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Spacey Trail

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Audio2963.22
Mood4643.08
Humor5572.49
Innovation6832.76
Overall7092.98
Graphics7382.74
Fun8212.62
Theme8972.93

Comments

ianh 2014-12-09 02:32

Really fun game! I wish it would "scan area" automatically... got kinda old pressing that button over and over...

error031 2014-12-09 02:41

nice game, i like it!

kate-kligman 2014-12-09 02:46

I love this type of game, I like where this is going, and I'm looking forward to seeing further developments. The music is trippy!

cdwaddell 2014-12-09 02:47

Seems like there was power creep in the development of this game. It feels like it wants to be a sidescroller FTL, or maybe a final fantasy FTL mashup. What is with the characters in the upper right corner. It didn't matter that they were there. The events are a cool concept, but nothing matters in them. I like all the stats and things you need to keep track of, but the scope of this project was just too big to take on.

muramasa 2014-12-09 03:24

I think this game needs more things to do. I traveled for long distances and nothing showed up. There are only traders, which normally are trying to sell you junk (other one exchanged me 30 ammo for 10 ammo). More kinds of events, and more decisions. But it's a fine game. Reminds me of something...

And yeah. Scan area should be automatic.

harley77 2014-12-09 03:51

Oregon trail in space. Nice idea and good execution.

modwizcode 2014-12-09 04:28

It's a neat game, I didn't really have the patience for it, but it looked really really cool.

defectivemelon 2014-12-09 05:02

Honestly I clicked this expecting something about Kevin Spacey, but I wasn't dissapointed anyway. The game was fun, I can always do with more Oregon Trail in my life

broknecho 2014-12-09 05:06

That was pretty cool....although I had like 5 pirates answer my distress call in a row :) Nice game.

daviosmash 2014-12-09 05:07

I, too, wish it did scan area automatically. But it was a fun game. I would have enjoyed it more if that did happen, though.

2014-12-09 05:56

Hit by solar flares seconds from the end. Heartbreaking.

samm 2014-12-09 06:43

Dropbox seems to have crapped out on the web version

oscarabraham 2014-12-09 06:51

It is interesting, but it has too many dead moments waiting for something to happen.

alendro 2014-12-09 06:53

I could see this going somewhere, but a little slow for me. Great job overall.

2bit 2014-12-09 09:45

Traded someone 10 ammo for 20 ammo woohoo! Very fun game, music works well.

feizenbara 2014-12-09 09:46

A few technical issues (I evade a pirate by cloaking but I still take damage... is it on purpose ? It should be mentioned then. + traders agree to trade for fewer resources than what they ask for)
A few balance issues (food is useless, health is too generous, scanning is far too dangerous, just do nothing and wait when out of fuel)
But overall it's good :)

dieblume86 2014-12-09 10:06

Nice game.

5t4mp5 2014-12-09 20:54

It was pretty easy to get through, but a cool idea. Oregon Trail in space, or FTL minus the tactical elements. My only major issue, is the travel time. Waiting between encounters doesn't really provide anything interesting. So I would either want to jump right from encounter to encounter, or have something to do as the ship pilot (avoid asteroids?). Well done.

ryusui 2014-12-09 22:33

I'm a big fan of the whole "Oregon Trail IN SPACE!" idea, but it feels kinda empty, and it could do with some basic bug-checking to make sure the shops and traders don't scam you.

brassawiking 2014-12-09 23:03

A bit passive gameplay, but it is a solid foundation to work on.

blzkz 2014-12-09 23:04

Fun game! I liked, but it is so hard to find food :/

hitchh1k3r 2014-12-10 03:25

It seems several games have tried to bring the Oregon Trail idea to space. This was a good attempt, especially considering the time frame. It would be nice to see more consistance in the graphics. Graphics don't have to look great, but in this game they seemed to be scaled to different resolutions which bothered me. Overall good work, and with a bit more work and polish this could be a pretty great game.

zncatlaw 2014-12-10 04:40

Excellent. I ran through the game once on easy, and it was cool. The music really makes the mood, and the graphics all fit perfectly together. I liked the occasional weird thing that would sail by in the background.

Merchants who want to trade 50 of their ammo for 10 of mine... are maybe collectors? Ammo enthusiasts trying to accumulate space-bullets from every corner of the galaxy.

selfishgenome 2014-12-10 08:53

Nice game. Really good music too. Not my type of game but I can see it is well made, very good.

rzuf 2014-12-10 09:25

I like the idea of Oregon Trail in space very much. Waiting for a bigger version (with more assets visualizing everything, maybe some planet exploring, huh?) :)

officialcodenmore 2014-12-10 22:59

This reminds me a lot of a specific game where you travel exactly in this graphical way, food, etc, but I can't think of it. Either way, I liked the style and implementation!

pjimmy 2014-12-10 23:10

nice, reminds me of Oregon Trail in space

grambler1 2014-12-15 13:52

Why can I buy stuff from traders and people who want to help me with money I don't have? o:

teamquadratic 2014-12-17 04:20

Cool game! There's a bug though where you can trade with traders even if you do not have enough of what they want.

ynots 2014-12-18 16:53

nice...