I didn't have time to finish this game within the rating period, and that's such a shame, but mark my words I'm coming back to this one!!  The sprite work looks really cool already

Thoroughly enjoyed, although I am not skilled enough for this type of game. Love a good platformer!

Fun game!! I found the movement to be a little slow, but this was really great! Attacking enemies was fun, and the platforming was too after I got used to the controls! Great job!!

I figured out the tech was to just always perform down attacks so that I could dodge all the pumpkins' attacks - this feels unintentional. I got the hang of movement with down attack up force pretty quick but I can for sure see it being really challenging for others so it probably needs a little tweaking. I can see future (if you're going down that route) updates having more variations on map design / movement types - so far you've got chained down attacking jumps and dashing so maybe wall jumping or a scythe grappling hook could be cool!
But the sprites and animations are well made and you've got the start of something cool going!

Great concept for a game that could be much bigger in the future.

I really thought I had already played this one, glad I double checked!

I love the sprites/art! With some polish on the controls and some more time on the visuals over all this could really be something special! Would be interested to see what else you do with this, as this genre can have some spectacular results

GG

This was really cute! Well done on making this from scratch -- and the jumping on the eyeballs feels very satisfying, I can really see the inspiration from Hollow Knight! :D

Note: I think the enemies or fight animation need a little bit of work, it's really hard to attack + dodge their attacks! So I got stuck when there were 3 pumpkins.

All in all, a really nice metroidvania!

i liked this! a bit tricky, but it was fun. i love the design on everything! 

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Interesting little game! The controls were a bit tricky — I got a bit tangled a few times haha. Maybe if the attack area were a bit larger it would feel smoother, but still, a really interesting game. Congrats on the project!

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Solid submission. Really cool game and level design.
I think the player controller needs some adjustments, the movement speed was a little bit slow and took a long time to accelerate. And I also think the pogo jump needs more range and height. 
But aside from that it was one of the best platformers of the jam so far, good job.

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Really cool implementation. I struggled as I’m not that good at platformers to begin with, but I tried to be brave! It took me a little bit to understand the attacking downward while jumping as a navigation mechanic, but once I did, it worked smoothly.

The game was great but there's a bug were the audio would cut out if I repeatedly used the pogo attack on the eyes 

Seen your sketch of the cover image, it turned out great!

Finally a hollow knight where my pogo jumping skills are enough. loved it!

The gameplay feels really good! I liked fighting the pumpkin guys it felt really fluid. Love the art too!

The controls are really tight, I feel like that makes or breaks combat platformers, I've played a few in this jam and the movement is tutorial-tier on most of them. This is impressive for a single dev, you really notice the amount of polish this got. Kudos.

i saw your comment on my game, so obviously i came to check out your game, and boy was i pleasantly surprised ! i love the pixel art, and the movement - specifically the boost attack when you downattack an enemy or eye is great !

Ive rated and played many games so far, and yes, some have very cool art and assets, but i can tell this was made with love and dedication, and im all for it ! truly wishing you the best ! < 3

Nice game with interesting mechanic, though I can speed through the enemy if I don't want to risk dying to it. as I don't see any reason to kill them, so I can skip them. Would be nice to make the enemy restore your hp instead checkpoint as the death itself collect souls. Overall, the game have great vision just lack uniqueness. Good game!

I loved this game, just spent one hour to beat it, i explored a lot 

Cool tiny game! few issues i had were the camera not following high enough (it does once you land but you cant see where you are supposed to land) a bit after you unlock dash, and the lack of different paths, besides those 2, good job!