The world has fallen into chaos and instability, and you've traced this madness to its source: the Tower of Magic. Ascend, brave one, and restore order to the world!
Controls: Left Arrow (A): Move Left Right Arrow (D): Move Right Space: Jump
Created by University of Vermont Game Development Club Sam Gusick - Programmer & Not Forgotten Marcus Elia - Programmer & Musician Tyler Hickey - Visual Artist & Animator Tim Martin - Level Design Robby Beattie - Programmer & Manager Dylan Gooley - Idea Man
This was a solid idea. A 2D platformer is always fun. The movement seemed kind of slow and clunky. I think that and some audio would improve this game a lot.
Did y'all record Marcus playing live? It sounds great, if a touch quiet. More audio feedback for player actions would be great. For instance, I found it difficult to distinguish between the states of the controllable platforms, so sound there would help communicate that my input was accepted
I love the studio title of Idea Man, game has good ideas but with a shaky execution. I saw you guys were a Uni club so I think this is a great entry for 72 hours with people who probably haven't worked together long.
This is an interesting game! I had a confusion with teleports, but I got through anyway. Could add a tower map to the game to see the progress of the climb :)
@muse-x Before we added the background texture, it was nearly impossible to tell what was happening with teleporting. If we had more time, we would have added fog that changes density as elevation changes.
The interaction with the platforms is interesting, but feels a bit weird to control. Also, it would be nice if the platforms had more visual contrast with the background. Cool game!
Definitely an interesting mechanic! I think with some sort of constraint or cost for using that "stabilization orb" you could make some really nice puzzles with it.
You brought something new to the platforming table, which I appreciate. My main gripe is with the visibility of the platforms. I had trouble figuring out if I froze a platform in its intangible state.
Quite a good platformer - one improvement idea: it would feel better, if jumping would stop when releasing the space bar (like in mario games). However, great JAM game!
Nice game! I like the stop and drag mechanics. I do have to say that it was a little hard to tell the platforms apart from the background sometimes. Otherwise, good job on the game!
Short and sweet, really fun mechanics I see a lot of potential for making fun puzzles. Oh, I found a bit of a ~~cheese~~ speedrun strat: https://imgur.com/a/TzwOnGZ
The background is too harsh for the eye and blinding, it might be worth making a difference between the foreground and the background. The protagonist and the wall seem to me to be equally detailed. In general, I love platformers, the attempt was a success, but it would be nice to finalize the game))
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Cool game!
Sound is lacking in web version, don't know if it is by design or bug.
Good work! Keep up, learn and make more interesting games :)
Oh, I found a bit of a ~~cheese~~ speedrun strat: https://imgur.com/a/TzwOnGZ
In general, I love platformers, the attempt was a success, but it would be nice to finalize the game))