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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Did you make it in 3 hours (put 5 by default) | #15 | 3.077 | 3.857 |
| How well does the game fit the themes? | #17 | 2.507 | 3.143 |
| Gameplay | #17 | 1.823 | 2.286 |
| How much do you enjoy the game overall? | #17 | 2.393 | 3.000 |
| Visuals | #17 | 1.709 | 2.143 |
| Overall | #17 | 2.070 | 2.595 |
| Audio | #19 | 0.912 | 1.143 |
Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How long was your dev time?
Not exactly sure, I'd guess between 3-5 hours. hard to say as a lot of that time was on graphics and a lot of the graphics I didn't use. If you only count what was actually used in the game I'm probably right on target with the jam :)
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This is really cute! I like how the wheelchair sort of tips backwards in a way that's both realistic to real chairs and also makes fun of how the classic wheelchair sign is nonsense. The graphics could definitely use some work, which I think is where you get a lot of the "fever dream" critique. This game would also benefit greatly from some simple sound, even just a jump and a "hit enemy" sound would be fine. Also I found myself puzzled with three mechanics:
1. the shoot mechanic. It seemed like I was sort of shooting the whole time so pressing space bar to do the same felt unnecessary
2. I didn't have an ability to go backwards, which would be fine if not for the fact that I would sometimes miss enemies.
3. When does the game end? It's possible there is an ending I just did not see, but it didn't seem like I really knew what I was doing.
Otherwise, this is a really cute game. I didn't quite understand the literal message, but I loved the vibe of a disabled person being able to reform society.
An abstract piece of art that defies description or understanding!
A wild ride in a wheelchair to a blue sky I couldn't reach. In the end, I kept falling and falling...
<3
I played this before in web and wanted to play again to give rating. The itch page says now that you haven't uploaded the game - so I had to download it.
This is real fever-dream of a game - I think that is what you were going for visually?
The goal was understood easily, but unfortunately I didn't understand how to win or lose the game - I drove around in my 2-wheeler for a while when I gave up.
Sometimes the 2-wheeler got stuck on slopes, but somehow by tapping up button it moved forward.
Anyhow - super interesting take on the theme and weirdly cool visuals.
I think because the macOS and browser version had the same name, itch got them confused and was trying to use the macOS version in browser, causing the error. I have uploaded a differently named browser version that should work now.
I don't know exactly what you mean by "fever-dream."
My goal in making this game is to demonstrate the idea handicapped persons can leave the world a better place. I was inspired by a good friend :) My friend is politically active and told me that I had to put gender roles and police brutality in the game for the cripple to fight, so I tried to find a way to represent this visually.
Regarding the issue getting up slopes, I noticed this too. I believe it's due to the way gdevelop handles collisions between objects at different angles (I could very well be wrong). I had thought of trying to fix it, but after thinking for a while I thought it added a bit of realism to the game. If you've ever ridden in a wheelchair, you'll notice that it's sometimes hard to get up slopes, and if you go to fast you'll lose traction and get stuck. The slopes are the same way - if you go to fast you'll slide backwards, but if you slow down you'll chug right along.
Unfortunately, like the audio, there is no way to win or lose, although you can improve your high score :)
"The developer has not uploaded a game yet..."
Have you got a version to play in the browser within your game page?
Sorry for the mixup. The macOS version and the browser version are both .zip files... so there was a little confusion. The browser version is up and should be working.