{"author_link":"\/author\/snoutup\/","author_name":"SnoutUp","author_uid":"35485","comments":[{"author_name":"Andrea","author_uid":"44353","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 1:59am","epoch":1418003640,"text":"Cute and funny! ...wow I'm going to get sick :D"},{"author_name":"SnoutUp","author_uid":"35485","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:06am","epoch":1418004060,"text":"Damn, I'm so sorry and frustrated about the sickness thing. If anyone could give advice what should I fix in art and\/or movement for post-jam version, so it wouldn't cause dizziness - let me know."},{"author_name":"Andrew Adams","author_uid":"20321","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:20am","epoch":1418004900,"text":"Nice polish, good effects, and fun to play. Good job"},{"author_name":"pirate-rob","author_uid":"12069","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:23am","epoch":1418005080,"text":"I'm too tired to play this without falling asleep XD\r...\r(-- )zzzz\rNice game, got 757."},{"author_name":"Gamepopper","author_uid":"21252","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:09am","epoch":1418007840,"text":"Hooray for snowman!! Definitely not so easy on those with vertigo. Definitely liked having to multitask with rebuilding the snowman and dodging everything."},{"author_name":"OfficialDingbat","author_uid":"35893","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:35am","epoch":1418009400,"text":"I'm not sure why but this game blew me away lol\rAfter playing for over a few seconds the game starts to freak my eyes out so either I've just become sleep deprived from ludum dare you you did a really great job with the game design :) Love it, keep up the good work"},{"author_name":"OfficialDingbat","author_uid":"35893","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 3:38am","epoch":1418009580,"text":"Btw, I think part of the reason some people may be getting sick is because the snowman looks like he's running forward but is stationary, the world is spinning clockwise, and the clouds are slightly spinning clockwise as well. I think its just a little too much spinning lol but otherwise great game :)"},{"author_name":"Nuclear Napalm","author_uid":"38866","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:06am","epoch":1418011260,"text":"I have a vertigo)) Great job mate! It reminds me "tie skipping" minigame in Little Big Planet. I like the "destruction" process of snowman :)"},{"author_name":"andyman404","author_uid":"45696","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:52am","epoch":1418014020,"text":"I got 584. Funny watching the snowman get discombobulated. Nice job!"},{"author_name":"ben_pxlplz","author_uid":"46595","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:49am","epoch":1418024640,"text":"Haha. You weren't kidding. I'm spinning!"},{"author_name":"bazld","author_uid":"36950","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:01am","epoch":1418032560,"text":"Great game! Some very imaginative mechanics and animation."},{"author_name":"liamtwose","author_uid":"35533","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:12am","epoch":1418033220,"text":"There is Snow doubt this is a neat game, great work for less than 48 hours =) could make a neat multiplayer game on a tablet if you had another snowman moving the other way :D"},{"author_name":"Blue Thumbs Gaming","author_uid":"39189","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 11:55am","epoch":1418039400,"text":"Great work as always! Although I had to reduce my browser view to fit the game in the screen."},{"author_name":"Groydis","author_uid":"35367","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 12:08pm","epoch":1418040180,"text":"Yet again another solid game from SnotUp, I'm giving you bonus points for the lack of pigs in this game. It's exceptionally fun and it utilises a very simple mechanic that provides hours of entertainment. Bravo sir, good work!"},{"author_name":"Threef","author_uid":"15219","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:02pm","epoch":1418047020,"text":"That's nice, but too easy for me. I don't feel challenge.\r\rAnd about sickness some people feel, maybe try to parallax some elements?"},{"author_name":"Rulrite","author_uid":"46265","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:10pm","epoch":1418047500,"text":"Great game! I really like the concept and the graphics are really well polished (the snowman's animations are especially awesome).\r\rI'm not sure what you could change to fix the dizziness issue... I would suggest hiding the bottom half of the 'planet', but I've really no idea if that would help."},{"author_name":"Walnoot","author_uid":"21137","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:22pm","epoch":1418048220,"text":"Looks very nice and polished, and is fun to play too! I like the feature that when you stop playing the whole world is spinning :p"},{"author_name":"AndreasL","author_uid":"34522","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 2:37pm","epoch":1418049120,"text":"Great looking game! And it plays pretty well too!\rI think if you zoomed in the game a bit it would reduce the dizziness. If you could only see the top half of the globe it would be a lot better, I feel.\rOr place the obstacles closer together and slow down the spinning.\r\rI think it would make for a great mobile game too. Good job"},{"author_name":"mrspeaker","author_uid":"9199","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:10pm","epoch":1418054700,"text":"OMG - this is like using the Oculus Rift... it makes me sick to play it, but I can't stop!"},{"author_name":"gre","author_uid":"18803","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 4:15pm","epoch":1418055000,"text":"Interesting concept and nice graphics.\rvery hypnotical after 10 seconds :-D"},{"author_name":"seledorn","author_uid":"44229","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:36pm","epoch":1418059860,"text":"I am really dizzy, good guy game prevents you from getting addicted!"},{"author_name":"jovoc","author_uid":"34","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:49pm","epoch":1418060640,"text":"Nice! I like the idea a lot. It's a lot of fun (though I did get dizzy after a bit). Was fun and lighthearted, I liked the little touches like the snowman shrinking and growing, and rolling into a ball. The little snow feet made me laugh."},{"author_name":"jellyislovely","author_uid":"12508","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:18pm","epoch":1418062380,"text":"I sucked badly at this game, but it's pretty fantastic. Not entirely sure I understood what was going on, but fun nonetheless :p"},{"author_name":"exoddinary","author_uid":"44864","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:19pm","epoch":1418062440,"text":"You did a neat work!"},{"author_name":"KedumeBits","author_uid":"24253","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 6:22pm","epoch":1418062620,"text":"I like it. Simple and easy to play. Nice graphics too."},{"author_name":"Esaucm98","author_uid":"33193","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:01pm","epoch":1418064960,"text":"Very addictive gameplay, simple to play and the graphics are very well designed. Good job!"},{"author_name":"nbilyk","author_uid":"22825","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 7:29pm","epoch":1418066640,"text":"Wow... I've never said this to somebody before, but your game makes me want to puke. Good job!"},{"author_name":"NoorStudios","author_uid":"36119","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:07pm","epoch":1418076120,"text":"Great job! Simple and creative gameplay. Also lots of fun and very difficult. Snow dead :("},{"author_name":"LonelyTimeLord","author_uid":"6063","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 11:47pm","epoch":1418082120,"text":"Really nice graphics, simple idea which works really well :D"},{"author_name":"igoramendola","author_uid":"31253","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:15am","epoch":1418083800,"text":"Well done! \u2603\rGood use of the theme and it's pretty funny how the snowman loses his parts! \rAlso, it has very nice graphics. 900 is my best, so far."},{"author_name":"ryguydavis","author_uid":"15577","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 12:57am","epoch":1418086320,"text":"This was great. Really consistent with the rest of your portfolio. I'm really impressed this was a 48 hour game. Get some audio in there, it'll be extra great!\r\rAs far as the sickness problem, I'm wondering if the key is the background. Try changing which direction it's moving, or have it move at the same rate as the ground, or have it not move at all. I think one of those will be helpful."},{"author_name":"CScribes","author_uid":"27229","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:13am","epoch":1418087280,"text":"Great game as always :) you did a nice job with the theme. I was a little confused at first but, figured it out pretty quickly!"},{"author_name":"karlipoppins","author_uid":"43949","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 1:16am","epoch":1418087460,"text":"Loved this! Very polished and fun to play! Throwing the snowball's head somehow feels so rewarding lol."},{"author_name":"MentalBlockGaming","author_uid":"47596","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:36am","epoch":1418092260,"text":"Fun little game - I would probably make the earth less circular to reduce dizziness. If the plane were flatter (but still an arc) it would help. Your eyes have to constantly roll around the front of the screen to meet your player when a new obstacle approaches. I think that's why anyway."},{"author_name":"RevoluGame","author_uid":"4401","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 5:58am","epoch":1418104380,"text":"Great job, nice concept and nice graphics"},{"author_name":"tripleVisionGames","author_uid":"12495","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 8:55am","epoch":1418115000,"text":"Cute art! I like the spinning world, made everything look a bit strange after I stopped playing though, like everything was still spinning!"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"27744","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1418147160,"text":"SO CUTE! Nice game! I Included it in part 3 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http:\/\/youtu.be\/81u-vDEfxwU"},{"author_name":"Xanjos","author_uid":"21201","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 6:13pm","epoch":1418148480,"text":"The game does indeed make you a bit dizzy but it's a very solid entry and really addictive to play plus I love how you've implemented the multi-part nature of the snowman to humourous effect."},{"author_name":"Crocanti de Pollo","author_uid":"36237","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 6:36pm","epoch":1418149860,"text":"Oh my god it's spinning and spinning and spinning... I reached 877 and at some point I started thinking my snowman might jump into orbit :P"},{"author_name":"Taldius","author_uid":"12650","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 7:58pm","epoch":1418154780,"text":"The game is really good, it's simple but it has a lot of little mechanics that make it more than a simple runner.\rWell done! :D\r\rI'm sad there is no pigs in this game :("},{"author_name":"EvanEGibbs","author_uid":"45698","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 8:51pm","epoch":1418157960,"text":"Sweet game! Haha the snowman is really funny. I got up to 1046! I wish there were some kind of like achievement goals to hit with the score? Also I couldn't figure out why to throw the snowman's head. Really fun overall!"},{"author_name":"Lynx","author_uid":"44477","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 9:03pm","epoch":1418158680,"text":"Very "pun-y " but overall a simple and effective little game"},{"author_name":"salmonmoose","author_uid":"11416","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 9:41pm","epoch":1418160960,"text":"Very enjoyable - you could cut back the controls a bit, and make an excellent mobile game here."},{"author_name":"badlydrawnrod","author_uid":"745","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1418161740,"text":"I never knew there were so many ways a snowman could meet his maker. The graphics are extremely cute and make the game.\r\rMy wife made a "Mum plays..." of your game: http:\/\/youtu.be\/1F4aMPeGQEU"},{"author_name":"belowzerogames","author_uid":"37630","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 12:30am","epoch":1418171100,"text":"This is VERY cool top notch stuff :)"},{"author_name":"ruerob","author_uid":"36728","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 1:42am","epoch":1418175420,"text":"I like your game, but after a while it feels like my brain is twisting like the ground in your game. But it makes a lot of fun and i think i'm going to play another round yet."},{"author_name":"Elemental Zeal Games Studios","author_uid":"12839","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:09am","epoch":1418177040,"text":"Quick, cute and satisfying! Nice entry."},{"author_name":"Binary Gambit","author_uid":"20783","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:03pm","epoch":1418219880,"text":"Wow, I have dizzyness after just a few minutes. Loads of fun tho. I also made a snowman game"},{"author_name":"bladderbloat","author_uid":"40582","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 4:29pm","epoch":1418228640,"text":"818! Easy controls, challenging and snowman! I rarely get sick by games, but this made it for me :( Must be the clouds moving in the background aswell I think?"},{"author_name":"hollowspecter","author_uid":"30076","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 6:41pm","epoch":1418236560,"text":"LOVE IT! Got a little dizzy, too, tho. It's just really hard on your eyes. I'm not sure if it would help when its circling the other way. Or with a bigger circle. Not sure. BUT I STILL LOVE IT!"},{"author_name":"rainshapes","author_uid":"44928","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:01pm","epoch":1418237760,"text":"I watched your gif of this game for about 10 minutes straight on Saturday. It provided a much needed morale boost!"},{"author_name":"AMS","author_uid":"45180","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:11pm","epoch":1418238360,"text":"Looks really polished and its addicting\ri felt a bit dizzy at the end, but still love it ^^"},{"author_name":"Noah Ratcliff","author_uid":"18011","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 9:09pm","epoch":1418245440,"text":"Wow I underestimated how dizzying that would be when I saw it on twitter. Fun though, and looks great! Maybe if you made the planet a bit bigger so the curvature on the screen is nicer, that would help with the sickness, haha."},{"author_name":"UrbanLogicGames","author_uid":"47523","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 5:11pm","epoch":1418317560,"text":"Interesting take on the endless runner formula, I love it! The way he's always falling apart is pretty funny, great artwork too."},{"author_name":"Slothmachine","author_uid":"30979","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:37pm","epoch":1418322720,"text":"Haha :D Good challenging gameplay! Adorable graphics as always. Runner with a nice twist. Great job!"},{"author_name":"Mopz","author_uid":"45675","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:39pm","epoch":1418322840,"text":"My living room won't stop spinning now. Sort of fun :)"},{"author_name":"6DownStudios","author_uid":"39552","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 6:02am","epoch":1418363820,"text":"Really well put togther, and quite fun! I love the art too, your games have that distinctive style, and they always look nice and polished. Good onya!"},{"author_name":"Kate Kligman","author_uid":"27059","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 6:18am","epoch":1418364780,"text":"Loved this! It's great!"},{"author_name":"Kate Kligman","author_uid":"27059","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 6:20am","epoch":1418364900,"text":"Also, it's a minute later and I'm...dizzy...huh."},{"author_name":"thopis","author_uid":"46642","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 9:05am","epoch":1418374800,"text":"Cool!Some audio would make it more alive though!Keep up!"},{"author_name":"ButtonMasherBros","author_uid":"11937","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 5:09pm","epoch":1418403840,"text":"Psssst! You're on today's LUDUM DARE TO BELIEVE! Check it out - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oT_X55pxfvc"},{"author_name":"sputnik","author_uid":"38770","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 5:24pm","epoch":1418404740,"text":"Polished, simple and fun. Snowman running with his arms on is head : +1 !"},{"author_name":"puppetmaster","author_uid":"39425","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 6:22pm","epoch":1418408220,"text":"Very cool snowman animation.\rYeah, got sick after awhile. :-)\rWell made!"},{"author_name":"andrewkennedy","author_uid":"20990","time":"Dec 12, 2014 @ 8:29pm","epoch":1418415840,"text":"Ah, I made it a little over 700. Cool game, but I was starting to get really dizzy after a while.\r\rMaybe if the game was more zoomed in and the radius of the circle was larger it would cause less motion sickness?\r\rAnd I don't care if it wasn't good for anything - I loved being able to throw my head!"},{"author_name":"abdurrahmankh","author_uid":"21364","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 12:08am","epoch":1418428980,"text":"great game; I wish they there were sounds though, got dizzy pretty fast, for the sake of my mental health I should stop playing."},{"author_name":"OttersDen","author_uid":"46754","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 1:04am","epoch":1418432340,"text":"Simple good fun! The graphics were really nice, although it could have used a bit of sound. Still, good work!"},{"author_name":"mrexcessive","author_uid":"20788","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 10:19am","epoch":1418552040,"text":"Hi there. Like the idea. Agree it makes me feel a bit nauseous... even after playing - like those optical illusions where other things you look at rotate after you stare at picture for long enough. Managed a couple of revolutions. Shame no sound."},{"author_name":"GarethIW","author_uid":"20364","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 10:26am","epoch":1418552460,"text":"Nice game, well done !\r\r-C"},{"author_name":"PapyPilgrim","author_uid":"7971","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 12:42pm","epoch":1418560620,"text":"It's a pitty there is no goal to it...\r\rAlso, are you the guy who made this? http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uyYLRZb.gif"},{"author_name":"SnoutUp","author_uid":"35485","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 3:11pm","epoch":1418569560,"text":"Thank you all for comments and feedback! I'm trying to fix the "spinny" issue in the post-jam version and already moved to landscape, increased the size of the ground and lowered the background contrast. It helps. A bit :)\r\rAlso, experimenting with different snowman "characters": http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ui60qtJ.gif\r\r\r@PapyPilgrim , I am! And it looks more like this now: http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/NTM1LA4.gif (game is called Iron Snout)."},{"author_name":"pjimmy","author_uid":"40339","time":"Dec 15, 2014 @ 11:34am","epoch":1418642940,"text":"very funny and creative game, the rotating platform fits great with the theme, well done"},{"author_name":"Lovelock","author_uid":"42933","time":"Dec 16, 2014 @ 8:01am","epoch":1418716560,"text":"That optical illusion when you look away from the game is hilarious and intense. Can't play or too long but I do get a good laugh out of throwing the snowman head into a fire. :) Very nice job!"},{"author_name":"sP0CkEr2","author_uid":"7135","time":"Dec 22, 2014 @ 5:46am","epoch":1419226860,"text":"nice job as always - nice graphics - great gameplay - sound would have added a nice touch - great job"},{"author_name":"DDRKirby(ISQ)","author_uid":"7285","time":"Dec 24, 2014 @ 9:08pm","epoch":1419454980,"text":"*hurl*\r\rDon't worry about the dizziness - it's quite the experience xD\r\rGo for audio next time too!"},{"author_name":"reveriejake","author_uid":"44514","time":"Dec 28, 2014 @ 12:00pm","epoch":1419767700,"text":"Awesome game! The dizziness is a bit of a nightmare in the jam version but the fix in the post-jam seemed to worked at least for a longer period of time ;)"},{"author_name":"pht59x","author_uid":"36239","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 9:46pm","epoch":1419889260,"text":"One of those games you have to read nothing about to start playing. Good job!"},{"author_name":"rojo","author_uid":"29998","time":"Dec 30, 2014 @ 1:21am","epoch":1419902160,"text":"Clever name! Overall I liked the use of the theme. The graphics were great as well. I think some music and sound effects would go a long way to complete the experience. Nice work!"}],"images":["ld31\/35485-3b0128329cbe083d36bc018cb8a4bd1f.jpg","ld31\/35485-9386621fc146fd6454c7022302df8bc3.jpg","ld31\/35485-f01a9cafc745ab25738433c8cb417f3e.jpg","ld31\/35485-be498fd817a15402b5f554f4bd4662fe.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/platformer\/snow-need-to-rush\/41074\/","text":"Web"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/snow-need-to-rush\/download-distribution\/44918\/?os=windows","text":"Windows"},{"url":"http:\/\/gamejolt.com\/games\/snow-need-to-rush\/download-distribution\/44920\/?os=windows","text":"Source (GM:S)"},{"url":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SnoutUp","text":"@SnoutUp"},{"url":"http:\/\/snoutup.itch.io\/snow-need-to-rush","text":"Web (Post-jam)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"14940","g_author":"35485","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"14970","g_title":"Snow Need To Rush","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"282","g_commentcount":"77","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/35485-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/35485-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/35485-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/407933\/35485-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"A circular snowman-based endless runner with a couple of snowman-ish mechanics (some of them even working!). Character can jump, \"duck\", throw his head (not much use of it), roll and stay alive after losing body parts.\r\n\r\nParts take separate damage and some obstacles only damage certain parts (it's a mess).\r\n\r\n\r\nControls: arrows, WASD or IJKL.\r\n\r\nSounds and music: none\r\n\r\nUI font: Brady Bunch remastered\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nWARNING: may cause dizziness. Might be something with fast moving background, but I had no idea how to solve it without removing graphics.\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\nFollow me or game in GameJolt if you'd like to see the post-jam version!\r\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SnoutUp","title":"Snow Need To Rush"}