Vine Dash

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.57
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.38
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.43
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.17
The world is being overtaken by vines! Where did they come from? Why is this happening? It doesn't matter! You just need to escape!!!

Use your rollerskates to outrun the vines, dodging them as they sprout from the ground.

When you get fast enough, you can even slash open some vines.

Controls:

Arrow keys to dodge

One of the keys: Q,W,E,R need to be pressed as the slashable vines appear.

Comments21

snesgaard4 Apr 2022, 20:55
Love the ragdoll at the end!
The White Kiwi
The White Kiwi5 Apr 2022, 09:59
The animations are great, looks good, feels good, plays good, it feels like a nice take on Temple Run || *chef's kiss*
LDJam user 249705
LDJam user 2497056 Apr 2022, 10:53
I got over 3 KM on my first try! Would like to see infinite top speed!
gabas
gabas6 Apr 2022, 11:25
Liked the cinematic start.
Noiyy
Noiyy6 Apr 2022, 11:40
Cool idea with the cutscene at the start, really like it, though I'd add a skip option after first time. I don't know if it's just me, but I'd say the vine hitboxes are a little bit off sometimes.
unfinished
unfinished6 Apr 2022, 11:49
3KM? I got only 1227 meters :)..great game. had a lot of fun! hitting the right buttons was quite hard for me, maybe a slower pace there. also it would be great to skip the intro sequence on retry. Nice work!
muriel10 Apr 2022, 09:21
I really loved the presentation of the game, how the game stops to tell you to dodge and the manga style image in that moment.

The music is awesome and the effects are quite fun.

Thanks for this entry I really enjoyed playing it :)
Noirox
Noirox10 Apr 2022, 09:59
I think a lot of people had the idea of an endless runner but in my opinion, you pulled off one of the best! The relatively straightforward camera and time manipulation were great to add some flow and fun to the game. In my opinion, adjusting the camera angle slightly and maybe not having the vines behind you in permanent view (see, for example, Subway Surfers, where the inspector disappears behind you after a while and only catches back up when you make a mistake) could add a bit to the readability of the game. Otherwise great job and a special compliment for the animation, looks very nice for a jam game!
Frib
Frib10 Apr 2022, 12:46
Nice cinematic, smooth gameplay, good stuff!
Itskdog
Itskdog10 Apr 2022, 12:53
Well done with this game. Making 3D for a compo can be a challenge. I had fun playing the game.
mhorth
mhorth10 Apr 2022, 17:49
This was a really good job, and even more impressive that it's in compo! It's a well implemented endless runner, and then adding extra mechanics after a minute was a really good choice to keep it interesting.
Likirus11 Apr 2022, 10:27
Really fun to play. I like that you added the extra little cinematic at the beginning with the vines consuming the skyscrapers. It sets the scene quite nicely.
jaybaus11 Apr 2022, 10:41
A neat little game, especially for a compo :) The camera movement felt a bit slidey, I wonder if it might have felt better if it was more stationary instead of trying to centre the character but apart from that it was overall a fun entry, good job!
rodel77
rodel7712 Apr 2022, 03:41
Cool game, I really liked the tutorial; how it stopped and let you push the arrows!
kuggenhoffen
kuggenhoffen12 Apr 2022, 13:49
Solid game, like the tutorial cinematics. Timing of the vine slashing felt a bit off and maybe the vine hit boxes as well. Would have likes to see maybe a pickup for the speed. Good job on getting this done for compo!
Arihan1014 Apr 2022, 15:11
The gameplay and graphics are quite nice, although I found the connection to the theme to be exceedingly loose. IMO simply making a score-chasing game doesn't qualify as fitting the theme- in my eyes, death must be *principally* inevitable, which isn't the case here. Other than that though, it's a fun, simple game. I really liked the animations yourself and to be honest I'm impressed you made all the audio yourself! Good job :D
Dingledorf
Dingledorf15 Apr 2022, 10:44
Great presentation. Loved the 'cutscenes', especially how it transitioned from the main menu to the gameplay proper. Very polished gameplay too. Nice work!
SketchyGalore
SketchyGalore19 Apr 2022, 22:04
Excellent presentation! The opening cutscene is great, and the game itself is a well-paced infinite runner, that was really fun to play! Made it to 1866 :smile:
LDJam user 263763
LDJam user 26376321 Apr 2022, 10:44
cool art and sound effects, nice envirnonment and gameplay, great job!
LDJam user 263763
LDJam user 26376321 Apr 2022, 10:53
funny entry! i like the use of the theme and the animations, need some sound effects, good work!

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