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Growing Ice

By petercraft

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Theme2184.02
Graphics3883.68
Mood3973.35
Fun4023.29
Overall4753.36
Humor5502.60
Audio6092.73
Innovation6892.88

Comments

wavegunner232 2015-12-14 22:06

4.5 its really great just not the MOST innovative

gipzo 2015-12-14 22:10

Couldn't run your game on windows. It doesn't know how to run .jar files.

ajopart 2015-12-14 22:16

Great graphics ! Congrats for using both themes. Miss some soundtrack but nice otherwise

recursiveanomaly 2015-12-14 22:18

I played another jam game with nearly identical controls (get bigger / smaller and navigate narrow gaps), but this had the breaking obstacles based on size. Love the look of this one but didn't get much out of the gameplay.

petercraft 2015-12-14 22:21

You have to have Java version 8 at least

petercraft 2015-12-14 22:22

Yeah, one of my weaknesses is the music and the sound effects :/

gene-z 2015-12-14 22:22

very nice, congratulations

yazara 2015-12-14 22:24

The artstyle looks really nice!
The sound effects overall are nice, apart from the sound of the monster behind you, which is too intrusive.
And why does the character get faster when it shrinks?

petercraft 2015-12-14 22:24

Thx so much, :D

an_error 2015-12-14 22:29

Great game, needed some music though.

leaghorn 2015-12-15 13:07

Awesome art

juaxix 2015-12-15 13:08

Pixel art is art :)

mat1er 2015-12-15 13:31

Great!

lavaghost 2015-12-15 16:28

Very Good! I <3 all of the art and the concept!

skruffye 2015-12-18 07:01

Challenging and fun.
The game is a nice departure from "eat things smaller than yourself" games. The animation was good, the art was nice and overall the game was fun. Good job! :)

petercraft 2015-12-18 07:05

Thx XD

orangeez 2015-12-18 07:20

Interesting idea , I liked it !

bumblepie 2015-12-18 08:32

I really enjoyed the visual style of the game, the pixel art was impressive, and a good level of detail was put into the main aspects of the game. The endless runner mechanics were solid, but I think a few design decisions could have been better. One example is the monsters which you have to be the same size to kill, it feels strange taking a hit from a tiny monster when you are so massive, and the icicles already give you an incentive to shrink. As well as that, there wasn't really an incentive to go fast, I think that perhaps slowing down enough should also lose you a life, as it could really help the pacing of the game. This could also show off the monster better, and make it feel like more of a persistent threat rather than a reminder of your health. Overall a great job though :)

yoanndeplo 2015-12-18 09:58

Very good sounds and graphisms !

redbricksstudio 2015-12-18 19:18

That cute dinosaur was fun to control! A nice twist for the endless runners.

azureaspect 2015-12-18 19:19

*insert random big monster sound here* mercy!?
Well working game and graphics, monster noise could have been a tad bit lower. (got frightened the first time I heard it but after that it got more annoyning the longer I kept playing)

jerrre 2015-12-20 20:36

One of the best I've played yet. Nice atmosphere, and good use of both themes.

hotboxgames 2015-12-20 20:38

Nice graphics and good take on the theme :)

ludogames 2015-12-20 21:25

really fun game, liked the art and theidea alot

yvanor 2015-12-20 21:34

Simple but fun game. I liked the graphics, so bad there is no sound. Good job ^^

jstan 2015-12-24 03:52

I really like the gameplay. Keep good work.

littlebluefrog 2015-12-29 11:25

Nice animation and use of both themes. Very nice entry!

tapehead 2016-01-03 10:19

it takes some time to learn but it makes fun! well done!