hot flashes, flash, indie, jay is games, shumps

The Last Canopy Wins Casual Gameplay Contest

JayisGames announced the winner of the Casual Gameplay Design Competition, number five, with more than $10,000 in cash and prizes handed out to indie Flash game developers.

Top of the heap was The Last Canopy, a shump which makes up for sketchy art direction with addictive play and the ability to absorb an enemies attack.

HIt the jump for the full list of winners and make sure to visit Jay Is to check out the games.

And the Winner Is... [JayIsGames]

Winners
* First Place
($3,500 + Adobe Flash CS3):
o The Last Canopy by Easy Only! Games
* Second Place
($1,750 + Adobe Flash CS3):
o Super Energy Apocalypse by Lars A. Doucet
* Third Place
($1,000 + Adobe Flash CS3):
o Gride by ooPixel (Jussi Kari, Marko Taali)
* Best Use of Theme
($1,000):
o Pieces by SoybeanSoft
* Viral Award (most game views)
($1,000):
o Gride by ooPixel (Jussi Kari, Marko Taali)
* Audience Prize
($500):
o The Last Canopy by Easy Only! Games

4:00 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Brian Crecente
1,800 views
15 comments

Comments

frostcircus at 04:04 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

Please don't fix that typo :)
Furysetzer at 04:08 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

What typo? I always eat my shumps with my mumorprgers every morning.

Show 'em how to make 'em, indie dev's!
Northernsky at 04:08 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

I hereby declare a new genre is born.
frostcircus at 04:11 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

Agreed
Witzbold at 04:32 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*
Connectedness Index: 3401

I love these kinds of contests, and really do hope that more are held so that new fledgling devs can be found and have a chance to get noticed.

Would be nice to see if more contests like these made it to Japan also. :x
mjpm at 04:39 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

Well, now I know I'm not crazy.

Now I can go around saying "It's a Shump, Chump" for the Great and Powerful Crecente has spoken.
Spenze at 04:43 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

Seems odd that they give the winners flash when that's exactly what program was used to make the game...
Crom at 04:47 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

hahahaha @ above
kylenalepa at 04:59 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

Well, I just played the winning entry. Even though I suck and only beat the first three levels, the pain in my eyes tells me that it was quite magnificent.
Booji-Boy at 05:10 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

yeah, Last Canopy is fun stuff.
Witzbold at 05:12 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*
Connectedness Index: 3401

Just played it too and good stuff!

I so would kill for a proper joystick to play the game with though, since the keyboard is just not sensitive enough to control your character when trying to absorb abilities from the bosses while doding the hail of bullets.
Ashurahori at 05:13 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

This game is awesome. Funny how they nailed the gameplay so well. First schmup I play in which you feel like you're controlling a tiny army.
MushroomSquid at 06:27 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

I dig the art; reminds me of Everyday Shooter.
tim333 at 11:20 PM on 04/09/08
Reply by Email
*

I liked the art in Last Canopy, I thought it really helped make the game something cool and special. It deserved to win that competition, hands down.
Protector one at 05:14 PM on 04/11/08
Reply by Email
*

I have no idea what's so great about Last Canopy. I think it sucked balls.
(And no, I'm not spoiled on Ikaruga XBLA. My Xbox Live was acting wonky so I couldn't download it.)