Running Away by crastinator

[raw]
made by crastinator for LD 42 (COMPO)

I gotta run away. As far as I can.

screenshot.PNG

Ratings

Overall 489th 3.167⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 310th 3.328⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 536th 2.828⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 469th 3.31⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 341th 3.293⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Audio 191th 3.308⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Humor 54th 3.593⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 308th 3.042⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 31🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

star-sought
13. Aug 2018 · 08:49 UTC
I did not expect this character to bounce off of a balloon and fly into space. That was hilarious. The spacesuit animation is a great touch too.

That was fun! I did have a bit of a hard time with the platforming in the first stage. I think being able to quickly tap the button for a short jump and hold it for a long jump would help that a lot. Otherwise, I like your interpretation of the theme. It's silly and fits the tone of the game well. Good job!
Falk Bruskeland
13. Aug 2018 · 11:24 UTC
The jumping is a bit weird, but the game was awesome otherwise!
Ghen
13. Aug 2018 · 11:26 UTC
ahaha, the ending is priceless , didnt expect that at all, but i found exploit that i can just click furiously to keep jumping, overall well done !
HungryHedgehog
13. Aug 2018 · 11:29 UTC
Pretty hard but maybe that's just me.
JSMCAG
13. Aug 2018 · 11:33 UTC
`S P A C E | O U T O F S P A C E`
:laughing: That got a laugh out of me, thanks!

Short, but cute. Jumping among planets was fun. :thumbsup:
I also enjoyed the music and the graphics - the little astronaut boy had a really nice design!
anstabo
13. Aug 2018 · 11:34 UTC
I think it's pretty hard to get a good pace of jumping, there are several bugs, there is a line or grid floating in front of the scene which is scrolling. And you can actually fall under the platforms and jump inside of them.
borjan1peovski
13. Aug 2018 · 14:35 UTC
The game was fun but very buggy. Could go through the dirt and even jump while on it. I checked your games and found out this was your first time participating on ludum dare, me too. Overall a fun little game.
jdhollen
14. Aug 2018 · 01:50 UTC
ahahaha i'm so glad i didn't read any of the comments before playing this! "rrgh, is this seriously just a runner?" and then, b-b-b-b-bounce!

this is a fun little mechanic! totally felt the dread of falling back, back, back and needing to start over again, enjoyed the quick humor. cool entry! and thanks for playing my game, too. :)
mike_inPrinciple
16. Aug 2018 · 04:14 UTC
I couldn't get past the second level, so I didn't evaluate this game, but I thought the second level's locomotion mechanic was quite novel and brainy. It was interesting.
LensFlare
17. Aug 2018 · 13:29 UTC
Charachter is super cute! Overall game is also fun!
Endurion
17. Aug 2018 · 16:59 UTC
Hahaha, awesome. I half expected the balloon to be the end :)

The space part is really awesome, it's completely different. Well done!
LastLeaf
17. Aug 2018 · 17:27 UTC
wow great fun! I was shocked when I reach the second level! I am a platformer so I did not feel too hard to jump. I played two different types of game and enjoyed the humor. Great job!
Balance686
17. Aug 2018 · 22:21 UTC
Funny take on a runner game! I dig the player sprite (kind of reminds of of Astroboy). The switch from traditional runner in the second level is refreshing as well. The first level is buggy with being able to jump along under the platforms but overall the game is both fun and amusing. Great compo submission!
Pennycook
19. Aug 2018 · 04:04 UTC
Great art, great pun, great gameplay twist and even a little narrative at the end -- really good job.

I almost died during the running section, which would have been a shame; I likely wouldn't have tried again many more times, and never would have seen the more innovative space section. Maybe the difficulty of that beginning section could be tweaked a little?
Rodrigo Denúbila
21. Aug 2018 · 01:28 UTC
I died so many times in the beginning that I almost gave up to try. I just insisted because the commentaries here. And I don't regret to play more. The game is really simple, but fun. Good for expend some time. Good job!
CristiHKJ
22. Aug 2018 · 07:42 UTC
Great game! Very cool and interesting! :D
Dark Roast Studios
22. Aug 2018 · 08:18 UTC
OK that was fun, the space bit was a nice addition to what seemed like a simple run 'n jump. Good job!
KRP
22. Aug 2018 · 15:40 UTC
Loved the mood, very good!
wildcard
29. Aug 2018 · 17:28 UTC
Perhaps I SHOULD go back and face life. Well made game! :D
bradur
01. Sep 2018 · 15:21 UTC
Funny little game that makes you think.