Big in NY

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★59%
How to play

Use [ w ] [ a ] [ s ] [ d ] to move + [ shift ] to run.

Follow the yellow arrow to collect coins, worth
1 mill $ each, to reset the timer in the upper right
corner of the screen.

If you jump or run in residents' private space
(2 yellow lines) the timer will go down.

If you touch the police officer the timer will go down.

When the timer runs out the terrain is cut in half.

When the terrain disappears you lose the game.

Story

You are trying to make it in New York,
as you discover a black and white copy beneath.
Unless you make it without pissing
off the residents, both cities will
be decimated in a horrific explosion.

I dedicate this game to my girlfriend,
whose greatest wish is to live in New York.

Comments17

dsoft20
dsoft2029 Apr 2014, 09:50
Nice entry, loved the art style
Agreon
Agreon29 Apr 2014, 12:32
A very cool idea :)
DMinsky29 Apr 2014, 12:50
Nice, very nice)
wdebowicz
wdebowicz29 Apr 2014, 13:17
It was really relaxing to play your game :-)
Muu?
Muu?29 Apr 2014, 13:35
Nice entry with great art!

I would have loved some more mechanics, the game was basically running and jumping back and forth.
Aomeas
Aomeas29 Apr 2014, 13:39
The music is really good. I don't really understand why there is a black and white copy of you, and what's the link with the theme, though.
BigGiantHead
BigGiantHeadauthor29 Apr 2014, 18:20
There are supposed to be "power-ups" that you can pickup with the guy on the other side. Didn't have enough time to implement them. One idea is to get like a time stop power-up.
BuKaneerz29 Apr 2014, 19:44
Great work !
it's a nice idea !
Loneshark30 Apr 2014, 06:58
I made 40 million and I STILL couldn't make it in New York!
BigGiantHead
BigGiantHeadauthor30 Apr 2014, 07:31
32 million here. I bow to you sir. You broke my record.
Katamori30 Apr 2014, 12:56
Creative way of showing the town as falling down 3D blocks in the background
GrooveMan
GrooveMan2 May 2014, 02:33
The style of the buildings and the mirrored city are pretty cool, but the spacing of the coins feels strange. On one playthrough, coins were really far apart and would have been impossible without the run; on another they were all within 2 screen lengths.
BigGiantHead
BigGiantHeadauthor2 May 2014, 13:14
Yes, I am aware of that. I already created a better version yesterday, but it's not uploaded yet. I don't know if I'm supposed to upload it.
PapyGaragos
PapyGaragos5 May 2014, 12:09
You can upload it if you keep a link to the original and clearly specify wich link is the original submission, and wich is your post-compo
BigGiantHead
BigGiantHeadauthor5 May 2014, 14:33
Already changed it. Hope you like it. :)
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