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Otzi's Last Journey

By jomomomo

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness288
Mood3223.02
Theme3803.11
Humor4262.39
Audio4272.66
Graphics4832.96
Innovation6102.74
Overall6972.77
Fun7112.54

Comments

nisshoku 2013-12-16 21:42

Nice work on the background graphics and on the running animation. Would have liked some more "control", as in often an arrow is still pretty far away but its too late to change the outcome. I also liked the reference to Otzi, you've come up with such a tragic interpretation. :)

bttf 2013-12-16 21:44

Cool game, dig the music and the concept. Wish the game would restart quicker after dying ... Was able to get 7 flowers! I like the somber solemn attitude of the whole thing. Nice job

ltpats 2013-12-16 21:45

Difficult but I still enjoyed it! The music was a soothing contrast to what was happening.

smirnov48 2013-12-16 21:48

Deadly arrows, and no no escape from them. It's very difficult run and stay alive.

kvisle 2013-12-16 21:51

Nice little entry.

Took a while before I understood that I had to use space to move -- I thought space was only to start the game.

Pretty brutal game, really - that's a lot of arrows. I'd love to see who's chasing him. I had no chance at surviving more than 2-3 flowers, so I'm not sure if there's a win condition.

I remember an exchibition about Otzi in a museum near where I live - got disappointed when I could only see Otzi on a webcam though.

zorfmorf 2013-12-16 21:52

If I had read the description properly, it wouldn't have taken me several tries to find out how to pick up the flowers...
Poor Ötzi, getting attacked by a whole battalion of archers.

record: 15 flowers

microfrog 2013-12-16 21:52

A simple game with a simple storyline, the whole thing is almost minimalist in a way, but the execution makes it wholly fun and enjoyable. I found myself playing it over and over again, just trying to get more than two flowers. XD

dustystylus 2013-12-16 22:00

Do I suck at this, or is it possible that even if you hold space when an arrow appears, you're too slow to avoid it? :( I have collected 0 flowers so far. That makes me a sad panda.

jaymeemak 2013-12-17 07:53

The game has a nice soundtrack and an interesting visual effect upon death, but the rest of the assets need some polishing; the art assets don't stand out muchand the death sound is kind of grating. It's also very difficult to estimate when to stop and start, and not being able to move backwards makes things all the harder.

moop 2013-12-17 22:09

Nice concept but high difficulty.

lennaert 2013-12-18 18:51

you could try, keep alt pressed and type 137 that gives the ascii: ë

not sure it will work on ludum though.

zkenshin 2013-12-18 19:18

A bit difficult, but nice work.

scoobyben 2013-12-19 16:12

A bit hard - I also keep getting hit by the first arrow as soon as the game starts

triplevisiongames 2013-12-19 19:22

I like the idea but I found it too hard to get more than about 3 flowers! Great concept and cool way to work in the story too.

van-noctar 2013-12-20 12:25

I like the gameplay!! A good casual game!

olafsworld98 2013-12-20 12:26

tough hard game i guess. Overdid the theme a bit

neekobus 2013-12-20 12:33

GOOD : I like the setting. Good run animation. The one button action. The minimalism.
BAD : Too difficult ! Too slow (maybe he accelarate later ?), too small
IDEA : Double press on "space" to jump or boost ?

hbocao 2013-12-22 14:50

Nice art you have there, buddy. Nice setting too. And I think I got a high score!

ViliX 2013-12-28 14:31

Great idea. I love it! :D

yoni 2014-01-01 22:26

The first 3-4 tries I couldn't figure out how to move, and died after a few seconds. It is very unforgiving!
It would be better if you had a title saying "press space to move" and either give me grace-invincibility for a few seconds, or don't shoot arrows so quickly.

I got 15 flowers and died. Does the game continue the same way or does it get different? It would be more fun if it got gradually harder and of course if there was a possibility to win (I don't know if there is one)!

michail 2014-01-03 15:36

After a lot of attempts I collected 10 flowers! I like the concept and the mood.
The difficulty could be a bit lower however, or progress smoothly as you run.

aeveis 2014-01-04 03:06

gameplay was interesting but very difficult. Maybe if the arrows were slower or you moved faster?

euske 2014-01-04 03:12

Simple and addictive. Acceleration would be nice.

chiguireitor 2014-01-07 01:46

Nice music and mood. Loved the initial story and the control scheme.