Grappling Around

Absolutely LOVE this. Swinging is a bit wonky from time to time but its insanely fun! Maybe you could add a freeplay mode where you swing around a large map or city? Or maybe a way to import maps? Either way really cool and I cant wait to see what gets added next!

The gameplay definitely has fun elements. It feels good when you get swinging, but the issue is, you rarely get swinging enough for it to be satisfying. The only times I got real momentum were going sideways while grappling. It seems like that really gives you a speed boost, and using that I was able to soar above the map in some places. By grappling far above you, you can go from a dead hang to your grapple line being totally horizontal. This makes an easy way to gain height.

Judging from existing games, I think the swinging would feel more satisfying if your character was affected more heavily by gravity. When you fall faster, you have more potential to turn downward movement into forward or upward movement. Also, increasing the gravity would help prevent you from gaining height when it doesn't feel legitimate as described earlier.

If you're looking to make the side swinging parts more fun, instead of gaining a lot of speed from moving to the side, look into adding a sprint or similar mechanic so you can gain speed before leaving the ground.

I like the bounce pads quite a bit, and they could add some very fun and interesting bits to levels, but the mechanics of them are pretty wonky as is. I found it difficult to just get across the first segment with the tilted bounce pads; maybe look into the physics there.

Overall, I like what you have and would be excited to play around with where you take it from here. If you haven't already, check out A Story About My Uncle. It's a fantastic game that isn't too long, and really explores mechanics that seem pretty close to what you're trying to emulate. Best of luck!

I really love the concept of the game as I love grappling hooks in video games. The game is very fun when you are moving fast and have a lot of space to manoeuvre. The issue with the game is that the controls feel very floaty and a bit unresponsive. The way you build up momentum is a bit strange as I only really got speed from going side to side. Also, there were many times when I was clearly close enough to grapple onto something but I didn't. This problem could be fixed by adding some sort of indication that you can or can't grapple onto a block or maybe making sure that things that you should be able to grapple on you can actually grapple on. Another small problem is that the environments are a bit plain and lacking detail but I assume this will change the more the game is developed. With some refinements I can see this being an indie hit.

I want to play but my pc died today