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EtiChopper

By efux

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness278
Audio6612.53
Humor7952.13
Theme8303.38
Innovation8752.65
Mood9672.41
Fun10502.42
Graphics10792.19
Overall11402.42

Comments

nushriell 2014-12-07 22:38

Looks really cool, gameplay is cool too.

meral 2014-12-07 22:56

Cool thing! I'm glad you decided to participate. Love the programmer art and especially the sound. ;)

If you give the game a shot and think the fire is never going to end - give it a bit more time.

zwergesel 2014-12-08 03:17

Looks fun, but runs really choppy (ha!). And the fires don't seem to extinguish after opening the tank and flying forward even though there's still water in the tank.

efux 2014-12-08 08:14

Thanks for all the comments so far. I really appreciate it.

Make sure the water tank is filled to 100% (use the display on the right bottom corner) before you try to extinguish fire with it.

krisjet 2014-12-08 08:35

Great that you decided to participate, this is a great way to improve your game creation skills!

I would suggest not letting the player move off screen at all, right now if you disappear offscreen you have no point of reference, and don't know if you're moving back towards the screen or away from it.
I would also have added in some friction, causing the chopper to stop after some time if you stop holding the forward arrow.
I like the programmer art and good use of sound too!

jadernak 2014-12-08 08:37

I liked the concept and nice sounds :) The controls are bad though which makes this game less fun than it could've been I had the same issue the last LD myself. Keep it up.

sanojian 2014-12-08 09:16

Cool idea but very klunky controls. Water tank seems to empty all of its contents without effecting anything beyond first splash. Overall fun and good use of theme.

dekart 2014-12-08 10:05

The idea is good as well as sounds. Controls are not very intuitive and the copter fly away from the screen so it's hard to get back.

lolwned 2014-12-08 10:10

Controls are weird but the game is cool. Lost myself a few times when the I went offscreen.

blue-thumbs-gaming 2014-12-08 11:43

Congrats on your game. I lost precious seconds trying to resize the game view and then go lost out of screen for a while >_<

domicuc 2014-12-08 16:30

Not bad.
Not best.
But cute and cool x)
if you have time also check my "weird tower defense" :-D

maesk 2014-12-08 16:30

I'm pretty bad at piloting helicopters, thats sure. Nice game, but it looks hard from my experience.

leaden 2014-12-08 16:48

Not bad idea, but controls not suitable for one screen gameplay. Also, "one screen" is the theme, not the rule.

kedume 2014-12-08 17:26

I little hard to control the copter.

aomeas 2014-12-08 20:00

The controls feel strange at the start but I got used to it. Btw, 480s to extinguish a fire makes me the worst chopper pilot in the history of firemen.
What a programmer art :D

arzi 2014-12-08 23:09

I was entertained by how I always managed to somehow fly out of screen :P

bkgh 2014-12-11 16:00

Interesting game, but it'd be better if the chopper was a little more responsive.

lody 2014-12-11 16:06

Nice game. Would be worth exploring post jam with a bigger scale. Choplifter was one of my favorite Super NES games and this would be a great take on that, fighting wildfires instead of missles and guns. Congrats :)

shivur 2014-12-11 16:17

Overall a good game. With some adjustment on the timing the fire spread, the tank refill and the fuel burn, it can be a fun challenge instead of just waiting the fire stop to spread.

6downstudios 2014-12-11 23:53

Neat little game! Controls are tough but fun once you get the hang of it! Well done!

mrexcessive 2014-12-18 14:46

Hi there. Interesting idea. Managed to put out a few fires, but pretty impossible to stop fire filling the woods. More generosity, at the start at least, would be nice.

freaknarf 2014-12-21 03:00

Haaa i keep crashing out of the screen :)

taro 2014-12-27 03:11

Well done It DID make me want to play it once i got the hang of it. I would like to see the UI placed ON the chopper itself ALSO my biggest criticism The water should dump on the fire the ENTIRE time the gauge is draining.

maxmetallica 2014-12-29 20:30

nice work

kualitygames 2014-12-29 20:50

The art could use a bit more work and a way to restart without reloading the browser would be preferable. Audio was good, and the whole concept is innovative.

lonelytimelord 2014-12-29 20:51

Nice idea, little hard to control the copter at first

belstras 2014-12-29 22:31

Interesting game, a bit hard to control but easier by just turning slightly the helicopter when getting water and just repeating. Nice concept.