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Mayfly

By targaciej

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness364
Graphics743.98
Audio833.51
Mood1563.38
Humor2722.79
Overall2893.34
Fun4513.05
Theme5363.20
Innovation6742.80

Comments

yozz 2013-08-26 06:31

But what was the objective?

zephyr89 2013-08-26 06:34

Why no mac OSX build?

zephyr89 2013-08-26 06:36

It just needs a more active opponent, ie. Not Time

frankbsad 2013-08-26 06:36

I think level 3 is impossible. Cool game though.

heroesgravedev 2013-08-26 06:39

Can't extract.

Arch Linux 64 bit

thesambassador 2013-08-26 06:40

Graphics are excellent! Controls also are really nice feeling for flying. Good job making it feel responsive!

I found it pretty annoying that it took almost 3 seconds to eat the cupcake things. It seems like it would have been better/less finicky to just eat them and go on with it. I thought I had to avoid them at first, until I realized that there was no way to complete the 2nd level in 10 seconds.

There should be some more direction on where to go. Level 3 literally just had cupcakes and eye monsters flying randomly, and I couldn't find any of the whatever-I-am-eating things for 3 attempts. Gave up at that point.

Good game overall!

deadlyapps 2013-08-26 06:40

Nice music, art, and gameplay well rounded and nice adaptation of the theme!

xaychru04 2013-08-26 06:41

Good game, I like the mood and the simple graphic style. The gameplay is very original and fits well in the theme. By the way, it's really hard to eat a cake while flying. ^^

madk 2013-08-26 06:43

Cool! I love the look and I love the sounds. The cupcakes were ridiculously hard to stay on top of, though. (But you already know that, what with everyone else saying it, too.)

targaciej 2013-08-26 06:49

Thanks for comments and reviews, they are great help!

Linux version should work now. And I've added OSX :)

dooleus 2013-08-26 06:52

Interesting gameplay, but the flying is not floatey which is what makes keeping up with the cupcakes long enough to eat them so difficult. You could also have made the cupcakes take less time to eat. I like the art style, but that music was really annoying after about 30 seconds. Would have probably been okay with just the guitar, but that vocal part is not pleasant. Could use some more sound effects, like one for when you finish eating a cupcake and reset your time, one for finishing a level, and maybe some others (flying sound?)

colorvade 2013-08-26 09:21

I liked it. The aesthetics were pleasant and interesting.

gus 2013-08-26 10:21

At first, I thought it was some kind of "Explore what you can in 10 sec", and I was like "Oh, what the hell, at least the graphics are awesome", and then I found out those pink things are collectable and the whole thing turned upside-down in my mind, couldn't make past the level 3 though, not because it's impossible, it's really because i'm lazy.
Nice way of using the theme, simple and creative, the controls felt kind of clunky though.
P.S.: the main character deeply reminded me of those Rayman's lums xD

tigerj 2013-08-26 13:51

WOW I really like this. Please update it after the comp with a smoother difficulty ramp, some way to extend your time and a leaderboard.

Really fun game. I like the cupcakes.

paraknight 2013-08-26 14:02

This game is awesome! I agree with the others, level 3 was kinda tough even after I realised that you don't have to fly over the glowing grass but could just fly through it. I think it would have been nice to be able to eat a cupcake on the first touch in exchange for more difficult opponents or for the cupcakes trying to flee if you get too close.

khopa 2013-08-26 17:11

Very good game, graphics are really great.

ghostik 2013-08-26 18:22

bonus humor points for that singing in the background :D

loolpolo 2013-08-27 02:49

great art but it's too difficult to eat the candys

dkilford 2013-08-27 12:50

I like the game. The controls are pretty unwieldy which I guess is the main point or challenge of the game. The level after you introduce the cupcakes is incredibly difficult due to how spread out the level is, and how hard it is to eat the cupcakes to regain time.

I like the music and art style of it, they suit it really well.

capro 2013-08-27 16:39

Nice. I like it.

cornedor 2013-08-27 18:00

Nice, quite hard after a few levels. Also nice to hear some uniqe music

targaciej 2013-08-27 19:49

You are all right! After a comp I will work on it some more. I think I will remove timer and play with changing a size of a fly's stomach :)

Once again, thanks for comments, I'm learning a lot!

rezoner 2013-08-27 20:54

That was lovely experience. Almost like Loco Roco in the air.

folmerkelly 2013-08-29 11:23

I'm super down with this. Hell yes.

roguenoodle 2013-08-29 11:32

Enjoyed this quite a bit - it's a bit tricky in the later levels, for sure, but the visuals/sound are excellent .

fgielow 2013-08-30 00:20

Wow! The graphics are just neat, really simple, and yet very well polished. The controls for the fly are really responsive, and nice sounds too! good entry

georgebroussard 2013-08-31 20:22

Love the graphics and audio. The controls were tight and enjoyable. Wasn't sure about the gameplay? I have to get all the berries/whatever? It seemed impossible after a couple of levels? I'd work on the game part some more as the rest is solid.

rincewind_cz 2013-09-03 18:01

Really nice! I've got to the level 4, but I wasn't sure what's the objective there... You have nice graphics and sounds/music. Great job! :-)

purplescape 2013-09-04 03:00

The graphics are clean and pretty. The flying cupcakes are so cute!