead of just a simple scroll limit right where the sky ends right now, but that's just a suggestion that I came up with off the top of my head.
(Oh also i forgot to mention, there also is no scroll limit when going downwards, although I'd assume that you're probably aware of that one too now)

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Jill Splades22 hours ago

Ooh, that's a great idea, thank you!

Yeah, I don't have scroll limits either direction - I just tried to draw enough to "suggest" that you're away from the lighthouse and there's really nothing more to see here, but here's a bit for those who want to scroll. I actually did have some text at the ends to warn people, but it was getting pixelated in the original artwork (canvas size for the background is 2,800 x 10,000 pixels), so by the time I cropped and separated all of those sprites back together, I realized I'd forgotten about those text layers and just didn't wind up re-cropping and fitting everything once the sprite positions were all set.

I'm glad you enjoyed soaring though~<3

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