Dammit, someone else had a simular idea! However, this is a very cute little game. I cant believe it´s your first game, because its just so polished. The music is, altough its not made by you, implemented very well and thats effort as well, with good soundeffects. The sounds of the honk, the catchy title melody, the sound of the train moving, etc. All of that is well done. The graphics are good as well, the only complaint may be that the background is very blank, but I dont expect that detail from a Jam Game and that this is my biggest complaint shows how fitting the rest is.
Gameplay is solid as well, altough the tutorial was a bit long and because you only have to shovel in coal at that point its not too interisting either. Maybe combining 1 and 2 into a single level would have been better, or just shortening them a bit. Level 3 however is good. I think the durabillity of the gear should have been a bit lower and oling it should take a bit longer as well, because the gear was in my playthrough never really that important.
Overall a just really polished game, with more levels and a bit better balancing it will for sure keep you entertained for quite some time.
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I've made some games before, but this is my first game jam! However, I reckon this game has more polish than any other of my games haha
Your feedback means a lot to me, i'll take your feedback from the levels length, due to gear, coal and oil timing and try to set up these levels better! I already have some good ideas to make it more engaging while adding new features and tasks.
Thanks for playing my game!