This is a nice revamp of Flappy Bird but I think the hit boxes could use some re-tuning.
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Fun | #4585 | 1.852 | 1.852 |
Overall | #4833 | 1.817 | 1.817 |
Presentation | #4898 | 1.765 | 1.765 |
Originality | #5050 | 1.783 | 1.783 |
Ranked from 115 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
This game gets more "Out of Control" as you level up. This take the original Flappy Bird to a whole new level!
Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
We created all art during the game jam
Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?
We used pre-existing audio
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So, I passed level 1 on my first try. I failed level 2 three times, fell through the level, it then said I was on level 3, fell again, and it said I won. I don't think this is intentional, but I found it confusing. When restarting a level, I wish I was given more agency over when I start, as I found myself basically dropping the second a level restarted since there was a few seconds between me dying and the level restarting.
I think Flappy Bird is a fun game like this one. However, I think it needs a little more polish mechanically to allow the player to start when they're ready in case it lags between them dying and restarting like it did for me.
Interesting twist, though I think that hitboxes should be a bit more forgiving.
My experience playing this game: "Hey it's Flappy Bird but from another perspective. I died? Hmm, maybe the camera angle makes it a little hard to tell where the hit boxes for the pipes are. Level 1 Clear. OK, something weird is happening in level 2. Oh, the gravity is getting more and more each time. Oh no, I died. Hey, the gravity didn't reset when I died. It seems kind of impossible for me to press the space bar fast enough to keep this -- hey wait, I went through the floor. Oh well, maybe it still has forward momentum and if I wait a bit, it'll clear the level from down here. Hey wait, why's the ball turning black? Now it's turning into a planter? Now it's a cylinder? Now it's a circle and a needle? Now it's a beam of light that does not want to be contained to the likes of this small screen?"
Currently, my screen is entirely red, but every few seconds the Flappy comet will flash by, letting me know that I'm not alone in this world.
I think this was a fun twist on Flappy Bird, but I think if the perspective is changed like this, which is already difficult, you need more precise colliders on the pipes and maybe some other way to see how close you are to them (shadows maybe?) - right now it felt like I would be close to a pipe and hit it anyway. Nice job though! Fun concept.
i like this game, interesting POV. I fell through the floor in level 2 and ended up in level 1 lol. i like the ball shape allot can you put a face on it? otherwise this is great, <3
I was quite addicted to flappy birds and all its clones when it came out, so I've grown some skills in it and this game wasn't as hard as I thought it will be :D
But it was still and interesting concept for a theme. I think "flappy bird" is already a synonym of a "out of control," so you made a smart choice. I understand that you probably didn't have time for that, but I just wish it had any audio. Also, the distance between obstacles is sometimes too unclear, I literally died several times in the air (or maybe it was actually a lag, because I was freeze for like 5 seconds). Apart from that, a funny game to play, much less frustrating than the original, but I like it
Great idea about how to change the original one, the camera position is a little bit weird at the begging though. ^_^ rated already!
Great take on the classic game of flappy bird. I maybe better at this then actual flappy bird. Good luck!
Game glitched in a spectacle way when my player object just fell straight down and completed the game.. :D So.. too easy ? :D
I ran into a bug on level 2 that made it run faster and faster until it was impossible, but I think the concept is fun.
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