BULB-07's Darkest Hours

by sausage-squad-games

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.21

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.37

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.42

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.42

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.84

Darkness.

It's there. It's coming for you. Run, BULB-07. The power plant you reside in has been shut down by crooks. Your power is running out. Your only solace is escaping. Escape this place before your battery drains. Quickly! Time is of the essence. Darkness is coming. The run is endless. Jump. Speed Up. Slow Down. Dodge. Escape. Survive. Run before you run out of power. Run before you run out of time.

Controls :

- UP ARROW to jump
- RIGHT ARROW to accelerate
- LEFT ARROW to slow down

Hint :

When you see a generator, it means a power charging pad is nearby. To activate it, simply slow down and jump on it to regain power. This'll help a lot in the long run.

Credits:

BULB-07 is a game made by The Sausage Squad. The team consists of:
- Samuel Allen: Programming
- Xavier Charles: Programming
- Robin Chayer: Character Design, Tiling, Props Sprite Art
- Alexandre Louis Hébert: Title Art, Game Over Art, Character Animations, Prop Sprite Art, Music

Special Thanks to:
- Emmanuel Choquette: Character Sound Effects

This game was made using Superpowers, Manga Studio, paint.net, Sibelius 7 and Kontakt 5

Tags: #atmospheric, #endless runner

Genres: action

Tools: Paint.net

Comments11

sugarbyte1 Aug 2017, 03:51

This is stylish and fun, and a tough platformer! I liked trying again and again, though. Love the art style, it's really great. :heart: :bulb:

Burgee1 Aug 2017, 03:56

I definitely gave this more retries than any other game I've played so far. I'm kinda bad - I got to around 500 points on my best attempt, but if I was more patient i think I could have done better.

The 'feel' is right on. I didn't feel like I needed to learn, the game just played how you expected it to and that goes a long ways. I didn't feel ripped off or like I was cheated by a cheap game.

Good work, it's fun!

shanebauman1 Aug 2017, 04:00

Great job! Loved the soundtrack. The little lightbulb man was awesome.

LeReveur1 Aug 2017, 04:10

Wow! I'm so bad on runners… But it was fun to try, and try again, and try agin, and… Well I give up, but good entry, well done. :)

mmason1 Aug 2017, 05:34

Nice game, having some in game controls would be nice though.

Odd1In1 Aug 2017, 10:31

My high score was 400. :smiley:

josehzz1 Aug 2017, 19:00

It's tough! best score was in the 200, the illustrations are great. Are you sure the charging pads works? I did as you said in the hint but couldn't get it to work

sausage_squad_gamesauthor2 Aug 2017, 02:02

Thank you for the feedback!

It currently seems like the charging pads sometimes fail to trigger a battery recharge. You can blame last minute hackjob rushed coding for that one (my bad).

We'll try to figure out what's up with that. I don't think we're allowed to update as of yet, but we'd love to add fixes and content in an eventual post-LD version.

Thanks again for your reviews and feedback.

Phobos0012 Aug 2017, 03:41

As much as I think infinite runners are kinda driven into the ground at this point, this was very fun! I really liked the dark but encouraging atmosphere you created with the description. However, I think with games like these platforms should be made very clear so the player doesn't miss a jump, ESPECIALLY when they are going very fast! Other than that you did a fantastic job my good sir!

zee3 Aug 2017, 01:14

The bulb's face changing depending on how much power you have was a nice addition! The power changing how much you can see was a nice touch, but it's hindered by the broken recharge pads, If it gets fixed, I can see it becoming a fun little time waster!

GoldRanger3 Aug 2017, 06:33

I love your Graphics!
Also, the music makes me feel the battery haha, don't really know how to describe the feeling

I am little confused about how your game generate the power charging pad?
I ask because one time I pass three charging pad on a same straight line.
If it is totally random, I guess it may be a little bit not fair to guys that not lucky :P