Ludum Dare #48compo

Run little one, run

by para-no

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.02

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.12

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.55

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.38

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.10

I have created an abomination!:)

Is it good? Hell no. Is it funny? Hell no. Could it easily be improved? Well, yes. Is it mine? Hell yeah and I love it! First ever game jam and I'm learning slowly, but I had a lot of fun during the entire event, and im sure I'll be there for the next one! Stronger that I've ever been:)

As a rat, finally you got a chance to escape tiny cage you were kept in. You've heard tales of rat wonderland hidden deep in the basement, moreover, these stairs seem to be the only escape route. Can you navigate through cluttered staircase with your owner trying to catch his favorite pet?

Tools used:
Unity - everything
MagicaVoxel + Blender - objects
BoscaCeoil - xD

Tools: Blender, Bosca Ceoil, MagicaVoxel, Unity

Comments22

EpicCrownKing26 Apr 2021, 01:58

Very cool idea, especlally for your first game jam! Great job on the models. I'd advise going forward that you give some sort of "Controls" window, since I died quite a few times to the scientist not knowing where to go. I'd also replace the collision check on the rat's jumping script with a raycast(assuming you used a collision check), since I was able to wall-run my way down the staircase(which was oddly fun). I didn't make it to the bottom so I don't know if there was anything at the bottom, but from what I did see very well done for your first jam!

Steve Johnstone26 Apr 2021, 07:14

It was nice and fun, and definitely challenging. The controls felt really floaty though. I would have preferred a much lower mouse(rat?) sensitivity. The scientist catching me made me jump almost every time!

Good job and congrats on your first jam!

mdotedot26 Apr 2021, 08:48

Cool. The start was a bit unforgiving. Could have used a more gradual progression. Very funny game. Well done

neonjeff26 Apr 2021, 13:24

Yeah my sensitivity was pretty high for my taste on this one too. The answer is obviously to move to the back of your cage where the scientist cant reach you and live a happy life! :) I noticed a weird visual glitch on the menu when fullscreen? not sure if that was intentional or not, but it actually looked kind of cool.

henriquecanella26 Apr 2021, 14:47

Pretty good for your first jam. As said above the controllers and camera were not so good, but fixing this i think it can be pretty good in general =D

eboatwright26 Apr 2021, 17:22

I LOVE voxel graphics, but it didn't let me move in the game.

nyxkn26 Apr 2021, 21:54

Seemed fun, but couldn't play! Moving the mouse was way too sensitive and I'd just keep spinning very quickly.

MacDoom26 Apr 2021, 22:44

Cool game!I liked the perspective from the mouse height. Found a trick to gain more seconds hiding in the crate at the corner before making the run. Those rat-traps kept me on my toes. Hte camera movement could be a less sensitive but that didn't kept me from enyoing your game. Congratulations!

Para_no_author27 Apr 2021, 10:01

Changelog to keep it clear.
- Changed controller sensitivity.
Still an abomination but playable.

nosfer27 Apr 2021, 11:16

46 seconds :) Very good first game jam entry. At first the walls melt into one mess but after some practice you can navigate better.

brian-mayberry29 Apr 2021, 12:22

28 seconds! The movement made it so hard to dodge the traps, but I actually liked that! Suggest bits of cheese or crumbs to give the rat an extra life every few floors to keep the momentum going for players. Fun little game, great job!

cogcomp29 Apr 2021, 20:10

Really liked the graphics but like the others I hade a bit of a hard time steering. I kept losing too fast, so I had a hard time a getting any better at it since I spent most of my time dying :laughing: So I would've liked it a little easier, but then again I've never been very good at these type of games. Congratulations on completing your first game jam!

Usenrame2 May 2021, 02:02

Simple and genius! I'm loving it!

Lazzor2 May 2021, 11:56

Damn these mouse traps! I thought I am his favorite rat, why is he trying to kill me? :D Nice job though, the controls felt a little weird at first but you get used to very quickly!

ache games4 May 2021, 21:58

Really liked the visual art

JGUR5 May 2021, 19:46

I really enjoyed this. The controls felt nice, although I do wish the camera would zoom out a little more so I can see more of that beautiful rat. Good work!

Triastase6 May 2021, 20:03

Congratulations on your first game jam! And cool little game!

I found a small glitch: if you die and just press Q, you live again but your position and timer are not reset.

I also agree with the others that it's quite hard to survive for a longer time, but the limited view for example makes sense for a rat nonetheless. All in all, well done! :smile:

cheesepencil7 May 2021, 01:39

Fabulous! Adorable theme. Great effort, it's totally playable but the controls are not ideal. Well done, the compo is just never enough time!!

xxAtrain2237 May 2021, 02:07

Not letting you strafe was threw me off for a bit, I ended up just using W to move forward and whipping the mouse since that was easier than backing up and rotating.

VixenMink7 May 2021, 02:29

Very interesting. I think the control scheme might need to be revamped so its easier to turn. I felt like a Mouse Truck trying to turn. Also it was almost unplayable without fullscreen.

Also, bug. The timer still ticks down when you get caught and you continue to walk without restarting it.

I like this concept, great job

Laaph9 May 2021, 15:06

I found the controls painful but I love the idea, excellent concept, as someone with a cat I know he is thinking these thoughts every so often. I managed to rack up the time survived by hiding under a table but did not get down the stairs.

Evan14 May 2021, 06:23

This felt like a very unique take on endless runners! I had a lot of fun with it and I love that you can cheese (pun intended) the game a little just by running around on the top floor to rack up points :joy: