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A jam submission

Pumkin LovestoryView game page

A short and sweet story-focused platformer about a cheery Pumpkin girl and her undead cavalier Valerii.
Submitted by v-mordecai (@MordecaiPumpkin), Deroko (@Sinnermode), Morgen-loc (@Morgaen_Rei), KetrinDarkDragon — 1 hour, 13 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Gameplay#173.9553.955
Art#204.5454.545
Polish#244.0454.045
Overall#303.8483.848
Theme#364.3184.318
Audio#413.6363.636
Limitation#1312.5912.591

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

AWwwwwwwh its so adorablee aaagh!

The artstyle is so so great, the way the environement and the backgrounds are so different from the characters yet they come together so well, and all the smooth animations, and character design, it's all so great!

The dialogue was very fun to read, the music is nice, and the gameplay itself was great, i once got stuck in a platform when imagining, but other than that it was okay! I really like the gradual introduction of all the machanics and how her sprite changes every time! 

Amasing game! :D

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much! :D Yeah, I know about the spawning inside the imaginary platform problem, but the idea of how to smoothly fix that only came to me after the voting started and the files got locked x'D Sorry about that! Glad you enjoyed the game overall!

Submitted(+1)

This was such a cute and cozy game. Like a not evil Hollow Knight. I did find a problem with the collision of the thorns reaching through the wall. But other than that it was a great game. 

Developer(+1)

Thanks! We've tried to make sure colliders did not overlap, but maybe missed some? I'll look into that.

Submitted(+2)

Omg this is so stinking adorable!! All the art is so good!! And the writing is excellent! I love how the clothing items explain the platforming abilities. And the ending is so sweeeet!!! Got me grinning ear to ear. One little bug I caught is that you can still interact with the empty spot where the flower was after you pick it up (and it’ll play the pickup animation again). Such a charming game, great work! :D

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much! :D Glad our game managed to bring you some joy!

Submitted(+2)

GODDDDDD I HAD SUCHHH A HUGE SMILE ON MY FACE PLAYING THIS GAME....!!! YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!! The moment the main character came in bouncing I just had the biggest grin, shes so so so so so cute and the animations are just so MUAH!!!! The gameplay reminds me a lot of hollow knight and the platforming is so good too. The upgrades were so good. I geniunely have no complaints at all. Such a good game. 

Developer

Thank you so much! :D We all appreciate hearing this, glad you like it!

Submitted(+2)

The soft music is beautiful, the artwork is even more beautiful, and this felt very polished.  I loved every second I played. My only complaint is the font, I found it hard to read at times.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! ♡

Submitted(+1)

Amazing art style and game feel!! This is really polished and cozy. I felt bad attacking the helpless mushrooms lol 

They did get their revenge tho as i go stuck after attacking down on a mushroom, couldnt move or anything afterwards:

But its still a super well made and cool looking game! Keep up the great work.

Developer(+1)

Oh no, it was supposed to trigger a text cutscene after you jump there near the wall Q_Q

Thank you for playing! ♡

Submitted(+1)

Absolutely gorgeous! Lovely art, adorable story, and fun to play! A bit hard to read, but enjoyable nonetheless :)

Developer(+1)

Thank you!

Submitted(+2)

Super cute game!! Loved the art style, the music, and the characters + story!!

The gameplay was really fun too; I really loved unlocking new mechanics (that were also story related!) as we progressed.

The only things gameplay-wise that I think could have used some improvement is a larger detection box for the attack. It felt a little bit awkward trying to hit the enemies sometimes, and it took me a few more lost hearts than I would have liked before I figured out how to properly time the attack below Pumpkin in order to bounce off of the thorns. However, this wasn't game-breaking, and is simply personal preference.

The "showing dialogue" mechanic was a little unpolished; sometimes, a word would be showing character by character, but because it was a big word at the end of the line, the word would just jump to the next line before it would finish showing, which made it a little hard to follow sometimes. Other than that, the dialogue had lots of character, and it was a fun read!

Really enjoyed playing this game overall <3

Developer

Yeah, that's why I've added an option to click to skip the text typing animation. As for the hitboxes, I actually thought I've made them too long instead, maybe they better register from a bit afar. I'll tweak that if we were to update the game and see what I can do to make it feel better though.

Thank you for playing!

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

It was fun! The art and music are really good. Took a while to get used to wall jumping but managed to get the hang of it. The game isn't super hard either so it's still manageable for people like me who are not amazing at platformers. Hope to see expanded version of this game. Quite good amount of storytelling within this game as well.

Developer

Glad to hear you've enjoyed our game and thank you for the kind words! 

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Such a cute game! Great job all around, just lovely. Oh and it's so fun to see a platformer on this jam!

Developer

Thank you! It was a lot of fun to make! :D

Submitted(+2)

So damn lovely to play and look at, gorgeous work! The ending is so cute

Developer

Thanks! ☆

Submitted(+2)

The visuals are soooo well made!! Loved the art style and the smooth animations. the story is sweet, and the platforming is fun too. Overall a great and well rounded game, only wished it could be a bit longer. Amazing work!

Developer

Thank you! ♡ 

Submitted(+2)

A very cute game. The attention to detail on the character is crazy. I wish it could have use another level for all the mechanic that you learn to test your ability. Great job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! We really wanted to have more levels and more enemies but eventually ran out of time to properly playtest them :(

Submitted(+2)

Beautiful art right from the title screen! The animations and level art design were simply stunning, and the whole presentation was really polished. The platforming felt great too. The jump controller was implemented really well, and I didn't experience any jankiness with the movement at all. Good job on that!

I also liked how the different outfits introduced new abilities as you progressed, keeping the platforming fresh. The imagination mechanics were a clever way to incorporate the mechanic too. The story was really cute, and the characters were endearing. You guys really let this one cook, and it shows!

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much for the feedback and for taking time to play our game! ♡

Submitted(+2)

What an incredible game! The dialogue was fun, witty, and cute. The environment art and characters were beautiful. And the "close eyes" mechanic perfectly fit the prerequisite.

My partner and I were very impressed at the amount of content and mechanics and polish you guys managed to fit into this game. Thank you for making this!

Developer

Omg, thank you both very much for playing it and for such a kind feedback! ♡ We appreciate so much!

Submitted(+2)

Wow! I just finished the game and it’s so cute and romantic! I really loved the story, character designs, and their personalities. The animations are also so fun and expressive!

The dialogue text was a little hard to read at times, but everything else feels really polished, especially the audio and interactions. The tutorial was also very well done!

Platform fighting games aren’t usually my thing, but I really enjoyed and appreciated this one. Great job! :D

Developer

Thank you very much for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed! ^^

Submitted(+2)

This game is very cute C:
I really like the character design, and these little mushroom guys are sooo cute!!!
I also love the soundtrack, its very calming :0
Thank you for making this Game C:

Developer

Thank you for playing it! ♡

Submitted(+2)

This game is so fun!! The imagine mechanic is so thoughtful and creative, I would love to see something like that expanded on. I did end up running into a bug where my character would keep moving to the right no matter what happened, even after dying and respawning. But that doesn’t take away from the enjoyment of this game! Wonderful work!!

Developer

That's a weird bug :0 Would you mind describing it more?

Glad you enjoyed though! Thank you for playing and for the feedback! ♡

Submitted(+1)

Omg I absolutely loved the visuals in this game! The animations and artstyle is just  so cute. It's so cool to see the wedding outfit come together along with the abilities. Managed to play through the entire thing!

My only issue is that there seems to be some random thorns collision or something at the end of some levels. I randomly get hurt there (like after the thorns section in level 2).  Really liked the imagination mechanic, thought that was so creative.


It was a really charming game. Great work!

Developer

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed our game!

Hm, I've just checked, there are no thorns there on lvl 2, but there's a lone mushroom on the way to the exit. Could've been him, or the hurt signal got delayed due to lag? I'll need to look more into that, thank you for the feedback!

Submitted(+1)

Wooow the visuals are amazing! The small animations when you talk with the skeleton are very nice. It is very endearing how you can see the progress of what he's knitting. I had some trouble with the browser version because it starts lagging everytime I am near a bench and plattforming got very difficult for me after like the third one because of it. 
The idea with the "imagine" mechanic was also interesting but a bit weird to play when you have to switch between mouse and two hands on the keyboard.  Still I think the different additional mechanics that get introduced are a good way to keep it interesting.
Good work you guys!

Developer

Wow! Thank you very much for the feedback! Oh, we have the key binds alternatives for mouse buttons, you don't have to switch hands for that! It's "J" for attack and "K" for imagination.

But yeah, I tried optimizing the browser version as much as I could within given time, for me it runs smooth, but I acknowledge the issue. :( I don't have much experience with web builds yet.

Submitted(+2)

Oh in that case I just didn't look at the instructions enough probably. That makes more sense yes.

Don't worry I still enjoyed the game. That's why we do the jams right? I bet in the next jam you can use the things you learned in this one :)

Developer

Glad you enjoyed, and yes! It's a great opportunity to train as a hobbyist, gives more motivation than slowly slacking with something random for yourself, the wholesome community also helps ^^ I have a habit to make things for myself and never share with anyone public, jams allow me to learn from the broader feedback, glad I've joined this culture. ♡