Leave Me Alone by crazyrems

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made by crazyrems for Ludum Dare 49 (COMPO)

Capture d’écran 2021-10-04 001721.png You’re an irritated frog who wants to throw all away after the earth exploded in a black hole?!

Since nobody seems to listen to you, you just flee in search of tranquility.

This in an infinite runner (jumper is more correct).

You jump and bounce on objects in order to get further. Capture d’écran 2021-10-04 002417.png Capture d’écran 2021-10-04 002351.png

Some important notes: Crashes are expected during the game. If that’s the case, tell me which version you were using so I can compile it again with different settings.
MacOS build seems broken too, a new build should come soon, maybe a web export too (with less GFX).

Changelog:

  • Linux: version 3 (10/04/21)

    Changed physics processing to be single thread

  • Macos: version 4 (10/07/21) This build should prevent some failures at opening

Ratings

Overall 252th 3.5⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 219th 3.5⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 214th 3.479⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 431th 3⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 114th 3.885⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Audio 176th 3.438⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 148th 3.174⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 320th 3.114⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Ludokultur
04. Oct 2021 · 11:19 UTC
Never before have I hoped to hit my head on solid objects this much! Really nice-looking game, takes some planning around jump reach and object positions, great fit for the theme. Well done! :)
jka
04. Oct 2021 · 11:21 UTC
I can only play for a couple of seconds before it locks up, so I could only rate the graphics really (which look great btw!). I'm running the Linux version.
Xinera
04. Oct 2021 · 14:57 UTC
Really solid and fun game! The artstyle is very nice and gameplay was hard but addicting. Love that you implemented a leaderboard aswell.
LDJam user 156942
04. Oct 2021 · 15:01 UTC
Made it to the top of the leaderboard! Btw, thanks for the leaderboard and linux version, I appreciate that!

Wonderful graphics and incredibly satisfactory controls, my favorite tactic was to bang my head against big blocks and drag them with me away from the black hole. Great game!
nevyn
04. Oct 2021 · 15:03 UTC
Crashes after a few seconds of gameplay on an Apple Silicon Mac, both under rosetta and native :cry: impressive to have an online scoreboard AND solid gameplay under the constraints! I like the idea of the gameplay, I wish I was able to play it :sweat_smile: My only complaint re the mechanics is that it wasn't obvious that you should escape downwards?
mrBell270
04. Oct 2021 · 15:18 UTC
Simple but entertaining. Visuals and sounds are cool
Raivk
04. Oct 2021 · 15:47 UTC
Woaw it's haaaard..! Managed to get quite far, but the black hole still got me... haha xD
Fupi
04. Oct 2021 · 19:13 UTC
Fun gameplay! Cute frog! Good graphics! Nice sound design! Leaderboard is a great touch! Maybe too easy? I managed to get very far without even seeing the black hole and only died when I got bored. Idk maybe I'm just that good at vidya games B)
Nebiros
05. Oct 2021 · 11:36 UTC
I love the concept, but it's sadly too hard for me ! The graphics and sounds are awesome though !
Nice work !
NotExplosive
07. Oct 2021 · 03:04 UTC
Graphically it looks great! The character's cute, the parallaxing background and the warping of the black hole all look super cool. That being said I found the gameplay a bit lacking. I didn't really feel like I had much agency or strategy beyond clicking in the direction away from the black hole but towards the nearest debris.
Purrseus
09. Oct 2021 · 14:21 UTC
Wow, the presentation is super slick and it plays super smoothly! Very well done!
🎤 crazyrems
13. Oct 2021 · 21:47 UTC
Thank you all for playing my game, I loved how it turned out.

As for the difficulty, some find it easy and others difficult, it was hard to balance, plus the leaderboard made it impossible to make adaptive difficulty.

I made objects spawns less frequently over time and the black hole speed increases as a way to put a cap to the run.

Now I have a lot of games to play.
Michael Grieshofer
16. Oct 2021 · 11:47 UTC
got the highscore. It was a great game and I like the block pushing as a strategy. It adds a lot of depth to the game. The only criticism I have is that I would like to know how far away the black hole is.
lovetocode999
16. Oct 2021 · 23:54 UTC
It seemed quite crash-happy, so I didn't really get a chance to play enough to rate more than graphics, sorry about that. (^^

Here's a stacktrace if it's helpful: https://ttm.sh/eSi.txt

I use Arch Linux.
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spudboy
17. Oct 2021 · 20:20 UTC
I liked the art, and the little intro tutorial screen was simple and effective, a good piece of polish.

That being said it's waaaaaay too hard. If you miss once it seems like you're completely doomed. I couldn't manage to get very far even if I successfully hit objects. Compounding all this is how long it shows me the black hole every restart. I don't need to be shown the black hole every single time, I'm aware it's there. Let me get back to the game.

EDIT:
Ok on a hunch I turned my 144Hz monitor down to refresh at 60Hz and the black hole was much slower this time! Somehow the speed of the black hole is framerate-dependant.

I still think you should make the restart animation shorter or nonexistent, and I'd echo the desire to know how far away the black hole is, but overall a pretty fun game once I worked out the technical issue 😅
Britt Henderson
17. Oct 2021 · 23:04 UTC
Awesome job!!!
The sound effects and the graphics were all so on point, this was pretty fun. The leaderboard was a really nice touch too - fantastic job :)
Only one minor note: the buttons overlapped with the "would you like to post this on the leaderboard" if you are in full screen![Screen Shot 2021-10-17 at 4.03.25 PM.png](///raw/876/01/z/48360.png)

Super small thing - the game as a whole was really well done :)
Nice job!
messmerd
18. Oct 2021 · 02:01 UTC
Cool concept! The gameplay is pretty solid and I had a lot of fun with it.
🎤 crazyrems
18. Oct 2021 · 07:55 UTC
@spudboy well I guess I overlooked the delta time here 😅

There's many ways to improve the game but an indicator about how far the black hole is is a great idea, as many suggested.
Heo
18. Oct 2021 · 20:29 UTC
Nice little game with a simple concept.
It was not intuitive at first to hit big objects but it was fun.
Good job !
Solah
19. Oct 2021 · 06:27 UTC
Wow, that's a very original infinite runner! I guess just adding a cool music and some power ups and it would sell well on Android and iOS! The gameplay is great and the sound design is really good, well done!
LDJam user 238700
21. Oct 2021 · 09:21 UTC
A really interesting concept! I loved a lot of the small humor points in the game - a panicking player, the ending "oh no", and having to bonk into blocks all the time. A fresh twist on the old endless jumper concept. Great job!
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