Firepower

nice game, i like the gameplay and the level design is good

The game looks good but either I was missing something or level 3 (I think...) was virtually impossible. The former is not unlikely but I think it perhaps points to the game being too finely balanced to be accessible. The lack of an obvious restart button could also be infuriating at times as it lead to being stuck and having to refresh the page and lose my progress.

That said, the game was actually quite fun and fit the theme well, it just lacked polish in some areas.

Edit: On a second attempt I just managed to complete the game, given that there are only four levels I suppose the difficulty curve may be justified, however I still think that it is perhaps too difficult. The close timing may be good for hidden parts of a game, but the average user may find it too difficult for the main game (or maybe I'm just not as skilled as I think I am).

That said I did come back so you must have done something right...

@rednw It is possible to beat Level 3 with the right timing and speed, but I agree that I may have made the game a bit too difficult. Also you are completely right about being able to get stuck on certain levels (I have no idea how I managed to miss that) so I've made a post-jam version where you are able to restart the level. Thank you so much for playing and for the feedback!

Hard but not undoable, nice simple platformer with energy used for 2 disparate purposes. Nice.

I really liked this game and the choice to avoid or fight. I wanted to play more but I could not beat the second level as I never quite had enough power to reach the final platform.

Ok but you need a lot of precision to beat it.

Fun little game! I've made it to the end, so it's definitely possible, just gotta pay attention to the timing. Good job, really enjoyed it!

Nice, entry, the difficulty escalated very quickly as in 3rd level you have to time perfectly how do you use gaz.

The restart is a nice addition and as the player respawn very quickly the difficulty can be (hardly) handled.

good game, quite fun to play but i was able to get stuck on some levels. over than that i enjoyed playing the game, well done.

It was pretty simple but could have been fun if it was just a bit more forgiving. the jet pack took fuel way quick. Also I don't feel that fuel and energy are the same thing. granted you convert the fuel to heat energy but were splitting hairs here. I felt like you just didn't want people to win at all costs.. It felt punishing. I like a challenge but this was too hard. just a hair less consumption from the jet pack and id be ok. the animations were good. would have liked to see more detail in the backgrounds. Could have used some innovation in the puzzle aspect of it. It vaguely reminded me of Solomons Key, but left me wishing your game was as appealing. Great work making this all on your own tho. I hope the feedback helps.

I think timing needs more work. It takes considerable time "for stars to align", and with almost no margin at running and flying this multiplies by a huge number of attempts.

Nice game. It forced me to think about how to best use my power, for the jetpack or the flamethrower, and on which enemies. The last level especially took me a good few tries to figure out. The graphics aren't a strong point particularly but they do the job. The strength is definitely in the idea and the puzzle element. Good job!

Nice one! It get's surprisingly tactical after a few levels. The only problem i had.. i couldn't restart the current level in the web version by pressing escape, but overall i enjoyed it and the graphics looks good too. Well done! :)

Really fun, but really hard too play. Nice idea of gameplay, but far too challengning.

Really fun, cool concept, needed more fire.

Interesting jetpack mechanic, although not being able to jump normally was a bit disorienting.

This was VERY dialed in to the difficulty. I think giving people a little more fuel, and scoring them for making it to the end with more would be great.

The mechanics felt a little odd when falling, but the jetpack itself flowed well. A jump would have been nice.

The graphics were well done, everyone looked like they were wandering around.
And the music was great, it added a whole other layer.

Enjoyed playing this one. Excellent interpretation of the theme.

I finished it! Its really challenging! the 3rd level was the hardest one in my opinion. This should be the last one ;) The graphics could be more polished, especially the background and the platforms. But all in all it makes fun!

The mechanics are simple, but it's a very challenging and well made game. Made it to the end of the game, wanted more levels but I know there isn't much time for that :p
Great work!

Your game is simplistic and neat. I wish that I could choose to restart a level when I run out of energy. Good work!