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Road to Escape

By _ata

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics203.67
Humor142.93
Overall322.90
Audio332.67
Fun342.50
Innovation452.48
Theme452.81
Community3771.88
Coolness418

Comments

eimink 2011-08-22 23:27

It's a fun little game! Too bad I was so busy with my own jam entry that I couldn't help you out with the sounds more than the laugh and the music loop :)

SamECircle 2011-08-23 00:46

It's beautiful, but it must be really huge because it's only showing one or two frames per sec on my fairly powerful newish computer

dramble 2011-08-23 02:03

I just held down spacebar and couldn't be touched. Even tried intentionally hitting cars and owls. My only problem is the small things that trip you up that you can't see until it's too late. Great art.

mes 2011-08-23 08:12

i like the evil laugh! agreed with dramble, too easy if you just run down the middle.

wally2069 2011-08-23 16:08

A very interesting take on trying to escape. I also agree with the above that the only things that tripped me were the small objects so low to the ground that they were almost impossible to see until hitting them.

Although I never got more than ten seconds in on a run despite thirty or so tries. Has potential but nut very fun.

n0_named_guy 2011-08-23 18:29

Can't play on Linux =( And I like walking skeletons =X

_ata 2011-08-23 19:59

It was pretty typical Jam for me. I did the game during the first night and even thought I noticed the errors like the collision box doesn´t keep with the character when jumping I was too tired to fix them. But have you noticed that if you want to get good score you have to collect those roses. Alternative is putting something heavy on space bar and leaving it for 20 hours. SamEcircle: I didn´t had time to optimize the game so at the moment it uses all kinds of effects that make it laggy on some computers. wally2069: Have you tried it with full-screen (press F) so u might be able to see obstacles better.

hamster_mk_4 2011-08-23 20:18

First time I played I got hit by a car from behind and thaugth this game was a car surfing simulator, eventualy I realized I was just dead. It is a pretty good game, but I feel a little let down that I can't car surf in it.

kevinworkman 2011-08-25 02:26

The graphics are awesome, but I can't really dodge the cars very effectively. Maybe it would be better with a little warning just before one shows up?

matthias_zarzecki 2011-08-25 10:29

Like the grey/red art-style.

_ata 2011-08-26 06:14

KevinWorkman: Some people are saying that it is too easy once you get used to the rythm. You can see the carlights before the car comes. Thought now I am adding sound effects to the game. Hamster_mk_4: Hahah, car surfing game would be awesome. First I made the whole scene stop after being hit but it is much funnier this way thought not as logical.

_ata 2011-08-26 06:17

Matthias_zarzecki: Thanks grey with some spot colors has been a thing for me. I made this mod for Max Payne back at day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e342Ijnq9k4

n0_named_guy 2011-08-27 21:34

Fun little game... But I think the way the skeleton falls isn't the best... I would rather see his bones over all place =)

cirrial 2011-08-28 11:46

Nice atmosphere but I just find the visibility too low to play this game. Also it has a really low framerate on my terrible machine, but that's not your fault.

_ata 2011-08-28 17:56

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1497567/LD/Butterfly_Eater.html

I upgraded the game little bit, things I still need to do:
-add more sounds.
-make highscore that saves player scores.
-make it possible to optimize the game.

shigor 2011-08-29 23:57

Although it's just a simple dodge and jump, thanks to the gfx and audio and especially great atmosphere this is one of the better entries out of 300 hundreds I've tried. Since it's jam entry, I don't think you've bent the rules that much.
Nice evil laugh, eimink :)

ratking 2011-09-04 22:16

Nice game, although nothing new. The contrast could be better, I'm dying too soon because I can't see stuff. ;-)
I like the general setting though. There are too few games where you play a skeleton on a street. This is something you should explore more!

_ata 2011-09-05 03:45

Well, some say it is too easy, some say it is too difficult to dodge objects. Maybe playing in full screen helps? If I put colors there it takes the mood away but u could see obstacles better.

angrygeometry 2011-09-07 06:23

fantastic art style!