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A jam submission

Floor Is LavaView game page

Submitted by ChromeCreep — 7 hours, 40 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#163.9313.931
Design#163.8283.828
Audio#163.8973.897
Graphics#203.9663.966
Fun#343.5863.586
Originality#363.9313.931
Topic#503.7243.724

Ranked from 29 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 "Unconventional Means"?
It's an action platformer with no walking or running. You need to jump to get around, an UNCONVENTIAL way of getting around.

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Comments

Submitted

Best game I've tried in this Jam (so far). Good controls; I'd feel more comfortable with a controller (with a dpad, etc.), but maybe that's just my background.  The concept is great and the game is fun, really nice work.

Submitted(+1)

Floor is Lava Ups and Downs

Ups:

  • The graphics and music are both great
  • The concept is really unique and fun

Downs:

  • The controls felt a little stiff
  • This is a minor thing, but I think the 'chromatic abrasion' post-processing effect was turned up a bit too high

Overall, a really fun and creative game!

Developer

Thank you for playing! Yeah, I've noticed the Chromatic Abrasion was turned up a bit too high after the fact. Guess my eyes got too adjusted. Can you tell me how the controls were stiff?

Submitted

I think the main part of the controls I found stiff was the wall jumping, but mainly just wall jumping against one wall (like what I had to do on the second level). I think other than that, the controls felt fine.

Developer

Hm, alright. I'll keep it in mind.

Submitted

This was really fun! :D I love the music! It took me a few minutes to understand the grapple but that's totally on me, I love it! My coordination is too bad for me to complete it, but still, really fun game, and it fits the theme really well! 

Developer

Thank you for playing! I plan on updating the grapple mechanic do you don't have to use your mouse at all.

Submitted

It was fun to play! Great palette! ^^

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted

Fun game! well done! C;

Developer

Thanks for playing!

Submitted

I liked the music and the graphics were nice too -fun game! -good job!! :D

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing!

Submitted

graphic and sound is pretty good.

nice game.

Submitted

Nice game! It has some physics problems, but overall it's pretty cool!

Submitted

Nice game! It has some physics problems, but overall it's pretty cool!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! What do you mean by Physics problems?

Submitted

The same thing that others already commented xD, the triangle shaped arch in the wall jump and the grappling hook physics are weird.

Developer

Got it.

Submitted

Great game!  The graphics were really good, as well as the audio.  The game mechanic was also a pretty cool idea!  It was fun, innovative, and a great response to the theme.  Overall, I really liked it.  Well done!

Developer

Thanks for playing

Submitted

Likes:

  • Sprite art mixed with the (honestly overly used) chromatic aberration gives it a unique aesthetic
  • Fun and interesting level design that fits together with the gameplay nicely

Dislikes:

  • I think more time should have gone into tweaking the grappling system. I found the physics to be a bit unwieldy at best

  • Although the overall visual design is pleasant, as mentioned above I feel the post processing is a bit overboard. Its way past “aesthetic” territory in some places. To alleviate this I would simply reduce the fish eye lens effect if possible.

Overall really well polished and designed experience. Great job!

Developer(+1)

Valid criticism. I will be updating the game after the rating week is over, even if it is just tweaks. The visual criticisms will definitely be adjusted.
Thank you for playing!

Submitted

The wall jump is quite hard to control and you seem to just change direction mid air which is pretty weird and unintuitive. Otherwise graphics where great, I loved the animations between the levels and the camera effects where great. Good job!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing! What do you mean by "you seem to just change direction mid air"?

Submitted

Sorry, it was a bit misleading. I basically meant that the arch in which you go back to the wall is kind off unnatural. I was expecting a smooth arch but you actually go back to the wall in a spiky triangle shape.

Developer(+1)

Ah alright, that's fair. I guess not having an arch is quite weird for a jump. Thanks for telling me.

Submitted

At first I didn't know how the grapple works. But after reading Nick!'s comment I got it.

Nice game!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted

The difficulty is over the roof! But had fun playing it. And the music is <3

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing!

Submitted

Love the graphics! although i am very confused on how the grapple feature works. but overall amazing! this is AAA quality stuff

Developer

Thanks for playing! If you ever see this, what was confusing about the grappling hook?

Submitted

It wasnt working for me. idk if i was being an idiot but when i pressed E nothing happened

Developer

Hm, odd. Did you try clicking it or hovering your mouse over it then pressing E?

Submitted

oh thats how it works

Developer

Sorry. I though by saying "E or left click" you would assume to click or at least hover over the grapple area in order to grapple but alas it seems I was wrong.