Missing Links by Spelchan

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made by Spelchan for LD24 (COMPO)
Flash game playable in browsers with Flash 11 plug-in. Game revolves around finding missing links to prove that evolution is real. In addition to exploring caves, you must deal with poisonous spiders. Being a modern-day explorer stereotype, you have a whip to protect yourself from these nasty creatures (and medical coverage if you miss).

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 2.31 677
Audio 1.70 547
Fun 1.88 700
Graphics 2.32 589
Humor 3.15 89
Innovation 2.08 669
Mood 2.47 452
Theme 3.32 209

Feedback

kyyrma
28. Aug 2012 · 21:31 UTC
This game is really rough around the edges I'm afraid. The movement felt laggy and I kept getting stuck on walls and narrow passages.
yettatore
28. Aug 2012 · 21:57 UTC
The game is infinite? What's the link between 1 and 2.
michax
28. Aug 2012 · 21:59 UTC
Nice background story! :) Gameplay is a little hard but gets easier with time.
renatopp
28. Aug 2012 · 22:06 UTC
It was a good use of the theme! The game mechanics is a bit problematic, but with some time you can kick asses with this!
gnx
29. Aug 2012 · 20:37 UTC
Movement is very sluggish and makes the game not as fun as it should be. Nice idea with the player character representation.
tompudding
29. Aug 2012 · 21:15 UTC
I liked the skeptic popping up to insist we find another link each time, good work.
NgonGames
30. Aug 2012 · 21:54 UTC
I agree with what kyyrma said.
Jamin
31. Aug 2012 · 13:25 UTC
Great setup. Fun dialog. I beat it just to see the ending.

I ended up playing this game for a while without the whip because the Flash, as it is embedded on the page, was giving me problems (space bar was scrolling the screen, even when Flash had focus). Not being able to use the whip had an interesting impact on gameplay that I'd like to share.

Without using the whip, there are spirals that will eventually trap all of the enemies into small locations. While more fun, this unfortunately has the side effect of making the game fairly difficult to beat.

With the whip I was able to beat the game. However, with the whip, it honestly doesn't make a significant difference in gameplay whether the spiders were there or not.
dector
31. Aug 2012 · 17:54 UTC
Player goes slower after death.
Josh @ Dreamland
07. Sep 2012 · 18:44 UTC
Collisions are wildly annoying. Graphics are a little hodgepodge, but I like the background texture. Theme's okay, a bit too historic for my tastes, but I'll count it. Audio's really loud.
Sestren
07. Sep 2012 · 22:57 UTC
The creationist skeptic was great, asking for yet another link each time. Also, the fact that your character's sprite is just a wide-brimmed hat made me laugh. Decent job on the humor aspect.
Qaterknan
13. Sep 2012 · 16:58 UTC
I love that creacionist
SFX
16. Sep 2012 · 13:31 UTC
I didn't enjoy getting stuck on walls.