I'm happy you enjoyed the game and I agree about the balancing. I bit off a little more than I could chew for this Jam haha Thanks for playing the game and providing feed back.
I totally agree about the repetitiveness of it. I had other ideas in mind to break this problem but due to the time crunch, didn't have time to implement them.
My thought process with the escape key was just so the player had a quick way to exit the game when they were finished playing. I can see why that's a flawed concept and how there are better ways to go about it.
All in all, I really like the idea. Some sound effects would have livened things up a bit.
The music is spot on and matches the look of the game, great work on that. I also liked how as the game progressed more people were crowding the circus becoming obstacles.
No implementation of the special feature and the theme could have been implemented a little better. Adding a background would have helped the game look more finished as opposed to just the grey screen behind.
I found my self kicking way more than punching because it seemed way more powerul.
All in all nice job putting this together keep it up!
No implementation of theme or special feature. I couldn't get past the first level because it was too hard. also some simple SFX and music would go a long way. other than that I could see it having potential.
I really like all the neon colors, they are very bright and vibrant, but playing through this I noticed a few issues.
First is the fact that you could infinite jump by just pressing space over and over. Being able to fly around the map removes all the platforming aspects of the game.
Second, sound effects would have been great when jumping and picking up the gems. There were times I wasn't sure if I picked a gem up.
Finally, I don't believe you implemented either the theme or the special object into the game.
It's a shame that you submitted the game with four days of time remaining that could have been used to polish these issues.
Visual novel-type games have never been my favorite, but you did some great work on this. I feel like the audio and graphics went great together. Also, you did a great job implementing the theme and special object!
Very nice work on this! I died rather fast on my first time playing as I was trying to figure things out. On my second playthrough, I started to understand better how the game plays and enjoyed it! I also really enjoy the art style.
