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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Audio | #45 | 3.857 | 3.857 |
| Graphics | #68 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| Overall | #111 | 3.655 | 3.655 |
| Fun | #167 | 3.607 | 3.607 |
| Game Design | #226 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Theme | #253 | 3.536 | 3.536 |
| Innovation | #342 | 3.179 | 3.179 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Safe Travels fits in with the "calm before the storm" theme by providing a brief glimpse into a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, coupled with chill music... And funny cows. The player will have the pleasure of exploring and improving their balloon in this serene and relaxing environment for however long they may want. However, this calmness is only a preparatory step, as they will soon face great challenges and dangers never before seen after taking flight. The peace that previously took place contrasts sharply with the difficulties that lie ahead in the path to making the perfect balloon for outpacing this hurricane, perfectly capturing the essence of the "calm before the storm" theme, which in this case, is a pretty literal storm.
Did you write all the code and made all the assets from scratch?
Everything apart from some of the fonts was made by us, specifically for this jam.
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Congrats on the submission! The game is very polished good job ;) The sound integration is neat and the intro/death animation is very well done!
I think others have mentionned it, but having the obstacle come sideway adds a lot of difficulty, especially if you are near one of the side. Forcing you to be relatively in the center everytime. Another thing would be the obstacles, sometimes they were difficult to see during the higher levels (after 500ft when it's darker), it was tricky to see the smaller ones especially where they were coming at mach 2 ^^. Maybe having an overlay on the obstacle could help or making a warning to tell the player where the obstacles are coming from?
I heard you were planning on making a new release, eager to see it! Well done and congrats :P
Really valuable feedback, thank you very much! We're planning on getting an update out very soon (like, soon soon) so I'm not entirely sure if our programmers will be able to look into obstacle spawning for this one, but it's definitely on our radar. From the art side, I can say that many sprites are getting touchups, hopefully for the better!
I liked how your game looks, and flying cars were also funny! Great job on art and sound. Also liked that there is progression in the game.
I lacked some goal while playing (maybe a tracker of the top height reached) and it was also a bit hard to get coins for upgrades (I was falling a lot). Other than that, great job!
Thanks for the compliments and feedback!
It's not very intuitive but we actually made an end goal for this game,there are 3 levels and you win by reaching 3000ft. We didn't have the time to properly implement difficult scaling though, so it ends up just being a different environment for the same thing. We're already working on fixing this game and expanding it for future updates!
This was fun! The different objects flying in the sky and the voice when player falls are funny! It took me a few times to notice you only fall if your balloon gets hit, not the basket. It took way too many tries to get the first velocity upgrade, after which coin collection became easy. I would have liked to upgrade ~something~ early on with just a few coins.
Thanks for the feedback! We didn't have the time to properly balance this thing, so it's good to hear opinions on that. We'll definitely take a look into this in future updates!
The art style and sounds are amazing! The only issue I have is that some objects feel impossible to dodge but still it was really fun, well done.
The compliments are very appreciated! We plan on balancing and tweaking the difficulty and spawnpoints for the flying objects in a later patch. We also plan on varying these up a bit. Thanks for the review!
Really cool game and the gameplay loop is cool. I liked seeing the visual difference for upgrades I was performing.
The game's start and fail screen seem a bit long if I wanted to play again and again.
Apart from that, had a lot of fun. Played for some time and then realized I was almost fully upgraded :D
Kudos!! ;D
Thanks for the glowing review! We plan on tweaking the death animation, and a lot of other things in a patch after the jam is over.
I really liked it! I just found it a bit too hard, I didn't understand if I can use the cursor during the game or not. If not, you'd better not show it during the game!
We appreciate the feedback. Some difficulty balancing will be done after the jam ends, as well as hiding the cursor during gameplay. Thank you for your inquiry!
Cool I love the visual, the garage used when player fall is amazing feels like I did not lose just my balloon broken and I need to fix it before fly again.
Thank you for the feedback! We appreciate it.
This is a really fun and charming arcade-style game! With really nice pixel art and music!
After getting used to the initial balloon controls, some upgrades, and many "Wubabuwaaaaah" later, I've managed to reach the top! :-)
We’re glad to hear you enjoyed your time! Thanks!
Very cool game, reminds me of the old flash games like the "Learn To Fly" series. Great sound and graphics too, congrats everyone!
Thank you so much for the glowing review!
I know it! Cows can fly... (very fun game, the music is incredible).
We really appreciate it!
Very hard game, couldn't get far! I didn't see the use of the fuel or anything change.
Overall it's a real good game like amazed how good it looks! And the idea behind it is very good and fitting with the theme.
Tho if you just balance the game a bit more and make movement a bit better cause I coudn't collect scraps at all in time. This could easily been top game!
Thanks for the feedback! We plan on doing some updates to the game after the jam, so we'll definitely be looking into balance.
Right now, the fuel's only purpose is to increase the progress counter faster, we wanted to make it affect the actual gameplay but didn't have the time.
this game is so silly but really hard to be honest...
9/10 would wubabuba-- AWWWWHhhh again
Much appreciated, thanks!
Hee-ho. Very fun game. Good idea
Hee-ho. Pleased to hear that. Thank you
This game is fantastic, very polished! The upgrade system is awesome, and I love the art and music. Great job!
We appreciate the compliments and the feedback.
jogão da porra
bom pra caraio
Muito obrigado!
Very interesting game.
Thank you :D
Really interesting game, I spent time to fully upgrade a baloon and the last dirability upgrade does not have a sprite, which helped a lot in reaching 3k height because it didn't have a collider as well :)
Also cool upgrades system, though first money were tough to get.
Try our game as well
Very glad to hear the feedback! We are aware of this little glitch, the cow balloon was supposed to be the last upgrade but something went wrong and the button doesn’t get locked, hence the lack of collision/sprite for the following upgrade. We plan to iron these issues out after the jam is over.
Thank you so much for the feedback! We're keeping an eye on this issue and will fix it in the future.
Everything is good with the game. The most distinguished game for the game jam...
We’re very glad to hear this!
We're so much happy to hear that :D
The visuals are so good, solid entry! The sound effects are very funny too! If you want you can also check out my game too!
We're really happy you liked it, I'll definitely check it out :)
Liked it a lot, nice visuals and it's great that you have added upgrades!
Thanks! We appreciate the review a ton!
Thanks for the feedback!