Balloon Flight

I really liked the feeling this game gave me. It reminded me of orisinal ferry halim games but with some of the more "game-like" gameplay stuff removed. I got feelings of chill nostalgia and it felt perfect to enjoy in the autumn. The soothing music really lends itself to the experience. Even though the wind sound is probably the sound that is the most objectively out of place, I actually really enjoyed it. Just the clicking and fumbling of it gave a weirdly tactile feel even though I think not everybody might enjoy that one. I felt bad for hitting the birds though.

I also liked the transition from the balloon lifting up from the ground to the air and the landing on the grass. Just a really soothing game.

Also enjoyed the square resolution. Felt retro and nostalgic for me.

I love the relaxed atmosphere that the game creates. The music is very pleasing and low-energy, the graphics aren't in your face too much and the gameplay is slow-paced (the good type). I was pleasantly surprised by the ending too! The soft landing on safe ground matched the overall vibe and somehow made me feel good because I guess subconciously I expected that the balloon blows or just disappears below the screen or something.

I don't really have any major issues with the game for what it is, but a couple of things came to mind while playing. The clouds slowing you down wasn't intuitive at first. On my first play I didn't realize that I had to dodge them and couldn't figure out what was slowing me down. Then of course I read the instructions and found out. Another thing that I noticed was that it was possible that the random generation (?) of the clouds made it possible to make a tight enough wall of clouds so that it was impossible to dodge them.

All in all very nice!

Very relaxing game, nicely done! I also enjoyed the retro video :)

I really like this game, and I definitely didn't expect to see something like that.
Everything about it was really nice. And I also discovered a way to dig on the end screen 🤓

A nice and relaxing game to play :) I would have liked to see more types of obstacles (different bird formations, different clouds, etc.) and also have the bottom landscape change as you went on, so it would fit with Discovery better.

The vibe of this game! Really liked how peaceful it felt, the art and music combined definitely set that tone for me. I would have loved to see more landscapes more so because my brain just started filling in mountains, valleys and forest in your style. Just imagine exploring this whole world as a lil balloon person having a grand ole time....

Great work, cheers to setting such a clear vision in a short time!

As relaxing as listening to a studio ghibly 20 hour loop to study and relax to. I really enjoyed it.

I'm a person who can feel nothing when watching an action movie and can feel a lot when I watch a movie that is just a 2 hour conversation on a train with some beautiful music.

It felt like I could cheat by going all the way up with my balloon and just being stuck there. but I was okay with that, because that way I could just have it on in the background. haha.

of course it could've used a bit more gameplay, but on the other hand... why? maybe this exactly what it should be :)

nice work!

I thought that was great. Really perfect tiny little experience.

it was exactly what it said on the tin, a nice little balloon flight - very peaceful and different to other entries I've seen so far - good job :)

I realy love how relaxing this game is! I did encounter a strange bug where holding the flame button would cause you to get stuck in the "roof" of the sky, but it's not a huge issue if you're playing the game the way it was intended.

Glad that my menu resource was helpful for you! This game is very peaceful, and I don't know what it is, but there is something extremely satisfying about the sound the wind hitting the balloon makes. It makes me think of like the rigging of a sailboat getting pulled taut by the wind.

It seemed like if you got hit by birds at the same time as being hit by wind, you could kinda "ram" through the birds and keep your speed. Was that intentional, haha?

Anyways, despite there not being a lot of content, I think this is still a quite enjoyable experience.

A relaxing little game, I played it on stream here the vod if you like to watch me play the game. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1181819117?t=01h48m02s

Very cute! I loved the sprites, music and sound effects. Not totally sure what this had to do with the theme of Discovery but I enjoyed it anyways. I think with some more work you could make this into a pretty chill game about finding cool things to see and locations to visit.

Nice simple game that has nice calm music.

A bit slow for my taste :)

Good Job

This was really good. For being as simple as it was, it was done so well. I'm impressed for sure. It was such a fun, serene ride through the clouds, and I loved it. I always love a good menu UI as well, and this one was great.