Pretty nice! The parachute put on part immediately reminded me of Dance Dance Revolution (or ITG or Stepmania etc) but the order of arrows was different. In this case it didn't really matter though, as spamming one key is all that's needed here. On certain position the arrows were <v>^ while in DDR they're <v^>. It confused me at first. :D
alright I'm ashamed to admit that this took me like 100 tries to land successfully. cool idea. I like how the squash noise still plays when you land with the parachute open, but the black text covers up the player so you don't quite know what happened :)
A really fun take on the theme. Took me a few (read: a lot) of tries to get the parachute on successfully. I guess what I've learned today is that putting on a parachute in free-fall is like playing DDR on a spinning mattress.
Oh god, this is awesful! It's punishing as hell ("why would you do that", etc.), but in a very fun way. I can easily see this as a full game in the spirit of McPixel. Well done!
Haha, brilliant. It took me a while to land safely, when I first saw the arrows for putting on the parachute I thought it would be impossible but got there in the end. Definitely a lot of potential here if developed further, nice one! :}
Haha, I laughed so hard sometimes! I would have loved a little more diversity in the sound and the crashing (like, bouncing to the left if I'm spinning to the left...) The minimalistic graphics are great. Very good job.
Witty and clever from a mechanics perspective, and I got a good laugh out of the response to throwing the parachute. The graphics were cohesive, you put together a good game sir. My only complaints are that the rhythm section is hard enough without the arrows rotating, and all I get is a "success" when I finally actually did beat it.
Nice game. I liked how you could for example throw away parachute, nice humorous element. Also the *splat* sound after success made me laugh. Good job!
Very funny entry, good idea ! I passed the rythm part by randomly mashing buttons, it's a bit too hard IMO, and you could have changed the sound on success (polish things). But again, lots of fun :)
haha, I love how success doesn't really sound like it. ;)
Really funny game Stephen, nice style. It took me a second to get the first a d challenge (tried hammering both, hitting them at the same time near parachute) but all enjoyable.
If I'm going to make a bizarrely specific reference (and it's some combination of the spindly art, pacing, & gameplay) it reminded me distantly of the final stage in the first Wario Ware game. Nice work.
Pretty cool idea, and well executed too. Took quite a few tries to make it work, but that added to the feeling of accomplishment when I finally made it. It was pretty funny that the sound when you hit the ground with the chute is the same as when you hit it chuteless... like, did he still die? The ambiguous ending will keep me guessing.
I responded to your comments on my game. :) As for yours, this is great! The humour and design are spot on. The DDR part was a bit too crazy (kinda easier just to mash the buttons than actually try to play it) but it's still satisfying to win.
Nice work! Definite five stars for humor and I'm a fan of "figure out these mechanics in five seconds GO!" types of games. Like a bunch of the other commenters I mashed the arrow keys to win the final segment. :) I wonder if the game could punish you for too many failed inputs, to prevent cheating?
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X-0r10 Sep 2013, 10:08
The parachute is now safe! :D Well, I should have thought about putting it on first^^ Not before tossing it away though. Oh well^^ Fun and short game! (Btw, is it just me, or does the guy still die, even WITH the parachute, just that the success overlay is hiding all that :P)
Finally! I did it. It took me several minutes until I realized I had to use the arrow keys to put on the chute :P. Really neat game.
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PIXEL^313 Sep 2013, 21:45
SUCCESS! *hides dead body* This game is the funniest game I've played yet. The crash sound was strangely satisfying, the commands for putting on and/or screwing up your parachute are great. The only thing I didn't like was that when I miss the parachute I have to wait to restart.
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"the parachute is safe" made my day.
Simple, but hard, it still manages to remain fun.
The lack of music was a bit saddening, but honestly the game really didn't need it.
Personally, I think the game is perfect as is, but adding more levels might be a good idea.
Awesome work!!
Really funny game Stephen, nice style. It took me a second to get the first a d challenge (tried hammering both, hitting them at the same time near parachute) but all enjoyable.
If I'm going to make a bizarrely specific reference (and it's some combination of the spindly art, pacing, & gameplay) it reminded me distantly of the final stage in the first Wario Ware game. Nice work.
Well, I should have thought about putting it on first^^
Not before tossing it away though. Oh well^^ Fun and short game! (Btw, is it just me, or does the guy still die, even WITH the parachute, just that the success overlay is hiding all that :P)
This game is the funniest game I've played yet. The crash sound was strangely satisfying, the commands for putting on and/or screwing up your parachute are great. The only thing I didn't like was that when I miss the parachute I have to wait to restart.
-AlucardX60