I liked the art. However in the begin you can simply fly forever and avoid everything. The second level is a fun platforming part which sadly doesn't have any checkpoints even though I can't see what's up ahead. the third part I can't get to because I'm stuck sadly. Even after saying that I do love the art and it's what stands out the most. Also I personally don't think the loop was integrated.
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Painters Imagination's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Artwork | #2034 | 3.591 | 3.591 |
| Narrative | #6298 | 1.882 | 1.882 |
| Creativity | #6558 | 2.581 | 2.581 |
| Enjoyment | #7389 | 2.032 | 2.032 |
| Audio | #8780 | 1.269 | 1.269 |
Ranked from 93 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
You're stuck in a loop inside 3 paintings
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All assets were original.
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Comments
Fun element with scrolling, but unsure where the loop was. The art is nice and cohesive and it plays decent. I really missed the music and sound effects.
I like the Artstyle and overall concept, but the controls on the fish were a bit clunky. The bird felt much smoother, and I think the Fish should have worked the same way.
It also wasn't very clear on what to do next, some sort of instruction or indicator could really help the game.
Artwork is nice, gotta admit! Maybe it's just my browser, but all I saw for the player sprite was a black rectangle. The game could use some audio and a bit of polish for controls. It was also quite hard to see next platforms some times as they were out of the screen and I had to take a blind leap a few times. Overall, art direction here is nice and I'd love to see some more from this game in terms of gameplay and audio - there's always a room on the market for a solid platformer with great art style.
nice hand drawn art! maybe it could have been more enjoyable for me if the jump and the speed were stronger...
neat and cute artstyle, i do wish there were some audio/music though
I loved the hand-drawn art style, it's so simple and cute! The cat is adorable. The character controller is spot-on as well; it's very simple but feels precise and pleasing to use. I didn't see any bugs during my playthrough!
The only piece of feedback I have is that I often found myself taking a "leap of faith" to jump to platforms I couldn't see yet. This was especially tricky in the cat level when heading down. It might be cool if the camera could pan just a little bit to reveal the path ahead. Otherwise, it's a really well-made and charming little game!
Art is currently competing with only one other game I've seen so far. Absolutely phenomenal. I would rate it over 5 stars just for the animations.
Controls were snappy and easy to use.
Only 3 pieces of feedback
1) Lacking audio. I would have loved some comfy background music
2) Larger view. On the 2nd painting I had to make one or two leap of faith because I could not see the next platform.
3) Related to 2; Checkpoint system. I never got to the 3rd painting because I am bad at platformers and kept getting stuck with one specific jump, or missing a jump I could not see until after I committed.
The art was fantastic! The bird level was my favorite, some real solid flying sections there.
Love the fish art style and animation! Would be cool to see it taken further and incorporated into the whole game.

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