Jelly Rush by Gelatohead

made by Gelatohead for LD33 (COMPO)

Jelly Rush is a game about growth. As a tiny monster, collect orbs of jelly (apparently falling from the sky) and grow into an adorable giant!

Controls:
A/D or Left/Right Arrows: Move
J or Spacebar: Dart/Dash
I or Up Arrow: Grow

Developed in Game Maker: Studio
Art, Music, and Code are all original.
Source code is included with the game.

Notes:
Something wierd'll happen to you when you start moving, if you're bigger.
There was more to it, but it all changed when I couldn't figure out horizontal collisions.
I left plenty of clues for how growth works.
Other than that, it's as simple as it gets.

Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/s/31cgplkkn70mx9s/jellyrush_game.zip?dl=0
Source	https://www.dropbox.com/s/j8j8uy42t41wlo2/jellyrush_game_SOURCE.gmz?dl=0
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-33/?action=preview&uid=52848

Ratings

Coolness	33%	1842
Overall	2.11	950

Audio	3.24	222
Fun	2.11	900
Graphics	3.22	396
Humor	2.31	639
Innovation	1.78	913
Mood	2.65	674
Theme	2.56	840

Feedback

xX12Twisty12Xx

24. Aug 2015 · 06:52 UTC

Too basic and got boring after a minute. Needed some way to finish.

jk5000

24. Aug 2015 · 07:40 UTC

The game is perhaps a bit too basic, but it's also fun and really beautiful.

🎤 Gelatohead

24. Aug 2015 · 14:20 UTC

Thanks for the comments, guys! Hopefully, I'll be able to up the ante next time!

PotatoGrader

24. Aug 2015 · 14:21 UTC

Nice animation, sounds and music. But the gameplay is slow and quickly becomes boring. I loved the ability to spam "Dash" though.

jofra

25. Aug 2015 · 16:06 UTC

Would love to see a bit more interactions in the game it´s kind of straight foward :s
but good job :) good luck

RiaDelva

30. Aug 2015 · 11:00 UTC

very cute little game! I loved the little moving animations and sounds and the dashing ^^
I just found it sad that the blob looses a lot of it's cuteness with each grow :(

mahalis

31. Aug 2015 · 01:40 UTC

Cute art and the idea of only being able to grow in the light is kind of cool - I was confused for a while as to why I wasn't able to grow yet before realizing there was a threshold. I thought I heard a shift in the music right before I was successfully able to grow, which (if it was intentional) was a nice touch... might have just been my imagination, though. Still, not bad!