Crabathon

The concept is a bit confusing.
"Find a throwing star(fish)", I'd rather have been given it right away to defend myself.

Also, even though I'll be in the shade of a platform, I'm still getting "sunburn" ?
I think there is a confusing representation of what's dangerous and what's not.
The map seems pretty big, nevertheless, I don't really get the time or enjoyment to explore it.

The graphics and audio are really nice and work pretty well.

Good job overall making a LD game and releasing it.

Good job ! I really enjoyed your game. I like graphics and audio !

Very nice graphics. Only sometimes it's slowing.

Really smooth, and the controls are pretty slick. Nice work!

It was hard to find the starfish, and without it the game is really hard. Though when I did find it the game was really good fun!

I love the idea of oysters spitting deadly pearls at you!

I hear the point about the starfish. I think if I was to do it again I would put some signs up or something.

Or maybe randomize its position each run, but put it visible on the map, this way the player can have a goal right from the start.

The graphics are very nice.

Thanks - all graphics were done using Inkscape. @Kyatric - good idea - I think the map is underutilized in this version of the game (it's there to help you navigate but it doesn't lead you where to go). I had aspirations to do so much more but time was the winner...

I didn't really like the controls, but otherwise your game is enjoyable :)

Really cool! The music is, like, jive!

The overflowing injuryometer was very motivating for me. Nice UI touch!

The starfish is definitely too dang hard to get ahold of, and I wish it was easier to play with the map open so it wasn't so easy to get stranded in the sun and croak. Nice work though!

Cute theming. I think this game could clean up well with a lot of feedback tweaks (things like camera work and jump/speed tuning on projectiles/etc). Great job for your first Ludum Dare!

Neat little game, like the smooth movement of the crab. A little confusing too!

Pretty solid entry, I liked it. I managed to find the starfish, which helps a lot. I agree that it wasn't entirely clear when the sun was hitting you. I liked the graphics, especially that the little crab raised his eyebrows when walking

Pretty classic platformer - physics are how they are expected to be, which is always nice. Graphics are decent, though kind of blocky. Music & sounds are pretty good.
A solid entry.

Bit slow and confusing, nice, fun game.

Great idea, graphics and fun too. :-)