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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #5 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| How do you rate the game overall (you can consider fun, dev time, etc.)? | #6 | 3.417 | 3.417 |
| Visuals | #7 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
| Gameplay | #11 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| How well does the game fit the themes? | #22 | 2.333 | 2.333 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How long was your dev time?
Team of 3 people, the longest time - 4 hours 30 minutes
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Cute little metroidvania with creative abilities! I really liked that the music changed when you went to a new area. But the world felt quite empty, which is fine due to it being developed in such a short time, however, it could've been compensated for by shrinking each area, making the player having to walk less. It would've made it a lot smoother to play. Also it would've been good to get a little "You now have the ability to control gravity: Press G" (I had to guess which button it was)
I did get the sliding ability, and the bodies left counter went to zero, was there anything I missed? Never found out where I could go with the slide, but well done!
Yeah, the world was meant to have more interesting layouts and challenges but we couldn't make it in time. The cave section is especially notorious for this, I think. A lot of people have pointed out that they couldn't figure out the controls and they're right, we'll fix it in the enhanced version of the game.
You have to go into the other planet but go right instead of left, you'll find somewhere you can slide. Thank you for playing and giving criticism!
The gameplay is amazing. the platformer base was handled so well to create many extremely interesting interactions and mechanics. In addition, the visuals and audio enhanced the entire experience---loved the visuals and audio for three different areas of the game!(And the boss fight audio)
I really think for a game this complex made in such a short time it is not exactly suitable for critical reviews, but I think I found a bug that you can jump three times and can't slide when the gravity is reversed(I wasn't sure if it is just reversed gravity physics, so sorry if I reported nonexistent bugs). With that said, it is still amazing how the gameplay was created. One bug(Or maybe it wasn't even a bug I just saw it wrong--in that case i am stupid) does not affect the experience at all.
Great game!
Thank you! I dedicated most of my time to programming the controls and I think that was one of the reasons why I couldn't finish it in time but seeing you enjoying it, I think it was worth it. And yes, those things you found were bugs lol. I noticed that sliding was broken and to finish it as quickly as possible, I decided to remove sliding entirely when the gravity was reversed. You can also not only jump three times but infinite times when the gravity is reversed! I couldn't find the cause of the bug so I decided to leave it as is.
Also, we plan on releasing an enchanced version of the game and a sequel (if we don't lose the motivation).
Once again, thank you for your review. It really made me happy and I'm sure my friends will be happy too once they see it.
Very fun game. I couldn't find all of the bodies but I really liked the mechanics!
If you want to finish it, the last body requires you to change gravity by pressing alt or triangle/Y if you're using a controller. The others are relatively straightforward I think. Thanks for playing!
Simple and charming.
Really liked the warp mechanic, it's a cool way to navigate the player through the level!
Thank you for playing!
I had some struggles finding the button for throwing fireballs and finding the last alien part, perhaps add the button for an ability to the text for unlocking a new ability? Next to that here does the theme of a special box fit in this game? Gameplay wise it is well set up as well as with the audio. visuals are also set up well!
If you could spare some time I would love it if you could take a look at my submission as well and leave a rating!
Well, the special box is the alien box which gives you superpowers. I thought that was a pretty special box lol.
Yeah, at first I wanted players to figure out things themselves like a NES game but I guess it didn't turn out so well. I'm planning on releasing a better version of the game later. Thank you for your detailed review and I'll be sure to check out your game as well!
Ah yes that makes sense! Very special box indeed hahah
Make sure to keep me up to date whe you update the game! Would love to try it again when it is updated!