Very, very difficult. Some of those levels required pin point jumps which just aren't easy on a unicycle. I wish it had been a little more forgiving that way, but otherwise it provides a good challenge and was a very cool theme.
Reviews for "Tightrope Theatre"
It's nice to see that barrels are threats once again in video games, Maybe a new generation of children who fear barrels will appear again!
Not saying that the game is not good but, this game is my nightmare... Slippery parkour + obsticles + no floor = rage
Nice little Ludum Dare entry, it entertained me quite a bit.
The music is great, I love the intrincate video game-styled, but circus-themed songs, and the graphics, although pixelated, show that some work has been put into them (given the time constraints of the Ludum Dare challenge, the graphics are pretty nice).
The gameplay is a platformer where all levels consist of a single screen (fitting the LD31 theme), and the player is an adorable little clown on a monocycle. The platforming mechanics in this game are interesting, since they are slightly different from usual, since hitting a directional button will only change the monocycle's speed a little bit rather than actually making the character move at a constant speed, and inertia makes it so the character continues moving at constant speed if you don't touch the directionals.
This movement mechanic is what the challenge of the game is built around, with ever trickier stages being thrown at the player the more you advance, making it so that you have to master the balance of speed and inertia to reach the goal. The stages feature a myriad of obstacles, such as spikes, flames, barrels and many others, and they get narrower and harder the more you progress without ever getting too frustrating or unfeasible.
Overall, pretty nice work. Obviously, it's too short, but that's to be expected of a Ludum Dare entry.
Fantastic game! I just want to ask: Is he wearing brown gloves and shoes? Or is he 2 skin colors at once?
Just a question.