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A jam submission

The Race: A Track of Lies!View game page

Your only objective is to RACE! Wink! Wink!
Submitted by FlashyGoblin (@flashygoblin), sailawayent (@SailawayEnt), Episkeptis, audments_art — 1 hour, 1 minute before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#44.2054.205
Theme#54.2464.246
Overall#73.9323.932
Graphics#144.3614.361
Fun#303.7383.738
Game Design#333.7953.795
Innovation#1453.2463.246

Ranked from 122 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Submitted(+3)

I really like the clicky feedback when you are navigating through the menus. I will definitely take cues from the way you did your menu. The credits screen is really nice too.

I really like the initial twist that it isn't a racing game. I do wish you even made fake screenshots of a racing game for the Itch.Io page. I even memorised the fake controls and everything lmao. 

The game looks cool and I really like the cute fox guy in a helmet. The animations are satisfying for the game and I love the movement. 

The gameplay feels fun and I love that despite being a troll platformer, the rules are consistent enough to not be frustrating. I even like how the fire pits are telegraphed. I like the fake exits as they force exploration of the level and I do like that you can infer that the exit is often the furthest from the starting point but not always. I like how it creates a non linear platforming style especially with the double jump.

Outrun synth furries are great. I like this game a lot. 

I do like the music quite a bit and I am glad every level has a unique track although I do wonder if it's too high tempo for a platformer. 

My feedback might just be that I wish you had a higher view range or a way to shift the camera but otherwise this game is fun and kinda funny. I love how it repeats at level 1 and you get unique dialogue for that level and it made me wonder if I had to do the levels again for a secret. The fact the game was fun enough that I played it all over again when the game looped is a good sign.

Developer(+1)

Thanks so much for playing and for your awesome feedback!

Developer(+1)

Your feedback is great! Thanks so much! Yeah I agree, I think we should pull the camera back a little so you can see more area around the player. Great feedback thanks again! 

Submitted(+3)

very well made game! Solid mechanically. nice visuals. Loved the head-fake at the start. excellent!

Developer

Thank you!

Submitted(+3)

I loved the art of this game!!! Amazing job!! By far the best art of the games i played in this jam!!

Developer(+1)

Thats very kind! Thank you so much dedilol for playing! :D

Submitted(+2)

Really awesome game! The art, music, theme, controls and everything else fits perfectly. I had much fun playing it. Great job!

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks so much!  Checking your game now!

Submitted(+3)

This was a really awesome game. I enjoyed it a lot! The graphics were stunning. The music really fit the game and the controls were really responsive. I also really liked the double jump particles, although at first I didn't know you could do that! The level art was beautiful as well!

The UI was clean and readable, the hitboxes were perfect, and the animations were amazing. The game fits the theme really well. I really enjoyed it!

Though the exits are a bit misleading when you have so much wrong ones in later levels, but the other lies add to the game in a nice little fun way, and the death sound really matches its lie counterpart.

Overall a really great game! :D

Developer

Thanks so much for the kind words and feedback, Game Genesis! :)

Submitted(+2)

I was really hoping for a racing game but got a surprisingly fun platformer! Really liked it! Ended up finishing it!

Developer

Thank you, Charu12! :)  

Submitted(+2)

Me: "Oh no, is this another platformer with hidden platforms and obstacles?"

Game: "No, this is a race game. Well actually it's a platformer, but still no."

Me: "But do I get sent all the way back to the beginning of the game, when I die?"

Game: "What no? That would be terrible game design!"

Me: "Okay, finally a decent platformer."

All joking aside, this has been the best platformer I've played so far. I've rated around 115 games at the moment and I would say about 40% has been platformers. So well done. However, I do have some feedback.

Let's start with the good. This jam there have been two types of games: games that fit the theme and games that were fun; somehow this game is both. This is because the lying in your game doesn't ruin the user experience. The lies are consistent, which kinda means there not really lies anymore (but rules). Shit, I guess this game doesn't fit the theme that well after all ;-).

The art is also great and the music is pretty good as well. It's also a nice touch that you can restart by pressing any key, when you're in the restart menu. Jump with space or W is also nice. The flame jump was also pretty cool.

Now onto the things that can be improved, starting with an obvious one. There is no way to tell the real exits and the fake exits apart. This means that it's just trial and error, rather than skill. The real exit is also a bit hard to find in level 2. However, in level 4 and 5 you guys went nuts. There are so many exits it's incredible that I picked the correct ones at the first or second try. Don't make the player feel like there is no end to your madness of fake exits.

Overall pretty nice and I would like to play more levels, as long as they're not filled with dozens of exits.

Developer

Thank you for your jokes and your lengthy feedback ! It helps us to improve!

Submitted(+3)

Wow this one was a lot of fun. Platforming felt responsive, with appropriate hitboxes on obstacles and not trying to go too far with the lies.
The art isnt really coherent but good on individual objects, especially animations.
The music is very nice, and so are the sfx, so great job on that.
UI looks great, nice and polished and really fits a sci-fi racing game haha.
You did a good job implementing lie obstacles like others have tried because yours are learnt: that is, in each new level there's some kind of new obstacle and you learn that it's an obstacle so that in the final level it's not about discerning lies anymore but simply about platforming: I think that's great: the gameplay evolves with the levels and that's hard to achieve. The exit lie though can feel a bit grindy on the last level so be careful with that.
I just have complaint on the placement of some objects, such as the two platforms with gems places close together on the last level over spikes: I slid many times down the tiny space in between the two when I shouldnt have (until I realised you could double jump across both). Also, sometimes the foreground pillar decorating thing obscures obstacles which can be very frustrating so maybe remove that.
Overall a great entry that fits the theme: great job!

Developer

Thank you for the detailed feedback!

Developer

Hi LilNarwhal! Thank you so much for playing and for the detailed feedback! :D

In the interest of learning, could you go into more detail about the art not being coherent? It is a good observation - what specific parts of it seemed not to fit in or make sense?  As the artist for this game I have my own thoughts about the artwork, designs and animations for what could be improved were I to take more time to work on it, but I would like to hear your thoughts about the artwork in more detail so I can get another perspective on it. If you have time to!  :)

Submitted(+1)

Well Im not much of an artist myself so take this with a pinch of salt but some of the art feels "detached". All around it's the same art style but some of the art feels more like it belongs to sci-fo while some of it seems to belong to heroic-fantasy. For example, Id think of a visual redesign on the dogs. I cant really remember everything that was going on because I played it a few days ago but I believe that wasnt the only example. The tiles I think could have been redesigned too but again that's from my visual memory.

Developer

Gotcha, this makes sense! I felt similarly about the lion/dog statues especially. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain further. If we do end up revising some assets post-jam, I'll keep this feedback in mind! :)

Submitted(+2)

Nice little lie you put out there!
Sound, Art and Dersign, everything was well done :)

Developer

Thank you for for the kind words and for playing, Ysopprod! :)

(+2)

Awesome game!

Loved the sounds and the art design .

The last level was a bit too much though.

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the feedback and for playing, anahoua! :)

Submitted(+3)

That is some quality game right there! Wouldnt be surprised if your game hits Top 20 list. I dont where to start, Art is amazing, music is really nice too! The starting UI animations are so smooth that it already told me this game is going to be pretty good and it is! 

One thing though, the death sound effect sounds alittle awkuard and unfitting in my opinion.  Still Rated 5 *****!

Developer

Thanks JazeGames!  With regard to the death sound, do you mean the "You Win" sound?

Submitted(+3)

Great audio, art design and a fun subversion of the jam theme. While the platforming sections made me want to cut myself, I don't blame you or your team. I blame a jam with a theme that counters basic game design philosophy. Great submission and great scores from me!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for checking out our game and for the kind words!  I'll make sure to check out your game too!

Submitted(+3)

Oh that's what's called a professional level design: "Hmm  2 exits to make a player confused is not enough? Let put 800, it will be fun!" Anyway, I really enjoyed it. Graphics, music and controls are really amazing. Game as a liar was definitely the truth and for game jam game it's really cool, but if you wish to make it normal game, then you definitely should decrease 800 exits to 400, as I got a bit furious with every level. Anyway, great job :)

Developer

Hey thanks so much Manus!

Submitted(+3)

Really good game, especially for a racing car game!!! 

In my opinion this is one of the best racing games in the jam, the controls are smooth and responsive and it's not actually a pain when you got to replay the circuit all over again.

The tracks are inventive and I liked that you added the elements of the game step by step without making it impossible towards the end.

The graphics are awesome, especially when you drift at 100 mph with the awesome soundtrack pumping through the speakers.

The theme of the jam is interpreted in a smart way and not only applied to the the various stages.

I had fun and I can clearly see the inspiration taken from Gran Turismo and Need for Speed!

If you want to check out our game it would be great!

https://itch.io/jam/cgj/rate/477069

Developer

Great comment! LOL! Thanks so much! 

Submitted(+2)

Wow, this game is actually awesome. Amazing graphics, controls, audio. Perfect for gamejam.

Developer

☺️ Thank you! 

Submitted(+2)

This game is awesome. Good job to the devs. It looks very polished and plays really well. 

Developer

Thank you so much! I'll check out your game as well. :) 

Submitted(+3)

A++ audio design. Overall a very polished game, great entry!

Developer

Much appreciated!  I'll make sure to check out your game and rate it as well!

Developer

Thanks for checkin' ours out, samwel! :)

(+2)

Very fun! Its very engaging, has lots to do, and its got a good concept!

Developer(+1)

Thanks Daimh!

(+2)

Awesome!  I only just now read the subtitle of the game's title, read the fine print 

Developer

Thanks Cameron!

(+3)

A very well done game! The art and the audio part are very refined. Physics is also very good! A very good game!

Despite the jokes about the theme, I found the map a bit tricky in some places. You can't know what the next step will be and it gets in the way a bit.

Congratulations!

Developer

Thank you so much for playing and for the feedback, Euler! :)

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