Critical Mess by Yoni
You play the role of Stick McFigure, an art critic imprisoned in Count Paintbrush's mansion after giving him a bad review.
You have the ability to cross between the Real Dimension and the Art Dimension. Use it to escape!
You have the ability to cross between the Real Dimension and the Art Dimension. Use it to escape!
Ratings
| Coolness | 100% | 1 |
| Overall(Jam) | 3.73 | 59 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.54 | 91 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.63 | 46 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.25 | 259 |
| Humor(Jam) | 3.57 | 39 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.52 | 97 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.41 | 133 |
| Theme(Jam) | 3.36 | 240 |
I disagree that switching between the dimensions is annoying, IMO it is the most interesting part, it's a memory game after all :)
Good intro and good music.
Strict collision detection and unforgiving flip-constraints do make the game rather punishing. I felt it most after working very hard to achieve a platform only to have it whisked away "from under my feet" because I messed up a flip+jump combo. And then you fall all the way to the bottom of the level. Sharp block edges can prevent the player from completing trivial jumps. Definitely glad you put in the "skip level" button!!
Anyway, always a pleasure to get rickrolled and seeing some reminders of your previous games. Good work, hope to see you next time!
The music suits it really well; the idea is very cool. But after a while, with so much dimension-flipping, I found the colour difference between dimensions was kinda harsh to look at. The inability to see where I was jumping got kinda frustrating, but again maybe just because of the forced flip-back when you're inside a block.
It is a clever game mechanic, maybe slightly more visual clues to platform positions could reduce the annoyance too. The thing that stopped me playing, unfortunately, before I got to the cool-looking screenshot above was the uneven framerate. I'd love to play a smoother/faster non-html version some day. Actually, I'm saying too much that's just picky griping - this is genius, and I give 5 stars for graphics!