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Zachery_v302 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Game Title/URL: Downpour - zachery-v.itch.io/downpour

Pitch/Information: A fast paced arcade style game where you play as a raindrop falling from the clouds to the river and the river back to the clouds.

I'd like feedback on: Anything and everything.

I need help on: Balancing difficulty for each of the 3 modes. (easy mode only option for current release)

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Mayzavan302 days ago

Hi, i honestly just feel that for this pace the one game feels a bit too long? Especially if it makes me go back up (i died right after i got to the river and started flying back up). Medium and Hard didnt do anything though

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Zachery_v302 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the feedback. I felt similarly about the level being to long after playtesting a few times. Ill probably shorten it to around 2 minutes in total (1 minute down and 1 minute up) in the full version for each of the modes, and maybe make the pacing feel smoother.

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srncq302 days ago(+1)

I'd agree that a playthrough is a bit long. It seemed to do a good job of gradually introducing the dangers, although I am a bit unclear on what the brown spiral-y things are meant to be. One simple option for differentiating difficulty modes might be to include more water droplets to pick up on lower difficulties and fewer on higher difficulties.

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M4RK0V301 days ago

nice game, felt a bit too long, dificulty could be adjusted by speeding up the gameplay, more obstacles less player control

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