Difficulty playing my platformer

[Sarah_Smith]

I just probably suck at video games.

So I built this, and for the life of me I cannot guide my character to jump across the platforms. I noticed when the instructor introduces this section at the beginning (with a voiceover of the game playing) he has the same difficulty. The game character drops to the floor.

I keep finding that after my first jump (where the character jumps up and over a big gap) the next jump just kind of falls flat. The character jumps down between the gap.

I’ve tried 30 times, and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong here.

[Sarah_Smith]

And note that I can clear the first jump, the one with the wider gap, its the second jump that I just cannot get across.

[DanM]

Sorry, I thought I replied to this post yesterday.

Could you show a video of what you mean?

[Sarah_Smith]

Hi Dan - thanks for the response. This. Just over and over.

I play a lot of games - mostly RTS and Adventure games. I have played some Z:BotW and HZD but these jumping games are a struggle.

Is there some trick I’m missing?

[DanM]

That looks like you stop pressing forwards which will pretty much stop you dead in the air. You need to continuing holding forwards.