Interesting jam submission, would say for sure that it's pretty good for your first solo jam! The platforming controls are very tight and responsive, which is a pretty important thing to get right for a platformer. While the art style was crude, I think your story premise does a good job of alleviating some of the issues due to the fact that we literally are in a digital world. However, being a little critical for a moment, I would say that the third level's difficulty spike feels a bit unfair and would've likely benefited from a checkpoint system of some kind. The falling rock segment especially felt incredibly punishing, and the runback to retry it is pretty harsh. I would say that having a checkpoint be stationed right before the falling rock segment would be perfect, especially since the challenge that is provided with that part of the level is fully based around platforming and movement. I did like the virus design and monsters, once the level started getting glitchy overall. Pretty good game submission, and Great Game!
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Thank you so much for playing and for leaving such a thoughtful review! I really appreciate the detailed feedback. I’ll definitely take your points about the difficulty spike and checkpoint placement into consideration to make the challenge feel fairer and more balanced. Glad you enjoyed the virus and glitchy visuals too!