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A Helicopter Named Freedom!

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Graphics134.23
Community353.50
Coolness1444
Theme1483.31
Overall1583.15
Fun2822.54
Audio3491.14
Innovation3652.31
Humor3891.33

Comments

matthias_zarzecki 2011-08-22 11:45

Nice concept.

So the important question is of course: Why doesn't it play Ride of the Valkyrie? :-)

bitbof 2011-08-22 21:36

Reminds me of Sim Copter which I loved to play. I had fun contemplating with a buddy why the inmates keep waving instead of running to the chopper when it's just a few meters away :P

I was disappointed that I could get on that big mountain.

refrag 2011-08-22 22:31

I liked it! Beautiful world you constructed for this 48hr ditty. I liked the gameplay mechanic but did find it got dull a bit quickly. I'm more of an arcadey-fan than a Sim fan so maybe that's it. ;)

Where's the audio/music?

Solid entry. Great work.

wbobeirne 2011-08-23 04:22

Great controls, good looking game. It just lacks meaningful gameplay. Just being a taxi is a bit dry. Would also love some sound.

Wonderful work for 48h.

rudy 2011-08-23 17:43

Good work! The shadows are a too steap though, often by the time you see it, you've already (crashed horribly) landed. I also wish I could rotate the view with my XBox360 controller :)

recursor 2011-08-25 12:58

I watched your timelapse and was impressed with all the 3D modeling and skinning you were able to do. 3D content creation tends to suck up the time, so 14+ hours for that doesn't surprise me. I thought you did a really good job on the helicopter model. This has the beginnings of a pretty cool game.

Post-compo thoughts: Some sounds and more people/cars running around would be a cool thing to see. It would make your little city really come to life.

Nice job!

mpc174 2011-08-28 22:39

Like bitbof, this brought back nostalgic flashbacks to Sim Copter. I'm impressed by the graphics! Nice vehicle controls too. Good job!

tulrath 2011-09-02 04:49

Very impressive for only 48 hours.

danik 2011-09-11 18:52

Super impressive technically and visually, but get's repetitive quickly. As you said, maybe too much time was spent on details. :)