Flee: The Daily Adventures of a Springtail by Goodlookinguy
A game about a Springtail
== Summary ==
This is a game about a springtail inside of a house. The goal of the game is to reach the other side of the room without getting stomped on by feet or run over by the stag beetle/spider things. As each stage progresses the game gets gradually harder. For most people, level 3 is as high as they get.
About Springtails (if you don't know what they are)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OwOL-MHcQ1w#t=71s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtail
== Thoughts On Entry ==
This is the first LD game I've completed without my team. While not being exactly what I had envisioned, it works.
== NOTES ==
You will see a white screen for a little bit, this is normal. I did not put a pre-loader so it loads all of the resources at once.
== If you plan to complain about the death penalty in the game ==
I don't think you've been exposed to enough Nintendo Hard games or have been spoiled by all of these easy games nowadays. So please stop commenting on that, 'cause I made it hard on purpose. This was not an accident, it was on purpose because there is no end to the game. So I tried to make you die off as quickly as possible.
== Changes ==
At the request from a family member, I changed the first stage game over message to not be as mean sounding, even though it was meant as a joke. So in the source code it still reads "You Suck" even though now it will say "Try Again"...
== Summary ==
This is a game about a springtail inside of a house. The goal of the game is to reach the other side of the room without getting stomped on by feet or run over by the stag beetle/spider things. As each stage progresses the game gets gradually harder. For most people, level 3 is as high as they get.
About Springtails (if you don't know what they are)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OwOL-MHcQ1w#t=71s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtail
== Thoughts On Entry ==
This is the first LD game I've completed without my team. While not being exactly what I had envisioned, it works.
== NOTES ==
You will see a white screen for a little bit, this is normal. I did not put a pre-loader so it loads all of the resources at once.
== If you plan to complain about the death penalty in the game ==
I don't think you've been exposed to enough Nintendo Hard games or have been spoiled by all of these easy games nowadays. So please stop commenting on that, 'cause I made it hard on purpose. This was not an accident, it was on purpose because there is no end to the game. So I tried to make you die off as quickly as possible.
== Changes ==
At the request from a family member, I changed the first stage game over message to not be as mean sounding, even though it was meant as a joke. So in the source code it still reads "You Suck" even though now it will say "Try Again"...
| Web | http://nrgs.org/ludumdare/26/ |
| Web Alt. Link (Dropbox) | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63883601/LD26/index.html |
| Source Code (Monkey) | http://nrgs.org/ludumdare/26/sourcecode.txt |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=7683 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 100% | 1 |
| Overall | 2.83 | 914 |
| Audio | 2.88 | 443 |
| Fun | 2.70 | 817 |
| Graphics | 2.98 | 596 |
| Humor | 2.76 | 247 |
| Innovation | 2.23 | 1129 |
| Mood | 2.33 | 1053 |
| Theme | 2.89 | 1097 |
Some of the obstacles, like the bug that crawls along the ground, appear a little abruptly and were quite tough to react quickly enough to avoid.
Also, the color of the springtail and the background could use a little more contrast - it's tough to see the springtail when jumping.
Jumping over the beetle was too temperamental to be fun, though.
To the other comment, it's called a flea not flee...and it isn't a flea. Look up Springtails and you will see they can jump really high. It's entertaining.