GMTK Game Jam 2021

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Action car drift

Submitted by P3u — 2 hours, 18 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Fun	#366	3.709	3.709
Overall	#1358	3.279	3.279
Originality	#1813	3.236	3.236
Presentation	#2253	2.891	2.891

Ranked from 55 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?
The player controls a car has. a chained mace attached to it. By turning left and right, the mace build momentum and it can be yeeted at enemies. The player can "unlink" the chain and throw the mace. The player must fetch the mace, by coming close to it. The mace snaps back in place.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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LFJ Game StudiosSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really liked this one!! It’s fun, fast paced and everything a jam game needs to be.

Great job!!

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The Crusade Ends With You

P3uDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you! It was a huge pleasure to read your comment!

LinuxKid21Submitted3 years ago(+1)

I managed to get 6000 once, but never close to that again. This game is quite addicting! I had a hard time stopping, but alas, I must sleep now.

Here are a few things I think are issues I've found:

The red enemies seem to come in too fast if they are traveling vertically and you are as well. I sometimes felt there was nothing I could do when this happened. Maybe they should mostly move side to side? Or be slower?
The green triangles should give a warning before shooting. They seem to shoot on a predictable time which helps, but not when it first enters your screen. Without a visual clue I didn't know if it was safe to attack yet or not.
The controls messed with me (I kept getting them backwards for a bit), but maybe that's just me :)

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P3uDeveloper3 years ago

Hello LinuxKid21. Congratulations for this highscore, you're the first to have gotten so far! Thank you so very much for playing the game, and your critiques are so valuable! Concerning the red enemies, I've programmed them to go into a 45 degree angle +- 10 degrees and just simply bounce on the walls. But I suppose with unity's physics engine and all the bouncing on the walls, their trajectory might become more vertical. Still you made an excellent point, that I completely overlooked, the screen is more wide than high, so they are much more difficult to avoid when coming from above. This is something to fix! With the green guys, they were supposed to stop in place for 3 seconds before shooting, but I believe something broke at this stage with my latest submission. But I agree with you, a more visual cue would be the best! I have plans to develop this game further and even make levels, in addition to this infinite level :-). Thank you once again!

oathmilksSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

I've got a lot of fun playing this game. Loved it! Got only 3200 though because It's hard to dodge the green one when it's spawning near you lol. Great game. Good job!

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P3uDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks a lot! Reading comments like yours, makes all this pizza indulging , sleepless 48 hour weekend worth while.

blueloveTHSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Physics are perfect but so hard for me. > <

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Dr. Wen's Electromagnetism Lab

P3uDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks a lot for your lovely comment! I did realize the difficulty is not balanced, but since I was alone on this jam, I invested the time in different aspects, and unfortunately for a lot of players, I left this one at the bottom of the list :-)

But I am still glad you had fun.

armadillojoeSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

A lot more fun than I expected, would like more progression though

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P3uDeveloper3 years ago

Hello ArmadilloJoe! Thanks for playing and commenting! I really appreciate your feedback. I am planning (postjam) to add levels with progressive difficulty and enemies, to make it more friendly :-)

Ryanocerou5Submitted3 years ago

Fun to play around with, physics related games are always fun. The enemy types were fun, I think I'm still yet to hit a red enemy. Perhaps some ramping in difficulty would be helpful, introducing the enemy types one by one and learning to strategise would be fun.

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Till death do us part

SteventusSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Very cool! You have your own twist to the 'chain' approach to the theme by driving a car instead. This adds a level of difficulty curve to the gameplay. I dont think I ever fully grasped it as it was a bit difficult for me.

Some good things:

Very simple game design. It's easy to communicate to the player what you're suppose to do.

The game feels solid actually, as a whole. Controls are good, car feels good, hits feel good with well implemented sound. Music can be a bit obnoxious with long playtime though.

Some caveats:

From a design standpoint, I personally suggest have an arrow infront of the car so the player always knows where the car is driving towards. It can be a bit messy trying to swing the mace towards the things to destroy, as well as micro managing the car driving at the beginning.

Otherwise, not bad!

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The Curse of the Everpong

P3uDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit)

Thank you so much for the detailed review, I truly appreciate the sincerity and especially the very constructive critiques! I'll definitely fix the car visuals to clearly indicate the direction! And I definitely need to hire a sound artist lol :-) .Thanks a lot for your contribution

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SaadTheGladSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

A really cool game with fitting sfx, music and just the right amount of camera shake. It fits the theme well too and is a nice little arcadey game.

Loves:

All around good game-feel, sfx and music
Simple premise with a lot of replayability

Nitpicks:

The car is a little bit hard to control which makes it harder for me to wreak more carnage

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A Tale of Two Twins

🧨Dynamite StewSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Cool game! The music and sound design really fit well, and I think the game is well-done gameplay wise too. The mechanics are really unique and made the game fun to play! Overall, good job!

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hruksdevSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice job! The graphics were really clean and added a satisfying feel to the game. I enjoyed the mace around the car as it felt good to maneuver and added to the theme "joined together." The music too helped the hectic atmosphere. Overall a nice title to the jam! :)

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Lord_CoconutSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Nice game! The energetic music fits well. I had a lot of fun playing it, although it's a bit hard.

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SchyGamesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Great game. I really like the physics and the idea of driving a car and swing around the mace. It's very challenging to control the mace but it feels rewarding the more you play it! Great challenge and can recommend almost anyone to at least go try it out! :)

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PakuSubmitted3 years ago (1 edit)

4100 is the best I can get.
Very nice rope physic, I feel really satisfying when I made some great combo! The red guy sometimes surprise me by run into me suddenly and dying to him made me feel bad sometimes. The green guy is really hard but also very rewarding when you beat him.
It's already a good hyper-casual type game you can have on mobile platform.

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P3uDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you Mary! I really enjoyed reading your comment and thank you so much for the suggestions. I will definitely improve the enemies in the next release!

Flying Basement StudiosSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

It was really fun to play. The visuals are nice and the game feels really responsive thanks to the effects. The only thing which felt little bit weird for me were the controls. It was easy to lose track about the direction of the car and then turn to the wrong direction.

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EmbehSubmitted3 years ago

It's a good and fun challenge and I was motivated to learn it. So good Job !

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Just a walk in the park

Krel113Submitted3 years ago(+1)

Very funny game ! Very juiced when you make combo

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TheChronicPhenixSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Had a lot of fun with this game, played quite a few rounds and ended up at 4500, definitely could have kept going. Though it would be nice to have a bit more of an indication as to the direction the vehicle is facing, easy to lose track of at times and end up turning the wrong direction or into walls. Great job and really like the execution on this idea!

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Your Strength Is Mine - GMTKJam 2021

P3uDeveloper3 years ago

First of all congrats for the highscore! And thanks for playing, reviewing and especially for the suggestion. I will improve it forthe next release, either give a more directional estethic to the car, or improve the physics when bouncing into walls, I'll see which one is more fun!

Daniel GravesSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This was extremely difficult, and the physics was soo much fun to play around with. Though it was a bit difficult to get used to the controls at first, I think for physics related movement I had the most fun with this one. Seeing the mace crash into enemies is also super satisfying, and it feels good every time you destroy one.

The only thing I'd say is that the green shooting enemy blends into the ground a bit and it's a tad difficult to notice them immediately. But with more polish and even better graphics, I think this has the potential of becoming a full game!

Good luck to you for the rest of the jam!

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ZekielSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Pretty fun game and quite difficult! I really liked the music

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