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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #1456 | 3.440 | 3.440 |
| Enjoyment | #1460 | 3.640 | 3.640 |
| Creativity | #1601 | 3.880 | 3.880 |
| Artwork | #2217 | 3.640 | 3.640 |
| Narrative | #3958 | 2.560 | 2.560 |
Ranked from 25 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?
There's a bomb with a timer/countdown visible on screen that goes off after 5 seconds. This is the key mechanic/gimmick of this game.
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Font - Pixel Operator by Jayvee Enaguas
(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Cobalt
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It's a really simple concept but the execution and gameplay makes it very fun to play. The levels were nicely polished. I also like the artwork and music. Nice game!
P.S I really love the star animation how it persistently stays throughout the game and moves between levels :p
A simple, but effective mechanic! Chucking the bomb at just the right angle is super satisfying, and I love the character sprite! I was able to make it through all 8 levels! Great work!
Oh wow, this was really fun!
I liked the star/goal animation that moves every time you move a level, very smooth.
Gameplay was fun, lots of creative ways to use the bomb to propel yourself or destroy obstacles.
I also liked that the tutorial part was very simple and informative, very easy to digest and easily grasp the moves so that players can solve more difficult puzzles. Well done.
Neat concept although the bomb jump seems a bit buggy (it seems to launch you more when you are further away form the bomb which is somewhat counter-intuitive) if the bug is caused by what I think it is, this could be fixed by normalising the explosion direction vector which would make the explosion launch the player the same amount every time, you could then use the (pre-normalised) length of the direction vector to scale the explosion power.
Aside from that, fun concept with some interesting applications of using bombs to trigger buttons which gives the mechanic much more depth, very cool 👍.
I think this may be an edge case or a bug I didn't find since I coded it to launch the character the same amount as long as you're within a certain radius. Either way, thanks for the feedback!
A really nice game! I gotta say that the first level took me a while, because I thought you need to like rocket jump over the gap while holding the bomb, and getting propelled over. Who knew it was so easy as just letting the bomb sit on the holder.
it has nice controls and art, though I would prefer if player was a bit easier to control (I feel like it is way too fast right now) and more levels! I liked the mechanic so much I want to have more!!
Great submission, well done!
very great game i like it very much very good job on game
Wonderful game design. Simple core mechanic that is easy to understand, and then you explore it in fun creative ways in the level design with the breakable blocks, buttons etc. Great difficulty progression too.
The colour scheme, tight controls and polish made for a professional and very finished experience. Nice work!
This game (given more time) would be a really cool full fledged platformer and the style of it is really unique. Also I have been playing botw and windbombing (blowing yourself forward with the bomb) so this game felt fitting.
Fun game!
good idea and fun experience overall
Controls are a bit difficult, but great to play would love more of it.
Felt like it needed more mechanics and levels
Cool idea, interesting mechanics and nice graphics
Controls are rough, but the idea and the level design is actually cool!
This game is sooo fun! I BEAT ALL THE LEVELS and I want more. Great game. I was a small bit confused at the beginning but was flying once I got the handle on it
Yoooh It took me a while to understand the controls but yeah this is fire !! Loved it
yo this game is so peak (completely unbiased review)