I think the problem mainly comes from the fact that a lot of people here are new to this kind of jam on itch.io. Naturally, newcomers tend to be polite and supportive rather than critical, especially in their first event.
There are also different ways people approach jam games, some just play for fun, others to analyze design, and some to check out what other devs made. Depending on which group you fall into, you’ll naturally give a different kind of feedback.
So yeah, constructive critique might be rare this time, but that’s just part of the community finding its rhythm. Once there’s more “culture” around proper feedback, I think we’ll see it grow.
My teammate and I have been playing some of the jam games and had a blast, but to give proper feedback we’ll need to replay a few. It’s never too late to learn from each other.
Honestly I think we should nerf the boss fight just a bit and improve the mechanics. Stay tuned for the hotfix that will come the week after the game jam is finished!
We are so sorry that you had to experience problems with being stuck in the game, there is an option to return to your last checkpoint by pressing "ESC" and selecting "Last Checkpoint" if the problem was game breaking.
The game's levels have been tested countless times and usually if a platforming puzzle feels difficult, it should be done within a few tries. We made sure the game is certainly finishable!
If by any means you were soft locked in the level, we deeply apologize. We will reconsider the level design in the upcoming update.
I'm so sorry that you had to experience that problem, it seems that we forgot to mention you can always get to the last checkpoint by pressing "ESC" if you're stuck in any way through the levels. Also it may be that the design of the levels themselves weren't good enough and we sincerely apologize for that!
We made sure to playtest the game's levels and make sure they can be done! It's likely for a puzzle to feel difficult but it's certainly doable!
We will make sure to fix any potential level design issues in future updates!
I love the art. The game mechanic is also very unique!! So interesting!
I think if you add a smoother intro to the game and lower the audio just a bit, or at least add an options menu for the next versions, it would be great!
I greatly appreciate your constructive feedback on our game.
First of all, I am very happy that you have played and enjoyed our game and it is great news to see it has kept you hooked!
Second of all, all of your points are correct and I completely understand. The AI definitely needs a rework, it's very basic right now and could favor a lot of pathfinding and target finding improvements. Reworks are already planned for the full version and a hotfix will be pushed as soon as the jam is over to fix any issues based on the feedback we receive from people like you <3
