Monster Free

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.24
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.88
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.25
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★75%
Help the Monster to eat all the skiers that throw garbage over the snow park.

I decided to go with a really simple but nostalgic idea.
Who got the reference?

For my first Ludum Dare I am happy to have finished it.

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The web version is bugged (specially the skiier movement), if you can please try the Windows version.
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Tools used
Game Engine: Unity
Programming Language: C#
Graphics: GIMP and piskelapp
Sounds: bxfr, Audacity and abundant-music

Genres: action

Comments29

mortus
mortus24 Aug 2015, 13:42
I really liked the idea the moment I've first seen that screenshot! And peaceful music somehow adds to the experience, it's so casual for you as a monster to catch and eat skiers after all. :D

The way people move is bugged though, I guess. For me they were always going in a straight line and animation is weird. (probably changing the movement direction constantly)
dickpoelen
dickpoelen24 Aug 2015, 15:40
Fun little twist. I went down on my first go, out of habbit I guess. Then I realised, I'm not skying, I can go up as well!
Gigaraptor25 Aug 2015, 00:03
fun game, made funny by spasming skiiers
conrad123
conrad12325 Aug 2015, 00:12
The music seems happy, but the gameplay is not...
inurashii
inurashii25 Aug 2015, 00:19
adorable XD This may be my favorite take on this year's theme that I've seen yet.
nihilaleph25 Aug 2015, 00:28
Fun idea! It's very.... relaxing...? kkkk The movement of the skiers are wierd though... Maybe trying to find a path without trees, or just reandom?
Hegback25 Aug 2015, 00:30
Nice concept, and great animation.
Music sounds great, but doesn't seem like fitting into the game.
hijomo25 Aug 2015, 01:41
This is the game I wanted to play, great job.
daveh25 Aug 2015, 01:44
Eating skiers was fun. I really liked the animations for eating and falling on the bananas and stones. At first I thought there was no way I'd trip on a banana or walk in to a stone, but the skiers dodge so quickly that it's easy to be fooled in to losing a life.
Realize2D
Realize2Dauthor25 Aug 2015, 01:46
Thank you all for your feedback. As it's my first jam I was expecting some bad critics but I'm really happy people enjoyed it :D
Unfortunately the web version bugged the skiier movement sometimes, I am trying to figure this out and maybe release a post-compo version.
amortus
amortus25 Aug 2015, 12:13
Amazing! I love this skifree inverse.
mboaj25 Aug 2015, 12:16
I love when it eats the skier :)
Andrew25 Aug 2015, 14:25
That crunching sounds makes it all so rewarding.
wesley werner
wesley werner25 Aug 2015, 14:45
I have waited years for this remake! What a genius homage. Gameplay is easy yet addictive. I traveled far up north hoping to reach the top of the ski resort -- my search continues :D
cowboycolor
cowboycolor25 Aug 2015, 19:50
Probably the most witty role reversal entry I've seen so far!
Donutttt25 Aug 2015, 19:56
Ha the shoe is on the other foot! Love it! A classic reborn!
saucygames
saucygames26 Aug 2015, 04:51
cool twist to a classic, gg
Gil426 Aug 2015, 11:21
One of those concepts that may seem too simple, but turn out to be enjoyable when you start playing anyways, nice job.
peecestudios27 Aug 2015, 02:07
Great game! the only thing i had i problem with (Using web) was the skiers were just moving rapidly side to side and that they could go through trees other than that pretty good!
randoman27 Aug 2015, 13:47
That was a great idea XD
The monster could be a little more faster, but still is pretty fun to play!
Druid
Druid27 Aug 2015, 13:53
Simple but still pretty addicting! Solid entry! 5 for Theme and Humor!
shawn4228 Aug 2015, 04:12
I love the trip animation over the rock. Fun game, nice work.
RougeRogue
RougeRogue28 Aug 2015, 13:16
Music was great and so were the graphics (although I would've liked animations for walking left, right, and up). Gameplay was a bit bland but I wouldn't say it was boring. One thing I feel the need to point out is the skiers spazzing out for some reason but they functioned properly so it wasn't game breaking.
emmelineprufrock
emmelineprufrock29 Aug 2015, 04:04
Fairly basic, very soothing in a kind of odd way.
OnlySlightly29 Aug 2015, 04:10
Loved the Foley audio! I wish I could have some of that cereal. Listening to him eat heads made me hungry. Really cool concept. It was fun finally getting to be the monster in ski free after being defeated by him so many times as a child. Great game!
mubox
mubox1 Sep 2015, 15:58
Nice music. ^^
handkor8 Sep 2015, 00:55
Awesome idea, very nostalgic.
Flaid
Flaid8 Sep 2015, 17:05
This is great! My absolute favorite part was the animation of the monster tripping over a rock or a banana.

This is the second game I've played where this is the concept (Ski-Free in reverse), but I think I like this one better. I really appreciated everything more because this is a compo entry, so I know that you made everything from scratch.

It is easy enough to just dive right in, but challenging enough to keep you wanting to play more.

Well done!
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