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No Birds In This Game

By steboots

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness364
Humor2073.31
Innovation2303.53
Overall4873.35
Theme5083.68
Fun5733.09
Mood5843.13
Graphics7852.88

Comments

schizophrenicghost 2015-12-15 20:49

Really creative, I like the concept! I'll be honest, I was lost as to what to do for the first ghost level (I just snuck between the holes :P).The sound effects are kind of odd, but not too problematic. Good job!

argowen 2015-12-16 02:09

At first I wasn't sure if I was going through a help screen then it all fell into place I loved the little platforms the ant didn't

_benhumphries 2015-12-16 02:13

Awesome! This is one of the funniest games I've seen so far. Please make more like this in the future!

hyperscope 2015-12-16 02:14

Forgive my ignorance but I made it to level 5 thinking I was still in the tutorial screen lol. I didn't particularly like the approach to 2 button controls but the game seems decently polished. Good work!

lonestranger 2015-12-16 02:46

I beat the first couple levels without actually knowing what was going on. It wasn't until the third level that I saw the tiny ant on the screen. I initially was thinking that the controls (essentially scrolling through the list) were a detriment, but I realized that's what made it challenging, in a good way. Good polish. Well done.

muel 2015-12-16 02:53

I spent my first 2 minutes of gameplay laughing on the music! So epic hahaha!

colinator27 2015-12-16 12:31

The game was great! You made a cool concept too. :)

asixjin 2015-12-16 19:39

Pretty enjoyable game! I think level 9 is broken though..the button didn't work. I loved the graahhh track too

danidre14 2015-12-17 02:22

Lots of obstacles make it fun to play! Challenging too! :D

beetracks 2015-12-17 03:05

Nicely done! At first I was a bit lost, didn't see that the ant was already on the screen. Haha. But in the 2nd stage it made it clear. Interesting design!

crazyal02 2015-12-18 22:06

Got a "Flash is not responding" message...

xanjos 2015-12-18 22:19

My only gripe is that the ant is way too small to be seen on screen but I loved the way you worked around the two button limitations.

justinooncx 2015-12-19 02:21

God, that ant is TINY. Otherwise, a pretty interesting game with no birds in it. Great job!

anachron 2015-12-19 03:09

Agree the ant could be bigger and a level select would be nice! Clever game mechanic though, and a unique take on the 2-button theme

taro 2015-12-20 00:42

Oh, no! At level 11, if I die, it doesn't let me retry the level! What an unANTicipated BUG!

nihilaleph 2015-12-20 02:55

Pro:
+ Grahhhhh music is awesome
+ Creative concept
+ Animations seem nice, the moving platform was a bit weird though...
Con
- I felt it was a bit awkward to chose the commands with only right and left, but it is a clever way to fit the theme
Obs:
o It was hard to understand what was going on in the beginning, maybe if the ant was a bit bigger would help?
o There could be another background... xp

FANTastic job!

drludos 2015-12-23 02:40

Nive entry, I love it! The music is just awesome, and totally set the mood! The game itself is quite original. The control system is a bit odd a first, but I quickly get used to it and got hooked up to complete the levels! ANTastic entry :)

My only complaint would be at the tiny size of the ant. I know you'll grow it in later level, but during the first level, I didn't figured out that something moved. You should put a red blinking arrow following the ant during the first level, so everyone can understand that we are controlling a moving ant before reaching level 2 :)

aaranos 2015-12-23 18:06

The ant is very tiny and hard to see. I wasn't even sure I was playing until I was a few levels in. I'm not sure the theme works well with the game, but you did follow it.

big-cow 2015-12-28 12:50

You really stuck to the two button challenge well: top marks for that! Great idea to do puzzles with this control system. Overal nice idea and odd sense of humour :P

dreamlogician 2016-01-02 21:03

Good job! I like the concept, and I thought the presentation was solid as well.

I also really appreciate the lack of birds in this game. Many games will *claim* to be bird-free, but as soon as you get a few hours in and you're thoroughly invested, lo and behold: birds suddenly start to appear EVERYWHERE. It's really a shame, and I'm so thankful for small indie games like this one that can take a different and (dare I say) more personal approach. Kudos to you for having the courage to stand by your convictions rather than simply taking the easy route and pandering to the "all birds all the time" mainstream audience, as most AAA game studios would have done in this situation.