Game link: https://jasminej2003.itch.io/ice-bomb-runner

How to play: press [<] [>] to move the fish, press [space] to jump, if see the sign "E",please press [E] to interact(move the obstacle away or lift the platform), press [J] you can shoot bullets to kill the skeleton man. Pause the game, press ESC .then you can adjust the volume of BGM or other audio sounds.

Goal: collect 7 coins in 3 minutes

cute first game, the ambiance was nice, the level design was a bit rough, I didn't really know where to go with all of the spikes, the skeleton looked nice !
the interactible buttons should probably be in another color, to make sure players don't miss them!

Good job for a very first game, here some feedback :
- The buttons aren't very visible; perhaps their color should be changed a bit.
- We don't really understand the purpose or where to go at first with the peaks.
- The sound is a bit distorted (this may be intentional; in this case, ignore the feedback, haha)

Good work, I hope you keep it up! :smile:

It's very impressive for your fist jam, well done

Level design was a little bit hard for me to navigate... and also yes, it would be better if buttons had been marked somehow!! Otherwise nice entry :3

Heya!
That’s a really nice and cute game, especially for a first jam entry. The theme fits well, and the movement already feels pretty solid as a starting point.

Here’s a bit of feedback that might help for future updates or projects:

- Audio cues: It’d be great to have more sound effects for the bomb. I died a few times because nothing happened, and I thought I had to kick it to make it explode. A clear audio cue would help a lot!

- Character polish: The skelly boi isn’t 100% clean. There are a few stray pixels in the animation that stand out a bit. Cleaning those up would make it look even better.

- Visual clarity: Making buttons and tiles more distinguishable would help with readability. It could be nice if the tiles looked a bit more like the ground/bottom ones for consistency.

- Level design: The level design feels a bit rough at times (as others mentioned), but that’s totally normal! You’ll get better at it with more time and experience.

Overall, you can absolutely be proud of this as a first jam game. It’s playable, fits the theme, and is genuinely fun to play!

Unfortunately I don't really understand what to do. I can pick up the coins in the immediate area and kill the skeleton, but there doesn't appear to be anywhere to go after that. I found two blocks that a "press E" thing popped up near but all they do is raise or lower these two platforms that don't seem to change anything.

Great job for a first time. I was unfortunately not able to get more than the couple starter coins and 1 shrimp. I couldn't figure out how to move after that, just moving the two platforms didn't seem to help aside from getting to the one higher coin. Everything else seemed blocked. I think with some more practice you'll do better, it's a good starting point.

Such a cute game

Cute game about radiation in japans sea, like it

Good job for your first game. It's actually not that simple to play and bit confusing, but very charming. Hope to see more from you!

Congrats on your first game! I somehow spawned a bomb at one point?

After pressing Shift, a bomb will spawn， and the fish must swim in the opposite direction, or it will be killed by the explosion.

a very cute game indeed! A nice entry for the first jam game, definately keep going! Skeleton man brutally murdered me a few times, but it's my own fault. Go rate other's games to increase visibility of your own game.

Congrats on releasing a finished jam game!!
I appreciate that you had a pause menu with sound settings and the option to restart, so I didn't have to actually restart the whole game when I was stuck! Also having the ingame help screen is a very useful inclusion!
I'm a bit confused about what the "E" interact mechanic did, but I didn't really need it much to play the game :)
Also I'm not sure what the Shrimp item did, but I always collected it anyway :)
Good job on your first jam game! You can definitely be proud of what you accomplished, it's not easy making a game in 3 days, especially for newcomers, and you delivered! :) Awesome job!! I hope you guys continue making games (as long as you're having fun)!!

Very nice what you accomplished as your first game. I really like some of your graphics, skeleton man looks very smooth.
I think a lot of people have already commented with good advice. I wwould add that I find the choice of controls/keys a bit odd. But thats something that one can fix easily.

Not bad for a first game! The visual style is great, and the little fish is really cute. If I understood correctly and this is meant to be a platformer, there are a few issues — like the lack of *coyote time* — and the first level felt impossible to beat. I’d also work on the affordance: the fish should be able to swim, and the ice spikes should deal damage. Other than that, nice job — I hope to see your game at the next jam! :)

Cool game, but too hard for me. Art style is too messy, and object positioning is strange. Good for prototype, but need more work.

Not bad. I’d like to see more effects when the skeleton attacks or when you run into spikes.

I didn’t quite understand how to get the coins from the skeleton, and I wasn’t sure how to use the platforms 😅
The visuals are cool, and the sound is great too!

It's a good game, but I sometimes got stuck on platform corners and with 0 IQ tried to figure out how to get through ice spikes. The experience was interesting, but I lacked understanding and I wish the music lasted a little longer and then looped.

Cute first game, congrats! It took me a few tries, but I finished the game :) Although I'm not entirely sure if I found a shortcut, as I didn't collected 7 coins yet — but my cute little fish was happy anyway! Nice graphics too. :)

The game is nice. But I got stuck under the platform

very good for your first gamejam experience!! I really love the interactive design, moving the platform is genius. it'll be better if can lower the complexity of level 1, a little hard for the beginner. overall, love it

not bad for your first go at it! keep it up :)

Congratz on making your first LD game. It's cute, but I couldn't get far through it. In level 1 I killed the skeleton and picked 4 coins and couldn't do anything else. The switch-activated moving platforms didn't seem to have any useful purpose. Level 2 was exactly the same except there were no moving platforms and the crystal in the middle was broken so I could pass through the middle and then I suddenly won by picking the next coin.

For a first game is very good! I notice the skeleton sprite had some artifacts, probably because of the way it was imported, it is an easy fix if searched around. The gameplay was a little rough, something more dynamic I believe it would feel more natural and enjoyable, still pretty fun challenge. Congrats :)

Nice job on your first entry! Overall the game is fun, looks very good and has a good game feel. It just requires a bit more polish, and it would be amazing!

Very good job on the skeleton visuals and animations, it looks awesome!

Very good job for a first game jam entry. Certainly better than mine was. I would say that it wasn't always clear what the interactions would end up doing. I think they just move platforms?