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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #57 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Originality | #89 | 3.962 | 3.962 |
| Theme | #96 | 3.885 | 3.885 |
| Presentation | #112 | 3.962 | 3.962 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game represent "Slick"?
The game is designed around a slick, fast-paced movement system on a head of slicked back hair.
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This felt like a Tony Hawk Pro Skater X Flea collaboration, and I am all for it. And the flea is?? Cute???! It was addicting to deck him all out too! I actually got on tonight with the intent of playing a couple more games before the ratings close and I couldn't believe how much time I spent on this one game! I can tell a lot of care was put into this, it really does show. It's a ton of fun! Great job!
very very good
the upgrades were a must have and really put the game all together
the only issues i had is that the gameplay felt REALLY fast while the player was slow (imo)
other than that great entry
very very good
the upgrades were a must have and really put the game all together
the only issues i had is that the gameplay felt REALLY fast while the player was slow (imo)
other than that great entry
I will make a meme about this game
The setting is super cool! The visual of the huge comb coming at you is a great moment that was immediately recognizable. It felt good to move fast, though I couldn't get the hang of landing myself at the same angle as the ground. I wish I was able to earn drops quicker so I could try more of the power ups, feels like I would get addicted by slowly improving Nick. Fun game!
Many people have been commenting about not being able to land well which is on us for not making it more clear. There’s a strict cutoff for ‘perfect’ landings after which you’ll preserve all your speed. But all ‘ok’ landings aren’t made the same (can be anywhere from 50% to 99.99999% preserved speed). In fact likely most of your ‘ok’ landings preserve 90%+ of your speed. Regardles, thanks for playing the game and we’re glad you liked the theme!
It's very fun to be flea fleeing forward! And slick it certainly is! I love the ominous effect with the soap suds approaching, and the sound of being under the soapy water. The presentation is excellent, it's all very polished, the UI with the shop is great. Also the comb as an obstacle is brilliant!
Absolutely devastated this does not have more ratings. It's so fun! I love speed runner like games. I was a bit terrible at getting perfects but nonetheless it was fantastic. Also here was my best score: 12328. Yeah not great but I'll prob play more soon. Loved the concept as well.
Loved the 6 boots, definitely keeping with the logic of the flea, more items would be cool, wasn't sure what the yellow bomb looking item was/did but went for them anyway.
Appreciated the text dump tutorial instead of no tutorial but definitely still needed a few rounds to get used to the control scheme.
Only issue I could find was the initial running into stuff during the 3-2-1 start sequence when starting a round, I imagine you could just build a cheeky little collision detection/auto move to left/right until control is given to the user.
Cute flea, good game, would recommend, look forward to seeing if something more comes from this!
This game is surprisingly chill considering the fact that you're perpetually running for you life. The tricks are a lot of fun and I appreciated the sound design, particularly when the soap inevitably consumes you. Nice work!
Fun endless runner !! Slick Nick was a relatable protagonist and I loved his character development over the course of the game. I see a lot of myself in him. Dust bunny carried my run !!
Dust bunny for the win
I never thought id have fun being a flea but than i played this game lol gameplay reminds me of that one game were you are that ball on desolate planets and you need to time your jumps to get boosts of hills but this was way more fun because UPGRADES!! (and also the environment is much more creative and charming). Also we love jungle music! great game :)
Flea with hair and comb is really slick theming!
Reminds me of the game Haste
Damn what a fun and polished game! I found getting the feel for the landing quite difficult but once it clicked the game really opened up. Cool that you have a whole store with customising options for Slick Nick as well! Nice game!
This game took me a bit to get, but once I did it became probably the most addicting game I've played so far! This game deserves way more ratings!
niceeeeee!!!! I like the graphics and gameplay! also amen break music, what a classic!
This was very Slick. And very Nick. Love the concept here and the execution. Well Done!
Love it! Definitely getting those amazing Haste vibes while speeding away from the Soap, just like a true gamer does! Great Work!
I like Haste a lot so I played this longer than I intended. Controls are smooth and upgrades feel rewarding to get. The theme works great for the jam, but I feel it would be a bit icky for a standalone game. I also liked the wobbly polygon graphics on the flee. Amazing work on the game!
The low number of ratings is not a poor reflection on this game, the quality is really high & it's super on theme, original and fun. The times you really get going feel slick and cool and it's just about easy enough to achieve, I loved the idea that hairs nit combs and shampoo are hazards, and the shop also gives a good incentive for the player to work towards something more than just a higher number on their score. You should be pleased, I think if this had a web build it'd be much more popular but downloads always seem to get shafted in gamejams.
I also reccomend that you emphasise the absolute pace you can pick up if you're mechanically slick enough, that's absolutely what sold me on downloading it - the trailer does a great job of illustrating this
Thanks for the reassuring comment :) and we're really glad you enjoyed the game.
Yo, that's a pretty slick entry!
I love the upgrade system, you implemented a lot of very cool features that just fit the game as a whole
And the concept of being a tick called Slick Nick, that's trying to outpace the soap is very neat indeed
Great job!