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Mothew vs The Light

By ConnorMcK, Breadliner, spice-cabinet and Gross Papillon

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6813.5722
Fun10433.1522
Innovation9993.0722
Theme14112.5722
Graphics4243.9522
Audio3973.6119
Humor6543.0819
Mood2013.9720

Comments

zerocomms 2021-10-05 02:16

The amount of particles gave some random slowdowns, but the movement otherwise felt pretty good. I like the wall double jump combo

spike-studio 2021-10-05 02:17

The effects for smoke/floating lights give the game a great mood. The art is also very well done, great submission!

sabine 2021-10-05 02:22

the mood and art and music are so enticing, I love the little moth people

spice-cabinet 2021-10-05 02:24

Thank you @sabine! @breadliner did an excellent job on the character designs. Thank you for playing

tiberiusuciu 2021-10-05 02:24

Good job on your entry!

I like the physics done on the swinging lanterns. Art animation is top notch for the character animation :D

My advice: I wish we could be warned in advance about certain falls, because it felt like I was being punished without any warning when falling to my doom into a bunch of lanterns

hcs-hades 2021-10-05 02:24

Nice atmosphere you created :)

bhughes 2021-10-05 02:24

Really appreciate the ui and setting changes

spice-cabinet 2021-10-05 02:25

@tiberiusuciu That is a very fair point. Thank you for the feedback.

cottontshirtz 2021-10-05 02:28

Cute art style and relaxing atmosphere, though the combination of the music and misty was a bit odd. I didn't realize that you were supposed to knock the chained lights to get past them, and as a result I got a bit stuck on the mustache level. The placement of the pickup led to me realizing it though, so A+ level design!

sarahsprague 2021-10-05 02:32

I really liked the atmosphere! I'd love just a bit more contrast between the character and the background. Mothew blends in to his surroundings very well. Great protection from predators, probably, but difficult for me :sweat_smile:

stvnchng 2021-10-06 20:30

The vibe of this game was nice! I appreciate the attention to detail in the art and behavior of the character (being able to pull away from lights and the various associate expressions and whatnot). I'm not sure if it was intentional but I would have liked it if the moth balls respawned after disappearing for a second chance to get to platforms. But overall really enjoyed it, cheers to the team!

landosystems 2021-10-07 04:49

Great game, moody and atmospheric, with thoughtful level design. Nice idea to build the user interface elements right into the game world instead of being a separate menu. A post jam version with some improvements like respawning moth balls and gamepad support would be great. Really enjoyed it, good work!

lelulagames 2021-10-08 05:07

Moody and atmospheric, definitely. A bit of an interesting platformer. I do wish you started the first level with the moth on the right side of that first tutorial guy so I could ignore him if I wanted to.

purrseus 2021-10-09 15:53

Really great job, your art, music and sounds are truly lovely and the game plays really smooth!

sarahs7 2021-10-09 23:13

Really fun and absorbing game. Loved the art, atmosphere, responsive controls, and gradual tutorial elements were perfect. Well done!

marvin-chong 2021-10-16 02:17

To me, the strength of this game lies in the visual aesthetics and the tone and mood. I like the calm music, the mist, the chill dialogue and the beautiful animations. The SFX are good, but I wish there were more to make the game more immersive, like walking, jumping and getting caught by the light.

I felt like the gameplay was good, but there is certainly room for improvements. The wall jumping mechanic and gliding mechanic didn't feel right for me. I wish you could also see more of the level. A lot of times I am not sure where the lights and platforms are because things are so huge, and you can only see so little. So most of the time, I had to improvise and trial and error.

I really appreciate the fact that there are multiple levels, and the game gradually introduces the game mechanics as you went on. I think this is the only game jam I have played that did this, so that's really cool.

Overall an awesome submission.

huntrt 2021-10-16 04:18

An really nice platformer with cute graphic but tbh the smoke on the ground could be little bit more transparent cause it seem too munch when there also particle in the background.

nyles 2021-10-16 04:59

The visuals and music gave me good vibes homie.