darkRun

By: ithamore

On: December 29th, 2008

darkRun, about which you can read more in the Feedback forum, is a stylish, arcade, music game by JLJac where the player collect dots while avoiding circles that sing and dance as they pull the player toward them with their localized gravity. The synergy of its neon graphics, music, and audio is delectable, and its use of gravity gives it that nice extra touch of flavor. It has even been compared to Blast Arena Advanced.

There are framerate issues, which has already been discussed a bit, and an ugly version has been released to help out slower computers. However, when darkRun slows down, it actually makes it a little easier to get a higher score on an older computer than a newer one. Also, this is JLJac’s first game in Flash, which seems quite impressive for a first try. Lastly, you might have to adjust you monitor to be able to read the in-game instructions.

With that said, have any of you already looked into JLJac’s mockups for Dog Street? If no one out there with more programming experience than me (especailly AGS experience) doesn’t want to help, I do. However, I’m not calling dibs on it. That means, I’m lending myself to the editing of the English text at the least. If no one else steps up to the programming plate, I’m even thinking of doing a crash course on AGS.

Additionally, for those who like unique controls or difficult games, JLJac’s school project game is also worth checking out. There is no current promise of stretching out or finishing the game, but it might be good enough for you as is.