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Great work!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1166974,"author_name":"OttoBroccoli","author_uid":"ottobroccoli","epoch":1759850246,"text":"The game looks great! I couldn't figure out what to do for a long time until I figured out there was a double jump, and then everything was great =)","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1168611,"author_name":"Gyzra","author_uid":"gyzra","epoch":1759865255,"text":"Very cute colour pallete and I love the main character's design. The audio is perfect for the retro platformer aesthetic. The boss fight had very cool mechanics, but I spent too much time running into bats to have enough health for it. Great platformer and I would love to see more boss fights in this style. Well done!","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1171337,"author_name":"Blue Pin Studio","author_uid":"blue-pin-studio","epoch":1759911708,"text":"It's decent. It could use a lot more effort for the controls and i had no idea what to do with the boss fight. The art is good though!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1180576,"author_name":"daupoh","author_uid":"daupoh","epoch":1760179499,"text":"I played post jam version and didn't figure out how to damage boss :)\nI tried to hit his fists, eyes, then I realised what I could jump on fist, then used it like a platform to jump on tree and then... I apparently fall to the off screen abyss)\n\nAnyway, platformers are challenging genre to make for jam period, especially with boss battles! You did a good job here!\n","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1181577,"author_name":"jacobingalls","author_uid":"jacobingalls","epoch":1760223642,"text":"Good game, Pump-kid. I got to phase two of Bumpkin but even though the health bar looked empty he didn't take damage... died once I got off the hands. Funny twist though.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1184847,"author_name":"Vary","author_uid":"vary","epoch":1760579416,"text":"aw the pump-kid is so cute! I like that you combined the theme with Halloween, very fitting, and I feel like it works well. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out there was a double jump, I thought I was missing something. Overall nice game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1184848,"author_name":"Budaniel","author_uid":"budaniel","epoch":1760579570,"text":"Excellent! The action was really satisfying, the boss fight was fun, the graphics were good, and the music was awesome. A stellar entry! One point of note was that at the end of the boss fight, I wasn't sure how to end the fight at first.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1184887,"author_name":"boshlonavish","author_uid":"boshlonavish","epoch":1760596481,"text":"Loved it, the visuals and music (especially the boss music) were great. The controls felt very smooth although the double jump was a little finicky to trigger sometimes. Great job!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1186581,"author_name":"SergS Workshop","author_uid":"sergs-workshop","epoch":1760948388,"text":"Great soundtrack and pleasant visuals - especially the pumpkin boss design. Unfortunately, there\u2019s no visual feedback when you hit the mega pumpkin besides the HP bar going down, and the fight feels a bit broken since you can exploit it by standing on the hands.","format":"md","likes":2,"spam":"N"},{"id":1186622,"author_name":"twistways","author_uid":"twistways","epoch":1760959141,"text":"I like the art and audio! The controlls felt weird for me with the low jump hight and I was totaly lost in the boss fight. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":1186624,"author_name":"Sharky3188","author_uid":"sharky3188","epoch":1760962250,"text":"Great visual style. Some of the controls felt a little bit floaty in some sections. I feel like the standard jump could have been a bit higher by default. \nThe boss fight was a nice addition, however it was a bit easy to cheese by just standing on the hands and never moving again. \nOverall great job. 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Journey to the haunted city and collect an offering for the dread Pumpkin before he decides he'd rather eat your village instead!\n\n![Captura desde 2025-10-06 15-59-28.png](\/\/\/raw\/59c\/8\/z\/6e461.png)\n\n\n(Note -- jumping on the bats' heads will work much better for you than attacking them -- for some reason the hitboxes are a bit odd specifically on the bat enemies.)\n\n\nVersions\n- the base version (playable on this page, and in the first HTML5 link) follows all Jam rules. 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Journey to the haunted city and collect an offering for the dread Pumpkin before he decides he'd rather eat your village instead!\n\n![Captura desde 2025-10-06 15-59-28.png](\/\/\/raw\/59c\/8\/z\/6e461.png)\n\n\n(Note -- jumping on the bats' heads will work much better for you than attacking them -- for some reason the hitboxes are a bit odd specifically on the bat enemies.)\n\n\nVersions\n- the base version (playable on this page, and in the first HTML5 link) follows all Jam rules. 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