I'll be honest, I didn't get very far- I'm terrible at platformers. But the game is really cute! You have a very soothing voice, and I honestly vibe with the art style. I'll definitely take another crack at it at some point.
Reviews for "JARED"
very slow and annoying level
the narration is an accomplishment
good choice for 3 star jam
I love it. I love it. I completely and utterly love it. Jared is so goddamn cute, and no one can say otherwise.
10/10, would play again (yes, I've already replayed this).
jared my beloved
Whenever it comes to games like this that look kinda crappy, I always hope that it is some sort of trick that hides a very impressive game past that veneer. I've been surprised a lot on Newgrounds with games like that, but unfortunately here it just seems to play it straight where yes, it is indeed that bad.
It got my hopes up with its amusing awkward narration and level design that seemed to have some sort of pathing to it with interesting leaps of faith, and I did have a couple of laughs at my deaths where you just stretched a spike very long to create a death zone. But the awkward narrator voice is already something I've seen a hundred times before and executed better, and the level didn't take long to get frustrating with its awkward collision and confusing pathing, not to mention the annoying controls with jumps that you can't control the strength of.
I know it's all for the 3 star jam so it was somewhat intentional, but I think you overdid it somewhat and fell below the standards of the jam. Maybe that's admirable in a way? Most other people couldn't help but make their games too good for the 3 star jam: at least you played it straight.
SoftwareDrinkware responds:
I did actually have other stuff I was going to make for this, and it came a lot worse than I wanted lol. I got confused with the dates when you needed to submit the games and ended up just cutting out everything I had planned for it in fear of missing the deadline and instead threw together this heap of work with what assets I had made. In the end though it sure is mid lmao. Nice in depth review though, I appreciate it <3.