Snail Always Trails!

co-authored: @efe-berke-erkeskin

Created by: Albus Grizzle Team


Our game inspired by famous Immortal Snail Assassin hypothetical scenario. :snail:

As a player you try to avoid touching the snail while it chases you in your house.

You can throw objects to slow down the snail but not every object may not work as you wanted.

:trophy: The goal is avoid from snail as long as you can, every time you fail restart and try again for better score! :trophy:

How to Play:


• A, D = Left , Right

• W+A, W+D = Go Upstairs

• F = Open Doors

• E = Pick Up / Drop Item

• Q = Throw

Note: We couldn't make it to the JAM deadline. But we are happy to finish our FIRST game ever and improved ourselves! So feel free to comment and give a feed back :v:



Resources:
Music = SD Sound Tracks - Chase

Screenshots:



https://github.com/caganoduncuoglu/SnailAlwaysTrails-LD50Game

Comments41

thecoconutdream7 Apr 2022, 19:42
I just love your cartoonic graphic style, well done :)
sillyman987
sillyman9877 Apr 2022, 19:56
I like the concept, but the e and f buttons didn't always work. Good job! 👍
Dactarium
Dactarium7 Apr 2022, 20:10
I had struggle picking up objects, need more area to pick up. Game has nice humor. :snail:

My high score is 3:06
p-r
p-r7 Apr 2022, 20:17
Love it, if there's one thing I'm not a fan of is the stair climbing mechanic. Other than that it was a very fun and good looking game.
Evgeniya Zapolnova
Evgeniya Zapolnova7 Apr 2022, 20:19
Like the art and snails :)

Yes, sometimes button E doesn't work. And also I didn't expect to leave home and to fall in nowhere :)

But Is a cat in the game? I saw only cat's stuff
LDJam user 264629
LDJam user 2646297 Apr 2022, 20:24
I liked the art style, music, and the inclusion of the theme but a few things could be improved particularly in how the game feels and the gameplay. Grabbing items can be a real struggle at first and the controls are fairly complicated at a glance and even after a few runs they can be a bit awkward to get used to. Also regarding the gameplay, I can appreciate the approach of learning by dying and getting a higher score through that but the game's learning curve isn't particularly steep (which can be a good thing) so once you get used to it you end up waiting for death at the top for at least a good minute. Maybe if that part could be sped up or you were forced to interact more closely with the snail this could be mitigated. The game as a whole however was pretty good and I think it needs to be repeated but the graphics/art style are particularly charming and unique. I think this is one of the games I spent more time playing so yeah... nicely done, really captivating game.
Melik Cagan Oduncuoglu
Melik Cagan Oduncuogluauthor7 Apr 2022, 20:41
@pwnzer Thank you very much for your feedback it means a lot! :heart: The learning curve and other mechanics are below the expectations because simply, we didn't know how to make it better because its our first game :sweat_smile: but yes you are totally right about those factors. And I glad you liked the game. :star2:
ZachsButt
ZachsButt7 Apr 2022, 21:04
i lasted quite a while, but the snail still got me :( 🐌. my main critique would be that the pick-up button seemed to be a little finicky.
ZachsButt
ZachsButt7 Apr 2022, 21:19
@melik-cagan-oduncuoglu yeah i did! it was silly and it made me giggle, everything i like in a game. just something about the premise really gets me haha
svemir7 Apr 2022, 21:23
As others said, the picking up items was often very hard and a bit strange when dropped they seemed to do nothing. The snail cam is a great idea, but it seemed to be reversed which caught me out a few times. But it's a very cool idea and follows the theme really well, with cute graphics.
AsmadiGames7 Apr 2022, 22:00
This is so perfectly goofy/serious/amazing all at the same time. Great work on it! Definitely an experience.
MoonChain
MoonChain7 Apr 2022, 22:32
It was a very fun game with the music in the background, the illustrations and humor are great. Good game.
Flying Dog Fish
Flying Dog Fish8 Apr 2022, 19:49
Thanks for giving me molluscophobia. The game is simple and fun, and rather wacky. My only problem were the stairs that didn't look like stairs.
Crygos9 Apr 2022, 08:13
Overall, I think it was a fun experience and well...the snail finally found me. I wonder what I did to that snail such that it wants to hunt me down :D
marcmagus
marcmagus9 Apr 2022, 17:10
Thanks for bringing your game by my stream for feedback! If you’d like to revisit the play and commentary you can view the highlight at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1449912086

Game was fun. I would have appreciated a bit more clear feedback of the effect of dropping various things on snail speed.
DDRKirbyISQ
DDRKirbyISQ10 Apr 2022, 15:30
No matter how many objects you (awkwardly) attempt to throw, YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM THE SNAIL
Marianoa213
Marianoa21310 Apr 2022, 16:25
Very fun game! I really enjoyed it as well.
TheBookSnail
TheBookSnail11 Apr 2022, 04:17
:snail: Fun theme, music fit great. I would have liked the controls simplified a bit. Maybe open doors, pick up, and throw all E key and cut the drop functionality just to make it simpler for players.
Supersonic
Supersonic12 Apr 2022, 17:48
I can't escape from the snail indeed! :-) fun to play, well done!
saintchristopher777
saintchristopher77714 Apr 2022, 02:12
Damn snail, lol! Love the art in this! Cute little game. Like everyone else though, the "hitbox" on being able to pick up items seems way to small. Still fun though. Great job for a first game!
Skleembof
Skleembof15 Apr 2022, 00:06
That was a fun idea, but the mechanics made it hard to play. I loved the snail cam and the slow but inevitable threat of the snail, but I wish there was more you could do to slow it down.
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