Agree that the foreground elements need to stand out more from the background, but the graphics are pretty good otherwise (maybe a bit too much in the way of simple gradients).
The bug zappers felt a bit unfair; I couldn't tell when they were going to drop, and if I was better off staying at the top of the screen, or heading down to the bottom. Giving the player a little control of the fly's x-axis position would have made this less of an issue.
hehe, fair enough. There are a lot of random things happening so I figured it's just a matter of time til u die... I'll try adding a speed scaling over time see how it goes :D
[Comments and ratings from this account come from various team members] Wasn't initially clear that the fridges stopped you, just thought they were part of the background. Also couldn't really tell when the bugzappers were going to stay or drop. Sound also could use a bit of work. Still, congratulations on getting a complete game out there in the time you had.
Pretty fun, pretty fun! Sound/music was fun, though having a big, satisfying *ZAP* when hitting the lamps would have been awesome. Liked the particle effects behind the fly...Thanks!
I love endless runner/flyers, this is lacking in few areas: Like the others have said, too difficult to distinguish foreground from background, specifically that the fridge is an obstacle. In a game with frequent death, there should be some rewarding feedback, i.e. seeing some electrical arcs/sparks when hitting the bug zapper, seeing some kind of splat animation when hitting the fridge, having the venus fly trap actually close its mouth on you etc. I realize time was short, but some variation even in sound effects when you die would have been nice. I believe someone mentioned the collision boxes being too big already; I died several times when not actually visually touching the plant.
Very cool! I could play this for hours :) I died a few times when there seemed to be no navigatable way to get between a lamp and a plant that made a solid wall between them, not sure if that was a bug or if i was missing the correct path tbh tho!
20697 m !-) I like it. I would play longer but very soon there is always place where is not possible to go through! ;) So, I at least played again and again. Well done! I saw also timelapse video. Interesting.
Loved the art work, I didn't find it too hard to figure out what to run into, but once there were more items on the screen might have helped a bit. But still good work!
Not bad! The high score gives something for us to aim to, and the game re-starts quite quickly, which is something that cannot be said of most entries.
I feel that the hit boxes could be a bit smaller, or somehow more evident - specially in the case of lamps, many times I died without being quite sure what had killed me.
also, some animation for the fly would be much appreciated!
The idea is there, but the placement of the objects seems too random to be fair. There were a few situations where my only choices were to die by bug zapper or die by venus fly trap. But if you work on the balance and add some more variety, this could turn into a fun little game. Good job!
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The game worked ok but it wasn't anything that I'd get hooked on. Not much epicness in the innovation department or theme-wise either.
The graphics do look ok and the sounds/music work well.
Gameplay was quite ok.
The bug zappers felt a bit unfair; I couldn't tell when they were going to drop, and if I was better off staying at the top of the screen, or heading down to the bottom. Giving the player a little control of the fly's x-axis position would have made this less of an issue.
X movement does help it a bit. I was playing with some stuff and added a few extra things. Check it out after you've played the compo version!
http://www.kongregate.com/games/vonsatan/a-flying-shame
It's more difficult, because of the lamps dropping, therefore, is funnier. Oh, and nice music.
It should become harder over time, to get the player interested in the game.
I'll try adding a speed scaling over time see how it goes :D
Wasn't initially clear that the fridges stopped you, just thought they were part of the background. Also couldn't really tell when the bugzappers were going to stay or drop. Sound also could use a bit of work. Still, congratulations on getting a complete game out there in the time you had.
PS: that's a big house :D
:P
It's my new hobby to tweak this game when im bored
I feel that the hit boxes could be a bit smaller, or somehow more evident - specially in the case of lamps, many times I died without being quite sure what had killed me.
also, some animation for the fly would be much appreciated!
zapper+trap = go under the table