Very nice game! I really really like the art! The graphics are one of the best i have seen so far (within the Ludum Dare entrys). Great job!
Gameplay is good, the movement feels a bit sloppy. The constant screen shake gets annoying after some time.
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steph8830 Aug 2016, 08:21
Hi, nice game and congratulations ! Simple mechanics that still offered a decent amount of challenge.We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #36. We made the same thing at the previous jam.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free) So we can include also your game in the video ;) p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description. (you can already find several games from the jam there)
I had fun playing, although at some point I found it a bit too easy, until I ran in to a wave of rocks I couldn't jump over, then my game quickly ended, just short of 1100 points. I had a lot of fun, and I kinda liked the take on the theme! Keep up the good work!
The little men were funny. Love the physics and art style. Great game.
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akildoruk30 Aug 2016, 20:19
Loving the game so far. Everything's spot on. Especially the tone used in the nipples. So innocent... By the way, if you manage to put enough distance between yourself and the wheel, you'll see that the shake is not at all constant, but a well placed indicator and a clever way, imo, to build up the tension.
That's a very fun game! Basic, one mechanic and fun :) My score was 1153, is that good? haha Graphics were kind of blurred on my machine though, not sure why. Here's a screenshot: http://take.ms/3nc9n
The game didn't work on my mac... tried everything in the description. Still, even though I wasn't able to play it I can still say that these are incredible graphics. Great job!
In this type of games crisp controls are paramount. Sadly, here, the jumping is not crisp. Also a problem, I am not sure how the people who scored higher than me did, but personally I never jumped, so it's a game of hold right, tap (guy, little rock) or double tap (big rock) and just hope the rng don't give you too many big rocks in a row.
It feels like with different rocks, guys that jump at you and can chase you, free movement, jumping and an axe to swing, there must be ways to have richer interactions (though possibly not in 72h! Maybe explore things further in a post-jam version?)
I liked though that the hit box of the axe is tiny, because it gives a good feeling when you swing the axe with good enough timing to break the rock or stun the guy without slowing down.
Very consistent art and good game overall. I don't prefer runners personally on a PC, since it only appeals to the skill (so there is no take-a-decision process for a player). Just a bit fantasy - you could add stamina bar to break this mindless key spamming and make jump-or-hit choice more important. Some special abilities could stretch the gameplay a bit, e.g dashes, high jumps, powerups and may be some random platforms?
@MrErdalUral You're right, I didn't see the "Fantastic" setting note in the description and went with the default one, which was "Fastest". It's kind of weird Unity messes up with the texture filtering like that though.
I will play again, this time with the proper settings! :)
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blubberquark5 Sep 2016, 12:24
Does turning around and hitting the guys ever benefit you?
@blubberquark it can in some cases where you are about to die. Wheel slows down when it has to go through objects since it has to break the object first.
Gameplay is good, the movement feels a bit sloppy. The constant screen shake gets annoying after some time.