Really cool entry!
I love the setting and the art is so nice. Really nailed a aesthetic visually.
however I think this project did suffer from a lack of sound, I think this game would be quite the auditory joy tbh. The heavy sound of the speed switch, the burning of coal and the sounds of a train sound so appealing.
3 QoL things that would have been awesome to see imo:
- Have it so when your mouse hovers over a name in your stop list, it highlights the town on your map. This would reduce the time I spent just scanning the map being frusterated, and increased the amount of time I would be doing the funnest thing, planning my route around the map, picking the order of towns to hit, THAT was a very fun part of the game!
- Have Coal / Water displayed somewhere, I couldn't find my reserves tbh. Would just help make decisions and increase the intensity of running low
- When I went above max speed or reverse, the switch would disappear completely making it kinda hard to find the buttons. More of a bug that QoL
Now all that aside this was a really awesome entry! visually nice, and a management game with spirit tracks movement is inspiring and impressive for the time you had! amazing work!