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Forward Motion

By feysoura

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Fun2193.37
Audio2613.06
Mood3682.98
Overall3723.24
Graphics4073.13
Theme4593.28
Humor6682.05
Innovation9542.39

Comments

oldpeculier 2013-08-26 04:20

Web version doesn't seem to work on my Mac. I get a blue and grey (alternating) 100% bar in a small window.

budda 2013-08-26 04:22

Wouldn't load for me. Game-jolt downloads it, then nothing happens.

xel 2013-08-26 04:23

Cool game. I got stuck in some walls during the reverse gravity puzzles though. Other than that it was fun to play.

jugglerrob 2013-08-26 04:26

Gamejolt sadly won't let me play :C

twilightflandre 2013-08-26 04:27

I'm not one for puzzle games but this was pretty fun. The graphics style is really nice too. There are some bugs but that is to be expected in a compo like this. Nice work!

madk 2013-08-26 04:30

Fun! A few collision issues, but nothing game-breaking.

namrog84 2013-08-26 04:33

Web version isn't working on windows 8.
downloaded just fine.
Was quite enjoyable. Would prefer slightly different scrolling background. (less lines/noisey?)

Generally good concept, controls/collisions were occasionally slightly wonky. But overall a pretty solid game!

feysoura 2013-08-26 04:34

ha! I'm not one for puzzle games either but I wanted to try and make one. I'll check gamejolt and see what's up. Sorry for the inconvenience!
For everyone who played it, thanks! (and sorry for the bugs, there're not many of them [only in the gravity shift levels] and, as twilightflandre said, it's to be expected in a compo like this. Luckily if you get stuck in a wall you don't have to wait more than 10 seconds, ever. That's a plus.)

ramonimbao 2013-08-26 04:38

That level in the first screenshot is tough! Cool game, though!

jishenaz 2013-08-26 04:40

Great game. I like the screen effect.

feysoura 2013-08-26 04:54

Oh! Excuse me for being Captain Obvious in here, but do you guys have Java updated and running on your browser? Gamejolt needs it, and also launches an application.
You know, that's the only way I have for now for you guys to play it online. I know it's a drag to download a game.

snail_man 2013-08-26 05:20

Lovely platformer, but the concept lacked originality. Still, it was very fun, and I beat it!

caranha 2013-08-26 05:47

Very solid little game. The levels were interesting, and in some of them there seemed to be multiple ways to finish. The graphics went along really well with the game, and so did the sound effects.

The one thing that bothered me in this game were the controls: for a fast paced platformer, the keys would get stuck from time to time, and I wouldn't jump when I wanted to, so sometimes controlling the game felt clunky.

Also, I would have loved a windowed mode, but that is personal preference.

Great game, thanks!

caranha 2013-08-26 05:48

(Oh, I will upload a video of me playing your game shortly, please check my journal :-))

mclogenog 2013-08-26 05:52

Straight forward, but nice! Some of the levels seemed way more complicated than they needed to be, though. Specifically, there were were levels with a lot of stuff I ended up ignoring. One level I just jumped down a ledge to the exit, ignoring all of the lasers and reverse volumes entirely. It also would have been fun to see the way gravity shifts and bouncing interact.

ratalaika 2013-08-26 07:52

I can't play on my mac :(, It said missing puglin and when I try to download it, only the windows version appear :(

triplevisiongames 2013-08-26 18:39

Doesn't seem to work so I'll have to try it properly later. Evil Norton won't let me download it :(

davidwparker 2013-08-26 19:05

Yeah, Jolt didn't work on my OSX either.

dekart 2013-08-26 19:47

Unfortunately, web version doesn't work for me. No luck.

teddy 2013-08-26 21:18

Gamejolt sadly won't let me play :(

tylorlilley 2013-08-26 21:26

Hey, another Game Maker programmer! What's up? I like your game, but I repeatedly got stuck in the ceiling by the gravity flippers. I also have an issue with the controls: With a fast paced game like this, why does pressing a button when you get to the finish make any sense? Let alone a button that is RIGHT NEXT to the button that restarts the level... if I were you I would have made touching the green box at the end automatically move to the next level, and moved the restart button a little further away... I like the backspace key for mine myself. Other than tat, I did enjoy showering your levels with pieces of my body! Great success!

bradleysmith 2013-08-26 21:31

Really awesome little plat former love the little character. Level design is great too. :D

theholychicken 2013-08-26 21:57

Awesome! Stylish and smooth gameplay, the glitching background did wonders for the mood.
A simple running animation for the legs would've made it even better.
Great job!

meep 2013-08-26 22:19

Nice little speed-platformer. Great work! :)

wally2069 2013-08-26 22:25

Finished the whole game, neat platformer speed running game

nights57 2013-08-26 22:27

I beat it! Woohoo! SUCCESS! I thought the level design was quite nice, though the filter effect in the background made my eyes hurt toward the end. Enjoyed the music too!

shitandson 2013-08-26 22:47

Really nice job. This old school games are awesome

elementz123 2013-08-26 23:02

Some fun mechanics going on here! I am still seeing flashing though :/

hbocao 2013-08-26 23:37

I really liked, but also got stuck sometimes. And in some levels I think I ended up cheating. :P

bipolarmike 2013-08-27 00:48

Nice platformer! I liked the scanlines a lot, but the jitteryness on the edges gave me a headache after a while. Also I wish I could press R to restart at any time. Other than that, you had some nicely designed levels, and all the features of a good platforming game :)

vavassor 2013-08-27 01:19

Pretty fun overall but maybe borrowed too much from VVVVVV. Also the collision physics were a little wonky- if you touch a gravity reversal square while you are standing on the ground you are flipped and get stuck in the ground, also I found a laser I could stand on without dying. Great music and had fun playing!

link2x101 2013-08-27 02:32

Simple, but good, graphics and sound, okay use of theme.

Collisions with the walls on the side when falling need work, as they shouldn't affect you, but do.

Nice work!

patrickgh3 2013-08-27 02:53

Solid and smooth platformer! I liked the exit door sound effect.

endesga 2013-08-27 05:32

pretty cool :)

-ENDESGA

vaughn 2013-08-27 05:47

Fun little platformer! As many have already said, I seemed to run into the collision issues quite a bit, especially on the last stage. Overall, I had quite a bit of fun.

dvigubaipiktas 2013-08-27 06:03

quite fun game, but quite buggy.

infernet89 2013-08-27 09:52

"THE END"
Woha, that was intense. Nice platform mechanic implementations, the only note i can do is the fact that i needed to restart before the timer end, in some situations where i trapped myself.

reaperguy 2013-08-27 09:56

For me the web version gets stuck after the loading, when it says game running...

robotparking 2013-08-27 12:36

I am always into dying in a pool of gore. It's kind of my favourite thing to do.

misfit 2013-08-27 15:39

Nice game. Game Maker games are sometimes too heavy for my laptop, but I liked this one! good job!

nerlin 2013-08-27 18:08

Was hard to play this game more than one minute because of background but game looks interesting. Also it could be good to add restart button before player dies.
Good job.

joxno 2013-08-27 21:01

Quite fun but couldn't play for more than 5-10 min, those CRT-scan lines just killed my eyes

triplevisiongames 2013-08-28 17:42

Fun little puzzle game. Could be really good with a bit more work!

supercannon 2013-08-28 22:03

Very smooth controls, and interesting gameplay elements aded as you go. Solid entry for 48 hours!

crazi456 2013-08-29 01:04

Very solid mechanics. Very fun, good job!

xaychru04 2013-09-16 18:02

I liked the level design, but the graphics were hurting my eyes and there were some collision problems. Anyway, good little game. :)