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Nice Monster

By walaber

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation114.28
Theme104.38
Coolness366
Overall893.78
Fun1493.55
Humor1823.38
Mood2353.33
Graphics2543.51
Audio5132.61

Comments

dethe 2015-08-24 02:48

Really fun, even though I had a tough time of it.

avultima 2015-08-24 04:07

Interesting and fun! I would definitely play more levels of this!

bortstudios 2015-08-24 04:12

Really had fun with this one. Good job.

terracottafrog 2015-08-24 04:14

Great idea, but in that first level I experienced more frustration than in the entire previous 48 hours combined :P

If it was a little easier I could really get into this.

9-ar7k 2015-08-24 04:14

liked the concept and art. but i couldn't get past the first level lol. still cool. ^^

pusty 2015-08-24 04:19

Fun but extremely challenging

kaev 2015-08-24 07:58

Interesting gameplay. Difficulty was perfect in my opinion.
Sadly it was a bit short, would love to play more level. :)

candlesan 2015-08-24 08:06

This was really fun!

uthamon 2015-08-24 08:43

Love it, it wasn't frustrating as others say and I'd love to see more levels. I see potential in bouncing twice of the same monster - in the level with this trampoline first monster sometimes bounced the kid the second time while it was in "running away" phase. If it could be manipulated in more complicated levels, it could lead to some awesome both fast and puzzle levels.

tlansdale 2015-08-24 10:51

Cool idea! I found this theme quite difficult to be creative with but you've done a great job. Challenging, but nothing wrong with that :)

bradur 2015-08-24 14:16

Funny, a bit tricky but fun. A nice idea :).

runedrake 2015-08-24 18:00

Great game mechanic. Difficulty is hard but good.

It might be a bit interesting if you make the monster movement constrained to a grid (4x4?), that way it would be easier to get consistent results.

rhy3756547 2015-08-24 18:37

(from pico 8 forums)

I love it. Great idea, great execution, the only problem is that it ended so quickly! Would have loved to see more complicated levels.

druhinm 2015-08-25 06:08

Fun game

richy486 2015-08-25 08:38

Great but very hard

reccy 2015-08-25 12:09

This was really great, very original idea! I only wish there were more levels :P

a_k_ 2015-08-25 13:22

Fun and seems pretty challenging. GJ!

crazi456 2015-08-25 21:20

Very fun! Loved the concept.

gamepopper 2015-08-25 21:21

Really clever, I wish I thought of it first. :P

But seriously, this is a really well made game idea, and it's really challenging too. I enjoyed trying to beat the levels, even though I struggled doing so. Great job!

budaniel 2015-08-25 21:24

pretty fun , not a bad concept would play this more definetly

corgicommander 2015-08-26 00:47

Smart concept, but that first level was really hard! I'm still trying to beat it! Had to mute after about 3 minutes, that jump sound was on it's way to giving me nightmares! :D

archbang 2015-08-26 10:07

Tricky but got to the end! Man that kid is a dolt. Sounds got pretty grating and could have done with some music but can imagine many more levels of this. Good challenge and nice to be able to restart without any delay. Inspiring me to look at Pico-8, good job!

cultofmonkey 2015-08-26 15:52

Great concept!

zatyka 2015-08-26 19:07

One of my favorite uses of the theme. The intro worked really well. It only took a few tries for me to get used to the mechanic, and then... it was over all to fast.

High marks from me. I'm hoping to see a post compo version. High marks from me. Pico-8 for the win!

rzfmzn 2015-08-26 23:45

had a hard time trying to reach the first flag :P
Liked the concept of the platform :D

connors 2015-08-27 00:17

This is great. Level 2 is the hardest, so it was a tad disappointing to see the game ends after Level 3. Still, it's a good idea and it fits the PICO-8 format really well.

happyhour 2015-08-27 12:44

Very challenging and a good take on the normal platforming controls.

danialias 2015-08-28 09:20

Great puzzle, original and cute! The idea is top class, I bet it can be expanded in a bigger game. The hardest part was to find the correct rebound angle, but once you get it, that mechanics becomes fun as well. One of the best so far! Congratulations!

jhrrsn 2015-08-28 14:08

Ha, this is such a cool idea! And well executed, too. I'll definitely be hearing that jump noise for the rest of my life though...

stending 2015-08-29 23:15

Awesome concept, nice take on the theme!

walsh9 2015-08-30 04:31

I love PICO-8 games! I really loved the idea here but it was too difficult for me.

terracottafrog 2015-09-02 23:08

This is a fantastic and original game!

I'd love more levels.

My only issue is that the first level is too hard.

handkor 2015-09-03 20:05

It's like taking pity on a brain damaged mario.

jnyknn 2015-09-04 11:51

A bit too hard, but the concept is innovative.

mubox 2015-09-04 21:55

Interesting concept. A bit hard. Sometimes the "turtles" stop responding. :)

shawn42 2015-09-08 03:19

You nailed the 8bit vibe and this game as a fun gameplay mechanic. I think it could be just a little more forgiving to help with the learning curve. I like the cute take on the theme, not ever monster has to be dark and evil! Very well done.

conormn 2015-09-13 14:45

Super interesting mechanic. For sure flush this out!