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[Bound Below]

the jump and attack keys are flipped from 99% of platformers

RainbowCemetery responds:

controls are remappable in options

[Midnight Sun]

well done.

was disappointing near the end when 30/30's no longer gave powerups :(

suggestions for a couple more to fill out those last few:

1 - a button that indicates (at least within 90 degrees) the direction to the nearest target

2 - make the first dash a single dash that can't be used again until landing, then later on let us unlock the unlimited dash that we were given early on

[SHUTDOWN]

Uhm.. even though I activate checkpoints with 'x', whenever I die I spawn at the start of the game outside the hub or whatever.

What on earth would possess a developer to publish a game without having at least tested if checkpoints worked? ROFL

re dev: what an absolutely insanely stupid way of implementing checkpoints then!

furbbbb responds:

Hello, the checkpoints are working. Spawning at the fire camp is intended, it is story related. As soon as you'll go back in the tunnel, you'll spawn back at the checkpoint.

[Forgotten Hill Disillusion: The Library]

how were we supposed to get 6543 for the drawer code?

FM-Studio responds:

Beware ** SPOILERS **
Hi there, that puzzle is actually quite easy: watch the drawer, there's a + on left and a - on the right. Simply count the polygons sides and arrange them accordingly ;)

[Thermo]

level 14 not exactly possible. never mind i figured it out.

or that is to say, i took a level that was impossible and found a way to abuse your game mechanics to beat it. but i know you didn't intend us to beat it. it's just that i'm smarter than you.

[Tetramino´s Revenge]

i guess when... designing the platforming.. you felt like.. having the player slide around like they were on ice was... good design?

[Factory Balls forever]

this really stimulated my intellectual mind af

[Arcandies]

honestly i wish it were longer.

i love that it didn't get too difficult.

i didn't love the controls. when you controlled with the mouse, the potions moved too sensitively and sometimes would over drag. quick fix with a restart? sure. but if the levels were longer, then that would be a serious issue. and using the keyboard wasn't great because you'd have to tab literally forever to get to the potion you wanted. # keys to select potions would probably have worked better. or just making it so when you dragged a potion to move it, it didn't commit to the movement until you released the mouse button. there are a lot of ways that could have been done better.

overall, still really fun and didn't overstay its welcome.

Diemorth responds:

Thanks for playing! I am trying to create longer games, in the future I want to bring some games with mechanics that allow more evolution. This will probably bring more gameplay without making the game absurdly difficult.
As the controls, I usually use the mouse, but I understand all your points, maybe for a better experience it would be interesting to use the mouse to select and the keys to move. I will definitely consider your suggestions for a possible future version!
Glad it was a positive experience, even with the inconvenient controls. Thank you for this feedback!

[Not a Race]

completely pointless. and life isn't. so a lame attempt at being deep.

[Rum & Gun DEMO]

interesting and clearly a high effort, high quality project. but christ i hated the controls so much. and the mobility just felt... really bad.

Borington responds:

Hi! Could you iterate on that please? I tried to use a basic top-down shooter control setup. Was movement too slow? Did WASD or mouse aiming not work as intended?
Sorry for the inconvenience.