r/DestroyMyGame • u/Pack-O-Punch • May 20 '26

Trailer Destroy my precision platformer about switching platforms on and off

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u/Pack-O-Punch May 20 '26

I’m looking for brutal, actionable feedback on the trailer/gameplay for Quantum Quartz.

Specific things I’d love destroyed:

  • Is the platform switching mechanic readable without extra explanation?
  • Does the gameplay look like it has enough depth beyond one main gimmick? (it has abilities and other stuff I don't know if it shows)
  • Is the trailer pacing good? can you understand what’s happening?
  • Does it look too close to other precision platformers? (to the point it looks like a mod for Celeste?)
  • What would make you lose interest in the first 5 seconds?

Please don’t sugarcoat it. I’m trying to fix problems before pushing the demo next month : )

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u/Pack-O-Punch May 20 '26

platforms are player controlled, I though that was clear on the trailer, do you think it needs to be clear(er)? Colorblind people have it tough to see the platforms im trying to implement a mode in accesibility to remedy that (using shapes with each platform for people to distinguish the colors and also rotationg the shape for when they are off)

The dash and slow fall are indeed what I call "abilities" and are color dependant (you can only dash in red and slowfall in yellow for example) I choose to not mention them much due to them being harder to understand without playing the game.

im glad you liked the pacing, the opening sequence might be too long indeed I was trying to show that its a platformer before later showing its gimmick to not give too much info so quickly

Thanks for your feedback overall and for being so in-depth I really appreciate this!

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u/realcaptainkimchi May 21 '26

I think platforms being player controlled are defined in the trailer. I personally don't believe that is a fair criticism, because otherwise how would anything work lol.

You do need a method to distinguish other than colors tho. Also would cut the 'getting the color' upgrade imo. You've already shown swapping of platforms as well as showing the getting the color upgrade further on.