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Against the Current

By iambored2006

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness355
Humor2532.24
Innovation3862.60
Fun4302.43
Theme4412.73
Mood4542.33
Overall4982.47
Graphics5072.23

Comments

glisk 2013-04-29 14:32

Nice concept! Only I would have preferred a little more precision in level design and graphics. That said, nice game: playing with just one key is really into the theme ;)

umu 2013-04-29 14:41

Level 5 made me want to kill things violently. It's an interesting idea, but I think it needs more tuning before it's properly fun. Some kind of animation for when the current changes for example.

gama11 2013-04-29 14:49

Really cool concept and minimalistic for sure, but overly frustrating. Couldn't get past level 5 which made it less fun than it could've been. The hitbox of the player felt a bit big, reducing the hitbox in size would already greatly improve playability (or just reducing the player's size in general so its easier to dodge things).

karsyf 2013-04-29 17:02

Sorry can't download it from mediafire, anychance you could link it from dropbox?

lanz 2013-04-29 17:03

Man, fifth level is hard! Hitbox is too big. Liked fun font!

iambored2006 2013-04-29 17:09

Thanks! Yes, I need to reduce the player's hitbox for sure. It's a shame some people won't get past level 5, the next 2 levels are easier and with portals, but it's up there now. @nintendoeats yes, I tried that, but it really slowed down performance for whatever reason.

iambored2006 2013-04-29 17:17

Done! Dropbox link is up!
Am I allowed to tweak the hitbox or change the order of the levels, or is that considered cheating?

ernyz 2013-04-29 17:43

Managed to complete all levels, but game needs some serious polishing :)

phi 2013-04-30 16:49

The hairs on his back are moving! Gross! ;)

Nice game, a little overpotatoed for my gusto. Also very frustrating.

phi 2013-04-30 16:51

The hairs on his back are moving! Gross! ;)

Nice game, a little overpotatoed for my gusto. Also very frustrating. Audio doesn't work for me.

iambored2006 2013-04-30 17:41

Nah, he doesn't have hairs. That's just my awful artwork.
I'm thinking of porting the game to Android, shouldn't be that hard. I'll then write my own collision code and tweak hitboxes and such.
No audio, I wasn't satisfied with the sounds BFXR supplied.

tyro 2013-05-01 09:24

The two spikes near the end of level five make it disproportionately hard compared to what came before. Also, sometimes you start so close to the screen's edge that it seems you insta-die right as you begin.

Still, good idea and it's pretty fun. Now just take it and make it even more unique!

granada 2013-05-05 12:29

Cool game. Nice concept and levels. Level five is hard. Good job!

entrusc 2013-05-06 13:26

Interresting concept - even with a bit of Portal influence.

headchant 2013-05-06 21:13

Great idea! A bit hard but very good.

dalbinblue 2013-05-12 16:49

Fits the theme, but the currents do get frustrating especially with the large hit box when you get to the spikes.