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Life is a..RUN!'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #3 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
| Gameplay | #6 | 2.400 | 2.400 |
| Fun | #6 | 2.300 | 2.300 |
| Overall | #7 | 2.525 | 2.525 |
| Innovation | #9 | 2.200 | 2.200 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Very nicely done!
In general, i had fun with the game. I think it is cool the way that as you go through, you actually are not only aging with the number but also with your body. I wish the day night cycle maybe did more though, it is kinda just there.
Bugs: Ages 3-15 (i think), there is a very easy double jump if you just double tap, maybe other ages too. Also, sometimes you will just land on the floor wrong and just kinda die.
Features: One thing to make the game better would be if the obstacles were more age appropriate (Get it..). Having baby stuff drop until 5, then maybe video games and skateboards, etc.. Could be a very nice touch to the game! Also, i feel like the potions are kinda useless, they dont seem to de-age you all that much, granted, i always collect them and died trying a few times!
Regardless, i had fun and i think this could be very cool!
Thank you for your input and the bug report!
I never died from landing on the floor myself but this will have to be looked into!
I love the idea with different obstacles for different ages, I tried to have some of that (cars are smaller toy cars in the beginning but real cars later). More age appropriate is something I will look into. Thanks.
The potion adds 10 seconds to your life (time before death from age) but you are right it's totally not obvious!
Hey,
I like the idea of turning the endless runner to a "one line" or aging. Not sure if the actual game play for an endless runner works all that well. There are some clunkyness to the controls. I can't quite figure out what it exactly is.
I agree with the comment that day / night cycle does not add up to the game play in any way. It only makes it hard to see the holes (maybe it's intentional, but not sure if it's fun for me). Some of the obstacles are rotated in the way it's hard to understand and see the collision boundaries (e.g. car). In some endless runners you have really simple collisions and/or very high jumps so it's apparent that you can avoid them. Maybe implementing this would improve the game?
Anyway, I think this worked pretty well as a game jam game without any bugs per ce. Good job and keep up the good work!
Thank you for your input!
I like your idea with really high jumps, that would probably be an improvement. The obstacles spawn with random rotation so there is no control over them, which means they kind of land a bit strange sometimes.
Decent game, interesting take on the theme. One thing that really bugged me was that the holes are almost invisible at nightime and in the shadows (at least on my screen). I would've liked some kind of highlight on them. Also I once fell through the ground but I am not sure what triggered that. Died at 74.
Thank you for the input!
A highlight on the holes is a great idea, and 74 is pretty amazing. Good work!
I enjoyed this game overall !
Died a 56.
Thank you for your comment.
56 is a pretty good result in this game!
Apart from it being a mess, I think that replacing boring number progression with age is a fantastic idea.
Thank you for your comment!
Happy to hear someone liked that idea.