I love what you did with the music! The art was great. I like the concept as well.
I did feel like it was difficult to keep track of each world. Especially because you don’t know if the platform you are on is safe in other dimensions. Maybe adding a single item from the safe dimensions to the current dimension could help alleviate this. Eg. add a dark item to the light realm on the current platform when they are in both dimensions. Just some food for thought.
Distance while swapping was another thing that was difficult to keep track of. I think this is because of the way that the camera follows you as you jump.
Wall jump felt pretty restrictive because of how long it took away my controls for.
Your platformer could really benefit from looking into Coyote Time/Jump Buffering. There were definitely more than a few times that I died because of it.
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! All of these were things I had concerns about but didn't have time to iterate on, but I will definitely be adjusting them as I continue to work on the game. Visually distinct "safe" tiles that are the same in all worlds, a focus on single screen levels so you can see everything at once and not get disoriented as the camera moves, and significant tweaks to jumping and wall jumping are all top priorities. Thanks for playing and thanks again for taking the time to comment!
Valiant: Evangeline https://noahmastro.itch.io/valiant-evangeline
You are the fae Evangeline and must save the children! MyFirstGameJam Summer 2020 - Theme "Change" - 2 Weeks
I'd like feedback on: I'd like feedback on mechanics and is it too hard? Being my first completed game, I'd like feedback just in general.
I need help on: I couldn't figure out how to do a fairy dust particle training effect
I thought the visuals were great, and never too dark for me. Controls were easy to get the hang of, and the active/inactive platform changes were easy to understand and predict right away. The controls felt good in almost every way, but the deceleration on the player makes things feel a little slippery, and the trickier jumps were a little frustrating for me because of it.
The platforming sequences are really well designed, but being stacked on top of each other means if you miss a jump you might lose minutes of progress and have to redo it all, which gets worse the farther up you get. This might be by design, but I struggle with games that make me do the same thing after I've been successful at it just to get back to the part I'm stuck at. Checkpoints would really help, and they could even be optional.
I know I already mentioned the visuals, but just wanted to add that the art style and sound design were really good and immersive, and established a strong mood right away that pulled me in. I couldn't make it to the end past the really tiny platform jumps, but I'm going to play more when I have a chance later because I'd like to see more.
I didn't notice any tile tearing when I played, but I had a problem with it developing my game too, and this is what fixed it for me (it's for one of the 2018 versions of Unity but I'm using 2019.3.15 and it worked fine):
youtube.com/watch?v=kbx528-lnoU
Title/URL: https://jeffryherzog.itch.io/eco-shift
Info: Eco-Shift is a tower-defense game about protecting nature from the pace of the changing world around it. With a little help from a kind painter nature will defend itself from the onslaught of those who wish to exploit and destroy it.
I'd like feedback on; Anything and everything someone can give us some insight on. This is our first completed game.
Game Title/URL: Gravity Knight
Pitch/Information: Platformer game with gravity change
I'd like feedback on: I appreciate any kind of feedback
I really like the animations, the hint text, and how you challenged the player based around the main mechanic! It was nice, challenging, and with just enough open-ness that it feels like you could get really good (speedrun??). The one thing that bugged me throughout my playthrough was the camera - it was really often difficult to tell what was above/below/beside you. As in, when you are going right, most of what you see is to the left, so you can be really easily surprised, and when you switch to the opposite gravity, your character is at the very top of the screen, so you can't tell what your going to land on. The first few levels were small enough that this didn't matter, but in the last 2 it was a little frustrating at times. Other than that though, the art and gameplay was really fun to play and look at!
ShadeChange
https://tscheibie.itch.io/shadechange
Puzzle game about changing your color and reaching an exit.
I just want you to play it and tell me what you think about it :)
Game Title/URL: A Dash of Magic
https://matsuringo.itch.io/dashofmagic
Pitch/Information: You play as an Alchemist tasked with creating enchanted items and potions - but you must be quick! Inspired by games like Overcooked, you will follow arcane recipes and combine magical ingredients to fulfill the various requests of your impatient clientele.
I'd like feedback on:
Anything!
Game Title/URL: Color Beat
Pitch/Information: Color Beat is a colorful game where you’ll need to think fast and wisely! You must shoot the right colors to destruct the blocks. Keep changing colors to destroy the blocks!
I’d like feedback on: It’s my first game other than random experiments, so any feedback is welcome :)
I tried to mess with simple shaders, sfx and other things I wasn’t paying much attention.
I need help on: I would love to know more about level design. I feel I’m ready to tackle a larger project but I lack this kind of planning and guiding the player needs throughout the game. I really like that feeling of progress and evolution :)
Title/URL: Back to The Office 2020 (https://tim-dn.itch.io/back-to-the-office)
Information: The quarantine has ended, so it's time to go back to work after a long break. But wait a minute… It seems that some townspeople have gone mad during their isolation! So now, if you want to get to work on time, you have to overcome all obstacles and survive in this crazy post-quarantine city.
I'd like feedback on: Your opinion on the idea, realization, gameplay (if it's possible) and just your thought about this project
DIMMER: https://kyotaexe.itch.io/dimmer
Dimmer's a cyberpunk action game with lots of neon. The core mechanics are changing your weapon parts for different kinds of shot and using a cover system to heal/change or reload your gun for a more "John Wick" shootout experience.
Game Title: Igor'sCaveAdventure.
URL: https://timurq.itch.io/caveadventure
Pitch/Information: Igor was walking in the woods and came across old ruins. Igor was very fond of adventure, so he decided to go through the entrance of the ruins. The gates of the ruins immediately slammed shut after Igor passed through them. Igor will have to go through the ruins and find another way out.
I'd like feedback on: The level difficulty, the pixel art and the animation. Of course other feedback on the game would be appreciated.
