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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #14 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
| Enjoyment | #15 | 3.846 | 3.846 |
| Presentation | #16 | 4.115 | 4.115 |
| Concept | #25 | 3.962 | 3.962 |
| Use of the Limitation | #32 | 3.577 | 3.577 |
Ranked from 26 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
Rowlof, ArtB
Software used
Godot, Paint.net, FL Studio, BFXR
Use of the limitation
The same button is used for shooting and braking
Cookies eaten
3
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Pretty fun game! My only gripe is that, at least on the web version of the game, the game is too zoomed in to see what the buttons say.
Love the music and art :) REALLY fun idea, and the interpretation of the theme is very unique and I think one of the best examples of creative uses for the limitation, with the most distinct double-actions from a single button. Kind of an interesting way to implement braking for turns.
I think it was sometimes hard to feel the immediate effect of turning since the inertia was so high for turning and it would take several seconds before the 8-directional sprite changed. Some way to indicate your arrow key is working immediately would be helpful for the player feedback. You also weren't kidding when you said "Impossible" difficulty! They smoked me in that race!!
Really good job! That was a lot of fun
Love the art, fun game! :)
The concept is very fun and I tried to greed (by ramping up my horse’s speed even if I was stuck on walls) but the course is well designed, so it’s not worth it. MUSIC IS AWESOME GG WP. I played in impossible mode and… welp let’s just say I never reached the second lap. I get why it’s called impossible.
Well done! :D
Lets just say that I'm the best racer in town (got #5 place in normal)
The soundtrack slaps. Great game!
As the composer for the game this is all I need to hear to have a fantastic day! Thank you so much!
Damn! This was a very clever and fun racing game! A fine job pardner.
Ah! You again! Wasn't expecting another soul in this wasteland
Thanks so much for playing
Pretty cool game! I loved the map with its simple pixel art style and especially the music which absolutely fit the game! I think that the use of the limitation was interesting but it was kind of hard at first to control the horse.
Have a nice day!
Thanks for playing, and thank you for the comments about the map and music, those took a long time to make so I'm glad you enjoyed them. Have a nice day too btw :)
Enjoyed it, yet learning to turn that horse was pretty hard.
Glad you enjoyed it!
this was so fun!! the vibes and the western atmosphere were really good!! a little bit hard to understand the controls first but then it was really rewarding not being so bad at it haha! the music and sound effects fitted so well too!
Thanks! The horse is difficult to control on purpose, so good job getting used to it! Also thanks for noticing music and sounds, I put a lot of effort into that
very proud of myself for eventually not coming 8th!!! took a while to get the hang of, but i must say the VIBES here are impeccable !! the art style and the soundtrack match so perfectly !! such a well made game (i would defo love it more if i wasn't so awful, but i believe i just have to "get good") well done !! <3
It's called "Impossible" for a reason, I created the AI and only got 3rd once! Thanks for playing!
LOVE IT. You totally sold me on the itch page already with the idea of a race game where the challenge would come from going too fast, and the execution here did not disappoint. Great use of the limitation, great gameplay, just wonky enough movement for my taste and an awesome western atmosphere. I haven't cleared impossible yet, but I'll certainly be doing more runs even if it's just to hear that fantastic soundtrack. 5 stars all around, excellent job!
Thank you so much for playing, and all the nice words. We're certainly very pleased with the game, but this is seriously so nice of you. As the composer for this game, you just made my day!
the horse has a concussion now :[
pretty fun game, with a unique artstyle that fits the setting well
Thank you! Maybe it's the constant concussions that keep the horse from being controllable.
Really cool game! Felt like I was playing pixel midwestern Sonic R (in a good way)
I can see the resemblance haha, sonic seems to have the same medical condition as the horse!
Okay, I had a good 5 minutes laugh because of how stupid my horse is... Bwahahahahaha.... This is the reason's why you don't drink and drive a horse....
Yep, I have never drunk while driving a horse, mostly due to never having driven a horse, and having seen what can be the result, I'm not planning to either. Thank you so much for playing!
Great concept and great execution! This game gets 5 stars across the board
Wow thanks so much, sounds like you had an awesome time!
Really fun! I got 7th in impossible, i'm proud
That's nearly impossible, though...
Thanks for playing!
Fun racer :) shooting and breaking at the same time is a nice idea but i felt like i was bashing into walls a lot cause i didn’t want to shoot hahah. Maybe could have been the other way around where shooting speeds you up?
The way we came up with the idea was to just list all the actions that exist in racing games: so speeding up, braking, steering, using items. We ended up combining braking and using items (shooting), because we felt that that would be the most interesting. Maybe you're right though, shooting to speed up sounds fun as well. Thanks for the feedback!
cool art, very fun, took me a while to understand that shooting slowed you down but once I figured it out I had a lot of fun! music is good too but I wish there was a way to turn it down
Thank you for the feedback. It's always difficult to balance music and sounds so we may incorporate a slider in the next game as you suggested
Very enjoyable and challenging. Very well rounded in most terms, no bugs, nice work.
Thanks! This is our first jam game where we actually weren't in a rush to finish it so we had time to fix any problems we had