Gameplay
General Gameplay: 7/15 The level design is relatively good, some arrows to point direction and less spring jumps would be nice. Simple platformer jumps are a lot more important to platformers than you’d think. The first boss is really repetitive and easy. The main issue with the gameplay is the movement system. It’s extremely difficult to control, you can barely control yourself when in the air. Please at least try to use this movement instead Flowlab Game Creator - Spin test (or just make one yourself, just put this here to show an idea of what I was thinking would work well), it will make it a lot more fun to play. It has strength based jumps, better friction, easy midair control, and wall jumps and slides. You can get rid of sliding and wall jumping if you want.
Controls 2/3 Basic, simple platformer controls. But I usually take 1 point off here if movement isn’t good.
Replay-able: 1/2 With a better movement system I can even see having some fun speedrunning this game.
Unique: 1/5 Nothing really stands out in the gameplay. Just a basic platformer with a spring pick-up mechanic.
Overall: 11/25
Sounds
Overall Fit: 5/5 Good. Like the death effect a lot.
Well-used: 5/5 Not much to say here.
Overall: 10/10
Graphics
Style: 5/5 Love the simple style. It’s done well. It’s not much but I think the clouds should have a darker outline.
Fits game: 5/5 The style feels like it fits the cutesy platformer game it is.
Overall Look: 13/15 Sprites all follow a well designed style. Colours look good, and the art does too.
Effects: 3/5 Effects such as wavy decals and a nice death effect add a lot of feel to the game. I feel like some particles on movement and when you hit an enemy would be nice.
Overall: 26/30
Creativity
Uniqueness: 4/10 The art is the main thing that makes this game stand-out from other platformers. The other mechanics are commonly used in platformers.
Fits: 6/8 Not too much creativity present, but it fits quite well. The spring mechanic is really overused for how it can sometimes be buggy and hard to control with the movement.
Enjoyable and Fun: 3/7 As I said, the overused spring jumps can be unfun. A lot of those jumps could be replaced by a basic platformer jump.
Overall: 13/25
Difficulty & Balance
Feels balanced: 4/8 Difficulty progression isn’t very linear, but follows a consistent upward path.
No Bugs: 1/2 When you spam jump the sound keeps playing, and springs can be a bit inconsistent.
Overall: 5/10
Personal Rating: 5/10
Art is great, but the rest of the game feels like a generic platformer. An unique movement system along with more ideas would greatly benefit this game.
Overall Rating: 6.5/10
Art really saved this game from a lower rating. Amazingly done art. As I said before, more unique mechanics are really needed. I feel like the game sort of wants to have puzzle-like mechanics, but doesn’t pull it together to make a full puzzle type game. Overall, the game would surpass a 7/10 rating with just a new smooth movement system.
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