Balloon Rush 2 by CocaPasteque

Oh no! A lot of sharp and evil things try to prevent you from keeping your favorite balloon off the ground. Delay the inevitable fate of these poor balloons, destined to be popped.
Controls
Create gusts of wind by clicking near the balloon. Hold the click to create stronger gusts.
Leaderboards
Our game uses leaderboards! Try to survive the longest to make it to the top 3!
Credits
- Stefan Laimer (@stefan-laimer): Programming and Game Design
- Antoine Thiry (@cocapasteque): Art and Music
| Web | https://cocapasteque.itch.io/balloon-rush-2 |
| Game Sources | https://github.com/cocapasteque/ld-50 |
| Leaderboards | https://github.com/cocapasteque/simple-board |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/balloon-rush-2 |
Ratings
| Overall | 324th | 3.817⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 307th | 3.731⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 509th | 3.49⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 298th | 3.981⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 369th | 4.029⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 163th | 3.962⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 838th | 2.698⭐ | 45🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 457th | 3.702⭐ | 54🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 49🗳️ | 81🗨️ |
I also like how simple the game is to pick up and play. At the same time, it feels like a unique mechanic that's fun to learn! I kiiiiiind of wish the difficulty ramped up a little faster for more skilled players, but that's a tiny nitpick in an otherwise nicely polished game! :thumbsup:
Menu was great. Music was great.
The Gameplay was easily comprehensible and the graphics are really neat.
I'd wish for some more agility in the control but that would probably make the game a lot easier.
Good job!
Congratulations and this awesome game!
After multiple tries finally got 2+ minutes!

The feel of moving the balloon was very airy and reminded me of trying to keep a balloon bouncing when I was kid...granted there were far less buzz saws involved then.
Lovely calm little game with an interesting base mechanic. Beautiful art and music.
I did find lots of tiny puffs gave me better control than bigger puffs, so I ended up not really using the interesting part of the mechanic in the end, though, though that might be my poor play.

Another future feature I can see being added is environmental gusts (or maybe it was added but I didn't endure long enough...)
Keep up the great work!

Good game!
If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1450162412?t=02h30m04s
Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D
💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady
https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
I found even the good strategy to stay alive long time. I need to just keep the balloon at the top of the area to avoid most of obstilces.