Buffalo Bison by OneMuppet

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made by OneMuppet for LD30 (COMPO)
Update:
- Enemies added
- When in "Spirit-mode" you can destroy hunters
- Multiplier more pickups in a row = higher multiplier = higher score
- Updated GUI text
- Added Nausea ON/OFF (be brave keep it on!) :)
- Minor bugfixes and tweaks to flow
- Tweaked Bison collision
- Added leaderboard (local)
- Added level
- Added Game over when score reaches negative
- Added music
- Added sound effects

Feedback

xWarZonex
24. Aug 2014 · 02:16 UTC
Its a nice start, and really good art, but the controls don't work:/
Blizzard Muffin
24. Aug 2014 · 02:47 UTC
Nice work! The design is very sleek, and the mechanics are smooth. Great job!
BoskoSokolov
24. Aug 2014 · 02:52 UTC
Good job, nice artwork but my eyes hurt from so much movement in the background
Eli
24. Aug 2014 · 06:12 UTC
The best part is that you can always fly:)
BloodJohn
24. Aug 2014 · 06:59 UTC
Nice bison! Funny physics. It was difficult before I mastered control. Then it became too easy. The game will be better if you work on balance.
DoobieDoctor5000
24. Aug 2014 · 07:48 UTC
Reminds me a bit of VVVVVV and Sonic the Hedgehog.

This game hits really close to home, as I am Native American, and my father was once chairman of the Tongva tribe. The plight of the bison in North America directly contributed to the plight of the plains indians, in both body and spirit.

No this game is not perfect, but it's great just how it is. I love it!
BlueSama
24. Aug 2014 · 08:01 UTC
Really. You made this game in 48 hours
DrCicero
24. Aug 2014 · 11:22 UTC
Cool an VVVVVV clone! But the controls/movement is kind of wonky.

I guess you should zoom out a bit, so you can see where you are going, and increase the tightness of the left and right movement (eg. instant going into that direction if you press the button) as well as the gravity.
🎤 OneMuppet
24. Aug 2014 · 11:32 UTC
Thanks guys! Really appreciate the encouragement and the feedback!
Sacha862
24. Aug 2014 · 13:27 UTC
I really enjoyed this game! However:

1) On the second text screen at the start, you mean "were" not "where".
2) WASD support would be nice (splitting hairs here)
3) The bison can't seem to walk up hills...

Otherwise quite fun!
orukinawa
24. Aug 2014 · 15:18 UTC
Controls can be improved but I like the concept. The game would be much more enjoyable with better feedback
EthanWebster
24. Aug 2014 · 15:30 UTC
Really cool game, you did a good job! The only issue I have with it is that the bison can't walk up hills, but I noticed that pressing Spacebar inverts gravity so that didn't make it too problematic. Well done :)
donan
25. Aug 2014 · 06:29 UTC
Really good game :D
colludium
25. Aug 2014 · 14:06 UTC
Excellent job on the theme and graphics. Some novel features - good job!!
mrexcessive
25. Aug 2014 · 15:11 UTC
Great look. Like the music track also. Found game itself very hard to play. It was fairly disorientating!
German Kuznetsov
25. Aug 2014 · 22:32 UTC
Nice graphics! Although the controls are hard to understand.
🎤 OneMuppet
27. Aug 2014 · 10:24 UTC
You can turn off Nausea, if you want. It makes it a bit simpler :)
zatyka
28. Aug 2014 · 00:16 UTC
It was a bit hard to get the hang of, but I got pretty nimble after a while.

Nausea mode would have definitely have given me motion sickness, had it left it on longer. I'd suggest adding a non-full screen mode, as I think it would make the experience a bit less harsh on the eyes/brain.

A "Back to Menu" button would have been nice too.

I thought the bison was great. There's a serious lack of bison in games :)
sP0CkEr2
28. Aug 2014 · 01:31 UTC
There are a few problem with the controls, but overall it fit the theme well and the graphics were great. good effort.
SeriouslyCrunchy
29. Aug 2014 · 14:24 UTC
Definitely a more slapstick VVVVVV and I consider that a complement, fun humorous little game, personally I feel the controls are pretty decent, the camera seems to have a mind of its own sometimes though.
xrm0
30. Aug 2014 · 10:36 UTC
Nice concept but I find it hard to control the bison
hamster_mk_4
31. Aug 2014 · 19:13 UTC
Nice job capturing the feeling of mass behind the buffalo.
SecondDimension
05. Sep 2014 · 20:12 UTC
What a strange thing you have created, I think it needs work but there is a starting point there. It did definitely make me laugh