Hello and welcome to my sixth LudumDare entry. I hope you enjoyed the weekend as much as I did. It was a special kind of game for me, cause it contains a message that means a lot to me.
Please read the intro screens inside the game. Enjoy playing.
Controls: - left and right arrow keys to move - space to skip intro screen - escape to end the game - bumping other people will slow you down - houses and buildings will give you cover
*if you play the html5 version, better use Chrome
Used Tools: - GameMaker Studio Professional (windows and html5) - GraphicsGale Free - Photoshop CS3 - Audacity - SFXR - Chrome - Filezilla - 7Zip
Thanks for playing. I'm looking forward to playing and rating your games, too. Have a nice time and a merry x-mas. Greetings from Germany! Sincerely, BEN.
An interesting take with the gameplay. The other people were a little frustrating at times, and I think it would be better with faster gameplay, and more variety in ground obstacles. Good start to what could be pretty neat!
Amazing how so few pixels can look so great in the hands of a talented person. I really felt the message of the game. The gameplay was maybe a bit simplistic but the feel of the game is fantastic.
Solid little experiment :) I'm ambivalent about the fact that it felt like I didn't know what to do other than the video game convention of go right. Also that the buildings didn't look like they were actually over your head to block missiles. One the one hand it's cool to not be spoonfed but on the other hand it didn't feel intuitive.
The feeling of panic +1 The feeling of getting stuck in a crowd +1 But not sure if it's "fun".
I really like this little game's simple aesthetic and retro sound-effects. The sheltering mechanic when standing in front of buildings is a cool addition and I love the inclusion of the Wilson scream when NPCs die!
I just pressed right arrow the whole time and got all the way to the end without dying, so not very challenging. The people getting in my way were annoying, and there was no way to help them, so the message at the end, while a good life lesson, didn't seem applicable in-game.
Fun game, I was in panic with the crowd, great job. I would like to take this opportunity to ask a favor. You already rated my game, but I was not allowed "innovation rating." Please could you assess this item now? Take the opportunity to play with some corrections. Very thanks:http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=36629
I liked the horrible reality that I would have liked to be able to have something that allows me to push people out of the way... it's pretty striking that when you are in a life-threatening situation most people have utter disregard for others.
Lovely artwork. It was sometimes frustrating when the other people slowed me down -- but that's totally intentional and conveys what you want it to. Great work.
Love the graphics and particles! There could be more levels though, or more obstacles. Wilhelm scream yes! (isn't it kind of against compo rules, though?) but you still get an Audio 5/5 for that! :D
Cool concept, and nice work with tiny animations/gore and buildings ! Simple yet interesting game mechanics, i liked the idea of gameplay.That was a bit short and easy once you get it but this was enjoyable. Also at the very start i tried for fun to go on the left side of screen, i felt safe :)
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The feeling of panic +1
The feeling of getting stuck in a crowd +1
But not sure if it's "fun".
Good effort. VERY short.
I think if you and other person are going in the same direction, they slow you down but you should be able to pass them eventually.
I would like to take this opportunity to ask a favor. You already rated my game, but I was not allowed "innovation rating." Please could you assess this item now? Take the opportunity to play with some corrections. Very thanks:http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=36629
Very powerful game.
Wilhelm scream yes! (isn't it kind of against compo rules, though?) but you still get an Audio 5/5 for that! :D
Also at the very start i tried for fun to go on the left side of screen, i felt safe :)