Wow, thank you so much for checking out our game! I have to say, your game is easily my absolute favorite out of everything I've seen so far! I hope you win the Jam!
Just to help you out with that room: there are two pink chains you can use your pogo jump on. You can see one in your screenshot, and the other is back in the room to the left. Clearing those will open up the next area!
I did try to add jump buffering, but it messed with the gameplay physics a bit, so I sadly had to take it out :(
And good catch on the respawn issue! I added a movement cooldown right after respawning, which explains the jolt, but adding a visual indicator for it is a great idea.
Also, thanks for the note on the mixels! This is actually our first time handling both the programming and the art for a game, so looking back, I can definitely see how the mixed pixel scales can be a bit distracting.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and for all the amazing feedback. I really hope you get a chance to finish the game and let us know what you think!
PS: I actually managed to beat your game after a while and it felt incredibly rewarding. I would absolutely buy it if it were on Steam!