Avalanche by Draktharr

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made by Draktharr for LD27 (COMPO)
This is my first game ever (not only on ludum dare)!
This is what my game looks like after 15 hours of hard work!

I lost way too many times with my particle effects, since I was learning how to make them at the same time, and it took me forever to open a xml file (for some reason, I could open it on eclipse but not after exporting my project >.>). I also am a crappy artist, so you will notice that the player is a blob instead of a human (way easier to make something without legs haha)

The game was written in java using the slick2d framework on eclipse. I also used paint.net. I used sunvox, audacity and as3sfxr for the music/sound.

This game may not be the best, but I had a lot of fun creating it.

GOAL : Survive as long as possible, try to avoid the spikes. Each 10 seconds, a random event will make the game harder.

CONTROLS : left and right button

Thank you all for playing this game, enjoy it and please don't forget to comment as this is my first game ever!

Ratings

Coolness 71% 3
Overall 3.18 428
Audio 2.76 426
Fun 3.41 192
Graphics 2.45 822
Humor 2.67 324
Innovation 2.74 735
Mood 2.81 489
Theme 3.33 392

Feedback

Ciaran54
26. Aug 2013 路 02:33 UTC
Score:396 ;)

Very impressive as a first game, congrats ;)
I enjoyed it, very nice particle effects, and the effects were pretty funny too! The changing gameplay kept it interesting. Could do with some background music or sounds, I thought, though.

Thanks for making it ;)
wolfadex
26. Aug 2013 路 02:42 UTC
This style game was the first ever game I made. :)
馃帳 Draktharr
26. Aug 2013 路 02:51 UTC
@Ciaran54 : Thank you really much :)

For the music, I'm quite sorry but I was a bit shot on time, I thought about looping the game music, but you have no idea how it would make the player go crazy after the fifth time (trust me I tried it on my brother haha). So yeah, I should have made a longer soundtrack :)
Tork
26. Aug 2013 路 03:06 UTC
Was gonna say the game needs audio until I got to the part where you actually hate the audio lol

The changes are nice, and liked the gameplay but in the end I was bored.
Gyncoca
26. Aug 2013 路 04:01 UTC
Great game ! But you stop music after 10sec and it's a little bit annoying.
MegaMasterX
26. Aug 2013 路 04:03 UTC
577! Great job on your first game! The effects did a superb job of distracting me, as I'm certain they were intended to. Great job on the music as well. It was a nice touch.
Ghostik
26. Aug 2013 路 04:12 UTC
I think its too simple and I can not see anything original in it. But its definitely playable! Cg on your first game!!
nathanhoffer
26. Aug 2013 路 04:18 UTC
Cool game. Great game that it is your first. I really liked the change of game play every 10 seconds. Fun!!
ShellfishGames
26. Aug 2013 路 14:11 UTC
Score of 1011. Congratulations, your game made me feel proud of myself. :P
It really is kind of cool for what it is. In the beginning I was slightly underwhelmed (the title made me expect something different than a simple dodge game I guess), but I like how it just went completely insane on the effects side after a while. It was so disorienting that after a while I was almost sure everything was rotating. Still a little dizzy.. :D
RobotParking
26. Aug 2013 路 21:49 UTC
Excellent first LD attempt!
Croze
26. Aug 2013 路 22:08 UTC
Score: 626, I enjoyed that quite a bit, would have one good with "Random powerups" too ;D Had myself laughing everytime it would randomly play that fruity music haha, well done!
Latcarf
26. Aug 2013 路 22:12 UTC
That's very good, you should definitely keep making games :-)
farmergnome
26. Aug 2013 路 22:18 UTC
Wow awesome first game, grats!
stenol
26. Aug 2013 路 22:35 UTC
Pretty good game. Congrats :)
BubbleTea
27. Aug 2013 路 00:41 UTC
I actually had a ton of fun, and i loved the randomness that was added every 10 seconds! Would be cool to see a fully fleshed out version with more random effects :D
olafurw
27. Aug 2013 路 00:41 UTC
More Music! Hehe made me laugh. I actually went into this with not high expectations but it's a pretty nice game. The 10 second aspect you have has that "1 more turn" feel to it.
kannas
27. Aug 2013 路 07:06 UTC
quite nice game. and extra point for beign your first game :D i'll not penalize you for the absence of music thinghy, since my first game was mute xD
ratalaika
27. Aug 2013 路 07:57 UTC
Great game! Nice work :)
RHY3756547
28. Aug 2013 路 02:50 UTC
Nice work, the small burst of music mid-game is kind of weird though, I think the music should play throughout the whole game so there's not this weird dead air thing going on. Loving the fire particles - especially how they sway with the wind!
IHateATMFees
29. Aug 2013 路 18:01 UTC
Nice job, I enjoyed playing it.
Tigro
29. Aug 2013 路 18:11 UTC
At first I was like "meh, another 'dodge for 10 seconds'" but when I started playing, I didn't want it to end :) Good job.
CogComp
01. Sep 2013 路 20:48 UTC
Felt nicely balanced. Loved the music! Great work!
Morusque
01. Sep 2013 路 21:14 UTC
more music ! more colors ! that was pretty funny
sxaktosxafo
09. Sep 2013 路 22:53 UTC
The player looks like a beak-less penguin more than a human or a blob, and I find it quite cute! Nice game!
MrBlade
14. Sep 2013 路 00:38 UTC
Score: 429;
Very nice work!!!
I love the sounds and the visuals were very good!
The particle effects were very nice too.
I think it would have made the game a bit better if certain things went away after the next thing was added. I.e MORE COLOURS. Hahah. Awesome work. especially for a first game!
8/10! Keep it up man! I would love to see more from you. (Did you study programming at university or was this all self taught? Thanks!)
馃帳 Draktharr
14. Sep 2013 路 00:54 UTC
@MrBlade I currently am starting my second year of university, but most of the game programming was self taught (they don't teach you how to make video games at university haha). For your more color problem, I'm pretty sure I fixed that o.o After the first time you see "more color", it will never come back and be replaced by "CHAOS!", which practically increased everything.

Thank you anyway for your comment :D
sans_seraph
14. Sep 2013 路 08:48 UTC
Pretty simple game but you made it very memorable with cool effects, interesting difficulty changes, and hilarious random events. Really great first game.
Oana
14. Sep 2013 路 10:18 UTC
Very good for a first game. You should definitely continue making them.

It was very compelling to see what would happen next, so good use of the theme. I really liked small details such as your character moving a bit as well when there's wind. It is a lot better than many of the games I've seen around here.
NiceAlexanderAS
16. Sep 2013 路 03:55 UTC
Very cute game, loved the music :D xD i know is simple but very fun n.n i score 574 points xD... i really like this game :D great work :D