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Zero Gravity Free Runner release :D

By soundless_dev

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Fun203.83
Coolness277
Overall413.83
Innovation853.53
Audio1553.25
Theme1863.34
Mood2013.16
Humor2222.71
Graphics3433.06

Comments

Magnus 2013-08-27 01:10

Dayum this is rad.

oxysoft 2013-08-27 02:53

Game crashed after the first level. Tutorial level was pretty sick though

soundless_dev 2013-08-27 03:17

@oxysoft Thanks for letting me know, I shall look into it

cthulhu 2013-08-27 04:46

The game crashes at the end of the level 1 (right when I enter the end area).

I enjoyed this one! I started to walk and then my mind was blown :D
VVVVVVV? ;)

vaughn 2013-08-27 04:52

Eeek, I can't seem to play any level (crashes starting Level 1 or even the tutorial).

jprogman 2013-08-27 05:34

What program did you use to make your game? I asked because I couldn't get the game to open. When I try to open, nothing happens. No error messages.
I'm using Windows 8 64bit.

soundless_dev 2013-08-27 05:47

@jprogman I used Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 as a compiler for C# with the XNA / .NET framework

You might need XNA game studio 4.0 to run it, If you really wanna go through the trouble, that may fix the issue.

kaype 2013-08-27 23:17

Neat.

I like the minimalistic graphics, got straight to the gameplay! Didn't crash for me.

jprogman 2013-08-28 04:01

Ok, got it working. Turns out that I haven't got XNA installed. Confusing since I'm constantly switching between two computers heh.
As for the game, I like it! I think you got something there: a nice fast-paced anti-gravity platformer.

the-jahn 2013-08-28 04:25

This is pretty awesome. Crashes for me when the window loses focus though. Would love to see this explored more, felt really good to play.

brejlounek 2013-08-28 10:21

It's quite hard, I like it :) Crashed after the first time after first level, player sometimes freezes in mid-air. Good game :) Reminded me of VVVVV a little

zkenshin 2013-08-28 16:52

Enjoyed the movement style. :) Difficult game though. :P

soundless_dev 2013-08-28 17:53

Thanks all [: For the feedback and the error reports, it's all helping very much. I really should do a postmortem soon >.<

I wish I'd heard of this VVVVV game before it was mentioned on the comments here, I looked it up and it's quite awesome. It would have been cool to use that as one of my sources of inspiration.

arcana 2013-08-29 04:23

Ha ha ha, the tutorial is harder than the first level.

The up-down-left-right holy crap was hard as hell for me. The explosion effects were awesome. The fluidity was great. Reminds me of a faster version of VVVVVV. I think the 10sec theme in this case was a bonus, since the game's a bit more "twitchy" style due to its responsive controls.

koe415 2013-08-29 04:57

Awesome twitch reflex gameplay but that last level is a killer. Still haven't gotten passed it. Controls took me awhile to get used to but they grew on me. I think the difficulty works for it and the fast restarts are very helpful.

teejay5 2013-08-30 01:32

Freaking awesome unforgiving fun. I can eeeasily get addicted to this game. Love the hella fast pace, it's part of what makes it addicting!

iiechapman 2013-08-30 03:57

Dude this was sweeeeet! Great music, pumps you up, this was a blast!

1weekendstudio 2013-09-01 17:40

Very nice game! i loved it :) but i think it is a little bit too gard :p (can't succes the tutorial :D). Well done !

galman 2013-09-04 12:30

Awesome game! The gameplay is really fun :) And I love the sound effects and all the graphical effects, this game is so great! I sent it to few friends ;)

saschanarr 2013-09-05 02:00

Great entry! Interesting concept, solid controls and tough but beatable level design! Took a bit to get used to the fast pace at first. Wouldn't really have needed the 10 second timer though.

wertle 2013-09-05 02:05

One thing you might consider is if you die by spike, hold the time bar in place - I had some trouble on occasion figuring out if I died from spikes or from the time running out since the bar disappears immediately. I think with some difficulty tuning this could be a super fun little game. Nice work!

xaychru04 2013-09-07 06:49

I really liked the pace of the game, it was a bit hard to control the character at the beginning, but when you get it the game is fun. Good job! :)

ointment 2013-09-07 09:11

I really really love the controls, everything feels responsive. There's details like how you can control yourself in mid-air (and even a level built around that, nice). The hyperactive camera adds to the hectic feeling. Hell, any game that reminds me of N is a good thing.

It crashes when you're out of focus though.

phi 2013-09-07 11:55

Frustratingly fun.

infin8 2013-09-07 12:33

Absolutely brilliant and has tight controls that just make you want to keep trying.

mrblade 2013-09-07 20:08

Damn, this game is so hard. This is for sure in the top three best games I have played this LD. music is great, so hard, fast paced, soundtrack please? Keep it up!

soundless_dev 2013-09-08 02:35

Thank you everyone for the feedback! :D

the soundtrack can be found on the front page of
http://robothell.bandcamp.com/
I used the songs 'CDOB'(my personal favorite), 'Pterodactyl', and 'C2L' in the game.

fferro234 2013-09-08 22:43

Great game. The music is very good also. Makes you a little dizzy if you play for more than a couple minutes though.

atmospherium 2013-09-11 02:58

Really cool game. Most games I've played that use gravity as a facet of the gameplay end up coming across as floaty or nonresponsive, but you really kept the energy going throughout. Really cool game, and strong execution.

theholychicken 2013-09-15 21:02

Intense!
It's amazing that the mechanics and controls just work so well considering how original the concept is. The levels are extremely well designed and rarely frustrating even after dying repeatedly. The changing colors every time I die definitely help reduce the frustration :]