I liked the "Old School" controls. Simple and intuitive. I enjoyed seeing the transformation of the game level as I was losing; and eventually my fate. (No spoilers here...)
This was a really neat game you made here It was a good and addictive game it had me coming back trying to beat my score I only got 5395 but hey really good job.
Aww thanks for all the great comments so far everyone! My best score right now is around 12000. If you get rid of all the currently blooming flowers the sun's power will decrease. I'll add that as a note.
Funny game, cool graphics, silly animation of stomping on flowers. I love the effect, that sounds are fading when sun is shinier. But why the web page has to be so green? My eyes!
Really cute animations and very nice graphics. I also really liked the stomp mechanic (and the animation/sound when turning to stone) - makes a nice change from shooting ;)
Gargoyles, much? It's a hilarious little game, and the difficulty curve is nigh-perfect. The animation and sound are great, and the concept is original and amusing. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have flowers to stamp on.
It didn't feel like I was ever reducing the sun's power, so it felt a bit futile. I guess it is anyway: trying to stave off the inevitable as long as possible, but I would have liked crushing bloomed flowers to be more obviously rewarding.
@ Draknek: If you didn't see the change then it's likely that there were still some blooming flowers around. The level goes back to being dark and the music comes back so it's pretty obvious.
@ 01010111: Nice one, that's about as high as I can managed.
Thank you everyone for the great feedback and comments!
8,923pts. This was a very fun game. One of the more enjoyable entries I've played as far as game-play goes. Stomping flowers is a good villainous twist.
@Justin that's strange. You shouldn't "download" anything. It's a play in browser game. And it certainly isn't pay to surf. Try clicking on it again or typing in sarah.draknek.org/Games/Troll into your browser.
For a retro game this is very visceral. Controls flow well and the harsh square ground feels rounded as you climb off the ladder. The way the music faded out as the sun powered up was a nice touch.
Thanks for pointing out the ladders Schwiggy. I spent ages getting the ladders to collide nicely and help the player around the level. It's no fun losing because you got stuck ^^
Damn. I turned to stone. I really liked your game. It was fluid, didnt feel clunky at all. Very enjoyable, and the cute art game me a laugh :) Music is a plus too.
Feels very nice with the platforming and such. The concept was rather funny as well, and the flowers going 'Woo!' whenever they sprout was nice. Very solid.
Got it working, must have been a fluke (or bad timing). Glad I came back to it though. Great game that I would expect to be a game that took a month to perfect, not 48 hours. :-)
I loved the way you justified stomping on flowers. Getting into the heads and knowing why they do what they do is a really fun way to use the theme. The jumping mechanic felt pretty good, but of course, it was only a matter of time. =) Thumbs up.
Liked the overall concept and mechanics and brightening of the screen. Would maybe introduce some other hazard to jump over along they way. Seems the game would be more fun if you could wrap around the edges of the screen, too, vs being blocked.
Very nice game, but I wasn't very good at it. It took me two attempts before I realised you had to stamp on flowers multiple times to kill them, and even then I only got ~7000.
Good: Fun, I liked the old school feeling and the game felt polished. Improve: There were no goats! :)
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fr_automatik21 Dec 2012, 21:53
Simple concept. Good Execution. Amazing music. Efficient graphics(But not perfect, though some clouds in the background, and a better font would do the trick) Congratulations. :)
Yeah I either thought, "I've got to go nasty and trollish to match the gameplay or catchy so you want it back when you stomp on all the flowers". I decided the second one was more desirable ^^
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After a while, I really started to enjoy stomping on flowers ... :O
I recommend adding a preloader.
Thanks for the comments you two!
High sore: 8328
It's a hilarious little game, and the difficulty curve is nigh-perfect. The animation and sound are great, and the concept is original and amusing.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have flowers to stamp on.
Didn't play much, scored 4159.
@ 01010111: Nice one, that's about as high as I can managed.
Thank you everyone for the great feedback and comments!
Great game idea and mood though.
Thanks for pointing out the ladders Schwiggy. I spent ages getting the ladders to collide nicely and help the player around the level. It's no fun losing because you got stuck ^^
damn adictive
The stair make me remember a game with mario and kong
You got the biology lessons backwards, but its OK :)
The music is really great. The sound of turning into stone is really freaky :)
Improve: There were no goats! :)
Efficient graphics(But not perfect, though some clouds in the background, and a better font would do the trick)
Congratulations. :)
that sun is pretty cool too!
@fr_automatik after the competition I'll be working on this and adding a little bit more polish to it ^^ Clouds and/or birds are a must!
Nice work!
Oddly addicting little game. Great music and very tight controls. Fresh theme interpretation and a nice challenge. Great job!