Ludum Dare #39compo

Running Power

by hephyrius

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.77

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.58

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.38

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.50

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.08

Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.95

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.43

Running Power

Game

"Running Power" Is a basic take on the "Running out of Power" Theme of LD39 and was made in ~8 hours. The aim of the game is to survive as long as possible whilst collecting energy. When you run out of energy you can no longer jump until you collect more!

Jumping power is modified by the total energy you have stored, so the more energy you have, the more efficient your Height/Energy cost ratio. The screen dims based on how much energy you have stored, when you are out of energy you are in darkness and begin to lose health.

Your total score is your survival time multiplied by the total energy you collect.

Control

LMB - Jump

Links

Play The Game:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/697169?updated=1501434255

Source Code/Unity Project:
https://github.com/Hephyrius/Running-Power

Misc

I didn't think I'd have anything to submit but I managed to squeeze enough time to make this! :D

Shameless plug :P - Visit my site for other games if you liked this one! http://Hephyrius.com

Tools Used:

- Sound - Microphone(, Mouth+Mouse :joy:) and Audacity

- Sprites - Paint.net

- Game Engine - Unity3d 2017.1.3f

- IDE - VisualStudio 2017 Community Edit.

- Energy: Coffee + Sugar

Genres: platformer

Tools: Audacity, Paint.net

Comments19

dimesto5231 Jul 2017, 11:26

Good game but I find it a bit slow =)

SprovGames31 Jul 2017, 11:28

It's a bit hard to play, but well done

vkmicro31 Jul 2017, 11:33

It took me a couple of tries to get a hang of it. I like that it (generated? or just really long map? Not sure) feels like an endless challenge for as long as you can survive, very cool. Always a good thing to add a score counter, appreciate that. Took me a couple of tried to figure out what gives and what takes the HP away and such but overall very cool and fun game to play. Definitely enjoyed. Good job :D

Cynical Monkey31 Jul 2017, 11:34

Would of prefered a few more in game instructions, i get the restriction on time but a quick prompt here or there really helps round out a Jam game, maybe an explanation of what each of the colours can do

also i wasn't able to have the whole game on my screen at one time due to its size

sn0uk31 Jul 2017, 18:20

The obstacles are a bit annoying but it's a cool simple game.

UncleChris31 Jul 2017, 18:48

I enjoyed it, it took a small learning curve. The sounds weren't really distinctive enough for me to feel the power-ups were much different than the power downs.

Thorneto31 Jul 2017, 19:07

Not a big fan of infinite runners but the lighting effects working with the speed was pretty cool.

BerserkerChris31 Jul 2017, 19:11

Nice idea simple game the random obstacles are sometimes annoying.

Taffaz31 Jul 2017, 19:15

Cool game, took a while to figure out what each symbol did but I enjoyed playing it.

Sivael31 Jul 2017, 19:28

Interesting idea, each symbol is different and interesting:)

notime4games31 Jul 2017, 20:34

Survival time: 342.97
Total Power Collected: 2423
Total Score: 831024.90

Game was ok, followed the theme quite well.
I didn't like the sound, it only took me longer to figure out what pickups were bad and which were good since most of the sounds made me think I did something bad

CSharp31 Jul 2017, 23:19

Nicely done in such a short amount of time. I kinda wish movement was more responsive or snappy by increasing gravity, though.

PanDorfa1 Aug 2017, 01:51

Nice game, the theme hit the spot, just shame the movement is "interesting" to say at least

ToadieTechnika1 Aug 2017, 04:41

That was actually fun, I find the mechanics blend well with the theme. Like when you ran out of power, you'll lose most of the hp.

SpeedySloth991 Aug 2017, 06:17

Very nice game. I love the glowing effects around the sprites!

player2point01 Aug 2017, 21:30

A good game with some nice mechanics, but I think it would play better if you increased the speed.

player2point01 Aug 2017, 21:31

A good game with some nice mechanics, but I think it would play better if you increased the speed.

Pandakipu7 Aug 2017, 21:58

Nice concept, I didn't really understand what all the symbol did, but I think the yellow one are the best :D

Strega19 Aug 2017, 10:37

Interesting infinite collection game. Wasn't really sure what the different shapes did, if I should have collected the or avoided them.

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