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Little choo-choo world
Little choo-choo world
By tonasz
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| Category | Rank | Score | Count |
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| Coolness | 2 | 77 | | |
| Audio | 231 | 3.26 | | |
| Humor | 236 | 3.05 | | |
| Graphics | 316 | 3.49 | | |
| Overall | 409 | 3.33 | | |
| Innovation | 490 | 3.22 | | |
| Mood | 586 | 2.90 | | |
| Fun | 706 | 2.93 | | |
| Theme | 802 | 3.40 | | |
Comments
Nice little game, well done.
I didn't encounter any bug, it works fine. The graphics are good, I like the pastel tones. Maybe a bit too relaxing, you should accelerate the train a bit and give the players more time constraints, like time based bonus on random train stations (to oblige the player to move his train quickly to a certain location). It took me some time to get that you can change the tracks but when I understood it, I was like "Oh! That's cool!".
Overall, it is a good game, 4/5. Oh! And dat choo-choo sound XD
okkolobr
2014-12-08 10:25
Loved the zoom out idea to make the game remain in the screen !
Nice cool relaxing game, with a bit of thought to have to make money... or coal !
Sound effects are funny.
It's a big deal that you made a game with these mechanics in such a short timeframe. Everything works pretty well and it looks rather like a board game - it just needs balancing to make it more fun.
efux
2014-12-08 10:28
Love the choo-choo sound. The game seems very polished, the graphic style fits in quite good.
Looking forward to see you finish the bigger thing.
seledorn
2014-12-08 10:31
A bit to slow for my taste but nice over all. The fact that you named stuff Lorem Ipsum & that train sound effect are hilarious!
haha, awesome game! Best sound effects!! chou chouuuuu
you should be able to click on stations to see what they are buying though :D
once you find a profitable rout you could do that one for ever :p which isn't that fun :p
donan
2014-12-08 10:40
Nice game. I loved the graphics, gameplay and the choo choo sound xD. As stated by caporaltito it needs more speed on the train to get harder :)
tonasz
2014-12-08 10:54
@everybody: Thank you for playing and comments. You can make train faster with Q key, but there should be screen indicator.
@caporaltito: The space between Goods and Buy wagon is where Passengers option where, but I abandoned it, because I didn't have enough time. I was planning something you said - time limited quest of transporting people.
@seledorn: I even tried to put Snowman on map but it's not as noticeable as I wanted :)
@Vulture Tamer: I could implement day/night cycle changing prices.
frondeus
2014-12-08 17:27
Good work! It really addictive. I haven't seen any bugs and this game has such a big potential.
liamlime
2014-12-08 18:54
Oh wow, this is super neat! I love games like the Patrician series, and this has a similar vibe - at least the buying and selling part. I like it a lot. And heck, the train "chugga" sound effect is amazing. :D
Love that train sound, pretty creepy
ali312
2014-12-08 19:02
Omg, those sounds! Very nice!)
This is a great start I had fun moving my train around the different cities. My friend told me about Transarctica ( Amiga/Atari era ) Now I want to try this one too maybe you coud have a look at it, sounds very inspiring.
recursor
2014-12-08 22:41
The buy/sell dialog could be a bit clearer as I never could figure out how much of a particular item I had in my possession when I wanted to sell it. I like how the screen zooms out to show more of the world as the train travels. The train graphics have a nice graphical style to them and the sounds are pretty cool.
syawqy
2014-12-09 01:36
so, you keep everything on the screen by zooming out, interesting
renatopp
2014-12-09 15:13
It is a nice prototype using a good idea, still not a good game tough. Anyway, I want to see more of this =) Good job.
Hi there. Hugely impressed by amount of work in your game. Like the sound/vocal effects! Felt a bit random making choices, bookmarked for a revisit. Good job!
leffe108
2014-12-10 22:31
An interesting take on making a memory game (figuring out which connections that make money) and some fun puzzle work to get your train to the right destination.
After finding a connection with 2:3 ratio I stopped looking for something better. Maybe make the payment go down for a site as you deliver more and more there, forcing you to look for new connections.
sundry
2014-12-11 00:54
nice sound and theme :)
grid96
2014-12-11 12:29
Cool chilling game. Makes fun playing it.
thopis
2014-12-13 02:35
Sound effects are the best part!
phocker
2014-12-14 06:13
pretty cool game - liked the graphics and the strategy - will play again
ljdp
2014-12-14 15:29
I'm impressed with the amount of mechanics you've implemented in just 48 hours. I ended up visiting about 5 stations before I found a favourable trade, and once you've found that there is no incentive to explore further. It also feels weird to trade for coal, I would like to see a currency instead (and less starting coal). Still, great work!
dusho
2014-12-17 19:17
the UI felt a bit confusing.. but maybe it's just me
sharky
2014-12-20 18:23
Cool game but I filled my limited storages and my limited train cars within secs, you need to increase those numbers a good bit.