LightRunner

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.25
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.52
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★50%
Hey guys, this is light runner. The object of the game is to keep your character out of the light from torches as he falls. I am aware of a small bug that makes you get hurt even when you are barely in the light. This is kind of part of the game now. Once you know how to play, I recommend insane mode :). M = sound toggle, ESC = exit

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Move127
Move12728 Apr 2014, 02:36
Great game! It's really interesting having to dodge things when you can't see your character.
saiato
saiato28 Apr 2014, 02:41
Very funny game. The idea for the mechanic is very clever, but if you can't see the character at all it's frustrating to play (maybe this was intentional?)
kevincorrigan28 Apr 2014, 02:45
Interesting Idea, and indeed hard.
terraco28 Apr 2014, 02:55
Idea was a nice reversal from the norm. Stay away from what you'd normally seek in a cave.

Should the character have been something that would avoid light, like a bat or monster?
IAmSpencer28 Apr 2014, 03:50
Good job. Usually games make you BE in the light to stay alive, so I like the nice twist on this one. :)
rincewind_cz28 Apr 2014, 09:28
I had same idea (avoid the light) implemented in my entry :) I think that falling should be faster. It's slow even in insane.. Reasonable speed makes the game looks dynamic :)
Zolkren28 Apr 2014, 13:28
Liked the concept.
ryebread761
ryebread761author28 Apr 2014, 23:26
@terraco Yah, a bat would have been a good idea.
@ricewind_cz, yah falling probably should have been faster.
nonentheless29 Apr 2014, 13:30
Hehey, in my game you also cannot see a character (after two warm up levels) sweet coincidence ;)
mess110
mess11029 Apr 2014, 13:31
30 sec on insane. nice game
RARoadkill30 Apr 2014, 02:51
Had to fight every gamer instinct to stay out of those lights
Lukbebalduke
Lukbebalduke30 Apr 2014, 02:53
Great game , but very simple. Funny graphics ! :D
sfdnetwork2 May 2014, 20:18
Loved it, super fun. Great concept. Graphics needs a little work but other than that, 5/5.
Gamepopper
Gamepopper2 May 2014, 21:07
I really like the idea of avoiding the light. Best idea to practice with pixel art though, the character design looks really rushed.
Thorig
Thorig3 May 2014, 14:34
Funny little game. Most of the time I just keep left or right. I really like the idea of this game.
Chaoseed5 May 2014, 12:09
Interesting. Kinda fun...It's difficult to learn how your character moves because usually you can't see them! Hm, what if it started out dim so you could see your character a bit, and you dodged stuff for a while...then it got dimmer, so things were hard to see, and then eventually it was completely dark except for torches? That would give the player a chance to learn the moves. Anyway, you got something playable in 48 hours, which is an accomplishment. ;)
ChuiGum
ChuiGum7 May 2014, 05:42
Very innovative!
KevinWorkman
KevinWorkman12 May 2014, 16:32
This is an interesting idea, although like you said, I was almost constantly losing health despite still being in darkness. I think this mechanic could be pretty interesting if you polished it up a little!

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