thank you very much for the wise input! this game was created by a group of 5 teens and this is only our first jam, so any advice is much appreciated.
Zenith08, who programmed the grappling hook, had a hell of a time wrestling with its code for a good portion of the jam. there IS audio for the hook connecting, but it is admittedly quiet beneath the overworld theme.
we will take these notes (especially those regarding level balancing) into consideration to improve our future work!
thank you for playing, and I hope you enjoyed the game.