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It is not time to harvest

By wolfraam1974, VasilyPupkin, Mazeraser, Shrimp_stas, nikolaself and 808074

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6493.1160
Fun6032.9861
Innovation7532.5361
Theme7173.0159
Graphics2144.0366
Audio3383.2460
Humor5362.5457
Mood4243.4262

Comments

808074 2023-01-06 09:16

Это Ваня 808074

vasilypupkin 2023-01-06 09:17

Когда начинаем?

shrimp-stas 2023-01-06 09:19

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nikolaself 2023-01-06 11:05

pognali!

mazeraser 2023-01-06 11:08

На месте

knatterton 2023-01-09 18:35

Nice art style. Was hard to predict where the arrows were shot from.

creamsicle42 2023-01-09 18:36

Very fun, but the jump felt floaty and hard to control. Also I loved the art direction, it's very polished looking.

haotian-chen 2023-01-09 18:43

good art! and quite hard, some traps are hard to see. control and collision could have a little improvement

aka-tim 2023-01-09 20:55

Love how this looks, great job. I would tweak the controller a bit more though

anciententity 2023-01-10 07:54

NAURTO RUNNING

polynoggin 2023-01-10 08:01

Very tough game! Though some of the traps blend into the environment too much since they're the same color as the ground. Feels a bit unfair when you die to one you didn't see.

flyingmobula 2023-01-10 08:37

The music and mood is nice. It was kind of hard, collision boxes were bigger than expected and the character is pretty tall which makes it a bit hard to navigate the traps.

wolfraam1974 2023-01-10 08:46

@polynoggin we tried to make traps with a secret

efilheim 2023-01-10 12:04

Good job on the graphics part, it's stunning ! This game is REALLY hard, and a lot because of the physics that isn't responsive enough

miloti 2023-01-10 12:07

Really nice mood and music. The palette was very well chosen and the visuals are very tight.

Gameplay-wise, I felt like the game was a bit frustrating. Obstacles are pretty hidden and there are no danger cues to let the player know they have to react, which turns it into a memorizing exercise. Collision boxes should be smaller in my opinion, to ease up on the frustration.

Jumping could've used a bit more gravity as it felt a bit floaty, maybe this was intended since the character is like a ghost?

Really enjoyed it! With a bit of tweaks this could be a very nice platformer!

chybby 2023-01-10 12:09

Took me a few tries to finish. I like the art style with the minimal colours.

blurdeblah 2023-01-10 12:13

I really like the graphic designs and the idea behind this. The only parts I think that could be improved are the jumping as its very OP, and making the shards stand out a bit more as they're easy to miss. Well Done!!!

cody1712 2023-01-10 12:14

Very charming little game. Its hard but rewarding after you learned the level. However the collectables where hard to spot since they blended with the background

cloistered 2023-01-10 12:14

Cool game,but a little hard for me. A smaller collider are probably friendly.

upisfree-2 2023-01-10 12:40

Такая задротская игра, кайф! Музыка и звуки отличные, идея со сбором душ тоже! Мне понравилось :)

furraran 2023-01-10 12:52

Good and intertaining entry! The map is quite tricky to reach the end. It reminds me of that old troll Mario meme game, when traps pops out of nowhere, haha. Overall graphics are pleasing! Especially liked the comic in the beginning. Oh, and when you try to rush through the level it starts' blurring a bit in an annoying manner. :( Probably it depends on the moving speed, maybe some restrictions would help.

zonoxx 2023-01-10 14:20

The artstyle is stunning, great job! Very hard but I like it :)

william-gauthier 2023-01-10 14:34

Nice graphics, but would need some checkpoints!

dod108 2023-01-10 14:36

The idea is good, however the execution at the current state is not very fun. The biggest issue is that the movement is very sluggish and unresponsive, in this kind of games it's very important to make the movement very polished. Graphics is good, menus could be more fitting the style and there are some issues with resolution in the intro, but overall the visual style is very nice. Last but not least, I have one more feedback/tip: don't use mouse to control the menus (and hide the cursor during gameplay, it's annoying) when the game itself doesn't use the mouse, it's not very comfortable when I have to switch to mouse only to click "retry". Use space and WASD instead, since it's used to control the game anyway. And if you allow to use arrows as an alternative to WASD, please make sure that the crouch is possible using arrows too.

jormarysky 2023-01-10 16:31

By tightening controls and creating more accurate collision model this could be fun. Main issue here is very floaty jump. Arrows could have some kind of signs before they shoot, now it is trial and error rather than game about fast reactions. Art style is very good, strong monochromatic colour scheme, I like it.

wolkp 2023-01-10 18:18

I liked the graphics and color scheme but the controls should be a lot tighter- especially considering the game's difficulty. Some sort of checkpoints would be cool too!

daryaardo 2023-01-10 18:32

Ohh, really tough game! Some traps are not visible. You are in a hurry to avoid death, but in the end, rush only harms. Graphic is nice and pleasant

timur-bahadir 2023-01-10 18:33

Very nice graphics. But the movement felt a bit floaty.

smashcrate 2023-01-10 18:58

Visuals and vibe are well made. Sound design is also good. I would like to add one point that, make the collision box smaller than the sprite near the sides. It feels better that way when arrows or any other object fly pass the player...almost touching . Overall the game is nice :smiley: .

kilirane 2023-01-10 19:48

I really like the graphics and the atmosphere. I tried again a lot, it makes me want to succeed! On the other hand the game is really frustrating because of the floating controls and the not very clear collisions. You should try to make the controls a bit more nervous and responsive. Good job overall 😊

asfdfdfd 2023-01-10 20:37

This cursed world definitely is not the place where i'd like to leave! Ha-ha

theherborist 2023-01-10 20:42

Very cool visuals, I was really stunned at first.

The traps are clever and it takes a while and experimentation to get the timing down. The controls and jump were a bit loose, and the traps didn't always connect even if I thought they got me. Music is also a bit low, and restarting with each run.

All in all a very cool entry!

kelvin-mulungu 2023-01-10 20:58

Fell in love with the art, sounds were lovely too, but the controls were way too floaty and loose to control properly, would have loved the game if the controls were a bit more refined.

I'm well versed in Unity and I can tell you, you always wanna make your movement from scratch, dont use rigidbodies they're a trap. Also, if you are using a CharacterController component in the game, try applying movement as acceleration, add it to a vector that you clamp at a maximum speed(if need be) while you apply a force that constantly moves that velocity to zero(drag) this approach will create nice feeling movement almost instantly, with no rigidbody weirdness.

Anyway, pretty good game, much love.

ale 2023-01-10 23:26

The floaty controls and wonky hit boxes made this 10x harder than it had to be, but also 10x funner! It took me a lot of attempts, but I was finally able to beat it.

The artwork and music were great, and overall nicely presented. You even had a little intro comic!

tomatoomelet 2023-01-11 01:20

Nice art. A little hard for me, hope there is some check points in middle of the map so I don't need to redo the beginning part. Like that you displayed a picture to show player the control. Noice job.

v0odo0 2023-01-11 10:37

Feels like I'm too old for tryhard platformers. Art is great!

wolfraam1974 2023-01-11 10:43

@kelvin-mulungu thaks a lot for you help. We ll try it next time!

lila-pause 2023-01-11 14:00

Nice idea, beautiful graphics, but the controlls are very clunky. Well done!

willoxs 2023-01-11 14:38

Some critizism on the feeling of the controls: They are very floaty so its hard to control the player. For a platformer its generally easier to go with very tight and responsive inputs. It didnt help that you got stuck on the walls all the time. it would also be nice to have a way to better control the jump. Maybe have "s" double as a "get faster back down" option.

The art was nice and i really like the limited colour palette - gives it an otherworldly vibe. It was just a little bit hard to spot the soul shards. I completed it after some trial and error and finding a good cycle in which all the obstacles lined up well - that was well designed.

paulsams 2023-01-11 14:47

Ahem... I don't know how to evaluate this). You can forget about the fact that the character does not take into account the normal of the surface on which he walks, but the character is generally uncontrollable. It slide character, the jump is made on physics, that is, it is not arcade at all and there are zero pleasant sensations in it. And it is not visible when the traps will attack, that is, it remains to sit and wonder: and when an arrow or a pike will kill me one shot. And this kind of gameplay leaves little good behind). And how do I understand this is your first jam? Then you are still well done, but perhaps it was worth putting some other priorities in the development so that the player's gaming experience was much more enjoyable). I wish you success.

surr-sloidah 2023-01-11 19:33

The artstyle is definitely the strongest aspect of this game, it's a very visually pleasant style and the restricted colour palette gives it a really nice look.

If the gameplay were tightened up and the collisions refined, I can see this becoming a fun game to speedrun with friends, in it's current state I found myself getting a bit frustrated with restarting over and over as the character's foot brushed against the butt end of an arrow, causing a game over, and then starting again doesn't seem to restart the timers on traps, so forming a consistent strategy doesn't really work as you can't predict what will happen and when.

If the collision was tightened up and the timers for traps resetting on restart, I can see this being a great game for people to challenge themselves and try to beat their own record times.

jujus 2023-01-12 14:02

The art style is incredible :)

aendawyn 2023-01-12 17:45

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Manage to do it after a few minutes. Graphics are awesome ! But, hitboxes, gravity and velocity are quite frustrating. Don't know how to note your game, it's beautiful, concept is enjoyable, but gameplay is hard because of technical issues 😥

langotriel 2023-01-13 03:45

It's not secret, I am terrible at platformers. Still, I really appreciated the great visuals and the method to quickly give some story context early on! The audio was simple and effective, which is never a bad thing :muscle:

well done!

cat-chef 2023-01-13 06:39

Impressed by the variety of traps you made in the short timespan! Really excellent feeling, the monochrome was a perfect fit. I agree with previous criticisms about the hitboxes making the game feel unfair, but that's understandable with the time limit. Couldn't beat the game myself, but would love to see the whole level design!

Also, found an interesting bug where crouching meant you were immune to arrows, even if they shot directly at you. Congrats on submitting such an aesthetically polished and vibey game!

she-wrote 2023-01-13 11:49

Nice story and visuals! The gameplay needs a bit of polish, but it is still a good entry! Well done!

hitchh1k3r 2023-01-14 20:26

I really enjoyed this game, the intro graphic and story idea behind it was really interesting. Although the controls were a bit floaty and the traps were not always predictable, it added an extra level of challenge to the game. The variety of traps in the game is impressive. The background music and sound effects did not detract from the game and the graphics style was clean and nice looking. I would typically suggest keeping active elements more distinct from static/background ones, but since this game is about avoiding hard to spot traps, it was well done. Maybe arrows and extended traps could be a bit visually separated from the rest, but even with that I didn't have any trouble reading the game. I'm curious to know what happens if you reach the end but don't have all 12 crystals, but overall great job on this game and I look forward to playing more from you in the future.

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forik 2023-01-15 02:17

Limbo vibe =D

Alot of fun death, I really like it!

Thanks for game =)

krassenstein 2023-01-16 15:57

Hey there, this was pretty awesome! I ended up playing your game on stream!

Here's the VoD so you can jump to your chapter and see it again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYvmJ8_8kww

ginxel 2023-01-16 21:46

Very Limbo-esque, love it!

coldays 2023-01-18 18:52

Nice art and cool play on the theme. Platforming and movement felt like a bit hard to control at times, especially since you get to jump again if you touch a wall. Took a few tries to finish the game, so the difficulty was good! It was addicting to try again and again. Well done!