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Don't Stick Me by mincrmatt12

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made by mincrmatt12 for LD33 (JAM)
This is a game where one day, some scientists accidentally created a blue (maybe purple? I'm colorblind, tell me below) spiky monster, who can send out shockwaves that hurt!

Enough pseudo-backstory, this is a game revolved around not dying, and getting out of the area you are in. To do that, get to the far right of the level

The scientists carry syringes, and give you "hurty stuff" through them, and after they do that, the run away. If you can kill them before they get you, you get a bit of health, although if you kill them after, you get some, but not as much

==== Controls ====
A/D: Move left/right
Space: Jump
1: Attack

Side note: Running from source (required on a mac or linux machine) requires python and these two modules: pygame and pymunk

Have fun, and please give feedback.

The game can also run under wine, if nessecary

-mincrmatt12
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/n6x8efm5z2gseca/dontstickmesetup.exe?dl=0
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/dsnx17hwoy2ix7e/dont%20stick%20me%20source.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=43876

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall(Jam) 2.79 887
Audio(Jam) 2.93 473
Fun(Jam) 2.67 808
Graphics(Jam) 2.67 854
Humor(Jam) 2.68 582
Innovation(Jam) 2.48 900
Mood(Jam) 2.56 901
Theme(Jam) 3.21 703

Feedback

pighead10
24. Aug 2015 路 21:24 UTC
Fun little game, although it seemed like the optimal solution was just to run and jump over everything you encountered. I easily beat all 3 levels that way.
HACKhalo2
24. Aug 2015 路 21:31 UTC
The game actually works decently with WINE, so unless you want to run from source, you can use that. The sounds are a little weird, and it feels like your running around an ice rink, but it's a nice concept
pixelgriffin
24. Aug 2015 路 22:43 UTC
The character is indeed blue my friend! My only gripe with this game is that the controls are very wacky. I also noticed that no damage is done when you attack from above. I did enjoy the music though!
WASDMagician
24. Aug 2015 路 22:52 UTC
I liked the music, the controls are weird, luckily you don't actually need to move left, if you did it would be pretty much unplayable if you wanted to fight anything (why IS 1 attack anyway?).

Essentially an endless runner with an end.
馃帳 mincrmatt12
24. Aug 2015 路 23:21 UTC
The attack is set to 1 because it makes it difficult. Just kidding. You were originally going to have multiple attacks, but it got cut for time. It was going to be bound to shift at some point, but I completely forgot.
Infininete
25. Aug 2015 路 16:18 UTC
I don't like that "1" key is the attack. I don't get what's up with the dirt on the background. The gameplay just doesn't seem to be here; it's hard to find scientists and when I do I hit 1 and it's over with. They never inject me with hurty stuff I stand still and spam 1 :).

However the audio is not that bad though it gets a bit repetitive quickly. This game has a very strong mood/style to it with the graphics and audio. It's a very good idea I just think it needed better execution. I understand it's your first ludum dare (my first ludum dare was probably worse than this!), so I hope you have better luck next time :).
馃帳 mincrmatt12
25. Aug 2015 路 23:58 UTC
Now, this might me because its timed in frames, and it was running at like 200 frames on my pc, and the timing made sense. That's my prediction. Next time i'll be using actual timers, and a decent target framerate
dancingmad
26. Aug 2015 路 20:11 UTC
Nice little game! Just one remark, the camera should show what's ahead the player, not behind him.
cardboard
30. Aug 2015 路 04:10 UTC
The controls scheme and camera were pretty wonky, but the game was fun.
KaiseanGames
01. Sep 2015 路 05:15 UTC
Maybe a score during the game would be nice or something... Or did I miss something?
Daisuke909
04. Sep 2015 路 18:12 UTC
The button layout was really odd, but I liked the music.
Cosmologicon
07. Sep 2015 路 17:43 UTC
I agree with the rest of the comments. The floaty controls could use some work. I like the idea of an escaping monster and people trying to subdue it. I think it could make for some good pandemonium, and the music helped with that feel. But there needs to be more than 1 or 2 enemies on the screen at a time, I think.
Darkflint
12. Sep 2015 路 22:09 UTC
Somehow i like the sound, but i can麓t really explain why. The idea of your game is good, but i find your levels a bit too empty? Sometimes it feels like i am running minutes in on direction and nothing happened. I saw the movement, but no obstacles and no enemies? But overall a good game.