The Cockroach Lessons

by ibispi
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.20
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.40
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★1.80
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.09
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.43
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.33
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The Cockroach Lessons is an obstacle avoidance game. You are a cockroach running away from humans, who are trying to kill you! There are 5 levels for you to beat. Can you do it?

EPILEPSY WARNING: ⚠

_if you have seizures or get motion sickness while seeing things move too quickly, you might not want to play the game!_

Controls ⌨

* W or ⬆ to move up
* S or ⬇ to move down
* ESCape to quit


Links

* WINDOWS DOWNLOAD: https://www.dropbox.com/s/75krtbpqlh4i4bg/ld38.zip?dl=0

Comments9

Zantamar1 May 2017, 16:44
Thanks for posting your game! I really enjoyed the background music, and the art style meshed very well with the theme. Two things I would change if possible: 1) I loved the idea of the foot, and the shadow was a great touch, but because of their static nature it seemed to force you into the same "lane" every time, which took out a lot of the interaction with that mechanic. 2) My first few deaths were confusing as I had a hard time telling what had happened. Good work!
Samurai Spark
Samurai Spark1 May 2017, 16:49
Nicely done endless runner @ibispi!

The dodging shoes or fly swatter makes fun.
The soundtrack is good choosen.
But what your game need is some king of counter to give player feedback.

Overall a cool entry 😄
davidthelazar
davidthelazar2 May 2017, 00:50
Pretty good runner. I wish there was a bit more feedback (or even a pause!) when you die.
B4zsB4zs2 May 2017, 07:12
We are just having the same kind of problem, just from the other side, so your game made me smile. The overall game is very nice, but little but rough ;)
marbles2 May 2017, 15:55
The game is nice with different types of obstacles or "maps".
andyman404
andyman4045 May 2017, 07:43
I enjoyed the game. Those swatters were challenging, but I liked that the there was always that one row where you can go through the shoe. Congrats on finishing!
Tuomo
Tuomo5 May 2017, 15:38
Lose condition is bit sudden, maybe some sorts game over screen or even simple message would have made it more clear. I liked visuals and animations on the cockroach.
Aurel300
Aurel3008 May 2017, 20:22
Not bad :) I appreciated that my progress was saved, because I had to stop playing at some point. The controls were fine, the difficulty was reasonable – took me a couple of attempts for each level, and every obstacle was well-defined, so I couldn't really blame the obstacles for my deaths. On the other hand, some of the difficulty was in the form of memorisation of the levels, which seems a bit artificial. Some minor improvements: the tennis balls could be green or something not as similar to the background; the music (which was pretty nice) could loop seamlessly.

Nice job overall!
Bunnery10 May 2017, 15:02
Urg - those roaches are a little bit too realistic! :-) Loved the game - was easy to get started and see what to do. I also would have liked a score and a message or something when I died. Certainly worth scaling up and polishing :-)

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