Backwards and Bonkers! by CartoonJenn

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made by CartoonJenn for LD34 (JAM)
Use the left and right arrow keys to move to avoid obstacles. Have fun!


The post-compo version has sound and is much longer (but not infinite). It's also more challenging because the monster speeds up periodically.

I did all the art and programming myself, using Unity, Photoshop, and Cinema 4D. All models, art, textures, and scripts for the compo/jam version were created during the 48 hour period. The music and sound in the post-compo version are free assets I found on the Unity Asset store.

Thanks for playing!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.25 584
Fun(Jam) 3.02 629
Graphics(Jam) 4.41 70
Humor(Jam) 3.17 255
Innovation(Jam) 2.58 868
Mood(Jam) 3.48 299
Theme(Jam) 3.69 499

Feedback

PC Ferreira
14. Dec 2015 · 02:17 UTC
Cool art!
Evannex
14. Dec 2015 · 04:46 UTC
Art is amazing! :D
gkxd
14. Dec 2015 · 06:41 UTC
Unfortunately, I don't have a browser that supports the Unity Web Player. Is a WebGL version available?
SvenFrankson
14. Dec 2015 · 06:46 UTC
Sweet art :)
Duobix
14. Dec 2015 · 06:47 UTC
Nice, but it's just too short. I'd be cool if this was an infinite runner.
lXxGarrisonxXl
14. Dec 2015 · 06:59 UTC
I won! The graphics are seriously amazing. Nice work
fishtrek
14. Dec 2015 · 07:03 UTC
Love the artstyle and colour palette in particular!
MintArcade
14. Dec 2015 · 22:22 UTC
It's like a dream I had years ago after too much candies. Nice art - 5 stars.
🎤 CartoonJenn
15. Dec 2015 · 01:18 UTC
Thanks for the comments! I ran into some issues getting a WebGL build to work correctly online, so the Unity Web Player build is the only one I have up right now.
jcmonkey
15. Dec 2015 · 02:18 UTC
nice game, it took me a few seconds to realize that the cookie monster thing was coming to get me. :D
The Vall
15. Dec 2015 · 02:18 UTC
Awesome art!
SethR
15. Dec 2015 · 02:21 UTC
Cool art
Garris
15. Dec 2015 · 02:22 UTC
Great graphics. All it needs is a little sound, and some powerups/downs! :D
Charging Llama
15. Dec 2015 · 02:38 UTC
Fun game, great art! In the future I'd post your game in a dropbox somewhere, no fun having to go to a 2nd site and click play again to watch some ads to rate a game. Just saying! :D
🎤 CartoonJenn
15. Dec 2015 · 02:53 UTC
Thanks for pointing that out - I thought I had turned the ads off for this game. The game should just play now with no ad.
Leaghorn
15. Dec 2015 · 02:55 UTC
graphics are cool but the game is too easy. Crank up the difficulty.
xdigdoug
15. Dec 2015 · 03:01 UTC
A little short, and didn't hear any sound, not sure if there was any included. But the graphics and gameplay were pretty tight.
Leuthil
15. Dec 2015 · 03:04 UTC
Wow very interesting art style! I didn't know whether it was funny or scary but it was definitely intriguing :). The gameplay itself was not bad, very easy though. Overall a nice entry!
VitasaMode
15. Dec 2015 · 03:10 UTC
Art is awesome and the functionality of it is great.
icereci
15. Dec 2015 · 22:51 UTC
Very vivid colors. I like it.
adsilcott
15. Dec 2015 · 22:52 UTC
I've played some games with cool color palettes but I think this one takes the cake. I love that clean look. It's like an elf's nightmare or something!
ddr2
15. Dec 2015 · 23:22 UTC
graphics are amazing.

the idea is interesting, of actually "reverse"-ing it. In that type of game, we usually expect objects to come from the top and us controlling a character at the bottom of the screen. Here, constantly seeing what's going to eat you is quite interesting. The downside of it is that you loose visibility when big items appear, which could limit game design if you were to pursue the game further with more levels / more obstacles.

Oh, and it's definitely too damn short / easy

I don't want to finish on a bad note, so really ... the graphics are amazing ;)
fxtagn
15. Dec 2015 · 23:35 UTC
Good sense of pallete and overall design! Lack of background music loses all the possible fun of the arcade. And the game overall feels a bit awkward without a sound feedback :(
DecayConstant
17. Dec 2015 · 00:26 UTC
I loved the art; very cute nightmare! :D
pkenney
17. Dec 2015 · 03:44 UTC
Well this game was definitely titled correctly! I had this great "OH GAWD" moment in the first two seconds while my brain realized what was going on.

The compo version was like "oh ha that was cute, interesting, and short."

The post-compo version was like, "OH NO GET OUT OF MY WAY, PRESENTS!" I swear I had a defective jack in the box that wasn't moving any faster than the monster at all and my fate was sealed from the start although I didn't know it.

Really nice look boosted up an interesting inversion of a genre, and the it didn't overstay its welcome, it quit while I was still having fun.

Nice work. I think adding some hilarious feedback when hitting the various presents would push the fun up a notch.
Sir Magic
17. Dec 2015 · 20:31 UTC
Great artwork! loved the style of it all.
nunesbarbosa
18. Dec 2015 · 00:14 UTC
Weeeeeeird theme! Loved it and I wonder how you or the team came to it!
JimmothySanchez
18. Dec 2015 · 00:48 UTC
One of the prettiest games I've played on here.
x92rwzb
18. Dec 2015 · 12:56 UTC
Really liked the graphics! Amazing game!
JamesMowery
19. Dec 2015 · 07:08 UTC
I really liked the graphics and presentation and idea. Would really have liked to have seen more "game" to this though. Maybe more of a challenge, or maybe power ups. Great work though, and nice 3D art as well.
Ithildin
22. Dec 2015 · 01:02 UTC
I love the trippy visual style, and gameplay feels solid. I actually expected it to be longer T_T

Cool entry!
sP0CkEr2
24. Dec 2015 · 08:53 UTC
you captured the spirit of christmas