I appreciate the concept, but once it's figured out I lost interest very quick. It was fairly challenging though.
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I really liked this. Except for three somewhat serious gripes:
1. The window is WAY too small. I don't know why many developers don't understand this. Especially those targeting browsers. But we're not using 1024 x 768 anymore. I use a 1440p display which is the rational choice. The bulk of people who haven't figured that out yet are using 1080p. And at both of those resolutions this is unpleasant on the eyes. I zoom in to play. I should not have to.
2. Way too slippery. Does not allow for the tight handling that makes a great platformer shine.
3. I'm not sure why you felt the need to have gravity be so high. I'd definitely tweak that.
I liked the minimalist approach. The audio fit but there should have been a little more to the ambiance. Some subtle parallax or particle details. Jumping (color shifting) sound. Landing sound.
The art was good too. It made me nostalgic about the days of games like ZZT and MZX that utilized ASCII characters to surprisingly deep effect.
PeltastDesign responds:
Thanks for the detailed review!
1. In retrospect, it is too small. Since I don't want to use any smoothing/AA my options for re-sizing are limited. I'll be working on that!
2. I've increased traction so hopefully this isn't as much of an issue.
3. I got so used to the gravity during dev I didn't realize how high it was. Tweaking will happen.
Great idea! I love this game!
It was pretty good but also it was, well kind of bland.
awesome, but make the screen resolution bigger in the next game!