Wax Attack by lkpridgeon

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made by lkpridgeon for LD32 (COMPO)
A small compact game consisting of two simple components. Cotton buds and ear wax. Enjoy this heartbreaking war of time consuming chores such as cleaning your ears then feel free to comment below and tell me your score.

Controls:

Up/Down Arrows to toggle the cotton bud.
Left Arrow to extend the cotton bud.

Ratings

Coolness 37% 1769
Overall 2.52 1041
Fun 2.52 933
Graphics 2.27 972
Humor 2.95 426
Innovation 2.70 823
Mood 2.26 967
Theme 3.52 400

Feedback

remmy
21. Apr 2015 · 15:51 UTC
It's neat but it gets a bit boring after a while… made it to 120. does it get harder when you're over 100 or was that just the RNG? if yes, it would've been a bit cooler to have a quicker rising difficulty-curve.
🎤 lkpridgeon
22. Apr 2015 · 15:52 UTC
Yeah just RNG... I also got bored with it myself after a few minutes. Thank-you for playing.
suppi
24. Apr 2015 · 12:14 UTC
Funny idea :) would benefit from some bg music and sound effects :)
killako
24. Apr 2015 · 19:59 UTC
If you were to go further, maybe explore ways to translate that rewarding feeling of cleaning earwax... Audio would help make clearing earwax feel more rewarding.
RockhopperGames
02. May 2015 · 13:37 UTC
I like the sense of humour in this work, though some sound effects could really go a long way there. The gameplay is solid, though basic, and the graphics are functional.

I did find what seems to be a bug though: if you hold down left and then push up or down, the bud you were holding stays out, and switching to it again lets it be pushed further out (making it harder to protect).
trappytrap92
06. May 2015 · 18:42 UTC
Well it's a good idea and prepared for a smartwatch! jajaja, good job. Just it should have a dificulty increase.
🎤 lkpridgeon
09. May 2015 · 19:37 UTC
RockhopperGames, Yeah I noticed that after some key mashing... It is the retraction method failing to fire.
🎤 lkpridgeon
09. May 2015 · 19:39 UTC
suppi, probably would...
🎤 lkpridgeon
09. May 2015 · 19:40 UTC
trappytrap92, Would you play it if I released compatible for one?
🎤 lkpridgeon
09. May 2015 · 19:41 UTC
killako, Add some ears into the mix maybe...
tompudding
09. May 2015 · 20:54 UTC
Neat idea! I agree with what others have said about additions, it would also be nice if the buds got dirtier the more they cleaned :)
Alistesios
09. May 2015 · 21:32 UTC
Far too easy, but great idea and great game however the graphics are simple. Would need some sound. I think it's boring because of that.
🎤 lkpridgeon
10. May 2015 · 00:10 UTC
tompudding, All the things suggested could be easily added at a later date. I am not sure if I am going to develop this any further but I may mess around with a few things...
🎤 lkpridgeon
10. May 2015 · 00:12 UTC
Alistesios, I understand. I meant for the graphics to be simple and agree with the lack of audio however was not feasible at that point in time.
freeholdgames
10. May 2015 · 03:01 UTC
This is a great idea, though the pace is too slow and I found it effectively impossible to lose. If it ramped up quickly, ore even had an audio-rhythm component, I could see this being a highly effective little game!
🎤 lkpridgeon
10. May 2015 · 15:13 UTC
freeholdgames, Thank-you for the ideas and I understand where you are coming from.