Eskimo Run by Custard Games

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made by Custard Games for LD29 (COMPO)
Run! The notorious Pepsi consultant is trying to sponsor the development of your Ludum Dare game. Who knows what he'll make you do.

Avoid obstacles to keep your speed up, and make sure he doesn't catch up with you. Dodge walls, spikes and fish to get to the end in the shortest time possible. You can either run on land, or dive into the water. There are generally less obstacles in the water, but you move at a slower speed, and have a limited amount of air.

Controls:
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(Above Water)
| Up - Jump
| Down - Dive

(Under Water)
| Up - Surface
| Down - Swim Deeper


NOTE: The game is not well optimized. Please use the lower quality version if you have a slower computer. This removes all particle effects, water effects, clouds etc so the graphics won't be as good as normal.

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall 3.34 388
Audio 2.87 497
Fun 3.31 322
Graphics 3.76 211
Humor 3.47 104
Innovation 2.86 706
Mood 3.10 457
Theme 3.43 408

Feedback

Taugeshtu
28. Apr 2014 · 06:52 UTC
Great twist on theme (and platformers), also like that you went for the secret theme :)
PaperBlurt
28. Apr 2014 · 07:13 UTC
Some humor!
Funny and I like meta games...

The little eskimo is real well done too.
Spierek
28. Apr 2014 · 07:35 UTC
He should be able to throw MtnDew bottles at the player to slow him down.
GlowingSnail
28. Apr 2014 · 07:43 UTC
Great, arrow keys are supported! :D
But widescreen only. :(

After a dozen seconds or so, the game becomes choppy and unplayable. Tis a shame, this looked like it could have been fun to play.
Liens
28. Apr 2014 · 08:01 UTC
First funny/humor game I've seen so far, and it has some nice mechanics.
eldog
28. Apr 2014 · 08:27 UTC
Pppppppepsi consultant!

Dddddouble theme!

Ttttwo levels in one?

Very cool. Would sponsor.
rincewind_cz
28. Apr 2014 · 08:56 UTC
Nice graphics and outstanding music. Good job
LewisW
28. Apr 2014 · 09:12 UTC
Pretty solid game, performance issues aside. It seemed easier to just NOT go under the ice though...
feyleaf
28. Apr 2014 · 12:55 UTC
Very smooth running, and a bit of a challenge. There ought to be more games with this guy as the villain! Outstanding idea!
friken
28. Apr 2014 · 21:32 UTC
Brrrrr.... looks like cold water
greysphere
29. Apr 2014 · 02:03 UTC
This game is super funny and cute. Great humor.
greysphere
29. Apr 2014 · 02:06 UTC
Also needs more Pepsi branding on loss. Big splash screen.
Crowbeak
29. Apr 2014 · 06:08 UTC
I really like the graphics.
Tifu
29. Apr 2014 · 11:09 UTC
Good idea with the above and below surface choice, but it seemed for the most part it was easier to just stay on the surface. I think a couple of sections should have required diving more. Good challenge though, it took a good few tries to beat the last level :D
Kragnir
29. Apr 2014 · 14:43 UTC
Nice game, a bit lag on a few sections and a bit trapheavy towards the end. Quite well put together.
BuKaneerz
29. Apr 2014 · 15:45 UTC
Good game ! Really like your graphics !
Awesome work, keep it up (:
GreatBigJerk
29. Apr 2014 · 20:32 UTC
I just get a blank screen on OSX :(
nonentheless
30. Apr 2014 · 10:54 UTC
I like the idea with switching between above/below but I have some terrible performance issues (on both normal and lower version) to the point it was almost unplayable after few seconds
alvarop
01. May 2014 · 05:23 UTC
This game offended me.
nonentheless
01. May 2014 · 06:30 UTC
Ok, I beat it this time. I assure you my computer is rather powerfull so it's strange it didn't work earlier, but nevermind. I had one issue this time, on third level once or twice red fish spawned above the ground. Also did you consider allowing player to move a little left and right to let him control the jump length? Raising your overall and fun after the fix ;)
pinkmonkeyhead
02. May 2014 · 14:31 UTC
Nice game!
euske
02. May 2014 · 15:13 UTC
The game has a really addictive vibe. The level design could be a bit improved, but I really enjoyed the game. Also I liked the characters (the player and the evil guy).
ActionRemix
03. May 2014 · 06:07 UTC
Smashing through the ice looks awesome!
Crefossus
03. May 2014 · 06:21 UTC
Great job overall. The difficulty was a little bit much and while I adored the red fish initially ... it came back to block what may have been a successful me once or twice.

Loved the graphics overall but they could use a unifying look (anti-aliased/pixelated).

I got addicted to it so that's a good thing.. I think.
Wertle
03. May 2014 · 16:02 UTC
I like how the theme is integrated with the mechanic. Going under the water was a nice twist on a standard runner (although I usually just ended up getting myself killed when I went underwater, those fish are tricky!) The difficulty ramp-up is pretty intense, if you keep working on this, some intermediate difficulty levels would help with this. Nice work!
Ryan up in here
09. May 2014 · 21:57 UTC
Pepsi consultant oh my god you win I can't even
gre
13. May 2014 · 13:06 UTC
Nice take on the theme + bonus theme.
Gamepopper
19. May 2014 · 20:41 UTC
Really nice Endless runner, I like the two layer aspect of it. Really needs a score instead of levels though.