The game is fun to play. I notice some bugs (delayed restart level?, and it is kinda possible to play the game after you die.) but they are pretty minor for a jam game.

oh man the grappling is so satisfying, I love it, good work!

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This game was really cool and I really enjoyed the grapple mechanic, it was very fun! I found it a bit hard to get started (lol) but once I got into the flow of the game I enjoyed the challenge of dodging the turrets and swinging around. The sound design and aesthetic was also solid, great job!

Really cool game loved the grapple mechanics also loved how you can grapple from different objects like hearts and coins not just tiles also the difficulty was good was not too easy to avoid lasers but at the same time easy to grapple away also the bg music choice fits the game since your always under pressure from the cameras that shoot lasers at you really well done although the game lags a bit in the start game buttons and restart but it was fun, if you dont mind you can also give my game a shot hope you like it.

This is fun! Would say maybe it's a little too easy though, it was easy to avoid the turrets so never felt like I was at much danger. But swinging through the level is very satisfying and feels good

bro this looked so good but i cant play when i press play it just frezzed

I love the grappling in this game; it feels very fluid and accessible. The only issue I’ve encountered is that the level takes a long time to load up, even when resetting it. The pickups also seem to cause the game to pause for a couple of frames. Other than that, it was pretty fun!

A lot of stuffs to pick up and interact with , the spiderman like swing is satisfying , we all love some good old 2d platformers dont we. Love it

Very nice game

I'm bad at these kind of games, so I kept dying right away. Which is a shame, because the game lookd very promising. There's a long pause between hitting Play or Retry and the actual response, which is somewhat discouraging. But I'm sure it's just me being clumsy, so my apologies.

Really nice mechanics and art! Love the music as well. I fell like this is a huge idea to expand and make a big game. I would definitely play it. Congrats!

If you have the time, check out my game, I believe you will like the experience!

Game is neat. I found I was not a fan of being shot from the start.  But once I get out of the area after I spawn the rest of it is pretty fun to explore. I like grappling hook mechanics. Well done.

Mechanically amazing, except for grappling on gems. They are too small to do it intentionally and too frequent to avoid doing it on accident, but doesn't detract too much from the fun. Not sure I can really rate you on the theme though. A little goal or gem based progression + some context as to why would go a long way. Very nice polish btw.

I figured out the game I just had issues with the long load times and enemies killing me just when I spawned in a few times sorry about my initial comment.

Nice game! I like the art and the grappling mechanic! However, I did notice a few issues, the level takes a long time to load and sometimes freezes, giving barely any time to escape the first two turrets. Also, the controls didn't feel very smooth to me. But overall, pretty good game!!

The grappling mechanic is extremely well polished! Feels consistent and easy to use. I also like the music and sfx. For criticisms:

- I don't really see the relation to the theme
- It takes quite some time to load into the game after clicking 'play'
- Controls and objective should be told to the player before starting, so they know what to do before immediately getting shot at when starting

Overall, the game was very fun to control, it just needs some optimization and quality of life features. Having multiple levels would also be nice, where the goal would be to collect a certain amount of gems or something like that. Good job with your submission!

I had some optimization issues, particularly with load time. Other than that the core mechanic is really well made and rewarding. Would love to see that mechanic explored and challenged in different ways though. Good job!

when ever i loaded in it would take like 5 minutes to start or restart and then i would be shot practically instantly and die but other than that i loved the art music and sound and found it kinds fun to turn off my brain and to collect the collectibles

You should have added spawn immunity, but other than that, the music and gameplay are a blast!

Love the grappling but I just wish there was a proper objective, like a level to clear.
Overall just impressed with pulling off the grappling hook physics! very nice!