The box-shaped lights and the artifacts I was aware of. Not so much with the jump bug, and definitely not intentional. I appreciate you letting me know.
Thank you for your time and kind words!
First off, I love the name of your studio.
Second, that means a lot, thank you! I have actually decided to attempt to make this a full length retail product. I'm currently in pre production on it, so it is very encouraging to see comments like this.
I will return the favor by playing your game soon. Thank you again!
I love this concept and think it's very fun as it is already. Two suggestions that would take it to another level: 1) I saw this in the comments below, but grid-based movement would make this much tighter and snappier. 2) I would have liked some better feedback on whether or not I hit the "enemies" correctly, with like a little "tick" if I shot it with the wrong shape, and better positive feedback when I hit it successfully. There were a couple of close calls when I couldn't tell if I hit them or I took damage. A health bar could help this as well.
Great job. I had a really good time.
Saying it is "well-made" is a huge compliment, because I definitely did not spend nearly enough time on this thing. I had a lot of ideas to add and things I wanted to fix, but I just got far too busy and had to submit it in the state it's in. I'm very glad you found some enjoyment out of it. I hope to revisit the concept in the future because I think it has potential. Thank you so much!
Yeah, I understand. It wasn't really meant to be hard, I just wanted people to figure out how to progress. I also didn't want people to get stuck, as the nature of game jams causes people to (rightfully) move on quickly from submissions. More challenging levels could and would be implemented given more time or in a full release, but this game will never be about pixel-precise platforming. I appreciate the feedback, though. Thank you!
I need to stop myself before I play this all night. Super rad game. Very addictive and replayable. Feels great, aesthetics are awesome, feels super polished. My only complaint is the camera moving in when the ship slows down, but that's probably my personal preference. I wouldn't mind an upgrade to prevent that from happening even.
Great, great job.
This is weirdly one of my favorites of the jam. This feels like an inventive mix (intentional or otherwise) between an adventure game and a platformer, even though you're not really platforming. I love the idea of reading/learning while avoiding, and finding the items past obstacles. So cool. I also like the art and sound, and the writing is amusing. Great job.
I love 3D platformers so I appreciate you creating one, and with such a clever concept. This is fairly well-designed, too. My only issue, and it's a big one, is the controls are far too sensitive, at least on my machine in the browser. A slight tap of the movement key moved my character a lot, and the jump was far too quick to be precise and fair. If you iron out the controls, you could have a very fun game here. Great job, though. I find working in 3D very difficult and you seem to have a great handle on it.
Very, very cool idea. It's heartbreaking that it's so buggy, because I would love to see this concept in a more playable state.
I will say, you got an adjustable jump height in your controls, and that's something I struggle to do (and even omitted from my game because I couldn't get it working), so I give you props for that.
Great job overall, though. I would be interested to see where you take this after you clean it up.
I love how everyone is pointing out a different aspect of the game that really spoke to them. It validates all of the work I put into adding the little things. Thank you for saying that about utilizing it to the fullest, but I assure you, I definitely had to rush near the end. Several more levels and mechanics were planned. I just ran out of time.
A tremendous thank you for the play and the praise!
Wow, that's very high praise and it means an incredible amount to me. I'm very glad the little things are paying off, because this is the first time I really focused my efforts on making sure that stuff was there. Normally, I'm very form over function, but I really wanted to nail it this time and I worked very hard. I'm glad it's showing to people. If you look at my past games, none of them are as good as this one, so I think I just got lucky that everything fell into place. Thank you so much for the play and the comment.
You have a strong idea here that needs refinement. The other comments went into it already, so I won't repeat it, but you should be proud of this because it's extremely ambitious. It's impressive you got done as much as you did, it works as well as it does, and looks as good as it does. I like the aesthetic -- it reminds me of a children's doodle, which is a good thing. Great job.
Very cool. This is one of those games where I could find myself losing a bunch of time in an evening while listening to a podcast or something. I actually think the game might be better without the penalty of losing your size and just doubling down on the relaxing nature of it. I thought this was great overall.
While similar concepts have been done, I enjoyed the way you did it. I also appreciated the style of gameplay and execution of it. This would feel right at home on a Sega Genesis, and that's a compliment from me. Personally, though, I think the tank could be cut entirely, and the fourth level (the one after the boss) is far too long to the point where I got near the end and a jump input was missed, leading to my death and had to start over. But the fact there was a boss at all, and it was fairly well-designed, was impressive to begin with. Nicely done.
For a beginner project, you should be proud of this. I've played games in jams from people that have had far more experience that feel worse and are riddled with bugs. There's not much here, but what's here feels decent, the collisions act as expected, the game restarts when you fall, and you even have a pause feature (which is a feature even my game doesn't have). You should be proud of this, and I'm sure you learned a lot. Great job.
Great concept, and I'm very amused by the idea that a ghost needs to do chores before he goes on to the afterlife. And I'm even more amused that he has a ton of garbage and multiple bathtubs and ovens. Very funny. I also love the idea of the burden of the chores makes your controls heavier, and getting rid of them makes you more agile. You can do a lot with that concept.
My only major complaint is the collider. It is much smaller than the character, so I kept getting stuck on things I was trying to jump on.
Great job!
Very cool idea, and I like the small touches like the screen shake when you hit an enemy. The aesthetics are retro in a way I appreciate. I would say the combat is a little too finnicky right now, but with some tweaks, this concept could carry a very cool game. What's here is already a great start. Well done.
This is very cool. Of the 3D games I've played, this is the most responsive and enjoyable. The random element was very impressive for the timeframe. My only major complaint is I wish I had better feedback when I took a hit/lost health. As it is, I was losing health without realizing it right away. Overall, very nicely done.
Awesome, awesome, awesome. The fact that you praised my game means even more coming from the creator(s) of this game. When I was coming up with an idea for this jam, I entertained a similar concept to this, but I couldn't think of a way to make it unique or interesting, as the idea has been done before. The way this was executed, however, was better than I've ever seen it. I love that the levels have multiple ways to be solved (instead of just one solution like most games of this type). I love that there are checkpoints which raise the stakes. I love that there are obstacles to intentionally hit and some to just avoid. All of these elements combine to create a very fun experience that didn't get old repeating the level over and over. Very charming and relaxing aesthetics, too, despite the game getting appropriately challenging.
I also love mechanics that build off each other, and this game has it in spades. Amazing level design. Super polished. Overall, best game I've played in the jam thus far. Very well done.
Being called a talented level designer is the greatest complement I can receive. Level design is my passion, so I'm glad that stuck out to you. I also worked extra hard on the aesthetics and the feedback on the controls for this game, and having footsteps/landing/jumping noises that added to the feeling and atmosphere was a huge priority for me, so I'm glad that work wasn't wasted. This comment means a lot to me. Thank you!