No Tap Enis by Nile

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made by Nile for LD24 (JAM)
Click on any of the links to play it in your browser. Built on Html5 Canvas. Works best in Chrome.

Play as a stick and try to hit circles. More specifically, run through them. See what happens when you do.

Objective: Get a huge, fat stick.

Controls:
W = Forwards
A = Rotate Left
S = Backwards
D = Rotate Right

Ratings

Coolness 55% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.21 251
Fun(Jam) 2.14 231
Graphics(Jam) 1.75 265
Humor(Jam) 3.43 29
Innovation(Jam) 2.18 220
Mood(Jam) 2.39 187
Theme(Jam) 1.96 232

Feedback

Cake&Code
28. Aug 2012 · 16:02 UTC
I really wish the stick had a facing indicator, I know that the obvious "move forward" action will let you know which way you face but having to do that to find out feels odd. Despite being more like growth than evolution, it would be nice if the thickness of the stick and perhaps not just the middles but the full length of the stick could hit the circles. Interesting entry!
UndergroundPixel
29. Aug 2012 · 03:26 UTC
Very interesting name... oh, did I say interesting? I meant to say hilarious. The game is very inappropriate, thank you sir.
gnx
29. Aug 2012 · 06:32 UTC
I awarded you some humor points for the name :D
Not much to be said about the game, you are a stick that gets thicker..wait that doesn't sound good either ;P
benderbinary
30. Aug 2012 · 01:20 UTC
finally - a huge fat stick! :D
Peltast
30. Aug 2012 · 01:28 UTC
As Cake&Code says, it would've been good if the whole width of the stick could hit circles. As is, getting bigger is actually a hindrance, not a boon, since it simply becomes harder to judge where the middle is.

That said, props for infusing sexual innuendo with basic geometric shapes. :P
darkstarmatryx
30. Aug 2012 · 01:46 UTC
I don't even have words for this one.
daydalus
30. Aug 2012 · 02:06 UTC
The visual style and controls scheme were certainly interesting.
zatyka
30. Aug 2012 · 02:31 UTC
The controls and style were interesting. I'm not sure if there was a goal, but I stopped when I got up to 1000.
ConflictiveLabs
30. Aug 2012 · 03:58 UTC
Stars for humor
hgcummings
31. Aug 2012 · 22:49 UTC
Good use of canvas. I actually like that the stick gets harder to manoeuver as it gets bigger, although there should be some corresponding advantage as well. Maybe the other sticks that get created should damage you if you hit them, and perhaps even start chasing you? - Then being bigger could allow you to take more damage, and it would give the game an end condition.
🎤 Nile
31. Aug 2012 · 22:57 UTC
@hgcummings The sticks that you see spinning around were intended to do something but I ended up not having the time to work on it for more than a few hours when the competition was going on, so I didn't quite finish that. I like your idea of the sticks chasing you, I had thought of them damaging you but not chasing. When I work on it again I will definitely use your suggestions, thanks. =D
pighead10
31. Aug 2012 · 23:10 UTC
There wasn't really any element of a challenge, but it was slightly interesting. Was expecting slightly more from a Jam entry, and I can't see anything on your journal, but it appears that you must have struggled! Awesome name.
🎤 Nile
31. Aug 2012 · 23:16 UTC
Well the struggle was time. Had about 5 hours. lol.
ned366
01. Sep 2012 · 02:57 UTC
Fun game. I laughed a bit while playing. Then I realized five minutes had gone by and i was still playing. I know that cross-browser HTML5 audio is difficult to implement but sound would be a nice addition. Cool, simple mechanic though. I played until my score reached 395. Nice work!
yosh
02. Sep 2012 · 16:58 UTC
+1 for the game name and description
Lacutis
04. Sep 2012 · 00:38 UTC
Amusing game. I wish there was something more to it. I'm not sure what but something.
Anyway, nice entry :)
DaveDobson
07. Sep 2012 · 05:33 UTC
Not much to this, but fun nonetheless. I had a good time running around and growing. The collision detection seemed somewhat insensitive - you had to really go all the way through a guy, sometimes a couple times, to register a hit. Definitely the best Objective description in all of LD24 ("Get a huge, fat stick.").
thewiseguy99
14. Sep 2012 · 23:22 UTC
Simple and relaxing! Interesting concept.