Ski freeVENGE

by rein
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.89
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.18
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.37
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.42
It's time to take back the mountain! The abominable yetis have thrived in the years since we last tried to ski freely, but we haven't been idle either...

Ski down the mountain and take out as many yetis as you can! Your arsenal fires automatically and changes every 10 seconds, so stay on your toes (or skis)!

As you kill more yetis the remaining ones will be stronger and faster than those before them, so watch out for those trees and rocks because they'll kill your momentum faster than the yeti kills you! Ski jumps can help you clear obstacles and gain a quick boost in speed, but be careful because you can't move while in the air.

Controls:
* WASD - movement
* Trees slow you down, rocks slow you down a lot.
* You go faster the longer you go without hitting an obstacle.
* Guns fire on their own and switch every 10 seconds.
* There are currently 8 different guns in the game.

I think this came out pretty well for my first compo! Also, not only was this my first time doing pixel art but I'm not even remotely artistic lol.

Things I would have liked to do:
* More guns, especially silly ones. (I wanted to do a dubstep gun so bad)
* More interesting projectile sprites for the existing guns.
* Powerups to make weaker guns more viable later in the game
* BGM where I do all the instruments with my voice :P

Software used was Unity, Audacity, and Paint 3D. Everything was made during the jam.

Comments24

Pandamander
Pandamander3 Oct 2022, 01:21
Hahaha this fulfills a lifelong fantasy of being able to kill that stupid SkiFree yeti! Huge high five for that. Also the audio was hilarious and made both me and my wife laugh.
Ben Parisi
Ben Parisi3 Oct 2022, 01:23
AHAHAHA! The game I never knew I needed to play. 3rd grade me finally gets revenge on the classroom computer. Also love all the voice recorded sfx. Was laughing out loud the entire time I was playing "Nobody Survives the Quad Lazer!"
LDJam user 278827
LDJam user 2788273 Oct 2022, 01:49
an amazing remake of the greatest game of all time
starts off slow, but always kept me guessing and thinking on my feet (or skis)
Funny and fun
LDJam user 268934
LDJam user 2689343 Oct 2022, 05:28
Hahah Nice game big fan of spoken sound effects.
The Magnum whas not my favorite gun :)
LDJam user 120290
LDJam user 1202903 Oct 2022, 05:40
Nice voice, fun game.I really like the nuke gun idea, that's so funny!
3LSTMsInATrenchcoat3 Oct 2022, 06:11
The goofy sound effects are great. The tactical nuke was a fun surprise. The difficulty seems well-balanced. Overall, I think it's a well-executed twist on a classic game and I enjoyed playing it.
Castitatis3 Oct 2022, 12:20
hahaha that game is so funny XD unfortunately, the quad llazer didn't seem to work for me, it just drops a box :p
the sound effects are so good :D
LDJam user 234567
LDJam user 2345673 Oct 2022, 17:10
Very funny with your home made sfx sounds. Too bad there is no music too :laughing:
thegamearchitect3 Oct 2022, 22:38
cool fun little game here, easy to play and no need to rage quit haha!
nardandas
nardandas4 Oct 2022, 06:12
No one can defeat the quad laser! Just a really fun take on ski free, great job on the audio!
dnivie4 Oct 2022, 13:24
What a fun little game. Some BGM would have been neat, but otherwise good job on the sounds. And thanks for the nostalgia trip!
Real_Human_1000
Real_Human_10004 Oct 2022, 20:27
Actually great. I like the variety of weapons, and each one is pretty different from the last. I really love the sound effects -- I was honestly considering doing SFX like that for this jam, but I couldn't work up the courage. I don't have cool movie trailer voice, but clearly you do. Works beautifully; I didn't notice any bugs or weird glitches. Good job!
Eugenik
Eugenik5 Oct 2022, 00:19
So cute and so fun! Great job! :).
JosephlDooley5 Oct 2022, 04:04
LOL, loved the halo-esque voice lines and the variety of guns. Good job!
epeachyband
epeachyband5 Oct 2022, 18:29
I want to shake a hand to this genius sound designer!!!
JavaSaurus
JavaSaurus5 Oct 2022, 18:35
Well done, great game, thank you for making this. The only thing I was missing a little bit is the background audio. Don't get me wrong, I love your voice lines, they crack me up ! TACTICAL NUKE ! ... However, that extra spice would have made this even better. Well done !
Reinauthor5 Oct 2022, 18:59
@javasaurus if I had one more day you better believe I'd have a BGM with my voice making all the instrument noises! Thanks for playing!
Reinauthor5 Oct 2022, 19:01
@real-human-1000 every type of voice can work for something like this, you just need to lean in to your natural sound and be as expressive as possible!
RookRules
RookRules6 Oct 2022, 21:57
how's this? I hope this was the highest
Reinauthor7 Oct 2022, 02:12
@rookrules I missed your stream today but I hope you enjoyed the game! You have the highest on this page but I've seen in the 4200's from a coworker.
UkuleleFury
UkuleleFury18 Oct 2022, 20:22
:D Excellent! I played a lot of Ski Free, so this really struck home. Nice pixels! Lol, great sounds. Very playable! Gotta love that jump.
MaximeG21 Oct 2022, 18:47
ok so the sound design make every things, like play the game for so much time time just to hear this voice!

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