Bucket

Category	Rank	Score
Coolness	3	65
Graphics	416	3.24
Humor	509	2.29
Overall	553	3.17
Innovation	599	3.07
Mood	684	2.75
Fun	720	2.80
Audio	761	2.35
Theme	1105	2.88

adonaac 2013-04-29 03:27

This was pretty funny. Also really well executed and simple (in a good way). Good job!

gilmore606 2013-04-29 08:39

I love Choplifter style games. :) Fun, although the controls felt really syrupy and frustrating.

somenetworkguy 2013-04-29 20:35

Fun! But real hard to control :(

ataxkt 2013-04-29 22:47

Yeah, hard to control, but it looks and plays well!

eteeski 2013-04-29 22:50

this was cool. i liked how realistic the helicopter felt. it was really hard, but then again, real helicopters are also really hard to fly.

chrisgaudino 2013-04-30 00:03

Thanks for the feedback everybody. I was going for a control and physics setup that was at least vaguely rooted in reality. They are kind of mushy because the heavy bucket yanks against your control inputs. Definitely still needs some tweaking. I've had several friends play it now, and its turning out to be a you love it or you hate it type situation.

lamprabbit 2013-04-30 01:12

Love it, fun but feels a little slow to control.

judasbenhur 2013-04-30 09:16

great concept but the flying controls are way to difficult imho.

haversack 2013-04-30 19:24

Love the game. It is a little hard to control but I am guessing that is the point. Might tweak it a bit though. I also managed to crash in mid air. I think I made the bucket hit the helicopter?

rexspaceman 2013-04-30 19:46

Agreed on the controls issue. Great job though!

shama 2013-04-30 20:33

Very cool. Maybe an indicator for tilt/velocity to gauge the controls better?

pentaphobe 2013-04-30 20:33

Really nice-looking game, congrats on your first LD!

I quite enjoyed playing, and had a lot of near-misses which got me nervous :)

Didn't stick with it very long, but an enjoyable experience

qdowngames 2013-04-30 20:37

Really challenging, but I won't say I didn't like it. Nice visuals!

chrisgaudino 2013-04-30 22:29

Thanks everybody.

Haversack: Yes, if the bucket or rope gets up into the rotorblades of the helicopter, that will make you crash.

proch 2013-05-01 20:25

with some changes in controls this coud have been awesome! i liked it ;) well done

whitetigle 2013-05-02 14:33

Good game. A little bit tough though. I liked the gfx and it fits pretty well the theme.

thecze 2013-05-02 20:47

This is a great concept, wish the controls felt a bit more natural.

aeveis 2013-05-02 20:52

I like the look but would have to agree the controls are too difficult. Flying up is too slow and turning is kind of awkward because you tilt a lot before the copter actually turns. Found it pretty funny the bucket can make you crash.

chrisgaudino 2013-05-03 01:26

After rating the game, if you would like to try a post-compo version with easier controls, it is available here: http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7666226/Bucket%20WebPlayer_0.2/Bucket%20WebPlayer_0.2.html

_rilem 2013-05-04 20:57

Had a hard time controlling the helicopter. Even on easy mode I crashed :P
The graphics look cool though and if the helicopter was a bit easier to control it would be a great game :D

zkenshin 2013-05-06 15:51

Really liked the art. :)

turbodindon 2013-05-11 21:29

Good idea!
The helicopter is a bit too hard and slow to control.

- SEPHY (@sephyka)

depp 2013-05-12 05:42

Great concept, the controls are just a little too hard. I had a hard time getting over the house after filling the bucket.

bvanschooten 2013-05-17 23:56

You really tried something unusual here, I like it. The game plays rather slowly though. Also I think it needs something extra to make it really fun.