I enjoyed the game but I feel the theme fit was quite as obvious for me.  I assumed any item picked up was bad, so i left all of them there.  Yes there were obvious routes that I wasn't able to do, but that didn't really change my play.  The only time I had to really think about my route was when it was dark.  So while I had fun playing, I don't there was any real weight if you choose to not make any decision.

There's a lot I like about this game, the platforming is solid, and although some of the slippery sections were a bit frustrating at first it was clear how to complete the level successfully.

The theme implementation was clear and obvious throughout - The more items you have the smaller your jump, but throw an item away too early and you may need to find an alternative way to the finish.

The music and art were fantastic, I especially liked the final sequence of the sunrise over the mountain while turning everything from black and white to colour.

I found the transitions between levels was a bit odd, there were a few levels where the player started off the screen, and the player is fully controllable while the old stage fades out and the new one fades in. I would recommend adding to the code where the animations are played to await the animation finished signals which should prevent any player input until the animation completes.

Hope the feedback is useful :)

I beat it!

The music and sound effects were great and I liked the style of the graphics, but the transitions looked a little jank as the platforms sort of persisted into the next level while blending out.

Gameplay concept is interesting, I like the idea of having to weigh the costs and benefits of taking a potentially useful looking item, but the way it was implemented made it feel on rails. Like my decisions didn’t really matter that much, they just slightly affected the platforming physics.

I think this could be cool if you pushed that core mechanic further. Reward the player somehow for using less items to force them to come up with creative platforming solitutions by taking advanatge of the lighter physics.

I did find some of the levels to be super frustrating, particularly the one thats completely in the dark, and the very last platform in the final room. Was there a way to rotate the flashlight? It was pointing down at an awkward angle that made it feel almost useless.