Bananasourus by aaronsnoswell

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made by aaronsnoswell for LD33 (JAM)
*Updated to have working zip file download that includes assets folder*

Hi all. Here is my (unfinished) submission to the Jam this time.

You are a monstrous banana peel that is out to ruin everyone's day. Move about the sidewalk using the arrow keys and try to position yourself underneath the 'feet' of passers-by to slip them over. Get as many people as possible before time runs out :) There are hipsters (brown), busy executives (black), joggers (blue) and soccer mums (pink) to trip over, and each person gives a different number of points.

Thanks for playing!

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I originally wanted to enter the compo this time, but a combination of using a game engine I am not familiar with (Unity), choosing to do 3D, not 2D, and having some other commitments this weekend meant that I wasn't able to finish this game. It is in a playable state, however there is not intro splash screen or instructions, and nothing happens when the timer counts down (you have to exit the game using ctrl+alt+delete sorry!).

The banana model and the fire hydrant model were made by me in Blender in the 72 hours. The banana was fully rigged and ready to be animated, but I lost motivation at the end of the time limit. I also made some doors and background models, but removed them from this version. The people's voices were also recorded by me. The background music and banana slip sounds were not though, so I opted out of the 'audio' category.

If I had more time and hadn't lost motivation, I would have liked to add some textures to my 'people' (I originally wanted to have full body models, but walk animations are hard to get right!), as well as making the pavement and sidewalk look much more interesting with more models and stuff in the background and foreground.

Thanks for playing, and I look forwards to your feedback!!!

Ratings

Coolness 44% 1504
Overall(Jam) 2.91 796
Fun(Jam) 3.00 563
Graphics(Jam) 2.57 879
Humor(Jam) 3.52 180
Innovation(Jam) 3.09 454
Mood(Jam) 2.76 781
Theme(Jam) 3.39 578

Feedback

darklightteam
25. Aug 2015 路 10:22 UTC
The download link is only the exe, you need to add the game data folder.
DinnerInTheDark
25. Aug 2015 路 17:58 UTC
Also tried to download and play, but you forgot to add the game data folder.
Eldan_Knight
25. Aug 2015 路 19:33 UTC
Impossible to run. It needs content folder.
kozun
25. Aug 2015 路 21:12 UTC
Not working :(
馃帳 aaronsnoswell
26. Aug 2015 路 12:36 UTC
Thanks guys! I didn't realise the assets folder was needed :P I've updated the link - it is now a zip folder that should work. Thanks everyone, I look forward to playing your games!
DinnerInTheDark
26. Aug 2015 路 17:07 UTC
Tried it again, this time it worked.
Got a huge grin on my face the whole time i was playing :D
Really enjoyed it, thanks for making this game!
voidstar33
26. Aug 2015 路 18:41 UTC
cutest monster in LD33. :). Nothing happens after time runs out. A restart level button?.
colinn
27. Aug 2015 路 11:57 UTC
Really funny. Fun game.
Mekuri
27. Aug 2015 路 12:33 UTC
In the beginning of the Dare we were a few people on the IRC that discussed ideas- A similar idea came up, except that it was a splinter that should injure people, rather than a banana peel, so I like the idea :-)

Quick and easy game- I loved the graphics of the banana peel. All in all a decent "time killer" game :-) nice job.
Sunflower
27. Aug 2015 路 12:41 UTC
The yay:
- funny premise
- the terrible monstrosity

The nay:
- the gameplay was so fast that I was completely STOMPED at the beginning; or rather, I kinda wasn't
- still don't know what the water hydrant is for
- no restart after end or anything
- despite its name, that banana peel has nothing to do with lizards or other reptiles

Maybe you'll have better luck (and more practice with tools) the next time? ^^"
reiknight
27. Aug 2015 路 12:42 UTC
I like the concept! I think the banana is moving too fast. Good work modeling that in 72h :)
Bocodillo
27. Aug 2015 路 12:44 UTC
Loved the voices and the idea is fantastic!
emongev
27. Aug 2015 路 12:44 UTC
Had thought it was meh at first, but i spent more time playing it than other submissions. I do recommend to have clearer instructions on the description (i did a tl;dr) but i got the hang of it after thinking it was a frogger clone, and noticed i got no points haha I loved the banana peel model, its so GODDAMN HAPPY C:
Eldan_Knight
28. Aug 2015 路 17:28 UTC
Good concept! Maybe gameplay would be better with the camera more far away so you can see better your victims...
Empyrealhell
29. Aug 2015 路 03:18 UTC
I love the idea, and am particularly fond of non-obvious theme interpretations like this one. It moved a little too fast for me, but even with that it was still amusing and fun to play.
superjoebob
29. Aug 2015 路 05:25 UTC
yea
UrbanHelsing
05. Sep 2015 路 13:41 UTC
Nice banana, but the movement is too fast
andreiichim
12. Sep 2015 路 02:14 UTC
Haha! That's so evil! Cool idea. I like the audio, well done.
The controls are a mess. The camera is too close to the action, you can't really tell who's going to walk over you.