I learned how to make a browser-based game just for this Dare. Also I have a final tomorrow.
I think a last-minute sleep-deprived change has led to some sporadic bugginess in the collision detection. I'll fix it when I get a chance but otherwise the game is complete and more or less running as intended. UPDATE: I fixed the typo leading to collision problems. Things are lookin' good.
Also, true Minimalists only walk orthogonally. also it's my first-ever entry and obviously the very definition of the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain.
The object of the game is to walk around and try to hold onto small objects while avoiding the large ones. Although at this point, the de facto object of the game is to try your best to hear all of my masterful audio tracks.
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Andrew Shouldice29 Apr 2013, 13:43
This has the best music. I heard a cat and a potato and The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
I laughed out loud while playing. This is exactly like those bad websites in the 90s - moving animated pictures, crazy background music. When I had 2500 I realized the big things do not even kill me. I also knew every track by then, so I stopped playing.
Hm, it might sound strange, but I couldnt even loose O.o when I pick small item, the score start increasing and then no matter what I do, it just doesnt stop. A bug maybe?
Yeah, there's no concept of winning or losing. Just amuse yourself for as long as you can, until the raw pointlessness of your situation causes you to cash in your score and end it
Now this is a unique entry. I didn't really understand what was going on, everything was so random - but to a point where this becomes a plus. The gameplay itself was all right, with some collision issues, and quite hard when I didn't walk along the borders (which became the only winning strategy for me). But what stuck with me was the randomness. The various objects were strange enough (potato bonus FTW), but what I loved were the sound effects, and also the intro screen. That way, I was already expecting something wacky, and the game didn't disappoint me. All in all, an unexpected entry with some issues, but what shines through in the end is the fun you obviously had while making it. Also, kudos for trying to make a game with a new technology, I'd have had to study for weeks before coming up with something like that.
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When I had 2500 I realized the big things do not even kill me. I also knew every track by then, so I stopped playing.
Very funny game ;)
All in all, an unexpected entry with some issues, but what shines through in the end is the fun you obviously had while making it. Also, kudos for trying to make a game with a new technology, I'd have had to study for weeks before coming up with something like that.
The mechanics are good. The sound effects are funny ^^
A losing condition could have been cool.
Good work.