Why are you running, Philibert ?

Why are you running, Philibert ?

Why are you running, Philibert ? is a strange platformer in which you control the platforms, not the main character. It was developed in 48 hours for the Charity Game Jam 2012. The theme for the jam was the NES, which meant a rather obvious chiptune orientation for the music, and 8bits sound effects to match.

The music loop:

Custom 8bits SFX synchronized to Fabian Bodet’s animations of Philibert:

And why not PLAY THE GAME ?

Credits:
Fabian Bodet: Game Design, Graphic Design
Sergey Mohov: Game Design, Programming
Matthieu Bonneau: Music Production, Sound Design, Audio Integration

Fun fact:
The working title for this game was Medal Of Duty III – Modern Warfighter : Revelations.
Philibert was actually born less than 2 hours before the end of the jam, and we’ve loved him ever since.