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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #80 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Gameplay | #117 | 3.476 | 3.476 |
| Enjoyment | #132 | 3.619 | 3.619 |
| Overall | #205 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
| Creativity | #346 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| Connection to theme | #371 | 2.905 | 2.905 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game engine / program used
Unity
Connection to theme (short sentence)
You play as a "small thing" (little guy) who is sent to the underground to defeat a tyrant ruler.
Is this your first game submitted to a game jam?
Yes
This is my first game jam
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Comments
really good for a first jam and really great metroidvaina vibe
Fun short game! The visuals are beautiful and character designs are really cool!
Combat and movement felt nice and smooth too. The only thing I felt was missing was some indication when dying and when the boss was dropping back down. A simple sound cue for the boss and camera shake + sound for dying would have done the job. Also some fanfare after defeating the boss to let the player know they've won would have been nice or just cutting to black, because I thought that the boss bugged out at first.
Very cool game, I hope you expand it further!
This is a lovely prototype! Obviously limited in scope, combat feels unresponsive, movement is smooth, but not particularly 'fun', etc. Those are all mechanical changes and for a jam, don't really matter much imo. I think you nailed an aesthetic and mood so well. Its one of those things where as soon as you open the game you want more. Amazing job! Love your art and design sensibilities.
very cool game, i can see it's inspired by hollow knight from the design. it was nice to play it, although i do have a bit of feedback.
- i understand to added a freeze frame after an attack hits an enemy for game juice, but if nothing else happens other than the freeze frame, then it doesn't really feel like juice. if u added something like particles to the attack and maybe a screen shake to make the attack feel stronger, then the freeze frame would feel more connected.
- the gravity of the player feels a bit to much, i feel like im falling way too fast.
- it was pretty weird for me that the attack button is [J] and that nothing told me it was other than the description of the game, a better button (for me at least) would be [LMB].
other than that, the game feels really good and i liked it a lot. good job!
I appreciate the feedback! The points mentioned are ones i have thought about
This looks so polished, the movement and combat feels good! If it has more time to developed, that would be great. Great game!
Things looks so fuckin cool, What great looking game you did!!!
It indeed gives vibes from hollow knight. You should work more on this universe you have created!
I appreciate that! I would like to develop it further for sure. Theres a lot that can be done
Huge fan of Hollow Knight. You have the core down to a t. The movement and jumping felt honestly quite close. The main thing that was missing in my opinion was some larger impact upon taking damage or dying. Amazing job on this!
Thank you! I agree with your feedback, if i develop the game further these thungs will be tackled for sure
The polish on this is insane, love the art style aswell! Amazing work!
Thank you!
This needs more ratings! It's really really good!
I appreciate that!
I love the art style, it looks amazing. Gameplay wise the controls need a bit of tightening. Coyote time and jump buffering can really help with that.
Also, I don't know if I'm doing something wrong but when I get to the right after the platforms, I get sent back to the place before the platforms.
The game looks and feels greaatt! I really liked the boss ( he looks scaryy), and the lightings. Great work!
Can u plezz add some kind of Coyote time , I am too unskilled
Very good, especially for a first game!! I love the hollow knight vibe. Also well polished and the attacks feel good. 1 tip, for boss attacks it's useful to telegraph when they are gonna attack you so it feels more fair.
Fun! love the art
I love it! The visuals are stunning and the gameplay is great!
Great game! I loved the hollow knight-like atmosphere! I am definitely coming back to this during the judging period.
If you have time, it would be awesome if you could check out my game aswell :D
Thank you i really appreciate that!:)