Post by Jip Crombag in RunFridgerator comments

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Thanks for All the great feedback, I agree with most of it, some points I wanted to make some comments on:

The Jump: It’s on LB because you can’t press A if you want to jump while hovering with a block (both the Right Analog stick and A require your Thumb to be pressed).
Levels should flow into next levels: Agreed! We don’t have the level flow, because we’re not set on the order of the levels yet.
Please put the PDFs of DevLogs on itch.io if possible!: I’ve discussed this with you in the past and then you said it was fine I thought: “You're right about the build reviews ... maybe it's not so bad if you don't use the DevLog functionality "properly". See what you can do with linked files for now.”
Level 0 till 9 are from last week so that why I didn’t specify them in this Devlog. 12 and 13 are the NEW playable levels this build.

Level 9

"That platform is painfully slow to arrive. The use of the clutched object as a shelter is a nice touch, but might need a stronger introduction". True, this is the reason why we made the platform so slow, so that you’re “forced” to use the block to block the hazard blocks.

Level 10

Polish state of the Level: This level was a work in progress I believe, so it indeed needs some polish.

Level 12

Keep aesthetics in line: This is just how we block out levels, to make it easier to go from sketch to level while keeping the metrics in mind. So, it’s a bit of a work in progress.
Pretty easy to figure out: good point, it was harder in the first iterations, might have to get back to that.

The Jump ... does that actually happen though? I agree with the logic in theory, but since you changed the way collision works, I'm happy "holding" the box without pressing the thumbstick. I ended up just roaming around holding the box "inside" my character, and it felt okay.
With the PDFs - I didn't realise that it was going to switch out to Teams whenever I clicked on them! It's clunky. I think itch.io should allow you to host the PDFs on the game page, though? Not sure. The main point is - sometimes I will say "yes, that should work" to something and then when we try it it doesn't work as well as I hoped, so ... it's still a thing. Not saying get rid of the PDFs, just saying that Teams isn't the best place to put them.
Level 9 Platform - this is the thing with game design feedback: one point doesn't counteract another. It isn't a zero-sum game. In this case, both situations are true: the slow platform is necessary for the timing, but it's also painful to wait on it. There's always a solution. The trick is to not be reactionary. Gather up all the feedback and assess the situation as a whole, then look for ways to improve. Don't "fire-fight".