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[Birden]

I played to level 6 and quit when I found that I had to navigate a narrow passage of lava above and below without a checkpoint right before.

Anyway, I liked the game, but it needs improvements. Bouncing off walls and ceilings like they have springs in them and you're a super-bouncy ball is really annoying. I understand the ceilings to some extent, but having the walls repel you so vigorously--even while on the ground--just seems to make the game needlessly difficult. Another thing, which works to complicate this, is that the ground is always slippery.
Finally, for a criticism of the controls: the keyboard setup was good, but the left and right controls were too sensitive in combination with the slippery ground and bouncy walls. The jump/fly function quickly went from a small hop to a massive upward thrust, which makes a lot of the tighter passageways extremely difficult.

Oh, FYI, there's a glitch at the beginning of level 3 that allows most of the level to be skipped by walking through the wall.

X54321 responds:

Thanks for the criticism, I don't get much of that. That glitch you were talking about was on purpose.

[Super Run Jumper]

It's a good start. I was able to run beyond the screen, resulting in the game eventually stopping. Having to constantly stop running in a run game to make sure that you're at a comfortable difficulty or to keep from going off the screen is pretty annoying. It would make sense to give a fixed running motion and allow the player to move left and right, or--should you choose to keep it with the player having full control of the running--allow the player to run to the left as well instead of waiting for the screen to catch up. Another alternative is to have a fixed running point and left/right controls the speed at which the game runs.

Pizzamakesgames responds:

Thanks for the input, I really appreciate it! Just in case you'd care, you've kinda been featured, in a way. http://mostlyflyinganchovies.tumblr.com/post/86196950492/game-dev-blog-4-evaluating-critique

[Amnesia]

FIX THE JUMP!!! It's nearly unplayable as it is. I was able to finish the game somehow, but the inconsistency in the jumping made it an infuriating undertaking. Other than that, the game was very easy. It had a decent (albeit tear-jerking) storyline. All in all, if you fix the jump, I'd give it a 3/5.

wizzyxx responds:

Sorry, I would have fixed this earlier if I had seen the earlier reviews. Tweaked the jump a little, hope its better than before. I didn't want to make the jump too strong because the game was already very easy, and I wanted it to be at least a bit challenging. I didn't realise it added fake difficulty instead. Thanks for taking the time to play and reviewing!