Wild Thaw

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very cute cozy game <3

Enjoyable, but the level design really needs some improvements. Wild Thaw is a short, third-person platformer about a fireball fighting off ice. You melt ice crystals, collect seeds, and become a larger fireball. Personally, the game is alright, I suppose. The graphics and sound design are fine. Apart from rendering issues with some assets, my main problem is the level design. I haven't fully checked every area, but it's quite easy to get softlocked. If you melt almost every ice crystal, you might be able to go out of bounds just from the physics and from jumping across the map. And because every jump consumes your fire, there's a low chance of getting stuck. Speaking of softlocks, spoilers, by the way, [spoiler]it is possible to get stuck in the snowstorm area. If you didn't melt every ice crystal and you saved your game in that area, you are basically stuck, and it is impossible to complete.[/spoiler] This was my second time playing this game. I completed it the first time (a month ago), but I couldn't finish it on my second attempt. I don't remember how I did it, but I can't figure out a way to move forward this time. I know this is a student project, so I hope the dev…

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they see me burnin' they hatin'

A nice, pretty game with easy to learn machinics and smooth controls. Explore, find the all the collectibles and power ups you need, and save the world by restoring balance. I would love a sequel or prequel from the perspective of the other side, and see a lot of potential for a co-op with both sides working together, following the balance theme. Hope Cinder Studios keeps it up!