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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness292
Graphics594.13
Audio973.52
Mood1153.48
Fun1763.14
Overall2183.29
Humor2912.05
Innovation3222.80
Theme3832.94

Comments

jrkirby 2013-04-30 03:26

On linux:

Error: Could not find or load main class

janmavzla 2013-04-30 03:33

The cubes on the second level took me like 3 tries to get what their purpose was.

The illumination work was really awesome! The ray-casting (I think that's how it's called) gave it a real cool effect.
Level 3 was easier to me than 2.

Waiting for the update with more levels!

jrkirby 2013-04-30 03:35

Nevermind: I was trying to run it with java when I could've just executed it.

good game, but your "twist" doesn't really help in any of the levels.

ddionisio 2013-04-30 03:37

I'm generally not a big fan of runner games, but this one has a nice style to it. I love the aesthetics and colors. The music fits well too. Not sure about the theme...but I guess he's running away from the clutters of the industrial world and into a life of minimalism. I'll go with that!

meta87 2013-04-30 08:27

Awesome graphics! The block concept was clever, took me a few tris to figure it out :D

hannardynamite 2013-04-30 16:07

The graphics are amazing, especially the shadow effects. The music is great as well. I died a lot on the second jump on the second level, and I *will* persevere and get past it!

tainted_code 2013-04-30 23:05

Was a very fun game. Too short though! I loved the groovy lighting effects! ;)

atkinssj 2013-05-02 15:19

The atmosphere was wonderful, amd the twist was fun once I got the hang of it. It adds a bit more depth. I'd like to see what else can be done with the time stopping. :D

lightnarcissus 2013-05-03 12:42

Excellent graphics especially considering it was done in 2 days. Fairly clever and challenging too on the latter levels. Good job!

pixelfan 2013-05-03 23:36

Good levels and graphics! i like it!! good job

mortl8324 2013-05-03 23:47

Cool game. Could have been longer, but the levels that were there were fun.

coruon 2013-05-03 23:53

I think you have the beginnings of a good game and great graphics/lighting, but there's just no content right now. And the level design could use some work, I did nothing with the boxes and finished quite easily. Needs polishing, but a good concept, I liked it.

xanjos 2013-05-04 00:17

Loved the use of stopping time as a gameplay mechanic in an 'auto-runner' game. The visual style is really nice and the soundtrack fits the atmosphere very well.

endesga 2013-05-04 00:38

Very nice :)

bipolarmike 2013-05-04 00:43

Cool idea! Please expand upon this, there is a lot you could do with this mechanic!!

minionstudios 2013-05-04 00:55

Great work, totally sweet style.

mtrc 2013-05-04 01:28

Lovely graphics - not sure what the twist was? Second level very hard. I'd swap the position of that and the third level maybe, or switch elements around.

jwolf 2013-05-04 01:35

Neat style, lighting effects, and game mechanics.

cataclysmicknight 2013-05-04 01:39

I played through once without stopping time, I didn't realize that's what the clicking did, and then I played it again messing with that and it was super fun both times! Great game, and the art was fantastic; very fun!

ryusui 2013-05-04 02:06

I never noticed the "twist." I beat the entire game anyway. Graphics are awesome, sound is too (just wish the looping wasn't so obvious), but the controls and collision detection could use some work.

zanzindorf 2013-05-04 02:42

Nice work! The graphics are wonderful. I beat the game before noticing the twist though. I wish the level design complemented the game-play mechanics a bit more.

rafaelsales 2013-05-04 02:58

Great music, art and mood, dude. It`s the kind of game that I like and I`ve really enjoyed your game. In my opinion the jump needs more polish to improve the experience, because sometimes the control is wierd. Congratz anyway!

jellycakes 2013-05-04 20:15

Pretty nice, didn't know the time stop function until i read the entry page. Was a nice platformer. Good job

elbowroom 2013-05-04 20:48

I am impressed by the mood and the graphics. The game looks good, it has a great vibe. The gameplay mechanic is minimalist (one button) but it does not feel minimalist imho. The only thing I didn't like is that it ended after a few seconds. It was a little too short.

herku 2013-05-04 21:31

It looks very nice and clean. The light effects are awesome. Unfortunately its lagging so hard in the second level and i could not complete it ):
I am using Windows 8 32 bit.

snakeeater 2013-05-04 21:59

Very nice entry. Too bad it's very very short! Interesting take on running games

stevejohnson 2013-05-04 22:08

This isn't one of my favorite genres, but it's well executed. Good use of sounds where most entries punt. Sometimes I felt like I should have been able to jump but the game didn't let me.

avidgamernino 2013-05-04 22:14

Too easy, Is the box just to mess things up? It seemed like you needed to use it a first, But come to find out it seems you don't even need it.

sudorossy 2013-05-04 22:17

I fixed the lag in an update, but I've changed far too much to warrant updating this page properly! I might add a link when I'm done optimizing. Glad you all like it so far!

superdisk 2013-05-04 22:31

It was neat, but kinda boiled down to "clunky cannibalt".

Also, I had to find out the twist (timestopping) by just expermimenting around.. I don't think it was ever told to me.

cakencode 2013-05-04 22:35

The music was a bit loud, but the game was rather fun! The light shafts look was pretty cool too :)

I admit I haven't played many auto-runner games, but I've never seen one with physics built in as part of the experience (except perhaps some of the levels in Limbo with the brain leech). Very clever combination there.

I wish there were more levels!

bluefoxgs 2013-05-05 01:10

Really nice, I don't usually like these games but it is beautifully done, i love the box physics, I love the music, I love the art. As Cake&Code says, I wish there were more levels! :)

stqn 2013-05-05 07:02

Nice graphics and music, but what "twist" are you talking about? I finished the game in like 30 seconds and there was nothing special in there, just jumping.

stqn 2013-05-05 07:04

PS: also, very uneven framerate.

cybearg 2013-05-05 22:38

Graphics look amazing! Music is great, too. I enjoy run 'n jump style games. Very, very well done there! Very generous checkpoint system as well.

I wish that it was semi-modular so it could have more levels, maybe randomly-generated, even. In any case, looking forward to more!

Again, again, great art style!

sudorossy 2013-05-06 01:32

Thanks Cybearg! I plan on an "infinite" mode. Just gotta implement :-) Definitely didn't have time to do it in the LD sadly.

yellowlemming 2013-05-06 05:18

looks and plays very well although there wasn't much need for the stopping time ability, I was able to complete it very quickly without

robc 2013-05-06 09:45

Quite dug the audio & visuals.

Neat ability to stop the level, but I think the ability should be time limited - so it's a challenge to have to set it up right, instead of the hold it down constantly which could be done.

Should be interesting with more levels though :)

simvig 2013-05-08 19:34

Very nice mood here. I liked pretty much everything about it. The motion could be a little smoother.

matthias_zarzecki 2013-05-19 19:16

Nice little runner! I like the choice of music.

aestheticgamer 2013-05-20 01:33

While very short, it was a quick enjoyable experience that could be quite fun if it was tuned up and expanded. I ran into some things involving me running against walls or the character acting a bit funky, but overall a solid effort.