Walter looks very cute. I found the art style and soundtrack to be very calming, which gives the game a great mood. At the beginning, the wall jumping was a bit challenging, but after some tries it worked out. What I really liked was the ledge grabbing and the secret paths. Thank you for this game!

So I'll just make a whole new comment for this in case someone else sees it, and and it helps them give you more valuable feedback (for any potential readers, I have a comment down below you can reference for the rest of the conversation):

I played both versions and my final verdict is that I like the game jam system more and not the updated one, BUT, that's because I took more care and attention with your game this time around. I saw the intentionality and design in your game this session, and I don't think I was ready to see it before when I played it the first time because the game was kind of punishing and I simply didn't give it enough of a chance. That's on me, and I will tell you I went back and bumped up your Gameplay score sizably because I think you make good, intentional choices that show strong game design skills. However, the game is also hard and has a steep learning curve at first, which can turn people off. That's why I said earlier it might be a good idea to revisit some of the obstacles you designed (all of which are GOOD, I must reiterate) and make them less punishing for a short game session, like say a game jam. The part where you have several sloped islands to jump on was the first major road block for me and it stayed a major road block every time I fell back down (watermelon 21, for reference). I would personally tone that one down a little and save it for a little later in the level. Maybe someone else would feel differently and had no problem with it, though. Take this part with a fistful salt. I found some shortcuts that made it easier to get back to where I was, but it still felt like it a bit punishing overall.

Ultimately, I'm glad the game jam version encourages one to slow down and be methodical about the next move. Once I realized that, I did do a lot better with the game. The updated version was easier for me to navigate, admittedly, but I think it's because it makes it more similar to platformers I'm already familiar with. I do not want to ask you to box yourself into that system, and instead I encourage you to go back to this and think about how you can make it even more "you" because I really liked that aspect of your game once I got to know it better. The game has a stronger identity that I gave it credit for and tells me you have a lot of potential as a developer. 

Anyway, I'm glad I revisited this. Actually one of my favorite entries now. If you're a player reading this, give the game a fair shake and you won't be disappointed. 

as soon as i saw the climbing over a ledge animation i knew i would be ride or die for walter

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then i later abandoned him after I couldn't swing the wall jumping consistently enough oh well haha

beautiful visual treatment here! 

I loved the animations, the way you could hang on to the ledge, the music, the atmosphere... everything seemed so relaxing. Until I fell all the way to the bottom, that's when I got a little nervous, I'm sure that was your intention xD Great job!

This game is so cute and the music is relaxing. I think the graphics are a pretty strong point, and I loved the rolling/jumping/etc. animations. I do think the jumping in the game is a bit clunky though and could be revisited. I really struggled on that first pit until I figured out how the system really worked. Overall though, great job!

This was a lot of fun to play, I had to put it down eventually but I'm sure I'll be going back, I know I can make those jumps, I just need 100 more tries!

Gamepad support would have been a nice feature to bring a little more "gameboy" soul to things.

Walter is a friend, that's a great little character design and he comes to life through all the little details, his whole set of animations is fun and you really got the most out of a small set of SFX. The ledge climb animation gets me every time.

The animations and the graphics are really great, especially the animation of the character pulling up on the ledge… awesome. The only thing I noticed is that the jumping feels a bit clunky, especially when jumping off the wall. I think the jumps could be just a little higher. But that’s probably just me :-D. Great game!!!

Love the way it loks, the sounds, the gameplay.

Kind of hard with the wall jumping mechanic but other wise a really good game.