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Thanks for the extensive feedback! It's really appreciated :D

Thanks for the feedback :D

Well done! The game looks great!

I really like the visuals and SFX! Good job!

My one piece of advice would be to make the borders visible (like a river/forest/... that you can't cross). 

Keep up the good work!

I like the concept and execution! 

I always try to give one piece of advise for future jams: if you open up a menu with a button ('E' for the trashbin), then I think it would make it smoother to also close the menu with the same button. Just a  tiny bit of advice. 

Good job!

Short and powerful, good job! I really liked the visuals.

I actually think the game has good visuals. Good job!

But as others say, it is confusing though. My one piece of feedback would be to have a visual indicator of how much time you have left (a timer, progress bar...). 

Keep going! Keep making games!

Well done! I liked the visuals, sounds, music, the interpretation of the theme, the polish, the parkour...

I couldn't find the third animal in the second level though. Other than that, good job!

Thanks for the feedback :D 

Oh, I see. I thought I prevented that exact bug, but apparently not. Next time, I'll simply disable the menu opening when you're dead. 

Thanks again, it's really appreciated ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜

I liked it, good job! Most of the visuals are really good, I like the parallax background and the puzzles are fun to figure out.

As said by others, the only thing I would like to give some feedback on is the inverted controls. If you're on a ceiling and press 'right', you go left. I think it would feel smoother if the movement aligns with the input, but that's just my opinion. 

Well done!

Hi, thanks for your feedback! The lag in the beginning is normal (everything is loading), I should add a loading screen, but haven't gotten to learning it yet (this will be for the next jam). I've tried taking trimeshes amount/ draw calls/ objects/ VRAM ... into account, but optimizing a 3D-game for a web build turns out to be pretty hard. For me it runs fine, but this is of course difficult to say for other people.  I'll take it into account for my next jam!

Thanks again for the feedback :D

After playing for a while, I have to say good job! I like the visuals, unique mechanic of hands, SFX, procedural generation... Really well done.

I do think this game could use a tutorial though. In the beginning, even after reading the game page, things were a bit unclear, but other than that, like I said, good job!

Hi, thanks for the extensive feedback!

First of all, could you elaborate on the bug? Where did you find it/ When did or does it happen?  I would like to recreate it and see where it goes wrong. 

Your completely right when it comes to the last level, it's my first time doing level design and this was my only solution to a difficult and last level. I'll take it into account for the next game jams though. 

When it comes down to the technical aspects, I'll use bullet points:

• Coding movement player:  I think this resource is a good start ('https://kidscancode.org/godot_recipes/4.x/3d/basic_fps/'). It's not everything, but it explains it really well.

• Coding in general: I've recently finished a course on Udemy, 'Complete 3D Godot 4 Game Development Course' by Richard Allbert and Martyna Olivares. I don't know if you use Godot, but this course has helped me a lot, much more than YouTube tutorials ever could. You can tell that it's been given by a professional programmer. It's a lot, +- 40 hours of lectures, but every second is worth it. The last section is a Quake-like which teaches you the fundamentals of a shooter. I don't remember the pricing anymore, but a couple of times in a month, Udemy has a sale, which allows you to buy courses for between 10-15 euros. I highly recommend it!

• Visuals: I'm still searching for my style (I'm inspired by Ultrakill though), and I have yet to find resources for this. I've used Blender for a couple of 100 hours, but never got what I wanted. Then I switched to Blockbench, which is usually for Minecraft models, but you can also make low poly models with it. The big upside, is that it's so simple to use, easy going, and you can texture paint the models very easily with layers (which has a huge impact! You can use a base layer, darken layer for shadows, and a lighten layer for highlights). The downside though is that there aren't a lot of tutorials on the internet. I also don't think the documentation is that well written, so for me, it's still figuring things out as I go along. But I do know that my style lies in that direction, I just have a long way yet to go... 

• Textures: I try to take pictures in real-life to use as textures, but this isn't always possible. Therefore I use 'Polyhaven.com' if I need any other textures. Then I resize it in Krita, and if there are seams I make it seamless. I aim for a resolution of 64x64, but it can sometimes differ. In Aseprite, I reduce the amount of colors to 16 or 32. That's basically it. 

Game development is indeed hard, and it doesn't get any easier (I'm sure everybody in this game jam knows XD). When I try 10 different things out, 9 of them don't work. If I find an approach that works, I make sure to document it in a Word document so I won't forget it. At a certain point, there simply isn't anybody holding your hand anymore with tutorials, and it's up to us, aspiring game developers, to struggle with this fact. I also believe this is the only way to create our own style, by struggling. 

Thanks again for your feedback◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜

There are a couple of things I like: unique interpretation of the theme, the music pitching up as you get closer to the end and there is even lore.

As the other comments say, the hit boxes are a bit small. But other than that, really good job!

Trash talking is a really creative spin on the theme. I also love the color palette and the pixel art. Good job!

As been said by another comment, the gameplay isn't more than picking the option with the most strength. Just keep that in mind for the next game jam.

Hi, thanks for your reply! It's the last level, so it's meant to be a challenge. Indeed, it's not easy :D

Thanks for the feedback! It's my first time doing a shooter (and level design for a matter of fact) and I found it difficult to create spaces for just one enemy. I fully agree with you, having more open spaces would be cool, but then I would probably need an enemy which forces the player to come closer, and I didn't have enough time for that now. I'll keep it in mind for the next game jam though :D

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind for the next game jam :D

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Indeed, I got past it ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜

Insanely well done! 

The animations are top notch, the puzzles are fun, the music is good...

I had a lot of fun playing, good job!

Wow, using your mouse to swipe is a really cool mechanic! I haven't seen anything like that yet. 

But sadly it's a two edged sword. I don't know if it's just me, but I can't seem to get past the vertical shaft with 4 needle pickups. I can go twice in a row up, but from there on out, it's super sensitive to go left or right and I fall back down. If you could find a way for it to be more controllable, it would make the gameplay perfect. 

Other than that, the game has good animations, it has an opening, the visuals are good, audio is good, you teach gradually how to play, the parkour is great... It's genuinely really good! Good job!

Time: +- 60

I like the simple concept.  Adding a QUIT button for a browser game isn't the best indeed XD (I can speak from my own experience too). Well done for your first game!

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Wow, the transition between directions is so smooth and satisfying + the music gets more intense from there on out. I really like that!

Cool game! I like the gameplay loop, but it's sometimes unfair though. The camera moves into a certain position, then it changes and there's nothing I can do to get out. Other than that, I really like the execution! Keep going!

I like the look of the shader. I' think I'll even try it out myself for the next jam. I didn't see the monster though, and since I assume that he's meant to chase you, the walking distances feel too long without him. Other than that, I really like the vibe. Keep going! 

Everything fits really well together (gameplay, looks, audio, instructions...). Good job! 

Thank you :)

Thanks! Buckshot roulette was indeed my inspiration XD

Thanks!

It's really fun to play and the visuals are stunning! I like the fact that it is hard, but be careful that you don't make it unfair. I think changing the locations of the checkpoints would help, but that's just my opinion.

Other than that, really good job!

Thanks!

I can read that you didn't get to add music/ SFX/ quest with another ending/... because of time, I would suggest to try prioritizing. Make a list of what is necessary(1 song/ 5 characters/ ...) and what is optional but would make the game better (for example extra characters). If you have implemented all the necessary things, you can start working on the optional things. That's just my suggestion for time management.

Otherwise, I find the characters and dialogue really creative. You guys are doing great, keep making games!

I was confused if I was moving at first, because everything is so dark and the floor is black. I think adding a floor texture (even if it's barely visible) would improve the first impression. But other than that, good job (especially since you've made it in 48 hours)!

Well done! I really like the look of the shader.

Very simple and straightforward. Good luck with the rest of the jam!

Thanks for your reply :D 

The phone doesn't lie, I should have made that clear in game. I didn't do it now, but other games in the game jam teach you gradually how to play. I'll try and do the same for my next games tho. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

At first I was confused on what to do, but I really liked it once I got the hang of it.