Poppin & Jupa: Pocket Adventure - Demo

Found a interesting softlock. Just went into this side area, and when I came back out Poppin was missing. Switching showed him on top on the map somehow. I can run around and fall off, but respawning does not set Poppin back in bounds, and so I can't get Poppin to leave the cave to push the bolder.

This is amazing! I can't wait for chapter 2 (unless it's paid, then i probably won't be able to play it) Either way, this game is very fun, but i wish you'd get more info earlier, specifically the abilities of each character. I never got the one chest where you needed to crawl because I didn't know Jupa could crawl. Jus a small nitpick, though.

Very cute! I'd say you need a sound designer and music composer, but the ripped SFX actually adds to the charm.

Is it coming to steam?

Finished a second play through to try the new and improved demo, and enjoyed it as much as the first time! I tried to get through to the end without too much exploring/secret puzzle solving, and ended up taking about 35 minutes and earning a B rank!

The inactive player helping out with fighting is super cool, it was always a nice surprise to have them pitch in. I love how cute Jupa is, the way she narrates the story and has a big grin. All the character interactions have so much charm : )

Even though I didn't stop for EVERY chest, the ones I came across on my way I would have fun trying to quickly reach. I appreciate being able to get just a LITTLE extra height by hitting the glove against the ground, because sometimes it lets you reach areas that are just out of reach. It's silly because these are usually areas that you can reach just a little later by pushing a turnip or some other method, but that's what makes it so fun- letting players have the chance to get it another way, whether it's quicker or not.

The only "bug" I found was if you hold down or down-right/down-left and use the glove against a wall (maybe only while jumping) the glove will ZIP all the way to the top of the wall. I think this is just a graphical thing anyways, but figured I'd mention it. I did want to ask though if there's any place else you prefer to receive bug/error reports, or if the comments here works.

I have to heap more praise on the boss fight, too- I was on the edge of death this time playing, and it was so fun seeing all the attacks it comes up with. All too often in games I'll be trying some kind of defense that makes sense to me, and it does nothing because the developers just want to make sure the boss beats the player up no matter what. I was sooooooo thankful here that when I ducked during the tongue attack, it didn't reach all the way down to the ground. Sorry for rambling, but it just feels so good to fight a boss like this that has tells and good opportunities to dodge attacks while still being tense.

I'm very excited to see more, as it would be incredible to go through an entire quest with chapters like these and store up money to buy all the different food and find every secret. But this chapter alone is so well done, thank you for making it so fun!

The videogame industry is a special one, it's an industry were you can't just tell a story, you have to put good, engaging gameplay to say it's a videogame. What I love about videogames is how the gameplay and the story can fuse together, and Poppin & Jupa: Pocket Adventure does this perfectly.

Calling this “Pocket Adventure” wouldn't be fair, despite the fact taht this is a demo, this game already feels huge, but let's start with the protagonists.

After the first dialouge between Poppin and Jupa, all I wanted was to hear more, Jupa introduction shows her exciting nature, and Poppin's dialouge shows his more serious and curious nature, they're both very well written.

Their idle animations are beautiful, sometimes Jupa would fall asleep, and I loved when they started playing together.

I really liked how you can heal your friend by hugging him, but it feels very slow, I'm not saying it should be instant, but it's very difficult to heal your friend during a boss fight.

The main combat mechanic is very unique, and it feels really good to play, for some reasons I can't jump while pressing up, so it was difficult to attack under the enemies.

The actual combat is very fluid and fast, I really liked that you can charge your attack, you colud add a moon walk option so that the player can't turn around when charging.

I also liked how Poppin and Jupa have different abilities, Poppin being able to pull heavy stuff was very smart, but I don't see why he couldn't crawl.

Another problem I have is how easy the game is, after one of the protagonists dies, you can wake him up, but there isn't a limit on how much you wake up your partner.

After playing through the entire demo, played trough it again and again, I know you have been daveloping this game for a long time, and I can't wait for the final product. Great job!!!

I played through the demo, I liked how stuff like the springs launch the barrels at enemies. The only bug I really found was when you select an entry at the file screen (while the pen is writing) you can still freely change selections.

Not gonna lie, this is easily my favourite game on itch.io. Ive played a lot of itch games, but this just blew all of them out of the water! I frickin love this game, and am now following and eagerly awaiting more. This game is likely the embodiment of perfection, love the characters, love the mechanics, and I'm absolutely inspired by the boss. That boss fight was something else, easily on my list of best bosses of all time, better even than the bosses of my favourite game, Hollow Knight. All amazing. 

It was pretty funny hearing a lot of sounds from other games, I heard a lot of castlevania and mario galaxy, which stood out a bit. I wasn't able to quit to the title, that button wasn't working for me. I also don't think the credits were working. 

Otherwise, I have no issues to report, as said earlier I frickin love your work, keep it up! 11/10, would rate again.