The strong point of the game is definitely the Monument Valley-esque camera movements combined with the shifting level, gives a nice aesthetic. You should introduce that from the first level.
I think the trading UI could be polished to be much larger and have some effects, since it's an important part of the game. Also the rotating camera is a bit confusing and I think not necessary. The game looks clean otherwise and is easy to understand. Good job!
I didn't expect so many levels! I found that all levels were pretty easy to figure out, but I still enjoyed the mechanics. The game should have a rewind button in my opinion, it's frustrating to start from scratch because of one wrong move
The powerups are too conveniently placed to be random! :) I like platformers with tight controls. The level is straightforward but quite large and feels nice to traverse
Thank you very much for the feedback! I don't think I plan to continue it, that was just a small opportunity to try out Pico 8. In general I prefer when games are more handcrafted and have a nice clear ending, when the game is randomized it's hard to make it as engaging, I think players get bored after some time.
I know, if I had more time i would have included at least one more level with more monsters. Or maybe randomized the monsters for each level. I think 10 monsters will be too hard though lol
The window size is set by the engine (128x128 pixels). My idea was that if I made the dialogs smaller the room would feel empty, this way is feels more like a small shop. However I agree that my UI is not very good, I could make the dialog box disappear when you are not talking for example... Thank you for the comment :)
I liked the game :) Also the graphics are nice for the Pico-8, I liked the background gradient and the glitchy effect of the lava and the ghosts. The mechanic is nice, maybe if you go back to polish the game you could add a power to the third mask
Your game is really fun and fits perfectly with the theme. I liked the small touches of humor with the names of the tasks and the newspaper at the end. I couldn't beat it though lol
J'ai bien aimé l'écriture des dialogues qui ont un humour bien dosé. Le rythme du jeu est bien géré, qui alterne entre moments de tension et moments plus légers. L'ambiance dans le cimetière est vraiment bien faite aussi! Bien joué :)
Merci! C'est vrai que j'ai passé beaucoup de temps à ajuster le gameplay au lieu de créer des niveaux. J'ai fait le dernier niveau deux heures avant la deadline 😅
Oui celui là! Je viens d'aller voir des vidéos sur youtube pour m'en rappeler hahah, c'était un bon jeu dommage qu'il était pas trop connu. En tout cas voilà pourquoi j'ai autant aimé le tien!
Je sais pas si tu t'es inspiré d'un autre jeu pour le gameplay mais ça me rappelle Might&Magic que j'avais beaucoup aimé (les serveurs ont fermé je crois)
Je pense qu'un checkpoint toutes les 3 ou 4 caméras serait bien sinon. Je suis arrivé quelques fois assez loin mais c'est assez frustrant de recommencer du début à chaque fois.
On comprend vite le but du jeu et comment battre les niveaux. J'ai eu un bug qui faisait que je recommençais pas du début quand je perdais donc j'ai passé certains niveaux facilement. J'aime bien l'idée de la bombe flash aussi!
Le jeu est sympa à jouer! Je l'ai trouvé assez dur, les caméras bougent vite et il n'y a pas de checkpoint au milieu du niveau. J'ai pas réussi a finir.. Mais ça va très bien dans le thème
I came here to make the same suggestion! I felt the same way that the races were a bit too easy once I had the silver feather, I think an option to disable it in the inventory would be great.
The sprites are really nice and the animations for the main character as well. I think it is sometimes too punishing to miss just one jump and to have to go all the way around again. But I like the idea and I also liked that the level design made me go backwards to use a previous ability.
The game is very polished and fun to play. A negative point for me is that I have to start from the beginning when I lose, and I have to do all the levels again. There could be a checkpoint every 5 levels for example.
I think this game has a potential for a bigger version with more features :)
