flee the inevitable

by sythe
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.68
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.42
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★1.38
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.24
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.11
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.62
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.74
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.61
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★50%
Made in ~5 hours, but I didn't create the music.
MOBILE VERSION -- COMING SOON
Mobile Authcode: E4CA0299

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Comments25

henrykun
henrykun29 Apr 2013, 21:19
I lived 820 days :D. I love jumping and the game is really cool. Maybe some things you could add are obstacles or something like that. The theme is awesome, good choice!.
hnjslater
hnjslater30 Apr 2013, 20:48
Good game but a little too simple perhaps.
Norritt4230 Apr 2013, 21:04
I liked it. A creative feedback though is that the music felt out of theme with the game play. The game is fast the music is slow... But over all nice game:)
sythe
sytheauthor30 Apr 2013, 21:06
@Norrit42 Thanks, I noticed that too...I didn't manage to find a fast song that was sufficiently sorrowful, though.
KevinWorkman
KevinWorkman30 Apr 2013, 21:06
This is a cute little game, I especially liked the sad-sounding music. I could see leveling up being worked into this (with stuff like higher jumps). A little more variety would be cool (enemies? powerups?), but this is a great start, especially for 5 hours of work.
thatwhichis
thatwhichis30 Apr 2013, 21:18
lol, 78 days and then 105- i think it's finally about time i took a BREAK. ;-)

I see what you're saying! Similar backdrop and theme definitely; I wanted to include music but ran out of time and would have needed to be self-generated for the 48hr compo. Very soothing choice. Good stuff!
omaromeir30 Apr 2013, 21:19
It's a nice game, the music does not fit though.
Masadow30 Apr 2013, 21:26
Mood is awesome <3
cominu30 Apr 2013, 21:46
just 295 days...but I enjoyed this little game :)
alwaysinbeta30 Apr 2013, 21:51
181! I liked the gameplay and message at the end.
Ofursnati30 Apr 2013, 22:09
Great game. Love one button games.
aaron9000
aaron90001 May 2013, 00:15
Pleasant to play. Simple, but complete.
netpro2k
netpro2k1 May 2013, 18:14
Nice little infinite runner. The collision detection feels a bit wonky at times
hirsch1 May 2013, 18:35
The collision detection seems to have some issues (you can jump if a line hits your head). Nice little game :)
PsenFilip1 May 2013, 18:59
Even though the music is slow, it somehow fits manages to fit in. It is pleasing.

The collision detection is very forgiving and the character avatar is somewhat intriguing. I liked it.
Uhfgood1 May 2013, 20:17
Another infinite runner.
GeorgeBroussard2 May 2013, 07:07
A little unfinished as is but a solid entry for short dev time. Keep adding to it. There are a zillion runners out there. See if you can add one new thing to the genre.
pikmin4000
pikmin40002 May 2013, 20:12
I lived 421! I think that's pretty good. Well anyways I do think you did a good job on the minimalism part, there's barely any elements/controls/story/graphics to the game. I like the player sprite and animation although I thought it was a bit too choppy. Also the graphics for the platforms were a bit too thin and hard to see against the contrast of the background. Other than that, keep up the good work, and with some extra touchings and additions this game could be real fun!
plash
plash3 May 2013, 00:27
Notes:

- BIT.TRIP RUNNER: an influence? Never played it myself, but the character and setting seems very similar.
- Platforms are very skinny.
- What is going on with this run animation! This lad is spastic!
- If I fall next to a very nearby platform, the character just shifts up to it.
- Second game I've played with solo piano. MacLeod.. Ah, this is a Jam entry.
- I like the controls in this. It does exactly what I want it to.

- Minimum days lived: 7.
- Maximum days lived: 468.

Things I would change:

- Make the platforms thicker.
- Fix up that run animation. Character is on steroids or something.
Myyyvothrr
Myyyvothrr3 May 2013, 21:00
I really liked the music, it was calming and created a great atmosphere!
Lidfrid
Lidfrid3 May 2013, 21:11
it's like bitrunner! It fits perfectly the theme
sudorossy
sudorossy4 May 2013, 00:53
Total Bit.Trip.Runner styling :P A bit simple, but fun.
f7f55 May 2013, 14:56
Not the most original, some issues with the collision detection, but it kept me trying until I got to 680 days :-P
(and I liked the music, it helped to build the mood/message)
cardboard12 May 2013, 05:41
I played a few times and got up to 362. I don't think the music fit the game very well, and it was very quiet (at least for me). I really like games like this, so I enjoyed playing your game. The animations looked a bit wacky, but this made the game somewhat funny.
Brassawiking
Brassawiking13 May 2013, 21:03
Nice effort for just making this within 5 hours.

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