I died because I couldn't turn quick enough to go around a corner which I didn't like but apart from that it's a enjoyable game and a funny take on the theme. Nice little dance you do at the end :D
Things I like: - The track is the logo. - The track becomes more difficult as you progress. - You have to master the track during multiple playthroughs to win.
Thing I like less: - The music is becomes repetitive after some playthroughs. - You have to start from the beginning every time you loose. A checkpoint in the middle would help.
I think your resolution on the itch.io embed should be bigger, I believe it cuts part of the game.
An endless running that ends... EXTRAORDINARY! I think it's great the way it is, phooey on the naysayers. I could beat it, therefor it's good and perfect in every way! ;p
Only criticism I have is that I assumed that the orange obstacles would kill you if you touched them. I accidentally ran into a couple and nothing of note happened, intended?
Hey @oxrock, thanks, I think all the feedback has been really good, and really fair :) I decided not to make the orange walls deadly because my playtester (my wife) found it too frustrating. So I left is just as the jumping obstacles and the lava kill you :) Thanks for playing!!
Thanks to everyone for your feedback and suggestions!
At first I thought it was taking the theme a bit to literal, but when I saw the logo transition into the game I was sold on it. I really dig the colors, it reminds me bit of mirrors edge. I do feel like the game could have become progressively more difficult as you run a long. I also saw that you added some areas that appear to be dead ends but didn't really work well because the angle of the camera gave it away instantly. But otherwise really cool game you have here.
The interpretation of the theme's great, and I love the intro sequence of the zoom-in. The game overall feels fairly floaty, which you tend to want to avoid in these genres. The jump lasts too long, the turning feels a bit clunky.
Two things the game's missing, which I think would have made it into a decent entry: - in a typical infinite runner, you either can't turn the character (only strafe) or turn only at 90/60 degrees. In this title, I could just turn around and run into a wall for arbitrarily long, and the sense of urgency and muscle memory inherent to the genre was lost. - checkpoints. You have a great system of subdividing the game into 5 levels, with a bridge across them. Just spawn the player on the last bridge if they die.
I really like the interpretation of the theme, It was both funny and unique. I feel like the controls could have been a little more sensitive as it never really felt right rotating the character at that speed. I found it cool how you can see the whole maze from the initial screen and how the camera moves right from there to behind the character. Good work!
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The left/right controls seem a bit clumsy. I died because I couldn't turn fast enough.
I really love the music ! It reminds me of the chip tunes from Gnomoria.
Overall, it's a very nice game, congrats !
- The track is the logo.
- The track becomes more difficult as you progress.
- You have to master the track during multiple playthroughs to win.
Thing I like less:
- The music is becomes repetitive after some playthroughs.
- You have to start from the beginning every time you loose. A checkpoint in the middle would help.
I think your resolution on the itch.io embed should be bigger, I believe it cuts part of the game.
However the slow turning makes it kind of frustrating when at corners. I think this makes it just hard for no reason not challenging.
Good work, though!
Only criticism I have is that I assumed that the orange obstacles would kill you if you touched them. I accidentally ran into a couple and nothing of note happened, intended?
Thanks to everyone for your feedback and suggestions!
Nice work!
I managed to succeed at my second attempt and run out of power, as well as game play.
But disregarding the shortness of the game, I had fun :) The music and sound are fitting, but may have drove me mad if the game was longer.
I agree also that the controls are hard-ish but that's what makes the game good.
Good work ;)
Two things the game's missing, which I think would have made it into a decent entry:
- in a typical infinite runner, you either can't turn the character (only strafe) or turn only at 90/60 degrees. In this title, I could just turn around and run into a wall for arbitrarily long, and the sense of urgency and muscle memory inherent to the genre was lost.
- checkpoints. You have a great system of subdividing the game into 5 levels, with a bridge across them. Just spawn the player on the last bridge if they die.
Still, it's not a bad effort. Keep it up.
Fun(ny) little game!