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START: It’s All You Have's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #69 | 4.167 | 4.167 |
| Overall | #103 | 3.906 | 3.906 |
| Presentation | #133 | 4.117 | 4.117 |
| Fun | #270 | 3.433 | 3.433 |
Ranked from 60 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Preferred Name
Cricchioz
Newbie?
Experienced
Nope - I've completed at least one game jam before.
How does your game fit the theme?
in Start, It’s All You Have, the only thing you can do is press the Start button, and that’s where everything begins. each press doesn’t just start the level, it triggers actions and forces you to adapt. every time you die or complete a level, you use a new robot with new mechanics and the cycle begins again. in the end, as if nothing ever happened, the game loops back to the beginning, reminding you that sometimes, all you can do is… just get started.
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it's very fun, a mechanic i never saw being used before so the puzzles were very interesting. I liked changing what the buttons do to the robot later on, it made it even more interesting.
thank you so much!! im glad u enjoyed the core mechanic of the game! :>
This game feels very polished, I like the music and the visuals and such, it's all very cohesive. I agree with the other commenter about level 4 though, the pattern is very easy to understand and intuitive, but the way it's laid out is a bit cumbersome... the level is pretty lengthy compared to the ones before it, and having to click 3 more times just to loop around to what you need can get tedious after dying 1-2 times, suddenly it's more about finding & clicking start than platforming, haha
Overall, this feels like a demo for a really good & polished game, I'm impressed! Very cool game
thank you so much for the feedback! i take in consideration what y'all are telling me about the game to fix it and make it better, i appreciate your honest reviews! again, thanks for having played, glad u enjoyed the game so far!
interesting idea, like what you did with the theme. do wish level 4 wasn't so deliberately frustrating though, having to loop the starts many times just to get on a platform on the right cycle became cumbersome
thank you for the feedback! level 4 get frustrating if the player doesn't start to use his brain and calculate patterns, but yeah i see that if u try it for the first time that’s the feeling you get playing the game. im sorry i u got frustrated playing the game, ill do my best to improve my next games!
Very fun game! This is one of the games I tried during playtesting, and even back then it was so good of a game! An incredibly creative take on the theme!
thank you so much! i appreciate your feedback!
I love the interpretation of the theme and how it was implemented in the game, it was very unique and fun! At first I was like "why can't I jump?" but then I decided to use my brain and start clicking on the start buttons. And then everytime I thought that was it, you ended up adding in more mechanics. Incredibly well done, no negatives!
tysm for the feedback!! im really glad u enjoyed the game so far without negatives! thanks for having played, it means a lot to me!
and yeah, i created the game to in a way u must use the brain, im happy the game gave you these vibes!
thank you so much! happy enjoyed the game! btw i already played your game! it was amazing, i think i have the feedback in my community post. but yeah great concept!
This is a great game! Super fun once you get the hang of it, and a VERY creative use of the theme. I kept instinctively hitting the space bar to jump xD this is a great game I would totally buy on Steam!
thank you so much!! im truly happy u enjoyed the game. the fact u would buy it on steam means a lot to me, again, thank you! <3
Very neat, very well executed. It's simple but it's done very well. It's also unique I havent seen this done before. I'm surprised you were able to do so much with this mechanic. It's simplle abut done very well and it's fun and satisfying to play, well done!
thank you so much!! im so happy u found the core mechanic that great! glad u enjoyed the game! :>
This was a neat one. I really like the concept of you using start to jump. I didn't really run into any issues I can say about but it was fun.
thank you so much for the feedback! im super glad had fun with my game! :)
Hell yeh , another 2d platformer , the game is very polished. Introducing the mechanics one by one during gameplay is alwats very nice where you let player get used to the control first then slowly progress the gamplay. It is a lot of fun
thank you so much!! im glad u enjoyed the game so far. appreciate the feedback!! :>
Im also a platformer , would love for you to tell me your thoughts
Creative and polished game! I love the idea of only having one button and gradually adding more and more mechanics to that, and it fits the theme perfectly while not being something I've seen anyone else do.
Minor nitpick: Not sure what the point is of the start button moving around every time you click it. Not a big deal at all, but just slightly annoying for no real reason.
hi cassidy! thank you so much for the feedback. ik glad u liked the concept of the game! the teleportation mechanic was a thing i added since the start of the development because i thought it could make the game more challenging, but apparently many ppl didnt like this choice. i apologies! however i already updated the game, therefore if u want to give it a try when the jam will end i would be happy!
I had a lot of fun playing! Loved the mechanic and the graphics were so good. Great game!
thank you so much, im honored u like the graphics since yours are amazing! happy u had fun!! :>
The puzzles are really good. Its actually pretty similar to what I wanted my game to be, just more streamlined... Actually, I'm gonna take notes.
thank you so much!! glad u liked the game, if u have any questions feel free to ask me!
Oh really? Well I was wondering how you go about designing levels. Do you know what puzzles and challenges you want ahead of time or is it more figure it out as you go? Level design is something I struggle with immensely so I am always looking to see how other people do it.
yeah sure! okay lemme explain: it was my first time making a platformer game, and the first time making a game with levels. so basically i spent the first 3 hours of the jam making a huge GDD (Game Design Document) writing down all the game as i wanted it to be. but you know, of course u need to adapt it meanwhile you are developing it, because sometimes things don’t go as planned or maybe better ideas come up (for example the final level with the boss fight wasn’t planned). so far this is how i organised things during the jam! hope i helped you. (:
Cool, thanks!
Awesome puzzles! Really liked the progression in there. I think a counter of how many "starts" I used to clear a certain level would be super interesting too (e.g. instigate users to solve the same problem with less resources, you know?). Overall, incredible work :)
that's a GREAT suggestion, ill take it in consideration for future updates! im glad u liked the game so far, thank you so much for the feedback! :>
Super interesting mechanics, I love the graphics, and it's really funny! Well done!
thank you so much! appreciate u enjoyed the game overall!
I really enjoyed the puzzle mechanics of the game and how you played around with ideas such as parity. I do think that although moving the start button around was unique, the game would still feel the same if it had been in one place, and since playing in browser it was quite small, it was sometimes slow to move around to it while playing the level. But great take on the theme and nice work in the jam!
thank you so much,ireally appreciate the feedback! since y'all told me about the start button i already updated the game, ill wait the jam's end to push it to the public! thank you for having played to the game, i truly appreciate each compliment!
Very interesting mechanics!
It's great that you paced it properly, that each level has it's own mechanic that gets introduce, though since you need to platform with a character and click on the start button, it sometimes gets quite confusing and even disorientating too, I would suggest a way to indicate the player position, maybe a slim see trough line between the cursor and character. Also the start button somestimes would spawn behind the level label at the top of the screen, that should be an easy fix.
Overall I like the little robot dude, good job! ✨
thank you so much for the detailed feeback! ill take in consideration every single mechanic u talked about. im happy u liked the game so far. thank you for having played the game, i really appreciate that!
Really cool mechanic with the one button controlling everything! The game felt really polished and I loved the art style! Awesome puzzle game, good job! Only minor things is switching of the place of the start button, that didn't really add too much to the game, especially when you needed to cycle through many movements. But anyways I had fun!
thank you so much for the feedback! im really happy u enjoyed the game overall. i apology for the teleport mechanic, it’s definitely something that ppl didn’t like and ill make sure to dont make the same mistake in next games! again, thanks for having played the game!
Great job, i really think its well implemented which is rare for a game jam (we usually rush things a lot. Overall a pretty good game
Oh also feel free to try my game out, i would love tho hear your thoughts on it
tysm! happy u liked it! btw i already tried your game and gave a feedback! :3
Very polished game in my opinion and interesting mechanics. I got stuck on level 4 for too long and rage-quitted. Cool to see a leaderboard and wow! someone cleared up to level 9. Overall impressive game!
tysm for the feedback!! the level 4 rage quit is a common thing. i can give u a tip to make that level: u can actually press the start button even when platform are moving, so u can mess around with patterns. i really appreciate that u liked the game! :>