Snake Runner by istlemin
Control the path with wasd and the black block with the arrows. Try to get to get as many yellow squares as possible.
The game is written in javascript and runs in a webbrowser. Just open index.html
This is my first Ludum Dare, and I'm sorry for everything being horrible. I had quite a short amount of work time, only about 20 hours, and they weren't used very efficiently either. I had only time to implement the game mechanics, and no time for audio and graphics. The black block was supposed to be a running stickman.
The game is written in javascript and runs in a webbrowser. Just open index.html
This is my first Ludum Dare, and I'm sorry for everything being horrible. I had quite a short amount of work time, only about 20 hours, and they weren't used very efficiently either. I had only time to implement the game mechanics, and no time for audio and graphics. The black block was supposed to be a running stickman.
| All platforms | https://www.dropbox.com/s/f0yvxk5phhs1lt3/Snake%20Runner.zip?dl=0 |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=45665 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 52% | 3 |
| Overall(Jam) | 2.45 | 971 |
| Fun(Jam) | 2.38 | 918 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 2.00 | 940 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.31 | 328 |
| Mood(Jam) | 2.30 | 912 |
| Theme(Jam) | 2.97 | 884 |
Furthermore I agree with hisss, you should continue working on it, because the concept is nice.
Draw your conclusions for the next LD and do better, Im sure you have a lot more potential! :)
But yea. Lot of things that are breaking the fun by making the game so much harder than what it's supposed to be.
When the "character" does the "slide" (well, let say it like this: Down arrow.), it should keep doing it while the player didn't released the arrow. sometimes it makes it so hard and not understandable..
Sometime the blocs are not placed well And you're forced to die. .-.
Maybe there should be more than one thing to pick at the time? Would make this easier? (I don't know, but that's something to test)
Also, Maybe, since you was inspired by snake, it would have been cool to have that thing, like, when you touch the bottom of the screen, you apear on the top of screen, same for right and left. Like in pacman too.
Cause that's like, 60% of my deaths. and it's VERY frustrating.
I really think you should do a real version of this. I would play it.
If ever you create something better with that concept, could you like, send a message on twitter or something? I'm really interrested by something like this that would be really playable! :)
I'd love to see this polished though, the mechanic sounds really good from what little I saw of it.
Anyway, congrats on your first LD game, it's a decent start and now you know what to focus on next time. :)