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[Spin Knight]

I very much like the concept of the game, even though its simple. However, there are some issues involving the controls. I get that you upgrade your movement while playing, but I found it almost too slippery to enjoy at the start.

I find the swinging to be hard to control at times, maybe the swing can be controlled by the mouse instead. Maybe some power-ups sprinkled around the map on occasion would help spice things up.

eniotna308 responds:

Thank you very much for the feedback!

I could very well make the game less slippery at the start by making it easier to brake. And there definitely needs to be more things happening in the game. I'll keep the power-ups in mind but first, I'll make some more monsters types and see where to go from there.

However, I like that the swing isn't easy to figure out, I feel like it makes it more unique. (I also want to keep the single joystick gimmick.) Increasing the brakes should still make the game easier to pick up.

[Square]

So, I'd say that the description captures the game perfectly: a simple and classic platformer.

Of course, the obvious issue is the lack of variety. I get that one of the key points is the small amount of assets and code, but I still feel like it could use just a little bit of spice. Such as varied assets, enemies, maybe some sort of interesting mechanics. Even replacing the cube with a character would help.

The other issue I have is the way the controls can sometimes jitter, or the way you get stuck on platforms while trying to jump over it.

OuterSpaceGames responds:

Thank you for playing it and giving me input. By spice do you mean more assets, color schemes, and/ or platforms? or better levels? thank you

[Water Snake!]

I would say its an overall good game, certainly had me sucked in trying to get a higher score. For a game made as a tutorial, its fun, and has some good jams.

I do have some issues, though, such as the controls being a bit sticky and sometimes unresponsive. The glowing dots took most of my attention, felt like a bit too much.

If the game was cleaned up a bit more and had some textures added, I think it would be a fairly decent time waster.