3 Apples High

by dayko
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.05
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.82
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.51
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.14
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★51%
Here's my entry for my first LD. Really happy with the final result.

Hope you enjoy !

(Unfortunately, I lost my music records. So no music, just some tiny sounds)

Comments58

Blobby10127 Aug 2012, 19:51
Not bad at all :) Gets a little tiring after a while though.
Hvedrung27 Aug 2012, 21:23
I really like the scrolling here, but yeah, the game quickly gets boring without end game.
flyingbear28 Aug 2012, 00:19
oh yeah! I got ALL the apples! I liked the perspective/hill, and shifting size to reach apples was interesting.
zatyka
zatyka28 Aug 2012, 00:32
Cool Concept. I wish there were more of a reward for the player though.
pardue28 Aug 2012, 01:09
I liked the concept and the hill has a very cool look to it. It would be nice to have a little more gameplay though, but overall it's a nice game.
Vurb28 Aug 2012, 02:36
the idea is good its just its kinda buggy like for me for some reason every time i hit a arrow key it wouldn't let me move again unless i clicked on the screen. This could be a unity web player bug though.
frcouceiro28 Aug 2012, 02:40
The concept was ok, but the sound and the lack of more levels or so are the main weakness.
Good game overall!
pjchardt
pjchardt28 Aug 2012, 02:54
I love the art/presentation but I agree with others that the game gets a bit old after a short time.
danlthemanl28 Aug 2012, 03:03
Cool graphics and a cool concept. Good job!
ConflictiveLabs
ConflictiveLabs28 Aug 2012, 03:05
Very original. I always miss the green apples :S
superjoebob28 Aug 2012, 03:08
Pretty fun, the progression through the stages of evolution seems a bit too quick though. I spent 9 or 10 levels doing essentially the same thing before I finally died.
sfernald28 Aug 2012, 03:12
Nice unity game. These dodge obstacle while running game are always fun. Not original. But I like the "evolution" game play aspect that added a lot more challenge to it. Nice job.
gustavodort28 Aug 2012, 04:14
Yeah, I got 80 apples and didn't feel like playing anymore :P
The graphics are pretty neat though :)
airdeck
airdeck28 Aug 2012, 04:14
Nice cell/toon shading, actually dig the simple style after playing for a while
evilseanbot28 Aug 2012, 04:15
I thought the atmosphere was cute.

The main thing missing I think was a strong sense of pacing.
Follett28 Aug 2012, 05:57
Great! You set it up so that I instantly new what to do. Really fun and an interesting concept!
TheGamingProject28 Aug 2012, 06:24
Fairly simple but clean and neat looking. The changes between stages felt really good too.
Toby28 Aug 2012, 07:37
Nice! You have to play along time until it gets hard though.
juaxix28 Aug 2012, 08:37
I love the graphics and would like to have a goal or something, some enemies and so on :)
in general quite so good, better than mine
matthias_zarzecki28 Aug 2012, 08:44
Love the gag with the rotating world :)
TobiasNL28 Aug 2012, 09:24
Pretty cool stuff, liked the growing/shrinking. The big lad blocked your sight a little though.
Nickolai5128 Aug 2012, 10:38
Awesome! Did get quite boring after a while... Good Work though!
madpew
madpew28 Aug 2012, 11:45
Interesting mechanic. Especially liked the "rounded"-scrolling. Could have been harder. Too bad you lost the music :/ Well done!
MrDanH28 Aug 2012, 12:26
Nice arcadey mechanic but it doesn't really get any harder as you progress.
ghoulsblade
ghoulsblade28 Aug 2012, 12:32
simple but well done, love the mood with rolling hills!
BumpkinRich
BumpkinRich28 Aug 2012, 13:06
Could do with the difficulty ramping up a little when you get to gold and some more variation.

Feels great to play though. Would be great with some music that started relaxed and got more intense as your play.
Th3dz
Th3dz28 Aug 2012, 14:13
Good. But too easy and a little boring in the long run.
jellycubestudio
jellycubestudio28 Aug 2012, 14:26
I like the style of horizon and scrolling stuff. Also graphics are cool.
kato9
kato928 Aug 2012, 15:32
Pretty good! The nice bouncy cartoon style works well, but overall I'd say the game is too easy. I'm sure you didn't have time but it would have been cool if some additional challenges popped up along the way.
kibertoad
kibertoad28 Aug 2012, 15:44
Pretty fun; wish it had some (reasonable) ending - went till the 100 points to see if there is anything after that - nope... Game got tedious after about 60 points.
IJoshayy28 Aug 2012, 16:05
Pretty good game. It was fun but it gets a little boring after a while. I gathered 67 apples =)
Priapus
Priapus28 Aug 2012, 16:43
Liked the graphic style and mood it created, but gameplay bores after the first level. But nice job.
nicholi28 Aug 2012, 17:02
Love the graphics!
scoots28 Aug 2012, 17:32
Fun game, good work! :)
jobe28 Aug 2012, 18:03
Feels really cool and speedy. A little repetitive though, i unlocked three sizes on the first level and then nothing more happened save more and more fences each level. Since i never died either wither i gathered apples or not it never got challenging..
AaronGordon
AaronGordon28 Aug 2012, 18:28
Nice little game! Pretty good going. I liked the endless levels, although i couldn't help but feel 1 more negative item to avoid would have helped. Nice procedural generation and animations. Good job!
alwaysinbeta28 Aug 2012, 18:34
Good game, if a little easy. Found it quite addictive
blundis28 Aug 2012, 19:08
119 apples.

Nice graphics, I like how the edge of the road slid back and forth like old sketchy animations.
Will Edwards28 Aug 2012, 19:22
Lovely use of a dip in the road!
Mango Man28 Aug 2012, 19:36
Cool game! Though it does get boring after awhile. I found myself intentionally crashing into fences to see what would happen.
garygreen
garygreen28 Aug 2012, 19:59
I really like the graphics style in this.
recursor
recursor28 Aug 2012, 21:04
It gets a bit monotonous after a while, but I really like the graphics.
tlaine28 Aug 2012, 22:00
Not much challenge there, but nice graphics.
mottmatt28 Aug 2012, 23:00
Very pretty, but my patience ran out by the time I got to level 2.
whilefun28 Aug 2012, 23:55
not bad - I got 105 apples! I like the idea of having to watch the horizon for incoming apples. I did find that the game pace was too slow though. More frantic progression might add some more intensity and fun into the mix. Perhaps "X apples in a row" bonus with crazy reward or multiplier sound effects or something.
Kassoon
Kassoon29 Aug 2012, 03:16
That's a really clever way to do scrolling of a track, more racing games should do that. Could use some more variation in the mechanics and gameplay, but I am totally down with Ikaruga style fun.
mokujin29 Aug 2012, 17:36
Nice graphics)
Tempest
Tempest29 Aug 2012, 17:39
+ Excellent! I love the level/scene design.
+ The growth/shrink mechanic is done well and paced nicely.
+ Art, models and characters all excellent for a 48-hour game!

- Game is repetitive, but doesn't get boring for me until after I've unlocked all the growth stages, so you have ~1-2 minutes of attentive gameplay.

Recommendation would be to give a point every second the game is running (like Canabalt), but give a multiplier bonus for the total apples collected. Have the game gradually speed up until they hit a fence, then slow down again.
Alex Shestakov30 Aug 2012, 14:07
Well done!
Really cute graphics and shrinking mechanic.
Although I'd suggest to make a game a bit more competitive, because for endless game like this it's very important to be tense, otherwise the player becomes bored. But if you challenge him with short sessions — he doesn't.
matheod
matheod30 Aug 2012, 17:27
As MangoMan said :
"Cool game! Though it does get boring after awhile. I found myself intentionally crashing into fences to see what would happen."

;)
Thurig31 Aug 2012, 05:56
Fun game, should be better with a shadow under the apples. Still fun to play.
michax3 Sep 2012, 04:06
Lovely style of surroundings. Gamplay is simple but works fine .
SamoojaMies16 Sep 2012, 15:45
I like the graphical style much. Difficulty could get harder more quickly. Overall very nice!
Orni
Orni16 Sep 2012, 17:43
very fun game - the scrolling was great
one or two more gameplay elements would make this even better

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