Loved how whimsical this was, really delightful to play. The music style is really good, and I liked the different vibes you get from the red and green squares - smoother transitions would adda bit of shine to this but very impressive for 24 hours. Also really amused by the face the red squares make when you hit them around!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Implementation of adaptive music | #4 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Gameplay | #4 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
| Audio | #6 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #7 | 3.271 | 3.271 |
| Creativity | #9 | 3.214 | 3.214 |
| Visuals | #11 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Does this submission follow the optional theme?
Yes
This submission follows the optional theme "At the edge".
Description of the game
The game revolves around fighting to keep your temporary invincibility, which depletes more rapidly the longer you've been invincible. So, you're always "on the edge" of becoming vulnerable again! Yeah, maybe it's a bit of a stretch to fit the theme, but I ended up making this in less than one day. Oops!
Message from the creator(s):
Use your mouse to move. The music might get out of sync when you first load the game, but refreshing the page after clicking on the game miiiight help? Hopefully.
Original Audio
Yes
This submission created the vast majority of the audio during the jam.
Original Art
Yes
This submission created the vast majority of the art during the jam.
Comments
Thank you so much! I was trying to make it whimsical, and I'm really glad you liked the variety of different musical vibes!
Yeah, I agree, I was disappointed I couldn't get the adaptive music working more smoothly in time. I'm glad it was still effective and enjoyable to play though.
Haha, the extra face on the red squares was actually almost a last-minute idea. I thought it'd make the game more satisfying to play, as well as helping indicate which red squares were no longer a threat (though you could probably tell this from the fact they've been thrown across the screen anyway).
Thank you for the wonderful feedback!
Thank you so much! Yeah, the speed gets a bit much, and I was like "Sure, why not."
The red squares accumulating at the bottom of the screen was initially an accident due to having a large platform offscreen down there, so I tried removing it, but then I was like "Ehhh... I think it was more fun when the red squares piled up", so I added it back in. :') I'm glad you enjoyed the chaos!
Ah, awesome, I'm glad you found it satisfying! 😊 I knew I wouldn't be able to do anything super complex in the time I had left, so I tried to make it fun to play, even if there wasn't much challenge.
Thank you for the kind words!
2 years ago(+1)
Ah, thank you! I strive to make as many aspects of my life both as epic and goofy as possible, so that means a lot to me.
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you approve of my design decisions. :') Yeah, the red blocks' physics wasn't in my original plan, but then I was like, "What if physics... and chain reactions... Yeah, that seems like a good idea."
The un-slow-down-able speeds were not intended, but when I noticed them happening, I was just like, "Oh, sure, that works. Let's leave that."
(I did make one tiny tweak of stopping the red blocks from following you around once you're invincible, just so you might still be able to dodge out of their way once you're moving at high speed, but still left them aiming towards the player by default when they spawn, just in case the player wants to continue blasting through them all... y'know, for fun.)
Glad you liked it!
2 years ago(+1)
Whoa, well done! I wish I could've had some kind of in-game reward for you getting that far, if only I'd had more time. :')
I'm glad you liked the speeding-up, and thank you!
I had fun crossing roads as Yui in your entry and getting hit by trucks. 😁
Simple but effective gameplay!
I like the song, it doesn't get too repetitive I feel like.
At some point, I don't know what I did but I think I broke the game. The red squares were giving me Speed up bonus, so I was able to get to insane speed:
It was going so fast I couldn't keep up with the squares anymore :P
Good job on your submission!
2 years ago(+1)
Thank you! :D Yeah, I started over to make this during the last 24 hours, so I had to keep it simple. I'm glad the song didn't get repetitive!
Oops! Wow, that's the fastest speed I've seen in it! Haha, yeah, once you start moving fast enough, it's very difficult to slow down. Not intentional, but kinda fun, and I was running out of time, so I left it like that!
Thank you for playing!
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