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Boat Escapade

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Theme373.82
Overall943.36
Community1223.00
Humor1382.33
Fun1403.04
Graphics1673.11
Innovation2322.82
Audio2911.92
Coolness3111

Comments

matthias_zarzecki 2011-08-22 15:05

This is interesting. The relatively complex layout, the ever-rising water, the need to return to the approaching danger, and the metaphor for marriage in asian regions.

Quite interesting indeed :-)

legacycrono 2011-08-22 16:59

Nice little game! The level design was rather shallow in some parts, but decent overall. Could have used some music...
My highscore was 211 =D

zaron 2011-08-23 02:36

Not bad. Time limits give me panic attacks like little else, so the constant threat of drowning was always-present on my mind and marred things a bit, but aside from my initial run where I managed to just muck things up thoroughly (didn't get the double jump in time :/) it was an enjoyable and well-constructed game. Good platforming, solid controls, even a semi-interesting boss fight towards the end. Had a few points where zombies just murdered me due to where they were entering the room, but that's the only thing that rose any legit red flags for me.

shigor 2011-08-23 12:40

Quite good platformer - it really could use at least some simple sounds

refrag 2011-08-23 18:24

Pretty complex game. Unfortunately I got lost. Some simpler structure early on in the game would help to teach the player of the mechanics.
Good solid entry. Well done.

kato9 2011-08-23 20:10

Woah a metroidvania style game! The rising water level is a really interesting element - on the one hand it adds a more pressing danger, but on the other it helps you get around more easily since you can swim. A little too hard for me, but I really liked it overall!

johanar 2011-08-24 16:20

Sweet platformer, but it felt like 90% of the rooms were just fillers. Would've been better if the ship was smaller

hangedman 2011-08-24 19:34

Ran smooth, was pretty fun. Wasn't really playing urgently at first because I didn't understand the threat. Also, could not win the boss fight, because it ended up spawning a good 20 zombies I couldn't kill fast enough. Still, neat, functional, nice challenge and good take on the theme.

brad-kavanagh 2011-08-24 19:56

I totally forgot I had ninja star until the very end. A simple tutorial area where a destructible wall was blocking the door would have helped, but that might be holding my hand too much.

I died twice and didn't try a third time to finish it. Died on the boss because I forgot I had stars, and tried to bob zombies on the head. :D I'm so dumb.

Nice art, could have used some music, and the game was pretty fun.

arron-fowler 2011-08-26 14:23

Really liked playing this one

Shadow 2011-08-27 00:03

Lovely entry indeed. Definitely entertaining (despite the fact I failed to defeat the boss). The ship fell kinda oversized for its simplicity though. It should have been either more interesting (design-wise) or smaller. It's not something that kills the experience anyway. Nice job. Loved it.