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I wish there was a sequel.

Thanks for the reply! I just added a zip version. Sorry for taking so long.

Oh man, this game reminds me of Math Monsters, a VHS series from the early 2000s that I somehow got to watch a few of back in the day. I still remember that catchy theme song and the uncanny valley of somewhat detailed models just standing there and repeating the same gelatin animation over and over again as they spoke.

It would be nice if the 10 second time was shown on the upgrade screen.

If you were to make the full SB Re-imagining you envisioned on a different engine, would the contents of this game be included as part of the game?

Thank you for playing! Do you have any suggestions on how to tap into that potential?

I enjoyed this game! I appreciate how fast and fluid the controls and combat are. It makes getting to where I last left off after dying quick and painless. Though I would note that first section could use one are two check points. It's a pretty big section and could easily be broken up into 3 sections. That said, after breaking the 4 seals to get to the cat, the checkpoints became consistent, so I appreciate that. I like the story and how there are alternate ways to beating the final boss. Makes me wish some of the normal enemies has multiple ways to defeat them too. It also would be nice if there is more then one way to attack other then the basic combo. Making the slide a full attack instead of attacking at the end of the slide would help a lot for example. Still, this move set is more then satisfactory for a game of this scale.

I like what's here and makes me think you can totally make a full platformer game. I would love to play that. Though after a quick glance at your game library, it looks like you already built a universe of games with these characters.

So with that said, I would like to make a suggestion. I noticed your games so far has been browser exclusive. I would like a option to download a offline version of your game to play whenever I don't have wifi at a given moment. To add to that, perhaps you can further justify a offline version by making a collection of all your shared universe games up to this point and perhaps post if on multiple sites including itch.io and gamejolt. Assuming that's something that you want to go far. I'd be more then satisfied with some offline version and maybe a collection with some touch ups here and there. Just some food for thought.

Back to this game, there are some things I want to note. I find that there is little insensitive to fight the enemies besides from maybe getting some health. And even then, I find myself not getting enough health pickups to make up the damage I get from fighting enemies. Another way of regaining health quick, like maybe some large health capsules throughout the level would go a long way to give me more insensitive to fight the enemies. When I died towards the end of that first large section, I ended up rushing through the level and getting away with ignoring the enemies. Not gonna lie, if it wasn't for there not being much benefit to fighting the enemies, I would totally hang back and fight the enmies because the combat is legit fun! I I also want to note that the bosses, aside from that one big and powerful enemy that crawls on the ground and the final boss, can easily be brute forced. When fighting felicity for example, I ended up standing in one place for a bit and wailing on her with no consequences. I was expecting some kind of obstacle to avoid brute forcing, such as getting pushed back or staggered for example. I kinda wish there was a hard mode or something similar  to allow me to put more thought into my tactics. Overall, I love the controls and combat and I wish there was more chances for me to utilize it's potential! I could totally see these platforming controls and combat being great for speedruning and more combat focused platforming like something akin to a matroidvania, a megaman zero type of game or a river city girls type of game!

And that's it so far. I haven't broken the final boss's bell or got all the evidence yet, so maybe I'll leave a follow up comment if I go back and do that. I also plan on checking out your older games. Anyways, good job, keep following your passion and keep improving!

I enjoyed this game! I loved the stye and story. This feel like the start of a full length game. I would love to see this fleshed out or continued. I want to learn more of this world and characters! I also want to see the girl's magical powers in action. Did she get the water element or something? Honestly, I'm surprised she didn't try to befriend the final boss. Maybe that could be a option for her in the future.

I'll give my full thoughts once I finish the snes challenge. For now, I'll just report some bugs:

Big # 1:

This is probably the most major bug in the whole game. If you return to the school after beating the turtle, it would respond you back inside the school. And since you already beat the turtle, you are pretty much stuck in there with no way out. A simple fix to this is change the transfer event location to the front of the school.

Bug # 2:

You can walk into the void at the swimming pool. Unless you plan on hiding a Easter egg in the darkness, this was probably not intended. I simple fix to this is to either set up some invisible walls, or change the tile priority from O to X on the tilesets tab on the database.

And that's it! Overall, good game! The battle system is well balanced and it feels pretty full for a month's worth of dev time. My only cratiqe would be that I want more content despite it being a complete package. That's a sign of a good game!

There are three main paths and the lobby acts as the hub. There is no real goal other then seeing everything. I suppose the sense of confusion is kinda intentional. The idea was to make a abstract place to wander through.

Thanks for playing!

Thanks for playing! I'll be posting a update that will let you get to the boss. I was hoping to post the update before the voting period ends, but it ended up taking longer then expected.

Thank you! Yeah, I wanted to go all out with this one. I plan to post a update tomorrow to take out that invisible wall 

Thanks for the feedback! To be honest, the score system and the item collecting is a last minute edition as a extra measure to fit the limitation. The score doesn't really matter and collecting props are just beeps and boops. The real focus of the game is the be a walking simulator and a interactive art and music gallery. The goal was to invoke nostalgic warmth.

I plan on uploading a post jam update in a few days to fix some bugs, include stuff I didn't have time to include and give the prop collecting more meaning.

Man, I love this game! The music, art and controls are so spot on! And I love how you use the score as money progression! It's so addicting to see my team grow more powerful with each run! My only wish is for there to be more levels, more things to buy and maybe a boss(s).

First off, I really love the art style. It reminds me of yume nikki! I especially love how cute the jumping animation is! I also like the map design and controls. Sadly, I didn't get far due to the balancing in this game. I loose health too quickly before I can collect the materials needed to really craft anything. Opening up the craft menu doesn't really pause the game so I don't even have time to examine the menu. Perhaps adding in some permanent safe spots such as entering shelter like your igloo could help give time for the player to get their bearing and plan out their route.

Also, despite reading the instructions on the game page, I don't really know how to use the crafting menu. Do I click on the item I want to make? How do I get enough score before I freeze? Perhaps a more in depth tutorial either on the game page or in game could help a lot.

I hope this game can get a balance update later. I really do want to revisit this game someday and see all it can offer. I wish everyone involved the best and to keep on improving!

This was a nice little game. It has rough patches here and there, but that's to be expected. I really like the basis you got here and I really want to see what you do with this. Not sure if you plan to do a post jam update but I would love to see what you planed for this.

Things of note is that I found myself lost a few times, lengthening my playtime to 30 minutes. Not necessarily the game's fault. I'm just more of a explorative player who tends to go off the off beaten path. Even though the fire is clearly nearby the path. There were some off shoots I didn't see at first even though I was following the path. Led to some facepalm moments. Perhaps a lot of the empty space could be filled out with things to do and see.

I will say this. If you plan on updating this, then I would like to see the warmth collecting system to be given more meaning. Like, instead of collecting flames, why not talk to the towns folk, witness some wholesome moments, and collect spiritual warmth that way. Maybe after watching the townsfolk show kindness to each other, see a beautiful nature scene, ect, spiritual flame would appear next to them for you to collect.

On a similar note, if collecting warmth is that easy, why hasn't anyone done it before? Is the main character secretly a flame spirit or spring spirit who can collect warmth? That would explain why they suddenly appear is a supposedly isolated town.

Anyways, this game shows promise, and I would love to see what you do next with the game engine.

P.S. Just Me and my Half Tree

I like it! I really like the style it went for! It was just oozing with creativity! I guess the only grip I have with it is there there is not enough indicator as to what items are flammable. It took me awhile I needed to burn that one painting, out of all the other paintings that cannot be burned. Objects like those could really use some burning animations to know what can be burned or not. The chains holding up the crates could also use a indicator that they can be burned and what specific location they can be burned. I found out I can break the chains by accident because 1) the chains are nearly invisible even with light and 2) the hitboxes are very picky and it took me awhile to find the specific spot I can break the chains.

In conclusion, the game really need some additional visual flare and it would be perfect! It was a very fun and inspiring experience!

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, the main focus of the game is the music and visuals. I wanted to invoke a warm reminiscence by listening to nostalgic music and seeing nostalgic visuals. Other then that, there is no story and the gameplay is a glorified walking simulator.

I plan on uploading a post jam update at the end of the week to include all the stuff I didn't have time to add as well as fixing some rough patches here and there. That includes making the gameplay more clear.

I love the art and the music! However, I could have really used a controls tutorial in-game. I spent a minute pressing random keys on the keyboard. That said, It didn't take me too long to figure out how it all works, but I'm not sure other players will figure it out as quickly. tbh, I'm not sure I do have it all figured out.

Sometimes, the character wouldn't respond to my mouse's position even though I'm facing away from the surface. I could really use a visual indicator as to whether the position I choose will get me off the surface. Especially when I have to time my jumps and it ends up not working. 

Also, level 2 could really use a checkpoint halfway through since retracing the first half became repetitive after awhile.

Luckily, I found a trick that helped me get back to the spot I died. So, when I'm stuck to a surface, if I slingshot myself alongside the wall, the physics will let me slide along it a great distance. However, this method is hard to position correctly to get it to work, to the point where I wonder if this was a glitch. However, some parts of the level design makes me think it was intended. Again, this in particular makes me wish there is a in game controls tutorial and a indicator is a position will work.

Also, is there a pause menu? I had to go to the taskbar to close the game.

I probably missed some things that renders some of my points mute. For example, I probably missed a read-me file that explains the controls. Also, maybe I'm missing something that's preventing some of my jumps from responding? All that aside, I had a fun time. It was a nice and cute experience. Keep up the good work!

What happened?

Thanks for the input! I did consider adding in a light puzzle before you leave the room. It's something I did with another game of mine. "I Want An Annventure!

The reason why I didn't go that far is simply becuase of time. I started 18 hours before the deadline and got as far as I did with 8 hours left. Those 10 hours was spent doing a all nighter that extended to noon time. So I was very sleep deprived by the time I summited the game.

One of my sleep deprived thoughts at the time was that if I added a puzzle where you move around object, I would have to spend extra hours animated those objects, similar to the puzzle I did in I Want An Annventure, and I was on the verge of dozing off and wasn't sure I'll be able to implement such puzzle before the deadline. THough in hindsight, I probably didn't really need to make new graphics. I could just add text boxes that say "You Found a key!" or "You moved this thing!" and just add some extra steps before you open the door. And through collecting and moving object around, I could add a little more information on the main character. But even if I add a munch of text boxes, there's a chance I might have ran out of time anyways for being slow and thourogh, or just dozing off. BUt yeah, If I were to update this game, I would probably add some extra things to do and see.

Just like the first game you made, this is a charming game with a very relatable message. Once again, I too, had to give up some things I cared about to meet a quata, only to realize later that I didn't really need to do it. It's easy to get caught up in the hype, be it to buy something, or to please someone else. Tech wise, this is a step up from your previous game. I like how you added a adventure game element and some 3d animation! And I love the banter between your characters. Your pretty good with character interactions. I also felt something in the second half, where she is force to give up things she would regret giving up later. And feeling that crunch to find items to fit the quota reminds me of me trying to raise money for something, or my parents making me clean my room, and being desperate enough to give up anything, even the valuable stuff. Boy, do this game give me flashbacks. In a good way too. And the message is very meaningful, and something not everyone talks about or realize. So it's good that your are spreading the massage that it's okay to not live up to expectations, be it other people's expectations, or your own.

Overall, I big step up from your first game. Thank you for sharing!

This is such a pleasant game! the music and graphics are very relaxing, and the story is simple, but also spoken from the heart. I forgot how easy it is to just speak from experience. I too had to go out and buy some things while my parents was out too. This reminded me that I don't need to overthink everything when writing. So thank you for the lesson!

 I intentionally made this fan game a stand alone story for those who haven't played Yoobii's Annventure games. That's why I made it a prequel, so I have room to carve out my own identity while using Yoobii's lore as a launch pad of sorts. The game's story complements the lore, but does  not rely on it when it comes to understanding this game.  Also, I'm glad this drummed up interest in Yoobii's games! He deserves it!

Thank you for playing!

This is a cute game! I can toatally see this be hosted somewhere like CoolMathGames.com! You did a great job and making a engaging puzzle game!

Yeah. I originally wanted the doopleganger to counterattack every time it takes damage, to encourage using a healing item, which would have been the cookie needed to defeat her, but I ran out of time before the deadline before I can fully figure out the battle mechanics.

Thank you! Yeah, there's some smaller things I need to fix up later.  The thing about waiting for the doppelganger to move is a limitation of the engine. I'll have to figure out a alternative way to do that that's much faster. Also, I'm glad you like the bread puzzle!

I can confirm that is is playable on mac via WineBottler. I have a mac myself, so I should know.

This is a nice simple game. I like how the musics sets the mood and the set peaces in the maze is a nice touch. It is kinda short despite the signs telling you it's not worth trying. I thought it was gonna be a somewhat complicated maze with some twisty gimmiks thrown in like flipping upside down, or having to navigate multible levels, or having to deal with winds that prevents you going down a certain way or something. But then again, mazes tend to be pretty easy for me, so I gues I was itching for a chanlange.

in cramped hallways, and because the hallways look the same, it would take me a sec to process witch direction I'm facing. At the very least, a compass should help alleviate that.

Overall, this is a nice comfy game with a almost tranquil atmosphere. Thank you for the experience!

I just finished the game and... I loved it! When I first played it, I was very sleep deprived, so I skiped past the tutorial and missed a lot of stuff. But now I finished the game, I realized that a lot of my initional thoughts where wrong. In the first playthrough, I stoped at level 3 where the doors are introduced, and I didn't realized that enimies where enemies. I thought they where obstacles since they didn't move.  Also, now that I know the end game, I think the narrator works very well. I grew to like him a lot by the end of the game.

I really like the final boss! It took me a bit to realize that F is not reset, but it was really fun once I figured it out! I can tell you played OFF. It was a really cool fight!

The message is kina flimsy since loosing confidence or gaining confidence doesn't really change how the player character act in gameplay. Maybe a different idle animation for lost confidence,  or a weaker shooting range could show that better.

The only problem I could find now that I finished the game is that the spikes mess with the flow of the game. I get that they are probably there for a thematic reason, but everytime I shoot a anemy, I have to stand in place for a few seconds to wait for the spikes to go away. Since they cause the most damage, and they aprear right next to me wven when I'm walking, the best way to avoid them is just wait. I got used to it after awhile, but my pataince does were a little thin. In level 8, the one where you have to climb up platforms, I would constantly fall down, but I kept climbing back up becuase it was a fin challange. But then when I got to the end, I ran for the portal and forgot to wait for spikes, so the pined me despite my half health and killed me. Forcing me to restart the level. Thr second time was a lot more frustrating, becuase the wow factor of progressing was gone. But yeah, the spikes are the biggest and probably only real problem of the game. They constantly break the flow of the game. I don't even need to charge them since none of the enemies move, so I don't need them for enemies. The spikes only harm me, and I'm not sure that was the intention. None of them hit the enemies.

But yeah, This is a great game! I had a lot of fun and it's technically polshed! YOu did a great job!

No prob! And thanks for explaining how the spikes work!I was shooting like a maniac becuase it felt cool. I'm not sure that wasexplained anywhere. And since I haven't encountered enemies, that probobly means I didn't get far. I think i'l try again now I know better. Thanks!

This is a pretty cute game! I gotta admit, I really enjoy the pep talk from the narrator. The music is charming and everything works from a technical level.

Okay, so while this game was fun, I noticed some areas it could improve.  managed to get to the key level before stoping, so I'll only adress what I seen up to that.

One minor thing I noticed is that the game leans a little hard on show and tell. I'm being told how the character is feeling, but the character themself doesn't react in any meaniful way. I know you did try, like with those mirrors, but at the end of the day, I, the player, shot those mirrors to proceed, not becuase I was in the character's shoes. If I was allowed to jump over the mirror, I would. Basically, there could some better ways to show what the character are feeling through their actions becides from telling the player what they are feeling and forcing the player to do things to proceed. Though that said, the elements worked for what it is, and they do ive the game some charm. So at the end of the day, this point is really monor. I did a great job for the time you had!

That said, the gun play could use work. This game seems to be more of a platformer then a shooter, and becides from plot items like the mirror, I don't know what purpose the shooting serve becides from thinly representing the character's destructive tendacies. Oh, and the rain drops that come down and damage you, sometimes they are random, and they would some times kill me at no fault of my own. I thought the shooting would get rid of them, but nah. That could use some work. Though it mainly becomes a problem in the doors level, where you started setting the check points back. On a side note, when you die when your getting the second key, you reset the entire level, while the other check points spawn you where you died. I'm not sure if that was intentional or a oversight. I'm gonna asume it's a oversight since the nariator doesn't say anything about it.

Overall, good game!  Thank you for sharing!

So  that's how they work! Alright,  I should also note that the collision detection of the fires are not responsive all the time. Monsters would run past bonfires sometimes. I'm not sure if the hit box is too small or what. And since none of the torches worked for me, I guess the torches has the same collision problem.

Also, if you want to look up examples of UIs, try looking up the Quest for Glory Series. Platformers in general are also good with keeping the essential stuff easy to see when needed. Even dungeon crawler games like Zelda and even Binding of Isaac can help. I think what made it easier to keep track of things in those games is that the icons are larger, and they use pictures to communicate the player's status faster then just processing numbers in the mist of action.

I wish you luck!

I gotta say, this is a pretty cool concept. A game where you forage for items and avoid monsters through randomly generated rooms in vein of the Binding of Isaac.  I do have some critiques though.

The biggest one is that I'm not really sure what purpose the torches serve. I thought they would be used to ward off monsters, but they just walk past them. They lit up a little when I stand near them, but I didn't really stick around long enough to see if something changes. Not to mention that you don't replenish your torch supply between deaths, and monsters rarely drop them, so I don't really have that much opportunity to experiment with them. If you explained how they work and what buttons to push for them in game, I apologize for missing it. If it isn't there, I quick run down of what does what at the start of the game would be nice.

Another thing to note is the User Interface. It took me a few deaths to notice the health bar. Even though it seems everything the player need is on the hud, I rarely get a chance to see or examine them because I need to focus on avoiding monsters. It would be nice if the health gauge popped out more. Like it being bigger for example. And on a part of the screen that's easier to look to, like one of the top corners. Just keep in mind that the player has little time to look at the hud, so making it easier check in the midst of running would be nice.

Also, due to the random generated nature of the game, sometimes monsters would appear in front of me to no fault of my own. And thier fast speed and how much damage they deal sometimes leads to cheap deaths. Sometimes, my skills isn't a factor, it's my luck.  And that could frustrate some players. Especially those who have particularly bad luck. I feel that should be balanced a little. Maybe the torches where implemented to alleviate that a little, but If I can't figure out how to use them, then how would other players fare? Not to mention the low drop rate of torches. I feel that adjustments can still be made to make the random generation less frustrating and more fun. It's exciting to not know what is next and having to react to it, but not having to ability to control your outcome can run thin after awhile.

And that's pretty much all I got so far. I like this game a lot! It has a good style and it's technically sounds. I like how respawns are quick and snappy and having intense music play when you are half way is a nice touch! Good job! And I look foword to seeing you improve in the future!

I like the concept. The problem I have with it are mostly minor ones that works together to damper the experience..

The most obvious one is that when you fail, the game tells you to backspace to restart. The problem is that you have to wait a amount of time before the backspace button can work. There is no telling how long I have to wait to restart and the waiting period seems almost random each playthrough. It makes repeat playthrough a drag simply because you have to wait, and you don't know how long to wait.

Now with the biggest cratiqe out of the way, now for a smaller one that I'm not sure is by design or not. Either way, it could be better. Okay, so there's not enough time or room at the start to get a good sense of how the character moves. It feels like the lights cut out before I can get a feel of what arrow keys would do. Because of that, it's not just a matter of memorization, but also estimating how far the character goes in a single button press. It took me awhile to realize that I don't need to hold the arrow keys to move. If memorization is the focus, maybe a tutorial room you can access with the press of a button can be added to allow the player character to move around in a spacious room with the lights on until you return to the main room. That way, the player can get a feel on the controls, and then focus on memorizing the map.

Overall, a interesting idea, and one I think is worth a few more updates in the future to become a nice small experience. I would like to revisit this later and finally beat it when I have time. Keep up the good work.

I noticed quite a few oversights. If you fly into the spaceships flying at the side, they bounce you way ahead of the space station you need to land on. It's also pretty easy to miss the space station. The game over screen text also extends past the screen. Also, once you miss the space station and fly into the void, there is no in came reset button, so I have to manually refresh the browser page.
Also, with the benifit of hindsight, maybe reset at the start of the level would have worked better.

Becides from that, it's okay. I didn't had that much problem from the controls, even though it it a littl e hard to dodge. The ontrols as it is can work if the levels are buult around it.As it is, the inability to turn easy makes it hard to make hard turns in order to avoid the astorids.

The music and art is nice.

Yeah, that's all I have to say at the moment. I apreaciate the effort. May you learn from this experice.

I really like the voice acting! It reminds me of the phone calls from Fie Nights at Freddy's! The mic quality is a little ovious, but it adds to the charm.

The gameplay made me nostagic for those 3d meteor dodge minigames I would acosionally see from games from my childhood. It also reminds me of starfox a little.I can totally see you make a more in depth flying simulator if given the chance.

The music feels a little unfiting for a 3d game of thise scope, but it is pleasent sounding!

I know it worked for me and others. Is it a internet connection problem?