Suggestions

[BlueZero4]

Alright, a whole bunch of suggestions as I'm thinking about them:

• I'd like to have "jump" and "ball launch" on the same button. I keep thinking about launching the ball and jumping as both primary actions. I acclimate to using the jump key and then try to launch with the same key. I guess that the biggest worry would be firing off a jump just barely too late and getting an accidental launch; you could probably put in a small buffer between when the ball stops and when the key accepts a launch input, but I don't know if that would make the game feel too unresponsive.
• The title screen elements could come on screen a little more quickly.
• Some acceleration on the rate of the arrow keys turning the ball when aiming would be nice. Basically, the ball would start turning slowly when you first tap the key, but as you hold the key down the turning speed would increase. That would give a little more precision with digital keys.
• The power gauge could display the speed of the ball, and the speed of the ball at each point on the gauge would roughly match with the launch speed at each point. I've been wondering what speeds the spring pushes me at, and also as to whether the bouncy blocks increase my speed too. It would also be a visual indicator of the ball approaching the end of the stroke.
• The score card could show all your previous numbers for the course immediately when you open it, and only pop in the most recent score.
• Also, could the score-card show up while Roly is dancing in-level, rather than afterward in a completely new screen?
• The pause screen is just the title screen. When I hit pause, I feel like I've quit the level entirely, rather than just paused the game. Apparently I can still hit escape and get back in-game. A simple pause screen instead would help.