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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #10 | 4.417 | 4.417 |
| Fun | #11 | 4.365 | 4.365 |
| Presentation | #14 | 4.663 | 4.663 |
| Originality | #91 | 4.221 | 4.221 |
Ranked from 104 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
This is a puzzle platformer that dynamically changes as you separate and rejoin with your spirit.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
Comments
Your game is too clean and too polished ! Concept too cool, art too cool, music too cool !
If I had one complaint it would be to make the control more "easy" for the player (for example, make a small window after the player dropped from a platform where the player can jump even if it's too late, make the game cheat for the player), but it's really minor don't take it too seriously, your game is already perfect !
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SAT (Jam version)Great platformer! I love the way you use space to create puzzles. Good work!
You can also take a look at our little platformer, if you have time :)
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SUPER PUZZLE BROS.Absolutely fantastic. so much polish and attention to detail for how little time you had. And you took a simple idea and expanded it into so much variety. Controls are good, presentation is great, game feel is wonderful. 5/5, I'm very impressed!
Still can't get over how all the machinery and the statues in the background light up when you split. Such a cool visual detail for such a quickly-made game!
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Goo CrewThis is a perfect entry. The game feels satisfying to play, the art is beautiful, and the music is perfect. The tether mechanic is easy to use for new players, but can be used to skip parts for second playthroughs. Amazing speed running potential and for challenge runs (like minimum splits). An incredible amount of volume for a jam game, and lots of potential for post-jam improvements. Can't wait to see what you do with this. (btw my lowest splits run was 40) (Edit: I've gotten it down to 33, don't think that lower is possible)
Amazing! Beautiful graphics and the controls are very smooth. Amazing game! (i did find a few cheeky cheat spots ;3)
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Dance Dance Revolutionaries BetaV.2I don't know how you manage to come up with such a great mechanic in almost every jam, loved the music and art both, great game :D
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Unlock WebVery pretty decors (those clouds!), chill music and fun mechanics! You added a lot of bricks around the core mechanic, which kept this very interesting! You also did a very good job at introducing them progressively with a lot of levels, which I find is always an underrated achievement.
I love how you made the statues shine when the spirit is active. Are they Sheikah statues? ;D
Also had a good laugh releasing the spirit in the blue spaces!
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Not Without YouArt is neat and the controls are just perfect. I enjoyed the game.
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Kitsune's ascensionVery nice game! The combination of art and music gave a really satisfying feeling. The core mechanic and level design were really fun too. The movement felt nice and responsive however maybe you could slow the player a bit after rejoining. I would like to see some levels where your number of splits is really limited (rather than having excess) and you have to think carefully when and where you use them. Nice job!
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Soulbound SpearYou are thinking on the same wavelength as we are! We're excited post-jam to really dig into this mechanic and make levels with very limited diamonds just like you mentioned. You are not alone in the frustration about the excess momentum after rejoining. Many have said the same thing. We're super jazzed to see trends like this. It will really help us in designing our future builds.
Thank you so much for playing!
This game had an amazing presentation to it and the gameplay was solid. The puzzles weren't that challenging, but I felt were good for a jam game. The platforming was decent but leaving the spirit form resulted in a lot of what felt like cheap deaths due to a weird momentum. If you want to see what I said further about this game, then you can check out the stream here:
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Enemy FusionThank you so much for the kind words and thorough feedback! Just watched the stream and I totally agree the extra momentum when you rejoin with the spirit feels uncontrollable, resulting in it feeling unfair. I also really love the idea you mentioned about having a timer on the spirit projection. We'll likely play with that idea in our post-jam version. As you inferred, we really were just all hands on deck for the 48 hours. Very little sleep lol.
Thanks for playing!
The spirit shifting mechanic is really well done! once i saw that there's extra mechanics like your body floating slowly while in spirit mode, and the momentum you get from rejoining your spirit this movement really opened up!
There's a lot of play to this movement system and your level design really allows for people who grok the mechanics to soar through them and sequence break them which i find rewarding.
However, you've also made sure to introduce levels in an order that subtly teaches the player these more advance mechanics, so great level design and difficulty progression!
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The Quick & The QuarrelsomeThis is some of my favorite feedback ever. It's clear you're a fellow game designer and developer based on how astutely you analyzed this game. It's very rewarding as a designer to hear a player who noticed all of our little design decisions for the player experience. Thank you so much for thoughtful feedback, high praise, and for playing! I'm excited to check out your game!
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