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Growing Gordon

By xbooperxdx

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Humor393.87
Audio1353.50
Mood2103.40
Theme3013.94
Fun4633.17
Overall5913.11
Innovation7182.72
Graphics7432.58
Coolness181737

Comments

sharpfrog4 2015-12-14 03:04

Not bad. 8/10. 9/10 with rice.

brandloose 2015-12-14 04:06

Jumping seemed buggy and the whole one life thing really buttered my biscuits. Otherwise, game was so-so, audio was probably the best thing.

vaclav 2015-12-14 04:14

Great music!

huvaakoodia 2015-12-14 14:59

You managed to use both themes which is laudable, even if the growing mechanic only serves as a time limit.
As such it's a shame that imprecise controls and faulty hit boxes kill any enjoyment to be had here.
Platformers, particularly endless runners, live and die on those faculties.

Most of my deaths were due to the aforementioned issues which makes starting all over again, every time, even more aggravating.
Checkpoints at the start of each level would at least allow people to get though all the levels.
Perma-death is not a useful feature without randomization, challenging mechanics or both.

A restart from checkpoint button would be a nice user interface improvement as well.

vhaugan 2015-12-14 20:32

Perma-death just isn't a good idea in a game as trial and error-y as this one. A bit buggy, otherwise the gameplay is pretty fun.

alexacol 2015-12-14 21:00

Great game, the sound effects are great!

flyingbear 2015-12-15 01:03

Was interesting when I wanted to go left but couldn't due to the 2 button restriction. I didn't get what the purpose of growing was, would've been nice to have a game mechanic tied to it. Oh, and super harsh to start you all the way over!

powerspark 2015-12-15 01:06

Good game but I think the one-life was unforgiving. Keep it up!

rein1 2015-12-16 08:38

Good arts ! Great sfx !

eruiz00 2015-12-17 10:09

Good. I like platformers, as it's a genre enough versatile to fill all requirements. Lame some problems with collisions, but great overall. Good done!

phocker 2015-12-19 02:38

very clever game - jumping and collisions was slightly buggy - was stuck in a wall for some time - nice job

ddrkirbyisq 2015-12-31 18:27

Jump to right -> fall into offscreen lava -> restart from beginning of game -> sadface

Good job nonetheless.