Balloon Frenzy 4: Turbo Edition by theRestlessTaxidermists

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made by theRestlessTaxidermists for LD25 (JAM)
Balloon Frenzy 4: Turbo Edition is a fun hardcore-casual game. Your character flies peacefully with his lovely balloon and want to get the farthest away from his annoyingly cheerful wife. BUT THE EVIL SADISTIC OTHMAR IS IN THE WAY!!! OH NO!!! GASP!!! HELL WE'RE DOOMED!!! DODGE THE BULLETS!!!

...But who's the villain?

Ratings

Coolness 67% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.35 96
Audio(Jam) 1.47 259
Fun(Jam) 2.88 154
Graphics(Jam) 2.98 203
Humor(Jam) 3.95 11
Innovation(Jam) 4.07 8
Mood(Jam) 3.26 83
Theme(Jam) 4.00 26

Feedback

RokB
17. Dec 2012 · 22:50 UTC
I actually really liked this. I loved seeing the way the player react like that and it was pretty funny. The reverse screen was a great touch too.
zenmumbler
17. Dec 2012 · 23:13 UTC
More like an interactive story than a game, but a very well done interactive story. Excellent! Quite original.
JacksGamesSucks
17. Dec 2012 · 23:15 UTC
big plus for backward text and great idea with video in the background!
game very simple though
nolacoaster
17. Dec 2012 · 23:16 UTC
Love it! It's just too short...
angela
17. Dec 2012 · 23:18 UTC
the reverse screen thing is pretty cool, and the gamer rage was funny.
Cosine
17. Dec 2012 · 23:50 UTC
Wow, this was really cool! Reminded me a bit of RaRa Racer by increpare. While it certainly wasn't an in-depth game, I thought it did what it did well, and I don't know what you should change, if anything.
Edocentrique
17. Dec 2012 · 23:56 UTC
Great interpretation of the theme !
WiseGAMER
18. Dec 2012 · 00:31 UTC
cool but no sounds!
zimra
18. Dec 2012 · 00:33 UTC
Excellent idea, and the backward text was a nice touch !
tim_u
18. Dec 2012 · 00:37 UTC
Had a fun "ah-ha" moment when I understood the backwards screen. Great concept, great reactions. Hope you expand the game play portion. It'd be fun to have them (able to) make progress.
🎤 theRestlessTaxidermists
18. Dec 2012 · 00:54 UTC
Thanks for those feedbacks !

"Hope you expand the game play portion"
Yeah, we would have loved too, but that was our first game, so we really tried to stick to our main objective : "Finish it".

But you're right, it could be really interesting to try something a bit more longer. But to achieve this we should find more actors, because we've already given everything we could, in our acting skills :D
Felix20
18. Dec 2012 · 05:54 UTC
Haha that was awesome, it was laughably easy to shoot the guy down, but that only made the player's reactions all the more justified.
This is one of the best uses of the theme I've seen so far :)
Jlebow
18. Dec 2012 · 08:20 UTC
Well done. Great interpretation of the theme.
moomoo112
18. Dec 2012 · 08:23 UTC
simple, yet hilarious
I almost wish there was more to it, but at the same time its perfect
timtipgames
18. Dec 2012 · 08:54 UTC
Very funny indeed. Would have loved some sound :)
aare
18. Dec 2012 · 09:24 UTC
This is the best interpretation of the theme I have seen so far - this game really make you feel like a villain for enjoying seeing the furious face of the player :P
🎤 theRestlessTaxidermists
18. Dec 2012 · 09:49 UTC
Thank you all for your feedback!

I love how you mention the player you see in the background as "the player". That's the whole point. <3 to you all.
Husky
18. Dec 2012 · 12:42 UTC
Haha! I like to be the villain here, really fun idea!
PIXEL^3
18. Dec 2012 · 14:24 UTC
Great. I love the idea of playing the other side of the screen and the "player's" diffidently added to the fun, but I felt it was far too easy and far to short.

~AlucardX60
fishbrain
20. Dec 2012 · 07:14 UTC
lol!... excellent idea! well done!
hypp
20. Dec 2012 · 18:11 UTC
Excellent! Great idea!
Darkfrost
20. Dec 2012 · 19:03 UTC
pretty coool
ArkadyDracul
21. Dec 2012 · 21:48 UTC
Best entry for the theme, but I think you can put some other things like a decent AI
wombatica
22. Dec 2012 · 10:28 UTC
Excellent idea! enjoyed it. Don't think I've ever seen a reverse screen game like this. 10/10 for innovation
hnjslater
22. Dec 2012 · 15:43 UTC
Really funny.
🎤 theRestlessTaxidermists
23. Dec 2012 · 18:33 UTC
@ArkadyDracul Thank you for your kind comment! About the AI, did you not play well? YOU are the AI! ;)

Thank you all, Internet people. :)