Late Icedodger by Doubstract

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made by Doubstract for LD31 (COMPO)
Control snowball and try to stay alive, everything else you will find out while playing :) . Good luck!

Please, extract game files to prevent any weird game behavior.

Controls:
Jump - 'W' , 'up arrow key' or 'space'.
Move faster - hold 'D' or 'right arrow key' for short time
Move slower - hold 'A' or 'left arrow key' for short time
When you die and see overview, click 'R' to restart game.

Game source files coming soon.

Ratings

Coolness 68% 3
Overall 3.37 380
Audio 2.94 411
Fun 3.32 342
Graphics 3.95 108
Humor 2.62 458
Innovation 3.14 546
Mood 3.47 152
Theme 2.86 1107

Feedback

sfdnetwork
08. Dec 2014 · 13:22 UTC
Graphically this game looks stunning. Mechanics are great, the game reminds me of "rock of ages" and that's one fun game. I really like the fact that, the ball can grow after collecting snow.

The low res question marks at the end made me think that the game was bugged. But now I understand, how the game fits the theme.

Good Job!
guldlock
08. Dec 2014 · 18:57 UTC
Really nice game! Although I might be the worst player but it was fun when I got the hang of it!
Rozaxe
08. Dec 2014 · 19:02 UTC
Really cool graphics ! The game is pretty challenging ! Cool music
AlSweigart
08. Dec 2014 · 19:09 UTC
Good game overall. The use of parallax really helps the graphics, and I liked the polish with the asteroid flame effect. The game seemed to glitch after the snowball died. Solid game overall.
AlSweigart
08. Dec 2014 · 19:09 UTC
Good game overall. The use of parallax really helps the graphics, and I liked the polish with the asteroid flame effect. The game seemed to glitch after the snowball died. The controls were really tight and well done. Solid game overall.
OneMuppet
08. Dec 2014 · 19:16 UTC
Great job! Smart of you to incorporate the "health" into the snowball! It felt 100% natural, I'll try and remember that trick for future games! I liked the graphics with the "pen"-like feel to it. I had some graphics glitches with visible "seems" maybe some scaling or tiling issue?
andysolace
08. Dec 2014 · 19:19 UTC
Quite enjoyed this one :) I don't really think its much to do with the theme though - any game could finish with a collage of screenshots "on one screen". That or I've missed the point, but still...

On the plus side though, graphics were great, sounds were well balanced and it was fun to play.

Good game :)
GFM
08. Dec 2014 · 19:26 UTC
I think the snowball should had been positioned at the left side of the screen. It would be easier to see and prepare for incoming things... :)
elektricmaster7
08. Dec 2014 · 19:56 UTC
I really liked the graphics and it was hard! :)
Smiley
08. Dec 2014 · 21:43 UTC
Mac version didn't start at first. I had to enter a terminal window and then cd Downloads/LateIcebreaker_Mac.app/Contents/MacOS and finally chmod a+x LateIcebreaker_Mac to get the game to start
taviandir
09. Dec 2014 · 12:32 UTC
Difficult game! Might've been better if instead of increasing your pace, you just control yourself to the left n right of the screen - that way you get more of a feel of the impact of your pace increase and decreases.
Tommyno222
09. Dec 2014 · 12:33 UTC
Great game, very good idea and beautiful visual. I enjoyed playing it.
cardanai
09. Dec 2014 · 12:40 UTC
Cool style, like the graphics. Not a very innovative game, but fun none the less.
JonnyGinger
11. Dec 2014 · 06:07 UTC
Very good job. Very clean, addicting gameplay and very innovative! Just wish it had more sounds.
Wusakko
11. Dec 2014 · 06:09 UTC
Really nice Graphics!!! Game was hard.
DonovanWu
11. Dec 2014 · 07:30 UTC
It's very hard to predict what is coming, when to jump, when to speed up and when to speed down. But maybe that's just me being not very good at games... Overall, it's still a nice game.
Riocide
12. Dec 2014 · 18:30 UTC
cool idea, slow down and speed up not as useful though...like the concept of making a big snowball though!
f7f5
12. Dec 2014 · 22:35 UTC
Simply awesome!
Shivur
17. Dec 2014 · 05:58 UTC
Good mood and smooth gameplay.
Pixelaborate
17. Dec 2014 · 21:47 UTC
Trying to dodge things is pretty frustrating, but I think the reason that's so apparent to me is because the rest of the game is pretty well polished. Great graphics and smooth track. Well done!
ShellfishGames
17. Dec 2014 · 22:51 UTC
Beautiful graphics! Also quite innovative game, and relatively fun - I just thought it was very difficult. I barely managed to dodge anything, still got to 78% somehow. Guess that's due to the game being very forgiving and lets you rebuild your snowball occasionally, which is cool. And I liked those boards in the beginning explaining how the game works, which really is much better than relying solely on the explanation here on the LD page as most people do. :)
EvanEGibbs
20. Dec 2014 · 08:43 UTC
I really liked the tutorial signs, that was really cool. Especially the lines "Avoid these"... "And these". I thought that was pretty funny and clever.

The sound effect when getting hit sounded like a good thing almost! :P One thing that confused me was the time that appeared and counted down upon receiving a star. I wasn't sure why that was there.

Fun game overall! Great job on finishing it!
Steven Colling
24. Dec 2014 · 14:13 UTC
Sometimes there is a little graphics glitch after restarting (black and noisy screen). Having a snowball as controlled character which gains health over time by getting new snow is a fun idea. On the one hand, the controls are smooth and overall it's a solid game. But then, the audio doesn't fit that well on the other hand.
Wakka
29. Dec 2014 · 16:57 UTC
Mac version cannot be opened.