Beneath the Surface: Monkeys story by dosER_42

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made by dosER_42 for LD29 (JAM)
Funny runner. Safe monkey-girl from poachers.

Run forward to the end of the map. Use Abilities(only Jump works) to avoid mines. Press [] to use Jump-ability.
Spend as less "monkeys"(100 penalty points per dead "monkey") as possible. Spend as less time (10 penalty points per second) as possible.
Control person by joystick (set direction of running).

Ratings

Coolness 82% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.32 726
Audio(Jam) 1.93 633
Fun(Jam) 2.26 674
Graphics(Jam) 2.77 594
Humor(Jam) 2.94 234
Innovation(Jam) 2.51 598
Mood(Jam) 2.19 702
Theme(Jam) 2.63 605

Feedback

Nelly
28. Apr 2014 · 22:28 UTC
It was really frightfully for me)
Cosine
28. Apr 2014 · 22:30 UTC
Why do I keep exploding randomly? Textures are a bit odd. Controls are awkward with Keyboard / Mouse.
DevWouter
28. Apr 2014 · 22:32 UTC
Seems like a decent idea, but the fact that I'm forced to play with the joystick thing on the right doesn't make it an enjoyable experience.
lamphj
28. Apr 2014 · 22:33 UTC
Nice graphics and controls. There are a lot of mines so I didn't make it to the end :)
Warzone Gaming
28. Apr 2014 · 22:33 UTC
Its hilarious having monkeys blow up left and right! Awesome game!
SmilingCat
28. Apr 2014 · 23:31 UTC
Exploding monkeys are always fun, though I couldn't really use my powerups because my mouse cursor was tied up working the onscreen joystick.
TomCooper3D
29. Apr 2014 · 00:06 UTC
cant tell when im gonna explode ahah but it was a great effect
DarkMeatGames
29. Apr 2014 · 00:08 UTC
I liked that you remembered where the mines were, but wished they were more spread out. Controls on keyboard/mouse weren't very good.
Raiyumi
29. Apr 2014 · 17:00 UTC
Controls could use a lot of work. It seems more for touch-based gaming, but it's an interesting and weird game. (In a good way). :)
daandruff
29. Apr 2014 · 19:42 UTC
Would be nice to be able to have some kind of chance against the mines. And the controls is terrible. Why no arrow keys?
mclewis
29. Apr 2014 · 19:43 UTC
The onscreen controls seem like it would be great for mobile, but for PC it was slightly frustrating. Other than that I thought it was pretty fun, although there were a crap ton of mines.
mcburrobit
29. Apr 2014 · 19:46 UTC
With an otherwise finished visual style, the stretched textures really stick out. I also didn't feel like I knew what I was doing, it seemed that I just randomly blew up. Other than that, a very solid game, could easily see this for sale on mobile platforms with just a little bit of polish.
javifugitivo
01. May 2014 · 22:59 UTC
Looool! Nice red ass! Muehehehe Thats really fun.
0Creds
01. May 2014 · 23:02 UTC
Thought the game was fun, but it doesn't seem as though there is a way for me to strategically estimate where the mines might be. Good Job.
Nizar89
02. May 2014 · 11:06 UTC
As theire is no sign at all on where the mines are, I felt like random is everything here. I died more than 10 times on the first 5 sec.

Still, the special effects are cool!
lowcade
02. May 2014 · 14:51 UTC
That is cruel!
This is really hard to play the keyboard ...
But I liked the idea, animations and the pile of dead monkeys :)
CDK
02. May 2014 · 15:01 UTC
couldn't play as lack of joystick - why not add keyboard controls as well? to widen your audience?
zorfmorf
03. May 2014 · 08:39 UTC
linux version 404's
zorfmorf
03. May 2014 · 08:41 UTC
I just noticed that it's just two times the regular link in a row, so easily fixable
GamerTaters
03. May 2014 · 08:56 UTC
Liked the explosions effect. I just wish I understood why I kept blowing up all the time. Controls were a little strange too. Interesting idea though.
🎤 dosER_42
03. May 2014 · 08:57 UTC
linux link was updated
zorfmorf
03. May 2014 · 09:03 UTC
Played it all the way to the end! Lots of dead monkeys (around 30 I think). I definitely like your take on the theme.

- It would be more fun if you could have any indication where the mines are. Maybe a small red dot so if you pay attention you can avoid a mine?
- The controls are quite difficult.
- What do the other two abilites on the left do? I can click them but they don't seem to have any effect. Oh and it would be useful it the cooldown for jump would reset on death.
Pietro Ferrantelli
07. May 2014 · 18:28 UTC
Love it ! I really enjoyed it :) Good job !
BadPaul34
08. May 2014 · 17:52 UTC
Hmmm. It is very frustrating ! I like the monkeys ass ^^
Martin_Monosys
08. May 2014 · 20:48 UTC
Pretty bad you cant' really see the mines, that onscreen joystick had me running around in circles, too... don't know what else to say, sorry...
Hermes
17. May 2014 · 16:15 UTC
Controls are pretty hard and a bit frustrating