A Hop, A Skip, and a LAUNCH!
A Hop, A Skip, and a LAUNCH! is a foddian game I made over a spring break for the Artist's Tavern Spring 2025 Game Jam. The theme of this jam was 'Extremes' which I incorporated by having the player movemente controlled by a scroll bar that tended towards the extreme ends of the spectrum much more than the middle.
I really enojoyed getting to use foddian techniques and elements throughout this game. Adding inspirational quotes that appear whenever the player has fallen too far was very reminiscent of games like getting over it. Additionally, I think that the art I created for this game, while very simple, looks really good! A little gnome with a rocket feels like a perfect player character for what this game is, and I'm really happy with how the background snowy mountains look, as well as the occasional signage and messages.
If I were to go back and edit this game, I think sound would be the biggest thing that I would add as it currently as no background music. Additionally, it might not technically be beatable in it's current state. Every section of the level I did at one point complete, but I never completed everythign in succession. It's a very difficult game, as foddian games tend to be, so maybe someone more skilled than I could complete it, but under less time constraint I would definitely be sure that I could complete the entire game before releasing it.