AYUG by Kalakian

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made by Kalakian for LD26 (JAM)
This was my second idea, after having spent the first day without much progress on a different game. Could have made it for compo, but fun was had, and that's the main thing.

Game should work in any HTML5 capable browser, but needs a keyboard for in-game controls.

"Minimalism" through:

* 16-colour CGA palette
* No anti-aliasing
* Tile-based graphics, movement, and collisions
* Few controls (Arrow keys)
* Simple goal (Grab the coins, and get to the exit)

Ratings

Coolness 32% 1689
Overall(Jam) 2.14 547
Fun(Jam) 2.30 466
Graphics(Jam) 1.90 541
Innovation(Jam) 1.50 554
Theme(Jam) 3.38 232

Feedback

thatwhichis
30. Apr 2013 路 14:48 UTC
29139! That is my incredibly low high-score! Gotta say, didn't even realize I was being timed until a couple levels in, then that really started to impact how I played. Good difficulty curve. :-)
kbm0
30. Apr 2013 路 14:51 UTC
Not bad, although I would really like it if when I hold down an arrow key, the player would keep on moving in that direction. Good job!
Yacodo
30. Apr 2013 路 16:26 UTC
I sincerely second to the hold down mechanism ! Nice compo
馃帳 Kalakian
30. Apr 2013 路 19:46 UTC
Thanks for the feedback.

I started off with tile-based movement and was going to move to smooth movement / hold key down. I kept it the way it is because it seemed to fit the theme and overall gameplay better. With smooth movement, it would lose part of the challenge since your speed wouldn't be based on how quickly you can mash your keyboard without destroying it.
sythe
30. Apr 2013 路 22:03 UTC
*dislikes button mashing* *tries game* *game requires button mashing* *dislikes game*
Loren
01. May 2013 路 05:47 UTC
pretty solid game :)
tzamora
02. May 2013 路 03:19 UTC
Very simple.
GranaDa
02. May 2013 路 15:12 UTC
Nice job!
richtx
04. May 2013 路 04:04 UTC
Fantastic. A simple mechanic, but it had me trying to think ahead while still panicing on my time. I like it when gaves that seems super simple on the surface have a certain depth. Good job.
Brassawiking
13. May 2013 路 19:29 UTC
This one had me hooked for a while actually. Nice and simple, well done!