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[BRDG]

Really solid puzzler! Probably my favorite of yours so far, which is surprising since I usually go for the more action-y puzzlers (because regular puzzlers hurt my brain, haha). Something about this is just so satisfying and intuitive and...so chill and addictive! Everything about it is just so well put-together in all aspects: level design, sound, music, graphics, etc. Top shelf!

[Air Nomad]

For something that looks so simple, it actually delivers a lot of great content with its cool levels and large number of interesting mechanics (and I actually like the goofy way our hero just rotates as he flies). My only complaint would be that I felt some of the levels might be better reorganized to flow better: felt like the block pushing levels might be best left for the middle portion instead of introducing them so early: have the first levels just be flying around and managing fuel and switches. Game has some really cool levels that stood out to me, such as the boss fight and the level with the two blocks synchronized rising like a race: reminded me a bit of I Wanna Be The Guy. Also loved the varied music which was a treat for each level!

[Weird Bunny Banana]

Very fancy game! The presentation is top-notch with a lot of pizazz to it, and it doesn't stop with just the game sprites, but the menus and UI as well. A very generous amount of content is in here as well, especially considering the gameboy world (little confusing to have it on the right side considering its the tutorial? not really a tutorial though, I'd say its just a bonus level). Some of the movement controls are a bit fiddly though: it feels like the flip changes the way you jump and to avoid confusion I'd prefer to just have a regular jump instead (or make all jumps flips). Could use some "coyote jumping" mechanics as well: lot of deaths due to the game not registering a last minute jump on an edge. Also there were jumps where the platform was a little too high right above you and you had to run in place to reach it? It's a really solid game and I'd love to play more of it; just needs a little polish on the movement to make it feel as smooth as the presentation is.

TristanMX responds:

Thanks for playing dude! I've been thinking about the coyote time seriously, I feel that it should be added. Now for the flips, I moderated them. In the original version, you flipped all the time, but the animation gave a sensation of miss control, so I decided to trigger the flip only after certain amount of time in the ground. The game is supposed to demand precision, as in mario maker, so for some jumps, you do have to keep pressing the run button, otherwise, you won't make it. I also moved the Gameboy as a bonus, lots of confusion with the original version of the game lol... nobody played when Woodlands was the first, then everybody complained when Gameboy was the first (is a mario copy, wah wah wah...), so screw them lol... now I took the decision of mixing it: gameboy for the tutorial, and Woodlands as the featured level where you can see the nice appealing of the game.

Thanks again for your comments, and enjoy the gameplay!

[Fat Fat Horse]

Was really impressed with this game! While the graphics are a little bit lacking (could use a less bland looking sky and maybe vary the tile sets from desert to forest or other environments as you go on to reduce sameness) and the music is a bit drab, the sound effects, animations, and more than anything, the level design absolutely kills it! I felt like the levels introduced the mechanics bit-by-bit in a very intuitive manner, and the later levels were some great, clever brain-teasers that really make you think!

[Fun With Flags]

I gotta say, I'm not even familiar with Big Bang Theory or anything like that, but I still had a lot of fun with flags! Even though I didn't catch the references, your games are always so lively and filled with quirkiness and tons of details that really elevates the game to greater heights! This trivia game puts many other trivia games to shame! My only critique is that it would be nice to see what the right answer was if you get something wrong.

[Bounce Canyon]

Fun and addicting! Something about the way you can draw the trampolines is very nice to do over and over. Interesting choice to make it so that the character's always jumping off a trampoline exactly perpendicular to it no matter what, without factoring in any momentum from a previous jump: makes it a bit more easy for the player. Could maybe use a bit more pizazz to it, such as foreground stars that parallax as you go upwards, or changing colors as you go higher and higher, or music or something or other, but I understand that might be against the very theme of trying to get that minimalist Vectrex style, which is done very well here.

[Alder's Blood: Prologue]

Really cool game! Has a lot going for it, but might throw too much at the player for them to get used to initially. Really throws you in the deep-end, and that's coming from me who loves hardcore games with minimal tutorials, haha. Definitely could use a bit more of a guided tutorial which chops out unnecessary mechanics until they are explained later. Another big thing that might help is the camera: I feel like it is way too zoomed out initially and it makes it really hard to see things like small text feedback and the character sprites. I think there's a lotta good stuff in here, though, and look forward to more.

[Scrap Memories - Chapter One]

Glad to see a continuation of the Scrap Arms series! Just like it, this game has excellent story presentation, with good hooks and wholesome dialogue. Nice to see the characters come back as well. Controls are a little confusing at times, such as the 'Z' prompt appearing despite using the WASD keys for movement (which would imply the 'J' prompt to popup), and the equip menu has you go through a lot of actions to move equipment around when it'd be nice to see both the inventory and each characters inventory on one screen and move items around seamlessly. A little button reference in the corner would be nice too so people can remember stuff like hitting Z to wait a turn, perhaps. This is a really cool series and I look forward to more and more!

EDIT: Made it through, beat the boss and watched the ending! The heartfelt epilogue and direct words from you were a salve on my bruised body after the beatdown I got from the boss, haha.

BigBossErndog responds:

Thanks! :D

[WIZ]

Very nice! Killing it with these platformers and this was an interesting one that's a little different from your usual, as you say. I'm still trying to make it through: I thought DED GUY was your hardest yet, but this one tests the brain, not the reflexes, and my brain is tapped out, haha. Movement system can be a little slow and odd since it's grid-based: if you try to change direction quickly mid-movement, especially near a cliff, you can end up glitching/killing yourself. You get used to it, however, and the game makes good use of its mechanics.

[Wall Clip]

Very fun game! I especially love the fancy effects on display here: the wall-smash in particular is awesome and feels so good! Made it through the normal mode and hard-mode just fine and had a good time. If possible, I'd love to see a version where you are forced to backtrack further and further to build up speed to breakthru the next wall: in this version you never have to backtrack that far as there are little stumps which you can bounce back and forth quickly with. I will say that this system probably leads to less frustration than my idea would, so maybe this is for the best, haha!