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Glass Cow Dash

By stalemeat

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6373.6030
Fun9283.2531
Innovation7533.2929
Theme8333.4430
Graphics3534.0331
Audio5543.4230
Humor4943.3425
Mood6403.5027

Comments

moonblast 2021-10-04 20:15

i like the character emmm

glimaleite 2021-10-04 20:34

Pretty fun game you got here! Huge congrats for completing it, especially Solo. It's super hard, but you've nailed it!

I didn't manage to complete the game, I stopped on level 4 because otherwise I wouldn't have time left to write this haha.

What I liked the most: style, feedbacks, how everything is thoroughly explained through good level design.

What I think could be improved: I feel like you've taken too much of the player's control, and it can be frustrating to just want to take a small step to the side and you have to go all the way to that side because the meter said so. I ended up frustrated sometimes because I just wanted to move like a meter, and I felt like it was just because I wasn't lucky enough. Maybe if the meter would go down slowly after completely filling it would give the player some agency back, while not removing the instability from the mechanic. What do you think?

Congrats again!

3mpty 2021-10-04 23:32

I had a lot of issues with the movement charging being really inconsistent to the point where moving around was virtually impossible. Sometimes the charge meter would fill up on the first frame, other times it would take 3 or 4 seconds to fill, which made moving around quite frustrating.

Love the sounds and the character design is uh, nice.

Solid game, wish the gameplay was a little less frustrating :(

chillertyp 2021-10-05 17:07

Looks pretty good.

timur-bahadir 2021-10-05 17:26

The character art and music is really cool! The inconsistent dash strength got a bit frustrating tho.

cakestorm 2021-10-05 19:27

I like the idea, dashing through a maze whilst avoiding the walls makes for a solid game! All of the collectibles and powerups help make the game more engaging too, and it was all pretty clear and well explained what each of them did and how they affected the game, so good job on communicating that! The little visual elements you added were great too, like your character shaking as you charged up, or the different sound effects when you let go, the particles when you hit a wall, they all made the game more fun. Having a characacter was also really nice, and a little bit of story; it's always good to have context in a game, and it helps add personality too! This was a fun game, so well done on making it! Hope you enjoy the lousy t-shirt you got after making the game ;) !

cottonfloweryellow 2021-10-06 00:29

Nicely done! I love the art and the different expressions.

cornflowerblue 2021-10-06 02:11

Cute character! ☺

sceef 2021-10-06 05:23

Like a retro)

ryusui 2021-10-06 18:55

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who was more...self-indulgent with their choice of protagonist XD

I like the concept here, but it's really frustrating that you can't see how far your dash is going to take you, only guess at it. I got stuck at the end of level 3 because I couldn't "thread the needle" right before the exit; I kept crashing into the left and right walls (or dizzying myself out trying to make the necessary small adjustments ^_^;) Some kind of visual indicator where your dash will land would make this game a lot more playable.

no-grapes-games 2021-10-07 00:28

Creative idea and and a unique way to incorporate the theme! And great art too, as expected! The music was also nice, and I loved the inclusion of cowbell lol. Great job!

mlkvr 2021-10-07 22:57

Wow you are a great artist, wish there were no problems with your team but you handle as solo really well, congrats!

mozri 2021-10-07 23:06

Nice game ! I especially love the graphics and the music ! The gameplay is great but I feel like it's a little too random for my taste x) (The character is a big bonus too lol)

namnam 2021-10-07 23:51

A bit frustrated to not having controle over my character but graphics are cool !

dgspitzer 2021-10-09 07:47

WeChat Image_20211009034256.png As a Touhou fan, I'd say this game is impressive! I pretty like the art-style of cow waifu (lol) and the bold but very creative game design. Trying to let the player accept the randomness in the game and find the best strategy to utilize is super fun! Overall a great mini game!

monado 2021-10-09 10:58

Stellar work!! The gameplay was quick and fun, and I really enjoyed the fast paced action of it. As well, beautiful spritework and character design. Love it!

squigglez 2021-10-18 08:39

nice game! i like the portraits of the protaganist.

gamebucha 2021-10-20 18:16

It was definitely a fun time.