Flee: The Daily Adventures of a Springtail by Goodlookinguy

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made by Goodlookinguy for LD26 (COMPO)
A game about a Springtail

== Summary ==

This is a game about a springtail inside of a house. The goal of the game is to reach the other side of the room without getting stomped on by feet or run over by the stag beetle/spider things. As each stage progresses the game gets gradually harder. For most people, level 3 is as high as they get.

About Springtails (if you don't know what they are)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OwOL-MHcQ1w#t=71s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtail

== Thoughts On Entry ==

This is the first LD game I've completed without my team. While not being exactly what I had envisioned, it works.

== NOTES ==

You will see a white screen for a little bit, this is normal. I did not put a pre-loader so it loads all of the resources at once.

== If you plan to complain about the death penalty in the game ==

I don't think you've been exposed to enough Nintendo Hard games or have been spoiled by all of these easy games nowadays. So please stop commenting on that, 'cause I made it hard on purpose. This was not an accident, it was on purpose because there is no end to the game. So I tried to make you die off as quickly as possible.

== Changes ==

At the request from a family member, I changed the first stage game over message to not be as mean sounding, even though it was meant as a joke. So in the source code it still reads "You Suck" even though now it will say "Try Again"...

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.83 914
Audio 2.88 443
Fun 2.70 817
Graphics 2.98 596
Humor 2.76 247
Innovation 2.23 1129
Mood 2.33 1053
Theme 2.89 1097

Feedback

ilovepixel
29. Apr 2013 · 18:06 UTC
Super ant JUMP! Fun game and get harder every time!
JustinMullin
30. Apr 2013 · 21:13 UTC
Challenging for sure. Good entry!
Prelucid
30. Apr 2013 · 21:14 UTC
Great and simple! :[]
Jhelle
30. Apr 2013 · 21:20 UTC
Nice take on the theme. Good job on finishing your game!
dreamlogician
30. Apr 2013 · 22:39 UTC
I had fun with this, despite getting squished many times! Nice job.

Some of the obstacles, like the bug that crawls along the ground, appear a little abruptly and were quite tough to react quickly enough to avoid.

Also, the color of the springtail and the background could use a little more contrast - it's tough to see the springtail when jumping.
gmaker
01. May 2013 · 06:02 UTC
fun fun fun ^-))
starpixie
01. May 2013 · 06:10 UTC
Had fun at first, but that jump makes you feel like you're out of control. Good soundtrack, but the piston sound is too loud for how often it is played.

Jumping over the beetle was too temperamental to be fun, though.
🎤 Goodlookinguy
01. May 2013 · 06:19 UTC
This is game is very much a springtail simulator. If you've ever seen them jump, they are pretty out of control. They land on their head half of the time.
SonnyBone
01. May 2013 · 12:52 UTC
HA! I love watching other people play this. Also, this dude with 80 fucking legs is a beast! I'd hate to be an insect in his house.
domrein
02. May 2013 · 04:11 UTC
Why are there so many stomping legs in this house?!? Pretty fun simple game though. The jump is a little wonky, but it had a nice feel to it over all. Really quick action.
Nonameghost
02. May 2013 · 04:11 UTC
Nice! It was a bit repetitive. I guess the difficulty balanced that, but it'd be nice to see some more variety for future progress :D
Alexander
02. May 2013 · 04:12 UTC
I liked the music and the graphics
Tanius
02. May 2013 · 05:24 UTC
ehehehe simple game, nice graphics
graytest
02. May 2013 · 05:26 UTC
Good music and graphics. Good challenge, although I'd have preferred to restart the room instead of the whole game every time I died. I got more difficult when the beetles entered, and was a bit annoying to have to run through the first room every time.
Ryusui
02. May 2013 · 06:21 UTC
I'll admit it was the music that kept me trying. XD
TehSkull
02. May 2013 · 06:25 UTC
The jumping is so hard. Make the game wider, so you have more vision of the scary bugs.
MinionStudios
08. May 2013 · 04:06 UTC
I got smashed. and then I played this game.
acro
16. May 2013 · 23:39 UTC
Very challenging, and I can't make out what this has to do with the theme. I think the controls are good - it feels solid and precise, and I like the that the view area *is* that limited, it makes sense from bug's eye view. Maybe. But given that it's so easy to die, it is far, far too slow to reset - die, press enter, fade out, fade in title screen, press enter to play, fade in, show "level 1" overlay again. There's just no reason to go back to the title screen. I quit after dying for the first time in level 2 and having to back to the title screen again. That's just harsh!
🎤 Goodlookinguy
17. May 2013 · 07:15 UTC
Minimal graphics. Minimal screen view. Minimal sized player. Minimal number of challenging objects. Minimal title screen options. I would say there's plenty of "minimalism" going around.
BarrensZeppelin
17. May 2013 · 08:44 UTC
Having to start over from level 1 each time I got stomped killed the game for me. :/
kddekadenz
17. May 2013 · 08:48 UTC
Meeh.. I wish you had more focused on the high jumps of the flee.
Martin_Monosys
17. May 2013 · 22:20 UTC
Uh, makes me itch... who makes a game like this ?!? :)
Make A Game
17. May 2013 · 23:32 UTC
This is a cool take on the theme. Good job with keeping things simple and "minimal"!
Xeke_Death
17. May 2013 · 23:40 UTC
Man that thing can jump...! Took me a little to realise it was actually jumping, with it being quick and blending into the background a bit...
madmichaelofmetal
18. May 2013 · 03:11 UTC
Yes. I already informed him about the color problem, but it's something he already noticed after he released it.

To the other comment, it's called a flea not flee...and it isn't a flea. Look up Springtails and you will see they can jump really high. It's entertaining.
wolf
18. May 2013 · 09:19 UTC
Simple but really fun. Great job!
Andrew Shouldice
18. May 2013 · 20:05 UTC
Nice music!
stqn
18. May 2013 · 20:11 UTC
Work well but it's impossible to avoid the creepers on level 2 due to the speed of the game and low visibility.
🎤 Goodlookinguy
18. May 2013 · 21:25 UTC
@stqn It's not impossible to avoid the beetles, it's just really hard (maybe you meant 'impossible' figuratively?). People other than me have made it to level 3 and 4. I've only reached level 3 and I made the game.
Natedog9145
19. May 2013 · 04:40 UTC
Nice fun addicting game that will make you rage. Good game