Use the left and right arrow keys to move to avoid obstacles. Have fun!
The post-compo version has sound and is much longer (but not infinite). It's also more challenging because the monster speeds up periodically.
I did all the art and programming myself, using Unity, Photoshop, and Cinema 4D. All models, art, textures, and scripts for the compo/jam version were created during the 48 hour period. The music and sound in the post-compo version are free assets I found on the Unity Asset store.
Thanks for the comments! I ran into some issues getting a WebGL build to work correctly online, so the Unity Web Player build is the only one I have up right now.
Fun game, great art! In the future I'd post your game in a dropbox somewhere, no fun having to go to a 2nd site and click play again to watch some ads to rate a game. Just saying! :D
Wow very interesting art style! I didn't know whether it was funny or scary but it was definitely intriguing :). The gameplay itself was not bad, very easy though. Overall a nice entry!
I've played some games with cool color palettes but I think this one takes the cake. I love that clean look. It's like an elf's nightmare or something!
the idea is interesting, of actually "reverse"-ing it. In that type of game, we usually expect objects to come from the top and us controlling a character at the bottom of the screen. Here, constantly seeing what's going to eat you is quite interesting. The downside of it is that you loose visibility when big items appear, which could limit game design if you were to pursue the game further with more levels / more obstacles.
Oh, and it's definitely too damn short / easy
I don't want to finish on a bad note, so really ... the graphics are amazing ;)
Good sense of pallete and overall design! Lack of background music loses all the possible fun of the arcade. And the game overall feels a bit awkward without a sound feedback :(
Well this game was definitely titled correctly! I had this great "OH GAWD" moment in the first two seconds while my brain realized what was going on.
The compo version was like "oh ha that was cute, interesting, and short."
The post-compo version was like, "OH NO GET OUT OF MY WAY, PRESENTS!" I swear I had a defective jack in the box that wasn't moving any faster than the monster at all and my fate was sealed from the start although I didn't know it.
Really nice look boosted up an interesting inversion of a genre, and the it didn't overstay its welcome, it quit while I was still having fun.
Nice work. I think adding some hilarious feedback when hitting the various presents would push the fun up a notch.
I really liked the graphics and presentation and idea. Would really have liked to have seen more "game" to this though. Maybe more of a challenge, or maybe power ups. Great work though, and nice 3D art as well.
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the idea is interesting, of actually "reverse"-ing it. In that type of game, we usually expect objects to come from the top and us controlling a character at the bottom of the screen. Here, constantly seeing what's going to eat you is quite interesting. The downside of it is that you loose visibility when big items appear, which could limit game design if you were to pursue the game further with more levels / more obstacles.
Oh, and it's definitely too damn short / easy
I don't want to finish on a bad note, so really ... the graphics are amazing ;)
The compo version was like "oh ha that was cute, interesting, and short."
The post-compo version was like, "OH NO GET OUT OF MY WAY, PRESENTS!" I swear I had a defective jack in the box that wasn't moving any faster than the monster at all and my fate was sealed from the start although I didn't know it.
Really nice look boosted up an interesting inversion of a genre, and the it didn't overstay its welcome, it quit while I was still having fun.
Nice work. I think adding some hilarious feedback when hitting the various presents would push the fun up a notch.
Cool entry!