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Lava Run — High Intensity Cave Escape

By netrunner-nobody, loremodern and jessicat

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall10592.8655
Fun10672.6156
Innovation11252.1356
Theme11112.3556
Graphics6613.4457
Audio6302.8656

Comments

lapin2686 2023-10-02 23:03

The character is very beautiful. I just wish there was a way to lower the volume in game as it is definitely too loud. Other than that it was a fun experience with clear and smooth controls.

cyphix 2023-10-02 23:05

Funny enough a similar concept of rising death fluid lol, just way more polished. Well designed and looks good

smitner 2023-10-02 23:07

The art is very nice, however I think an imporvement would be if the camera was smoothed and decoupled from the jumping motion

jamjamem 2023-10-02 23:08

Nice audio, but definitely would have had it a little lower, but the graphics are super great inside the level, wish there was the same work to the borders. !!!LOVE!!! the character animation!

mekyi 2023-10-02 23:09

Had fun playing this platformer. Big bonus for the pixel art!

vollfeiw 2023-10-02 23:09

My framerate was terrible so the gameplay wasn't smooth, so I can't really judge that. I find the wall jump kinda junky, there's no animation and I don't really know when and how i'm supposed to jump against the wall. Best point imo is the level design, pretty fun to go around

kingtuning 2023-10-02 23:09

Cool game and very nice designs, very hard but entertaining. Nice sounds also. Lava looks like blood but i like it. Cheers

bo-dangles 2023-10-02 23:09

i really liked the mix of hand drawn art and 2d pixel art. Very cool. i am a s8r boy

lautilaj 2023-10-02 23:10

Very nice game!I liked it a lot

bad-fetus 2023-10-02 23:10

Took a second to get used to the way the wall-jump feels, but had fun once I got it working. Some very nasty traps in the levels but I enjoy deliberately frustrating games so well done! Good work. :)

remus 2023-10-02 23:12

Jumped into "Lava Run" earlier. The jump controls felt a tad tricky, and there were moments where the ground seemed to disappear on me. An option to jump with the space bar or use arrow keys might help smooth things out. The graphics were on point. And the music is pretty good! Overall, it's a decent game. Finishing a game isn't easy, and you've done well. Kudos to you! 🎮🔥

thejookerful 2023-10-02 23:15

I'm sorry, but I couldn't pass level 2. I tried wall jumping, but I couldn't make it. Is it possible, or is there another way to get through? It's a shame because I found your game very beautiful, especially the character and background design.

its-capp 2023-10-02 23:16

The first thing I noticed with this game was its rather.. interesting... music... I found the winning screen dance to be a bit too long to the point that it interrupts the flow of gameplay, however the movement did feel snappy and responsive. the idea of the lava flowing is unique from what I've seen so far. However the game failed to teach me a necessary mechanic on level 3, where I was stuck and unable to figure out how to continue...

netrunner-nobody 2023-10-02 23:20

@thejookerful Hello! You can wall-jump by holding the directional input (A/S) while jumping against a wall.

@its-capp Hello! Sorry to hear you're having trouble. There's tutorial text all around the earlier levels to help introduce you to new mechanics. Are you looking for the button in the right corner?

marcodeevil 2023-10-02 23:20

Love the main character and background artstyle.

yndajas 2023-10-02 23:21

Nice art and concept. I had the same issue as @thejookerful though and couldn't work out the wall jump 😢

frankey333 2023-10-02 23:28

Finished all 8 levels! Very engaging game. The wall jump was hard to learn, but after the level introducing it, I felt I mastered it. Art & music go very nicely together and level transmission sequence was a nice touch.

netrunner-nobody 2023-10-02 23:30

@yndajas Hello! You can wall-jump by holding the directional input (A/S) while jumping against a wall. You'll need to alternate between left and right walljumps to continue doing so.

fosf0 2023-10-03 02:21

It would have been nice to run and jump at the same time. Good level design though

yurain33 2023-10-03 04:49

I'm so bad at playing runners... too doo doo too doo doo

anciententity 2023-10-03 04:55

Fun concept, sucked at the wall jumping but sort of got it to work. The movement felt a bit jittery, but besides that good job!

penguindustin 2023-10-03 07:08

The art and music were pretty good. The wall jump mechanic wasn't very intuitive and I got stuck on level 5. Bugged out twice with the lava glitching the board so it stopped moving and then glitching the character on a different time. Adding a little extra head room would make the game feel less cramped.

osh-studio 2023-10-03 08:39

Vibe was great and a classic time based platformer. The art was good but I think you can explore adding some more forgiving platformer mechanics like coyote time to jumps and wall jumps. Great job team

human-writes-code 2023-10-03 10:05

Great character design and a cool concept. I have to admit that I got stuck at the first wall jump and just could not get past it. After a LOT of attempts I had to just reconcile myself with the fact that I'm bad at games. It's unfortunate because I really wanted to see what the rest of the game had to offer.

sheepolution 2023-10-03 15:20

Interesting color palette which complements the Indiana Jones theme of the game. Unfortunately because the palette has so much of the same colors everything tends to blend in. Most notably the player character (which is kinda important to stand out) and the rolling rocks. Also I didn't notice the button in level 4 at first.

The movement is a bit clunky, but I don't mind it that much. All the more challenge for me.

phillip-scott 2023-10-03 23:00

Did not car for the movement it felt sluggish and unresponsive, liked the art

deruitda 2023-10-04 01:53

Awesome art and music, the wall jumping was really difficult and tough to pull off unfortunately

greynovembergames 2023-10-04 01:56

Looks and sounds great. I didn't expect instant death from a bat, however.

lenny-rudeberg 2023-10-07 08:08

Cool/fun game, love you charater artwork and design. I found the controls to be a restrictive and unforgiving sometimes though.

lincolnsalles 2023-10-08 08:20

I think the difficulty progression is too high, in the third phase it became too difficult. that round stone rolling, I gave up there, although perhaps with more effort I would pass, it was very difficult. That bird flying low, the lava is really fast. I think the difficulty should be worked on better.

nadia-pixel 2023-10-09 19:02

The game is very beautiful, I like this color palette and the mood it gives. It is quite hard to play though, so I quit after a few failed attempts. The music is also amazing

nirlandec 2023-10-09 21:48

The art style remind me something , but I don't remember what ...

fivecyclops 2023-10-15 13:47

I love the idea of the lava spreading, graphics are also very cool ! Wall jump is kinda weird to use, otherwise no bug encountered and the levels are interesting, great work !!