Freeware Game Pick: FallOver (Arvi Teikari)
FallOver is Hempuli's physics-based platformer that feels broken at first, but then becomes rather fun after spending a couple of minutes coming to gripes with an unbalanced protagonist and the floaty control scheme. You play as a gentleman who has to collect coins and reach the white flag safely, as he is prone to fall over with the slightest touch of any bump on the landscape. Players can stand up to three times if they happen to trip, and a quick restart button is included in case you use up all of your retries.
There are nine levels to beat in total. (screenshots)
Comments
This is a great idea for a game. Of course, that's not unusual since it's a Hempuli game.
Heavens!
Posted by: Clayton | August 1, 2009 11:43 PM
frustrating, annoying and strangely fun and addictive at the same time! I think I kinda like it in a strange way :P
Posted by: Anonymous | August 2, 2009 12:51 AM
Finally, a game where nothing can kill you except angles above 0 degrees. Very well done! Can't figure out a good way to get the sky block on level 8 though, everything's so wobbly.
Posted by: Deceased Crab | August 2, 2009 5:11 AM
Deceased Crab: for level 8, if you stay careful before those blocks, get the coins on the left, jump off the mushroom onto the far left block of the wobbly set, then jump up onto one of the higher bricks, jump off again immediately, even if you're falling at an angle, and you should get it. It sometimes doesn't work, but this is the most reliable way I've found.
103/103 coins found :D
Posted by: Erolunai | August 2, 2009 8:31 AM
I just noticed that the blocks in the tower in level 8 start crumbling on their own, so I made it a bit more solid.
Posted by: Hempuli | August 2, 2009 11:02 AM
It's just a fixedRotation to false with a bit more linear damping lol nothing really special guys...
Posted by: Caporal | August 2, 2009 11:39 AM
That doesn't make it less fun, though, does it? :)
Posted by: MisterX | August 2, 2009 1:03 PM
Sumotokha ripoff.
Posted by: Ilya Chentsov | August 2, 2009 10:21 PM
/\ lol
really fun game though, only wish it was longer. If i was more anal about collecting coins, perhaps I would enjoy it more.
Posted by: sqrrl | August 3, 2009 2:22 AM
Awesome! Can't wait till next Hempuli's game.
Posted by: sumitpo | August 3, 2009 11:13 AM
Is there anyway to contact the author? I'm wondering if perhaps a map creator could be released, this game is ridiculously fun, but it's so short it seems like a demo.
Posted by: Pyrofyr | August 11, 2009 8:24 AM