Academic-Adventure-v1
Academic Adventure
A 2D Platformer game in which the player navigates through different courses collecting items such as Starbucks, boba tea, and much more while avoiding items such as bad grades and job board icons. AVOID LAVA!
Controls:
Use left and right arrow key for horizontal movement and space to jump.
Use space key to proceed to the next level and after collecting the star.
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The game is pretty mechanically polished. The platforming movement feels really solid, like I'm in perfect control of where I'm going both on the ground and in the air and that makes the player feel really good to interact with. I like that I can slightly bump into the side of the platform but still make it on. The visual trail on the player also helped me get a better sense of my speed. The one issue I was having was the moving platform, which added a lot of friction and made it so that I was never able to gain enough speed to clear the jump and claim the star.
The game's idea is quite intriguing, potentially offering a bit of irony about the difficulties students face today. Having to avoid F grades as well as LinkedIn, both of which are things students would rather not deal with, is an interesting concept. Incorporating one's perspective on certain matters into a game is really engaging. For example, the GTA series also includes ironic depictions of racial issues, where the reactions and behaviors of pedestrians or police vary when playing characters of different skin colors.
I really like the special effects and sound effects of the character's jump, as well as the sound effects when scoring. However, I keep failing to get past a certain platform, and I'm not sure if it's because the game is not yet complete or if there's a special method to get past it.