I had a hard time finding a happy medium of not leaving the element right next to each the ghost while also not making the hero run across the whole level each time they absorbed the right element to take out a ghost. However, as you noted, you can just ignore the ghosts -- embarrassing secret, there are probably only one or two ghosts per level that have to be taken out for the player to advance. I thought about adding a score or a way the player can't advance until they neutralize all the ghosts, though I did not have experience with that and was completely tied up with level design. I think I will plan on adding a final score for each level based on how many ghosts you absorb.

Yeah, I noticed that too. I set the camera to be a little above the player. Maybe I need to tweak its acceleration to keep up with the falling speed.

Thanks. I did end up shrinking the collision masks a good bit before uploading the final version. Maybe I should shrink them a bit more. It also just occurred to me that maybe I should have a "die" animation when the slime touches the ghosts, kind like the ghosts dissolve when the slime touches them. I do have plans to add more levels and challenges. Glad so many people are enjoying this simple jam game.

Thank you. I am glad so many people have been enjoying the game.

Oh yeah, I remember those games. Maybe they subconsciously inspired the idea. I also had plans to add purple magic ghosts that could be neutralized after touching a magic crystal, but quickly decided to stick with fire and water so it would not get too complicated. In hindsight, it was definitely a smart decision.

Sorry to be late responding. I conked out for a long time after I finally had the Newgrounds link added. Thank you so much for allowing my game to stay in the jam despite the complications. Looking forward to checking out my fellows jammers games :)