Speed Skier by JoshyOshKenoshi

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made by JoshyOshKenoshi for LD 40 (COMPO)

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Whilst enjoying a relaxing skiing holiday in the Swiss Alps, you suddenly find yourself rapidly and uncontrollably gaining speed.

Use the <- and -> keys to avoid the obstacles on the mountainside and get to the bottom of the mountain safely.

(Best played at 1024 x 768)

Ratings

Overall 297th 3.452⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 144th 3.667⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 533th 2.738⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 297th 3.524⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 167th 3.762⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Audio 177th 3.381⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Humor 235th 3.05⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 298th 3.15⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 2🗨️

Feedback

Elodeon
04. Dec 2017 · 03:16 UTC
A lotta fun! I enjoyed the little "ow" at the end. The acceleration feels nice and smooth, I just wish the music had a quicker feel to go along with it.
Terryd98
04. Dec 2017 · 03:27 UTC
Great visuals, I am an avid skier so this was a nice experience, I think you should increase the turning circle because when skiing you can pretty much do a 90 degreee turn really quick, but other than that great job!
paulhocker
10. Dec 2017 · 14:58 UTC
i won - nice little game
AnnaAD
18. Dec 2017 · 22:14 UTC
I liked the game! It feels polished, the little ski track effect is adorable! I agree with the others who are saying that your ability to control your turns isn't the best, and it would be cool if your turns slowed you down a little, like real skiing. Also, it would be nice if restarting the game after dying was quicker. Overall, I liked the atmosphere and it was a fun simple game.
Syrapt0r
21. Dec 2017 · 12:05 UTC
I liked it! Nice touch having the music gradually speed up, it adds to the feeling of getting faster. As mentioned, the controls feel a bit too heavy, but most of the time, you can avoid obstacles, so it was okay. Nice work :D
Pixelome
21. Dec 2017 · 13:02 UTC
I liked it very much, it feels like a remake of the old Windows skiing game. The only thing missing is the abominable snowman ;)

The controls are too tight in my opinion since I ran into a few situations where I started turning as soon as I saw an obstacle but couldn't avoid it.

Good job!
OddballDave
21. Dec 2017 · 14:17 UTC
Fun little game. Has a SkiFree vibe to it. It was a little short, just as I was getting into my stride I reached the bottom. An all round good entry. Great stuff.
atmospherium
21. Dec 2017 · 15:45 UTC
Hey, I made it down the mountain. Good amount of challenge without going overboard, which is a tough balance to pull off in something like Ludum Dare. Gameplay and art felt a lot like SkiFree (in a good, homage-y kinda way), but gameplay offered something different. The music speeding up was a nice touch - things felt more urgent as you went faster. The hitboxes felt a tad bit unfair (not extremely so, but I crashed a couple times where I thought I had more space), but that's my biggest criticism.
yokcos700
21. Dec 2017 · 20:02 UTC
It's way way way too slow to start with but once some speed gets built up it gets pretty fun
SVR_Audio
22. Dec 2017 · 00:00 UTC
Really good level, I loved the game flow, it starts slow but it gets very quick, I loved, pretty good idea, very simple but really fun I played for a good amount of time, I liked great job !
stmatn
23. Dec 2017 · 19:56 UTC
Nice entry :) I like, how the music gets faster and faster, but it is a bit monotonous. I think the game would really benefit from some randimly generated levels. All in all nice work!
CreamyBacon2
24. Dec 2017 · 08:59 UTC
It is a really solid game. My only complaint is that Abominable Snowman didn't chase you down and eat you. Other than that Great Job!