Hi! For learning purposes, I'm playing the games that won game jams and taking notes.
Here are my notes in case you're interested. Very great game, congratulations! How did it end up?
pros :
- Nice animated gif of the game on the page
- Progression page in the level, kind of like the map in Mario.
- Nice fade in/out animations between levels
- An optionnal collectible to collet: the sushi. Levels are interesting to do without the sushi, and way harder with it. You feel really clever when getting the sushi.
- Camera control allow to see below you!
- Very few ingredients that are well reused : mirrors, controlled guys, doors. I really liked how you reused the door/controlled guys as platforms and the mirrors as kind of doors that can block the way.
- The game is very static (not a lot of animation or effects) but still achieve to give all the necessary feedback.
- Scrolling background is a nice effect.
- The particles around the player are welcome, giving this magical aura and also letting you know who you are currently controlling.
- In game tutorial, mechanic were very easy to get (jump, control or interact)
- Game pad control is perfect!
- Not too much UI, tutorials are written on the walls.
- Very nice animation at the start of the game
- The relation with the theme is very clear.
cons :
- Some difficulties with the collisions sometimes, got some frustrating moments.
- More animations would have been great, more movement etc... (but game jam).
- Can't leave the level.
- To be more rewarding, I would have just put the sushi in black, and then when you have it, sushi full colored, like YOU GOT THE SUSHI OF THE LEVEL THAT GREAT! And keep the 4/8 thing on the progression page with a sushi displayed at each level in black or colored depending of If you had the sushi of this level or not.