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Avoid the Pushers by hwinwuzhere

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made by hwinwuzhere for LD31 (COMPO)
In this game (which is not quite finished, so please keep that in mind) it is meant to, well... avoid the pushers. Every time the world regenerates, more pushers will spawn, making it harder for you to reach your goal. The difficulty level isn't really increasing yet, and because there is no scoreboard yet (or at least: it isn't shown), it makes it less interesting than I intended.

Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy what I did finish :)

Edit I:
+ Added Linux download.

Edit II:
- Note that this game requires Java. If you do not have java installed yet, I recommend you doing so before you try to run it. Games made in java are awefully difficult to play without java installed.
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103039270/Avoid%20the%20Pushers.jar
Linux https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103039270/Avoid%20the%20Pushers.jar
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103039270/Ludum%20Dare%2031%20(Entire%20Game%20On%20One%20Screen).zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=38371

Ratings

Coolness 67% 3
Overall 2.81 943
Fun 2.63 934
Graphics 2.76 759
Humor 2.48 559
Innovation 2.92 710
Mood 2.72 739
Theme 3.33 877

Feedback

Esaucm98
08. Dec 2014 · 17:01 UTC
I like the pixel art style and the game runs well.
Donutttt
08. Dec 2014 · 17:56 UTC
I did get a little confused her, but like you say, it isn't 100% finished. The pixel art was really cool though.
Bardikus
08. Dec 2014 · 17:57 UTC
The Pixel Art and game concept is interesting. It is a little weird that you can go off screen to reach certain buttons.
The pushers are cool but don't seem agressive enough, I expected them to push me way more and faster :D
Overall, nice game
apiotrw
08. Dec 2014 · 17:57 UTC
Solid! I think you could improve the graphics a bit by adding some variation to the colors.
WhoaConstrictor
08. Dec 2014 · 18:01 UTC
Neat world generation. Not sure if bug or feature that a new pusher is spawned with every world regeneration, but I like it.
deepinthewoods
08. Dec 2014 · 18:05 UTC
Like the controls/movement
ElectricSeagull
08. Dec 2014 · 18:19 UTC
Nice idea. I like that the pushers are just sort of inconvenient rather than malicious. It's unusual.
It looks like the screen should wrap, but you seem to die (or crash the game?) when you go past the edges.
🎤 hwinwuzhere
08. Dec 2014 · 18:38 UTC
@WhoaConstrictor The mob spawning after each generation is the start of adding a difficulty level. I wanted to make things harder after each generation, e.g. having to stand on the red tile longer, having more mobs and more difficult mobs that will start attacking you etc.

@ElectricSeagull Yeah, the going out of the screen and wrapping of the player is a bug. Fortunately you can walk back and it will render you normally again.

@All thx for the nice comments and feedback, I really appreciate it. This is my second LD and my first submission.
Ludum Dare Riga
08. Dec 2014 · 21:35 UTC
Interesting idea as how the game stars also. Seems to lose my character when I get out of the screen borders. Restart button would be aprecieted. Good work!
v01pe
08. Dec 2014 · 21:58 UTC
Nice one, I liked it… almost skipped it, because there was no OS X download, but the "windows" version played just fine as it is Java.
The pushers really crept me out as soon as they run towards you.
When I went out of the level on the side it seems to have crashed. Walking two directions at the same time is SO necessary!! ;)
I can see the potential!
🎤 hwinwuzhere
09. Dec 2014 · 08:28 UTC
@All I just figured out what the crash is. I shall fix it as ASAP as possible :)
Headmade
09. Dec 2014 · 18:59 UTC
Too bad the game isn't finished, the generated levels could be fun.
JNyknn
10. Dec 2014 · 17:52 UTC
Personal gameplay and interesting concept, that's a good combination!
Aomeas
10. Dec 2014 · 21:49 UTC
I completed ~20 levels before I came back here to see there was no end ^_^"
Nice level generation and pushers pathfinding :3
Divitos
11. Dec 2014 · 15:43 UTC
It was a pretty interesting concept, it has potential!
janovbyrnisson
11. Dec 2014 · 22:38 UTC
Nice idea, but it's shame that it's not finished.
DarkCart
13. Dec 2014 · 01:44 UTC
'Ey, this kind of reminds me of SwordMiner's Project NAH. Still interesting though. Java FTW.
NickMakesGames
16. Dec 2014 · 01:50 UTC
I found that in many of the worlds that were generated, pushers spawned in walls, and there were a number of cases where my destination appeared on the other side of a wall that I simply could not cross past. Additionally, not being able to move on diagonals felt weird.
I don't want to leave you with only negative feedback, so I'll note that you did a good job introducing the game. A lot of LD games either fall back on the giant wall of text to explain their game, but breaking it up into sentences that are displayed one at a time makes the intro feel a little less daunting and easier to get into.
lxd1
18. Dec 2014 · 21:20 UTC
Fun
mrhill
18. Dec 2014 · 21:44 UTC
good effort
okkolobr
22. Dec 2014 · 08:56 UTC
Unfortunately, I think I have experienced the "unfinished" part mostly : got two in a row world with the "red thingy" surrounded by walls (and I didn't figured out a way to reach it), I went off the screen, I get stuck in a wall after a pusher do its thing on me.

The whole was pretty frustrating, because the art is somehow good, and the concept was simple enough to get something good.

I'm sad :( I will wait for the post jam version I guess :(
maxmetallica
29. Dec 2014 · 20:45 UTC
nice work