JazzHole

Category	Rank	Score
Audio	55	4.00
Humor	146	3.50
Overall	195	3.72
Mood	203	3.69
Graphics	219	4.00
Innovation	300	3.37
Fun	331	3.33
Theme	476	3.53
Coolness	1071	41

toeboe 2016-12-14 16:22

This game is pretty unique! It's a classic style platformer-collectathon that reminds me of old Rare titles. The idea is humorous and the walk cycle was a big part of that. The music and sound fit the game perfectly.

My biggest critique are the controls. I really feel they need to be smoothed out and optimized or else the failures in game seem like more of the game's fault than the players. The jumping on the drum sometimes works, sometimes doesn't.

All in all, I really enjoyed this game!

dringy 2016-12-16 15:47

This was really fun, I had one bug where I got a checkpoint but I was hovering over the void so I constantly fell, but other than that it was really good. I couldn't get my head around rotation mechanic, I kept pressing the wrong button constantly but I'm sure if I practice enough... ;)

nicso 2016-12-16 16:35

got the same bug that spawned me above nothing, just after the jumping drums serie.
Overall it's a pretty cool entry.

One major improvement (imo) would be a blob shadow under the character (a simple projector that project a shadow under the character), so that you can easily "see" in 3d where you are. You can see that in all the 3d plateformers games.

Nice job !

ellian 2016-12-18 17:52

Wow, this is fun!
I ended up getting at a checkpoint where it kept throwing me in the pit, but otherwise this is pretty amazing!
Reminds me a lot of Crash Bandicoot and other platformers from that era. Which is a great thing! :D

akai_0okami 2016-12-18 18:13

Nice game! Had a bit of difficulty jumping on the drums though.

jk5000 2016-12-18 18:22

The game is pretty simple, but the graphics and music is really enjoyable and funny.

atomicripof 2016-12-18 18:48

Pleasant experience! Same for me I had this bug where I was spawned over the void and falling in loop.

ghostik 2016-12-18 19:15

I enjoyed playing it even though I have run into a bug where I kept spawning over a pit. Really nice visuals! :)

sekaru 2016-12-18 19:22

Not really a fan of this sort of platforming (personal preference, not the game's fault) but everything else is so cool and polished - especially the atmosphere and music!

donvermo 2016-12-18 19:47

I had fun while playing but the drum jumping was really frustrating, sometimes the drums would pop and other times I just could not get them to. As such I was unable to advance past the multiple drum jump. The game looks really interesting though and I like the jazzy theme!

zemmi 2016-12-20 21:45

Really dig that low leaning, cool as ice, jazz man. Being able to control his snapping or have to use the walking lean to duck under things would be pretty great. Unfortunately I had a lot of trouble with the timing on the snare drums, that boost jump is so hard to get. Almost beat the 4 snare section but fell after the last drum and spawned above a void in an area I hadn't seen before that looks like it introduces walking on walls, which would be sweet but I sucked to hard to make it there legit.

patacorow 2016-12-28 11:32

not bad! i had to stop playing once i reached the point where the rotations required too much planning on my side instead of just letting me smoothly jump between the floating platforms, resulting in countless resets.
i think the game would'e actually benefited from NOT rotating the camera along with the player - that would give off a really cool effect.
either way i loved the concept and even had some fun. good job :)
P.S - you can link the postjam version as the regular version, since it fixes a bug that prevents people from playing your game and doesn't add new content.

tifu 2016-12-29 23:29

I think this desperately needs a shadow under the player to know where you are landing. I got to a point where I couldn't see any further platform to jump to and had to quit - it was the area where you jump onto a painting, then a drum that is moving back and forth - I couldn't see anything in either direction to land on from there =/
Great idea of expanding the room as you progress, sound and animation are also great!

kato9 2017-01-02 23:40

Wow, love the awesomely weird aesthetics of this, feels like a lost classic straight out of the 90s. Dig the jazz man's laid back posture too. Surprisingly fleshed out platforming mechanics w a great twist. Get's a bit too hard to predict the rotation toward the end though.