Mayfly by targaciej

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made by targaciej for LD27 (COMPO)
DONE!

Used:
Unity (2d Toolkit, Sound Manager Pro)
Gimp
Audacity
Guitar
Girlfriend

That was awesome weekend :) Now I shall rest.

Ratings

Coolness 64% 3
Overall 3.34 289
Audio 3.51 83
Fun 3.05 451
Graphics 3.98 74
Humor 2.79 272
Innovation 2.80 674
Mood 3.38 156
Theme 3.20 536

Feedback

Yozz
26. Aug 2013 · 06:26 UTC
But what was the objective?
Zephyr89
26. Aug 2013 · 06:29 UTC
Why no mac OSX build?
Zephyr89
26. Aug 2013 · 06:31 UTC
It just needs a more active opponent, ie. Not Time
frankbsad
26. Aug 2013 · 06:31 UTC
I think level 3 is impossible. Cool game though.
HeroesGrave
26. Aug 2013 · 06:34 UTC
Can't extract.

Arch Linux 64 bit
TheSambassador
26. Aug 2013 · 06:35 UTC
Graphics are excellent! Controls also are really nice feeling for flying. Good job making it feel responsive!

I found it pretty annoying that it took almost 3 seconds to eat the cupcake things. It seems like it would have been better/less finicky to just eat them and go on with it. I thought I had to avoid them at first, until I realized that there was no way to complete the 2nd level in 10 seconds.

There should be some more direction on where to go. Level 3 literally just had cupcakes and eye monsters flying randomly, and I couldn't find any of the whatever-I-am-eating things for 3 attempts. Gave up at that point.

Good game overall!
Deadlyapps
26. Aug 2013 · 06:35 UTC
Nice music, art, and gameplay well rounded and nice adaptation of the theme!
Xaychru04
26. Aug 2013 · 06:36 UTC
Good game, I like the mood and the simple graphic style. The gameplay is very original and fits well in the theme. By the way, it's really hard to eat a cake while flying. ^^
madk
26. Aug 2013 · 06:38 UTC
Cool! I love the look and I love the sounds. The cupcakes were ridiculously hard to stay on top of, though. (But you already know that, what with everyone else saying it, too.)
🎤 targaciej
26. Aug 2013 · 06:44 UTC
Thanks for comments and reviews, they are great help!

Linux version should work now. And I've added OSX :)
Dooleus
26. Aug 2013 · 06:47 UTC
Interesting gameplay, but the flying is not floatey which is what makes keeping up with the cupcakes long enough to eat them so difficult. You could also have made the cupcakes take less time to eat. I like the art style, but that music was really annoying after about 30 seconds. Would have probably been okay with just the guitar, but that vocal part is not pleasant. Could use some more sound effects, like one for when you finish eating a cupcake and reset your time, one for finishing a level, and maybe some others (flying sound?)
Colorvade
26. Aug 2013 · 09:16 UTC
I liked it. The aesthetics were pleasant and interesting.
Gus
26. Aug 2013 · 10:16 UTC
At first, I thought it was some kind of "Explore what you can in 10 sec", and I was like "Oh, what the hell, at least the graphics are awesome", and then I found out those pink things are collectable and the whole thing turned upside-down in my mind, couldn't make past the level 3 though, not because it's impossible, it's really because i'm lazy.
Nice way of using the theme, simple and creative, the controls felt kind of clunky though.
P.S.: the main character deeply reminded me of those Rayman's lums xD
tigerj
26. Aug 2013 · 13:46 UTC
WOW I really like this. Please update it after the comp with a smoother difficulty ramp, some way to extend your time and a leaderboard.

Really fun game. I like the cupcakes.
Paraknight
26. Aug 2013 · 13:57 UTC
This game is awesome! I agree with the others, level 3 was kinda tough even after I realised that you don't have to fly over the glowing grass but could just fly through it. I think it would have been nice to be able to eat a cupcake on the first touch in exchange for more difficult opponents or for the cupcakes trying to flee if you get too close.
Khopa
26. Aug 2013 · 17:06 UTC
Very good game, graphics are really great.
Ghostik
26. Aug 2013 · 18:17 UTC
bonus humor points for that singing in the background :D
loolpolo
27. Aug 2013 · 02:44 UTC
great art but it's too difficult to eat the candys
dkilford
27. Aug 2013 · 12:45 UTC
I like the game. The controls are pretty unwieldy which I guess is the main point or challenge of the game. The level after you introduce the cupcakes is incredibly difficult due to how spread out the level is, and how hard it is to eat the cupcakes to regain time.

I like the music and art style of it, they suit it really well.
Capro
27. Aug 2013 · 16:34 UTC
Nice. I like it.
Corné Dorrestijn
27. Aug 2013 · 17:55 UTC
Nice, quite hard after a few levels. Also nice to hear some uniqe music
🎤 targaciej
27. Aug 2013 · 19:44 UTC
You are all right! After a comp I will work on it some more. I think I will remove timer and play with changing a size of a fly's stomach :)

Once again, thanks for comments, I'm learning a lot!
rezoner
27. Aug 2013 · 20:49 UTC
That was lovely experience. Almost like Loco Roco in the air.
folmerkelly
29. Aug 2013 · 11:18 UTC
I'm super down with this. Hell yes.
rogueNoodle
29. Aug 2013 · 11:27 UTC
Enjoyed this quite a bit - it's a bit tricky in the later levels, for sure, but the visuals/sound are excellent .
fgielow
30. Aug 2013 · 00:15 UTC
Wow! The graphics are just neat, really simple, and yet very well polished. The controls for the fly are really responsive, and nice sounds too! good entry
GeorgeBroussard
31. Aug 2013 · 20:17 UTC
Love the graphics and audio. The controls were tight and enjoyable. Wasn't sure about the gameplay? I have to get all the berries/whatever? It seemed impossible after a couple of levels? I'd work on the game part some more as the rest is solid.
rincewind_cz
03. Sep 2013 · 17:56 UTC
Really nice! I've got to the level 4, but I wasn't sure what's the objective there... You have nice graphics and sounds/music. Great job! :-)
Purplescape
04. Sep 2013 · 02:55 UTC
The graphics are clean and pretty. The flying cupcakes are so cute!