Thanks for the feedback but personally I like the respawn mechanic. The game is designed to be punishing and the falling off the unicycle and respawning adds to that. But I totally understand not liking that.
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That's a good idea and it would also help to stop the player dying on repeat if you don't start controlling them again straight away. We will consider adding this after the jam. Only problem is that there are moving platforms later on and this could allow the player to just wait for the platform to come back. Maybe we pause the game when you die. A lot to think about, thanks!