Death Chasing by Tano

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made by Tano for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

Death Chasing - Escape your fear A simple game where you are racing against death. Why does it chase you? Who knows. But you are not empty handed, you have an ace in the sleeve: the STONE COLUMNS. Cover.png

Instruction: Press Space to spawn column Every 3 consecutive yellow column will give you a red column

Ratings

Overall 510th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 461th 3.595⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 668th 3.333⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 279th 4⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 561th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 631th 3.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 876th 3.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

makerart
04. Apr 2022 · 23:04 UTC
character looks pretty cool! And that was defiantly great choice of mechanics for the first jam. Welcome! We have to ask developers add one more score - how complete game feels. This one looks like ready to ship., so you have build skill on estimating task!
🎤 Tano
05. Apr 2022 · 00:48 UTC
@makerart Thanks for the comment. I definitely learn a lot from making this game. Time management and project scoping is crucial.
ObsceneBard
05. Apr 2022 · 00:57 UTC
Looks great! The UI was super smooth and consistent, loved it and can't wait to see what else you can come up with in the future!
nethead
05. Apr 2022 · 01:22 UTC
ahaha I lost it when the bars first started moving. really fun, awesome job :D here's my high score, idk if I'll be able to beat it:

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🎤 Tano
05. Apr 2022 · 01:25 UTC
@nethead thank you for the comment. I am happy to see you enjoy it:3
Jamjamem
05. Apr 2022 · 02:25 UTC
Loved how it got harder and hardet to get further away and not to mention the amazing art!
LDJam user 233659
05. Apr 2022 · 02:52 UTC
At first, I thought this was going to be very straight-forward, but it quickly escalated and twisted my expectations in interesting ways. Really well designed and visually awesome!
🎤 Tano
05. Apr 2022 · 03:03 UTC
@jamjamem @Mavvy, thank you for your thoughts. It is nice to see you guys enjoy it. I didn't know how well the difficulty curve work but hope it work =))
LDJam user 287424
05. Apr 2022 · 03:34 UTC
Great work! The art is awesome. I really enjoyed how the challenge escalated with each twist you added. It really elevated the game experience, and made me want to play a couple more times to improve my score and get better at it.
ADerpyChickenStudios
05. Apr 2022 · 04:41 UTC
Nice and simple game the bar at the bottom reminded me of Stardew valleys fishing mechanic which is awesome. It was neat and seeing death approaching slowly as I ran out of pillars was nice an anxiety inducing.
Codexzier
05. Apr 2022 · 06:43 UTC
I like the Pixel graphics. Great work :)
TimeTravelHamster
05. Apr 2022 · 06:56 UTC
Nice game! It keeps you hooked for a while. Some polishing and different content will be ready to publish. Thank you for creating.
Kaleria
05. Apr 2022 · 10:20 UTC
It was really unexpected when the bar started moving. :) Lost on 251. Nice graphics as well, but too bad you didn't make any music nor sound design, there is a lot potential.
alcy
05. Apr 2022 · 19:13 UTC
Too bad there is no sound, but the game is fun, especially when the barre starts moving! Fun idea
lykathelurker
06. Apr 2022 · 02:08 UTC
I thought I had a strategy going on by keeping rhythm but surprise surprise! LOL! Great work on this! Very fun.
Aethona
06. Apr 2022 · 03:47 UTC
This is a really unique take on theme! I really like the personification of death, and the gameplay mechanic in general is super cool! I also really like the art style. Good job!
CosySushi
06. Apr 2022 · 18:32 UTC
BY THE POWER OF STONE COLUMNS I EVADE MY DEATH. I love this!
ScalphaMission
06. Apr 2022 · 20:03 UTC
I just finished review your game at https://www.twitch.tv/scalphamission.
The bar being at the bottom kind of draws our eye from the terrific artwork that is happening in the center and im not crazy about the overall mechanic. I have some ideas of how to punch it up if you're interested.
halflemonstudios
06. Apr 2022 · 20:07 UTC
Wow and I thought I got far with 200. Shouldn't have read the comments if I wanted to keep feeling proud.
The blue bar felt like it didn't always hit right when I pressed space but that might just be browser-timing.
theheheo
06. Apr 2022 · 20:07 UTC
Awesome! Really liked the art:) Hope you had a fun first jam!
Emaigualmc2_art
06. Apr 2022 · 20:22 UTC
Great job! I really like the design of the character and the Reaper, as well as the animations. The mechanics are very well thought out and it is very funny how it will become more and more difficult to escape from death xD. well done!!
LDJam user 279546
06. Apr 2022 · 22:20 UTC
Cool game! At first I thought, this isn't too hard. Then the darn thing started moving! Didn't last too much longer then. You got me! Good going!
BrainwaveCreations
07. Apr 2022 · 00:15 UTC
Wow. I really like this one! I like the timing aspect, and how it gets increasingly difficult, by making the timing window smaller, and eventually making it bounce left and right. I've only played a couple of times, but my high score was just over 200.

I'm bookmarking this one for future play. I want to challenge myself, and see how high of a score I can get. Some calm music, that changes over to tense music when things get hectic, might spice things up. Other than that. It's super simple gameplay mechanics, but super fun to play!

Great job! And, a very smart take on making a simple game as interesting as possible. I love it :)
BiOs3008
13. Apr 2022 · 21:09 UTC
Nice work! Realy good made it :)
Lilizt
14. Apr 2022 · 08:18 UTC
Love it! nice job for the first Jam :3