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Bug vs. Boxes's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #96 | 3.656 | 3.656 |
| Overall | #113 | 3.377 | 3.377 |
| Gameplay | #114 | 3.262 | 3.262 |
| Theme interpretation | #142 | 3.525 | 3.525 |
| Innovation | #154 | 3.115 | 3.115 |
| Audio | #157 | 3.164 | 3.164 |
Ranked from 61 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
GitHub repository URL:
https://github.com/joegaffey/bugvsboxes
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Liking the little quotes from the bug. The game is easy to pick up and play, and the audio is satisfying. The physics on the car was neat.
Fun game. I like the multi-platform support and extra features like recording.
Interesting and addictive. the music used is also funny.
Nice "platformer" :p I am guessing coding the physics part wasn't trivial for this ! Also hilarious that the bug is driving :D
Thanks! One of the reasons to build the game was to learn a physics library. Turns out it wasn't that hard 😁 https://brm.io/matter-js/
Fun and clever idea, graphics were awesome! Some jolly music would have crowned this, great work 👍
This is a cool game, really nice idea and great physics.
Really funny concept and well done with a proper physics engine. Love the comments from the bug in the bug too!
And the car is also important here guys, it's the Beetle! :D
I can't really explain why, but I think I'm waaaaaay too amused at the fact that there's a bug driving a bug. It shouldn't be that funny, but it made me laugh. So, kudos to you for coming up with that concept. Oh, and I had fun playing the game as well! The art, and sound fit beautifully and I definitely noticed a difference after hitting a few red bubbles. I could barely push a little box off of the screen. I learned quickly to avoid them. Very well done, good sir!
Thanks for the kind words. I wonder if people found the beep control for blowing away unwanted bubbles. I didn't really spell it out to leave it as a nice surprise for the player.
This game really makes you FEEL like you're a bug driving a car. I'm glad I got to teach those boxes a lesson, but I do have a few questions. What does the engine strength and whatever do? Because I kept receiving the powerups but I didn't feel a whole lot of noticeable difference. And what is the recording feature for?
Thanks! Driving feel comes from physics modelled wheels and tyres with torque and friction values. If I had more time I would have modelled the engine and drivetrain too. I hope to reuse some of the learning in an online driving sim I am building.
Bubbles came fairly late and likely need to be tuned a lot more but they do all affect the physics model of the car.
Recording feature is in-game video recording. I built the game in the browser mostly on a Chromebook as an experiment into what the web can do these days and gameplay recording felt like a gap in the technology so I built a solution into the game. There's more detail in the dev log I wrote about it.
Thanks for the great comments and questions!
A very simple yet fun game! Runs very smoothly on my browser, didn't have any issues with it. Well done!
lol, nice, I used to have one of those... and you even got correctly the rear wheel drive!
You have great taste in cars. I was going for a '74 super 1600. Thanks!
simple and cute although a little slow in ramping up the difficulty :) Great work.
Yeah, It's a bit skewed towards younger players (my kids) and also needs more tuning. I might need a difficulty setting or some other way to avoid strong players having to replay early stages. Thanks for the comment!
Such a cute little game, so easy to pick up and play and hits all the right spots to make the player feel good whilst playing
Loved your sound design (especially the ladybug voice)! The wheel animation is really cool.
I got a happy feel from the game :) It's simple yet cute and easy to understand gameplay. Nice work!
There is something super relaxing about this game, nice!
enjoyed playing! i like the art and sound of the VW bug , the controls are smooth and responsive, the gameplay is fun and has good replay value, overall nice game! keep it up!
Simple but really fun game, I also tried it on mobile and it runs really well. Good job!
"Apart from all of these boxes," Says our English insect protagonist, in his insect named car, "At least it's sunny!" I tend to agree. Some games try their best for a grand scale and fail. Some try to be something that they're not at a stretch. Bugs Vs. Boxes is about two bugs (Our aforementioned protagonist in his VW style Beetle) stopping their nice grassy platform from becoming covered in progressively smaller weights of boxes. How do you do this? Use the car to push or slant them off. This game is exactly what it says, and more importantly, it's very FUN! Powerups, bombs, and powerdowns will also drop. It's one of the ways I know our protagonist is English as well, when he upgrades his Tyres. If you're in the game jam for fun creative and well made games, give this one a look!