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jonathan50 2016-12-13 00:35

This seems like a great game but it doesn't run under Wine on GNU/Linux. I just get this: http://i.cubeupload.com/G8vgDu.png

igdzichu 2016-12-14 11:24

Hey, I've been trying to look up why and I think it might be a problem to do with GameMaker. I will keep searching to do with the error and see if I can get it working for you.

jelch 2016-12-16 00:18

A cool concept, but the scale of the level and the controls made it really hard for me.

igdzichu 2016-12-17 12:41

Thanks for the feedback on that jelch. It's definitely something I can learn from for future projects. Just glad you took the time to take a look and very thankful for it :)

justinmullin 2016-12-17 13:48

Neat idea. It's brutally hard, and I don't think I have what it takes to complete it, but I appreciate the concept.

leondryaso 2016-12-17 13:49

The concept is really interesting, but the level was just too big for me to remember all the spikes. Definitely a cool idea tho!

tygrak 2016-12-17 13:51

I like the graphic style. The farthest I got was to the middle of the level with the spiky drop, it is like really hard, one thing which would be really useful is a fast restart, that would take you to the beginning without the 10 seconds of waiting. By the way what is that font called, it looks really good!

yvanor 2016-12-17 14:09

Interesting game. I managed to reach the half of the level over 8 tries, but one main problem prevented me from going further: the time between each death. There is 30 seconds to wait when we die, so it gets really irritating after some time. A quick respawn option would have been welcome. Otherwise, it's a good concept which fit well with the theme. Good work !

igdzichu 2016-12-17 14:11

Thanks for all the comments so far :)

Justin, I found it hard myself as well. It was way harder than it is now and I didn't want it to be too difficult to the point where it would frustrate people. I had to take some spikes out of some areas because even I was raging XD Thanks a lot though :D

leon, I was conflicted on the level size to begin with. It was 4 times smaller to begin with, but way too easy and quick to finish. I probably should have increased the timer to help memorize where everything is. I guess I had tested it so much myself I knew where it all was.

Tygrak, thanks a lot. This is my first ludum dare and my first ever "finished" game, so art was the last thing on my mind. I wanted something playable at the very least. The spike drops were definitely a challenge for me to begin with, but I got used to the pattern.

For the fast restart, would have definitely been a good idea. I was rushing to get it all finished. Most of the main mechanics I was panicking with to the very end. I was worried I wouldn't even finish the game in time. My code was becoming a complete mess XD

The font is something I just created myself. I realize now it looks very similar to a digital clock font XD

thedashdude 2016-12-18 20:09

You should have opened judging for innovation, you would have gotten good marks from me. I thought the control scheme was pretty bad though, A, D, and Space just wasn't very fluid, and the game would be hard enough without invisible spikes. As mentioned by others a quicker restart would make this game a lot better.

igdzichu 2016-12-19 11:19

I didn't think it was that innovative, that's why I didn't pick it for judging XD

What would you recommend for a fluid control scheme? I had played it so many times I just got used to it.

Maybe I could have had a time based skill or something that would display all of the spikes for a second or two in a pulse like motion and then disappear again. Just wish I had time to implement extra features...

Again, time constraints prevented me from implementing such a simple feature like a quick restart. Once the judging is over, I will revisit the game and improve it :)

docjekyll 2016-12-30 04:58

I love the concept. I wish the game helped me work up to the level of memorization it expects, but it was a really fun challenge.