Blitz's Minimalistic Runner by matthewj234

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made by matthewj234 for LD26 (COMPO)
First Complete Ludum dare game. Wow... That was tough!

Blitz is being bullied by Thresh, aparantly he is over weight! But blitz is lazy, so he is going to do the minimum amount of exercise on an infinite treadmill as possible, so he will only jump!

Controls:
Space - Jump

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1316
Overall 2.46 1194
Fun 2.61 898
Graphics 1.93 1284
Humor 2.00 714
Innovation 1.70 1324
Mood 1.95 1210
Theme 3.32 769

Feedback

patrikspengler
29. Apr 2013 路 15:15 UTC
Fun little game! It was fun playing it for a while but this was not an innovation. Very good for a first Ludum Dare game. Next time you should spend more time on art and audio(which of there was none)!
馃帳 matthewj234
29. Apr 2013 路 16:18 UTC
Thanks Patrick! The lack of audio was due to lack of time, and I have plans for the graphics :P As for the innovation, I'll just have to try again!
Beanalby
30. Apr 2013 路 00:58 UTC
My only complaint is you can't see very far in advanced given how fast you're going. It's easy to commit to a trajectory with jumps and end up screwed by a platform configuration you couldn't see at the time.

Fully agree on trying again - this was my 4th and it gets easier every time.
Jim Haslett
30. Apr 2013 路 01:01 UTC
Good first entry! They get easier as you practice.

I think you might increase the "gravity force" to bring the guy down faster. I found I was constantly over jumping the platforms. Also, I'm not sure if you intended to have a "double jump" but it worked out that it did.

This definitely fit the theme. The mechanic has potential.
馃帳 matthewj234
30. Apr 2013 路 08:22 UTC
@Beanalby 4th LD, 1st completion ;)

@Jim Haslett Ill have a look at the gravity, and yes the double jump was intended to protect users from the hidden platforms :P I will play around a bit more with the mechanic :)
Dark Acre Jack
30. Apr 2013 路 16:58 UTC
Building good one-buttons games is harder than it sounds. Good work.
phi
01. May 2013 路 08:09 UTC
Turned out quite nice! You can say what you want, I still like your drawings. ;)
Trench
01. May 2013 路 20:34 UTC
I found the double jump annoying, make it so when you press space twice it double jumps not after holding the space bar down for long enough. The timer at the start is annoying, fixing those and making some interesting graphics could of made this game a whole lot better! Well done though!
馃帳 matthewj234
02. May 2013 路 18:09 UTC
@Trench The double jump requires you to have released the space bar :) As for the timer, as I didnt make a menu, it was my best option, and the graphics I am working on :) I should have a post comp version out shortly, as I have continued development :)
SuperDisk
02. May 2013 路 23:30 UTC
The starting timer was kind of long. The jump physics were a bit weird as well, but still enjoyable.
davidpeter
03. May 2013 路 00:13 UTC
Congrats on finishing :) It will get easier, but this is a great start. Definitely better than my first. (I didn't even finish!)
HelkeGames
05. May 2013 路 19:14 UTC
Fun game, very minimalist! Well done :D