Sea Level Rise by oda

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made by oda for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

A simple endless platformer for this year's submission.

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Global warming is rising sea levels. Jump to delay your inevitable death as much as possible.

Press πŸ…ΎοΈ (Z or C), ❎ (X) or up arrow to jump. Use left and right arrows to move.

Ratings

Overall 488th 3.095⭐ 23πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Fun 368th 3.214⭐ 23πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Innovation 608th 2.19⭐ 23πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Theme 341th 3.595⭐ 23πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Graphics 495th 2.952⭐ 23πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Humor 401th 2.389⭐ 20πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Mood 503th 2.75⭐ 22πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ
Given 37πŸ—³οΈ 4πŸ—¨οΈ

Feedback

Jonah_SRG
04. Apr 2022 Β· 14:55 UTC
The jump physics are pretty good, though because it's a fixed height the game only gets so difficult. Generous horizontal movement and coyote time make every leap possible, it feels. If only we as humans had a never-ending stream of platforms to escape our world...
zimny11
15. Apr 2022 Β· 20:13 UTC
Nice game. I think at some point, rising water does not speed up anymore. Which makes the game a bit too easy. Anyway, well done.
theheheo
15. Apr 2022 Β· 20:38 UTC
Good job! The pixel art was really nice :D
Raptarr8
15. Apr 2022 Β· 20:47 UTC
The game was enjoyable for the most part, though the player seemed to bounce on platfoms as they moved, which caused a bit of weirdness with the jumping, and the particles in the background were a bit hard on the eyes.
LMB
16. Apr 2022 Β· 20:23 UTC
Nice entry, with pretty Pico-8 graphics and matching sound. I like the water animation and the sparking thingies in the sky. Controls feel good overall, but I think jumps with controllable height would feel better.
olafstromberg
16. Apr 2022 Β· 21:06 UTC
I think I completed it, the platforms stopped moving after 319 seconds. Nice game, was a little too easy though. Perhaps reduce the jump distance and make gravity a bit stronger so there is less time waiting in the air.
salyon
16. Apr 2022 Β· 21:06 UTC
Nice little game!

Fun and straight to the point, I liked the colorful graphics and the overall simplicity.

Would be cool to see an in-game score meter and some adjustments to the platforming physics :)
TheCrittersCove
20. Apr 2022 Β· 22:46 UTC
Simple, but effective game for the theme! The jump was a bit floaty, but I didn't really mind it. It may be nice to add a way to fall faster. Also, I kind of like how it looks like a sandstorm in the background. Nice work!
mikouaji
21. Apr 2022 Β· 00:27 UTC
Simple idea, great execution :)
piscythe
21. Apr 2022 Β· 01:25 UTC
Good fundamentals, but after playing for 4 minutes I concluded that the game was basically unlosable except by human error. The floaty jump is very generous, and there doesn't really seem to be a difficulty curve increase. I think this game would be greatly improved by some pressure to add a sense of urgency. I also think a sense of urgency would improve our response to global warming irl but that's not really something I expect to change in the world when someone makes a video game.
John llyod Apolo
21. Apr 2022 Β· 01:39 UTC
Simple but fun game just need more obstacles.
eldogg
21. Apr 2022 Β· 15:41 UTC
The sky is crazy like it's on fire which is actually cool. Also like the little characters body shape as they jump. Fun little game!