The Cockroach Lessons by Ibispi

made by Ibispi for LD 38 (JAM)

The Cockroach Lessons is an obstacle avoidance game. You are a cockroach running away from humans, who are trying to kill you! There are 5 levels for you to beat. Can you do it?

EPILEPSY WARNING: :warning:

if you have seizures or get motion sickness while seeing things move too quickly, you might not want to play the game!

Controls :keyboard:

W or :arrow_up: to move up
S or :arrow_down: to move down
ESCape to quit

Links

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ib1spi
WINDOWS DOWNLOAD: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qubeejrsoi3tixl/theCockroachLessonsWin32.zip?dl=0 or http://rgho.st/7FfHZrqLN
OSX DOWNLOAD: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pmov3o6v40byks6/theCockroachlessonsOSX.zip?dl=0
LINUX DOWNLOAD(requires love2d 0.10.2): https://www.dropbox.com/s/fc6biufko2v92z4/theCockroachLessons.love?dl=0

Original URL

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/the-cockroach-lessons

Ratings

Overall	770^th	2.2⭐	12🧑‍⚖️
Fun	699^th	2.4⭐	12🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	774^th	1.8⭐	12🧑‍⚖️
Theme	685^th	2.6⭐	12🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	721^th	2.091⭐	13🧑‍⚖️
Humor	378^th	2.6⭐	12🧑‍⚖️
Given		8🗳️	13🗨️

Feedback

Zantamar

01. May 2017 · 16:44 UTC

Thanks for posting your game! I really enjoyed the background music, and the art style meshed very well with the theme. Two things I would change if possible: 1) I loved the idea of the foot, and the shadow was a great touch, but because of their static nature it seemed to force you into the same "lane" every time, which took out a lot of the interaction with that mechanic. 2) My first few deaths were confusing as I had a hard time telling what had happened. Good work!

Samurai Spark

01. May 2017 · 16:49 UTC

Nicely done endless runner @ibispi!

The dodging shoes or fly swatter makes fun.
The soundtrack is good choosen.
But what your game need is some king of counter to give player feedback.

Overall a cool entry :smile:

davidthelazar

02. May 2017 · 00:50 UTC

Pretty good runner. I wish there was a bit more feedback (or even a pause!) when you die.

B4zsB4zs

02. May 2017 · 07:12 UTC

We are just having the same kind of problem, just from the other side, so your game made me smile. The overall game is very nice, but little but rough ;)

marbles

02. May 2017 · 15:55 UTC

The game is nice with different types of obstacles or "maps".

andyman404

05. May 2017 · 07:43 UTC

I enjoyed the game. Those swatters were challenging, but I liked that the there was always that one row where you can go through the shoe. Congrats on finishing!

Tuomo

05. May 2017 · 15:38 UTC

Lose condition is bit sudden, maybe some sorts game over screen or even simple message would have made it more clear. I liked visuals and animations on the cockroach.

Aurel300

08. May 2017 · 20:22 UTC

Not bad :) I appreciated that my progress was saved, because I had to stop playing at some point. The controls were fine, the difficulty was reasonable – took me a couple of attempts for each level, and every obstacle was well-defined, so I couldn't really blame the obstacles for my deaths. On the other hand, some of the difficulty was in the form of memorisation of the levels, which seems a bit artificial. Some minor improvements: the tennis balls could be green or something not as similar to the background; the music (which was pretty nice) could loop seamlessly.

Nice job overall!

Bunnery

10. May 2017 · 15:02 UTC

Urg - those roaches are a little bit too realistic! :-) Loved the game - was easy to get started and see what to do. I also would have liked a score and a message or something when I died. Certainly worth scaling up and polishing :-)