Free Fall by Warzone Gaming

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made by Warzone Gaming for LD29 (COMPO)
This is my second LD I have entered, and I am so stoked at how the game turned out! Last LD my game was glitched, unfinished, sloppy, and I turned it in seconds left. This game went so smoothly and quickly, I was astonished in the fact I completed my best game so smoothly and quickly with 24 hours to spare.

Free fall is a game where a unfortunate miner fell into a endless pit during and earthquake, and you must maneuver him away from the out sloping rocks for as long as you can. Beware of falling boulders, they kill me the majority of the time XD.

Everything thing in this game spawns randomly, but I do notice patterns occasionally. Ignore them if you can. The part of the game I put the most pride in is the body part flying apart everywhere. This game features some exceptional little effects that make the game so much more worth it.

EVEN IF I PLACE ON THE BOTTOM 99%, I still count this as a win! I have learned so much during the LD and my art has improved so much during this time. I love the thrill of learning new things and succeeding, and fortunately, I have been able to do both with this game. I'm so excited that I am able to turn the game in 44 hours early and not rush to cram the game in like last time. GOODLUCK WITH YOU GAMES!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 2.70 1007
Audio 2.89 472
Fun 2.95 618
Graphics 2.42 1034
Humor 3.41 115
Innovation 2.23 1117
Mood 2.56 931
Theme 3.16 649

Feedback

TannerC. Daniels
27. Apr 2014 · 02:06 UTC
*Note!
The game does track how many meters you have fallen, but in web (at least for me) the top bar blocks where the score is kept. You can probably adjust it to get a better view of score.
ceosol
28. Apr 2014 · 17:04 UTC
The miner's face is hilarious. Nice job for how quickly you produced it.
jtpup0
28. Apr 2014 · 21:04 UTC
I liked it, some of the gaps when falling were nearly impossible to fit through
PartyBoat
28. Apr 2014 · 21:05 UTC
This was an enjoyable little endless runner type of game. The only real issue was that the way the background graphics moved hurt my eyes a bit. Anyways, nice job!
Ludonaut
28. Apr 2014 · 21:08 UTC
Ludum Dare is not about the ratings your entry receives. It's about finishing something in 48 (or 72) hours. Which you did. Be proud! :)
BarkingCat
28. Apr 2014 · 21:10 UTC
Some gaps are impossible, the boulders are a guaranteed SPLOSH, but I couldn't stop playing thanks to that miner waving his arms and the untz untz. I found it actually funny :D
Seraphina
28. Apr 2014 · 21:10 UTC
For some reason this reminds me of the jetski levels from Battle Toads. Fun, yet very very hard. (The rock falling from the top of the screen made me sooooo mad.)
Gaeel
28. Apr 2014 · 21:10 UTC
Heh, funny n.n

Shame some of the obstacles are a little unfair (I literally had two ledges that were touching each other, completely blocking the path).

But since the game is about the UNLUCKIEST miner IN THE WORLD, I reckon it only makes sense...
Custard Games
28. Apr 2014 · 21:20 UTC
Nice entry. I sometimes had impossible places where the whole area was blocked. Quite unlucky. haha :/
hexabeast
28. Apr 2014 · 22:38 UTC
Somme gaps seem to be impossibles but good game!
terraco
28. Apr 2014 · 22:38 UTC
Very cool.
voidqk
28. Apr 2014 · 22:39 UTC
kind of frustrating :-P... sometimes a rock will appear and no amount of reaction time will save me... need to just be lucky
skymen
28. Apr 2014 · 22:41 UTC
Not the best game to be, but not the worst one too. Good luck next time :D
Nition
28. Apr 2014 · 22:44 UTC
Re your description: Totally. I think Ludum Dare has always been intended to be more about learning and having fun than about winning.
🎤 Warzone Gaming
28. Apr 2014 · 22:55 UTC
@ Everybody complaining about impossibility...
Yea, It can be a real pain. Fortunately, I was able to trim down the possibility of it happening. There's almost no chance of it happening (but there still is some chance). Haha, the way I see it, ur gonna die eventually, why not nowXD. Yeah, im sorry for that glitch, I hope it doesn't bother any more players

@Party Boat... Sorry for that

@Barking Cat... Haha, I love his arms waving the way it does, everytime I see them, I think of a random dude streaking at a beach, except in a cave, and upside down.

@Gaeel... Indeed he is a very unfortunate miner... Especially when his head and legs fly off from his unfortunate predicament.

@Voidqk... That's what makes it fun bro XD


@Everybody... Thankyou for all those great things you've said about the game, I was worried you may not like it, but I was pleasantly surprised that you enjoyed the game. The game meant a lot to me, and I'm glad it meant a lot to you too.

Goodluck with your games! Godbless.
#WAVY ARMS!!!!!!!!
Cosine
28. Apr 2014 · 23:01 UTC
Overall pretty fun game. The scrolling background was a little painful. Love the little man!
helloWorldStudios
29. Apr 2014 · 00:14 UTC
I really like the sense of mystery that comes with this game, I enjoyed exploring around and the sounds of the robot-hand made me smile (:
helloWorldStudios
29. Apr 2014 · 00:17 UTC
Oops, that comment was for another game! Sorry! I tried playing this game but I don't have flash installed, it looks good though!
GameGrape Corporation
29. Apr 2014 · 00:26 UTC
Awesome! I really like the flying body parts and stuff! This reminds on of the other falling games, but this one is uniques and more fun! Great job! :D GameGrape Corporation: http://www.codingrevolution.blogspot.com
ccglp
29. Apr 2014 · 00:35 UTC
Falling sub-theme is pretty good thinking, good job!
granut100
29. Apr 2014 · 01:31 UTC
Awesome game! I really enjoy this!
CayoDaves
29. Apr 2014 · 22:48 UTC
BOOM TISS BOOM TISS BOOM TISS BOOM. Seriously cool soundtrack. It works well with the game. I found the tone to be a bit humorous. Great concept, good execution, but when the screen rumbled I expected something to change.
MrBlade
29. Apr 2014 · 22:54 UTC
Cool game! Okay graphics, nice sounds, solid gameplay. A fun little endless runner. Since this is just a Stencyl game, I don't know why you don't just upload it to dropbox or something and have a web option, that's probably bringing down your number of players significantly. The background hurts my eyes some, and certain gaps are impossible to get through unless you are in the exact right spot at all times. Overall pretty good work, but it could use some more polish! I've uploaded the swf to my dropbox, feel free to use this as the "Web" option if you want. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57962942/Free%20Fall/Free%20Fall.swf
🎤 Warzone Gaming
29. Apr 2014 · 23:01 UTC
@ CayoDaves... The rumbling is aftershock from the earthquake that knocked the unfortunate miner into the pit, and the aftershock is there to make things a little more difficult and to give the game another cool feature.

@MrBlades... I just updated with web version, although its pretty much the same as windows. I don't know why
🎤 Warzone Gaming
29. Apr 2014 · 23:03 UTC
.... Accidentally pressed submit comment... As I was saying.

I don't know why I didn't do that earlier, and I wish I had, Your probably right it did damage the number of plays. Thankyou for reminding me and thankyou for you comment:)
Gwinnell
29. Apr 2014 · 23:19 UTC
First thing that happened to me was two rocks spawned at the same Y location thus completely blocking my path. :( The blood and gibs are definitely cool though - more of that please! My game is quite similar to this. :)
Raiyumi
30. Apr 2014 · 00:27 UTC
Atleast you finished something. That's what LD is all about!
(The gibs was a nice touch!) :)
yo_milo
30. Apr 2014 · 02:06 UTC
It is a very good game, reminiscent of this old games I used to play, of cars made of blocks, "racing", where you had to move left and right, and you had either 2 or 3 lanes...

Sadly, a few times, my fist obstacle was an impossible one.

Keep it up, great job for your first entry. If you ever need help in Unity, feel free to message me.
Reinkout
30. Apr 2014 · 06:52 UTC
I like things crashing to the ground. :) Thanks.
Catman
30. Apr 2014 · 20:54 UTC
Cool game, pretty good although the background was really hard on my eyes! :)
Joror
30. Apr 2014 · 21:26 UTC
Fun light gore-ish falling game ;) Would have been nice to get some upgrades / variation. Surviving more than 1 hit would also be a good tension device. (first hit, just lose your hard-hat for example, then next = splut)
hanoth
30. Apr 2014 · 21:32 UTC
I like this. When I was a kid I played a game like this on MS-DOS (yeah, I'm old). It used ASCII art and was called Pitfall (but wasn't THAT Pitfall from Activision).
BauhausGamesSyndicate
30. Apr 2014 · 22:01 UTC
Awesome! I love the music in combination with the earthquakes! But I think the background could be better ;) Nice Game :P
BoneDaddy
01. May 2014 · 01:30 UTC
The effects are super good in this. Great work on that, plus the audio works great with the game. The little guy is hilarious to watch. I think the game is unfair though. Like you're not able to get past all obstacles. And sometimes a rock will just come out of no where and kill you. Controls could also be smoother. Really glad you had a great time making this, you done good
DarkEngineer
01. May 2014 · 14:39 UTC
Nice game and hard
frickajr
01. May 2014 · 20:26 UTC
liked the falling runner !
frickajr
01. May 2014 · 20:28 UTC
o Mohawk verde da formiga é um folha... :), agora está com o modelo final... dá para ver melhor.
frickajr
01. May 2014 · 20:28 UTC
Green Mohawk ant is a leaf ... :), is now with the final model ... you can see better.
Thorig
03. May 2014 · 13:57 UTC
I really enjoyed this game, but I don't know what my score is. I could not read it, nor was it shown after I died. Still a really fun game.
pinkmonkeyhead
04. May 2014 · 16:34 UTC
Funny game! I like the humor
Oddly Shaped Pixels
04. May 2014 · 21:23 UTC
Nice little game but a bit too punishing for my taste. Sometimes it seems impossible to pass because of the slow velocity of the miner.