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Back Down

By juako

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2793.6524
Fun1873.7524
Innovation6302.9024
Theme7093.0924
Graphics4043.5024
Humor5132.2617
Mood5153.1321

Comments

emanvidmaker 2021-04-26 04:34

Nice simple metrovania, I like the sense of progression the controls are very confusing tho

cjgammon 2021-04-26 19:14

i like this a lot. really fun game. i like that it has the save areas too and then adds new abilities. great job.

liammasters 2021-04-27 03:47

Cool game! The use of gravity as well as swimming is fun. I liked the progression of unlocking abilities. Level design was nice as it was challenging but not frustrating. It would be nice to have a little bit more direction as to where to go. Nice game overall!

arya-s 2021-04-27 07:09

Really nice little game. I love the character animations. The concept is also pretty neat. I like that the ending was at the start all along!

Good work!

nodice 2021-04-27 07:33

Interesting entry, the platforming was fun and I think your strongest attribute was the level design, simple but fun. A think a few parts were a little harder than they needed to be but what helps is the way you foreshadow a save room but showing the tiles in the room there next too it. I think thats a sign of a good metroidvania as the small things matter.

threeli 2021-04-28 00:33

Cool a little VVVVVVvania (sorry, I had to with the spring to reverse the gravity thing). Seriously though, it really feels like something you should finish - you've got a good sense of design and progression. A minor change you might consider making: holding a key to swim up as opposed to having to tap it a million times.

Really enjoyed it, great work.

(Edit: oh and even if some bits were a little rough, I thought the sprite work was great!)

juako 2021-04-28 00:40

@threeli thank you for playing it! glad you like it @nodice thank you! glad you like the levels, I really like the first part

juako 2021-04-28 00:41

@arya-s glad you like the ending ;)

secret-magic-404 2021-04-28 06:00

Wow! Nice graphics!

And surprise reverse gravity? :O

Item upgrades? Water level that is actually enjoyable?

Amazing game... amazing ending... wow... just wow!

dwightdavis 2021-05-01 04:02

Wooooah that was great! Loved the graphics and level design - just the right level of challenge. New abilities were really fun to play with. The final screen also looked really great, it was the perfect ending :)

jonrei 2021-05-02 18:32

This is legit a good game and i love the art style. The only annoying thing was that one leap of faith where i used the reverse gravity mechanic straight into a circle saw that you cant possibly know is there unless youve died to it once.

I would love some audio too!

With that said, everything else is great! I would legit pay to play a longer version of this!

xoreaxeax 2021-05-02 18:39

Cool game! Nice level design! :) Character controls could use some small tweaking

phoenix-fireflower 2021-05-02 18:53

A simple, yet fun metroidvania. There is a good sense of progression and the controls felt responsive.

I wished the game had some sound effects, though.

juako 2021-05-03 00:07

@secret-magic-404 @dwightdavis @jonrei @xoreaxeax @phoenix-fireflower Thank you so much for the kind words! you all made my day :) I agree with you 100% I hate that leap of faith too, horrible game design. I needed a Big square to connect the rooms and around 30 minutes. Clearly the reverse gravity mechanic doesn't work with vertical levels. At least now we know XD Yes it does need a little tweaking in the gravity/jump department sorry for no sound :( I need to prepare better for next time and have the sfx sound tools ready

felo07 2021-05-05 18:06

Hey nice game! I love metroidvania platforms. Nice graphics and checkpoints. I just missed the music and sound effects! good job.

marc-jones 2021-05-06 20:32

Really liked that, perfect length of game, tight controls, and lovely art. If it had music and sound effects it would elevated it a lot. I doesn't quite fit the theme for me (because your goal is to escape upwards), but that's a small gripe. I thought the level design was stellar, reminded me of VVVVVV. Great job!

zzox 2021-05-06 22:12

great work, impressive amount of content for 48 hours. the flip gravity with water physics was an excellent idea, well executed.

pijamar 2021-05-06 22:40

Great entry, such a complete game for a compo! I love the pixel art and the ultra charming jump animation. I'm impressed that you managed to add different types of actions (normal platforming, swimming, inverting gravity) to create a deep gameplay experience in only 48 hours. I would love to see a fleshed out version of this game, with sound and music. Are you going to keep working on it?

juako 2021-05-07 03:40

@felo07 @marc-jones @zzox @pijamar Thank you for your kind words! My secret tool was LDtk + haxe+khawy(my own engine) made a lot of level content super fast. I want to finish this(add some fx +sfx+ music and sounds) and then a bigger game so I can tell/create the rest of story. Thanks again!

edur 2021-05-16 08:03

I really like it, i think its my favorit jam game :D . I like the character style, nice metriodvania. Just wish it had music.

fupi 2021-05-16 20:28

This was pretty fun! Here are some notes I took while playing: - Cute graphics! - Weird how the object that changes gravity looks like a trampoline. - I really like metroidvanias! - Passed through the floor once and got stuck. 1.png - Really cool ending!!

So aside from that problem this was really good! Short and sweet.

juako 2021-05-17 03:18

@edur thank you! Glad you like it. @fupi you found the secret room shhh. I'm not sure if you can access this area without the gravity bracelet, but maybe you can. The idea was to have a happy ending with a boss fight, I was out of my mind hahaha