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Road To Hell

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness293
Graphics2923.87
Fun4963.10
Overall6093.12
Mood6422.96
Humor7512.34
Innovation9672.32
Theme10752.10

Comments

svenfrankson 2015-08-24 04:14

Hi, video seems nice, any chance to see a webplayer ? Thanks !

hyoga-3d 2015-08-24 10:02

Hello @SvenFrankson, after a while, we exported the game for web, now our game has a Web Player and WebGL version.

chromebookbob 2015-08-24 10:58

great graphics and mood

kchplr 2015-08-24 11:20

Simple but effective, good job.

Btw, thanks for the WebGL export, this is nice to see it in practice (and to be able to play the game without switching to another browser). A few slow down here and there but overall it's consistent.

reisen 2015-08-24 11:55

Straightforward and fun, but a bit hard to connect it with the theme. ("You destroyed these innocent cars, what a monster you are", and that's it)

pierce_z 2015-08-24 13:29

Very solid game, I'm not sure if it's a bug but I always died when I hit what I thought was a power-up (looks kind of like a honeycomb). Other than that it was good, a bit too easy though since I never had any problems out-running the police.

peterthehe 2015-08-24 13:35

This would make an amazing mobile game. Perhaps the car could accelerate quicker... The music really sets a mood.

vegapomme27 2015-08-24 13:51

Nice, but it crashed at the beginning. Cool graphics

mantis 2015-08-24 14:01

That's some fantastic graphics :)

belva1234 2015-08-24 14:01

Loved the graphic, the mood and the theme interpretation good job

aun 2015-08-24 14:09

I had a lot of fun. Maybe there is one thing you can change : add collision between others car/police car and the stopped police car and rocks.

nonentheless 2015-08-24 14:35

Graphics are nice, though too dark for my taste. Good entry in general :)

andrew-2 2015-08-24 14:38

The car stalled to a stop at he beginning (web player build) After a while it started moving forward again.

mde 2015-08-24 14:41

The game is definitly well made and fun to play, but I don't think that destroying cars (and killing people) makes you a "monster".

shinmera 2015-08-24 14:45

A rather classic game. Unfortunately the window size feels quite awkward on a computer. I understand this was developed with mobile platforms in mind, but it would have been very nice to have a wide-view, or in the very least a square-view available.

The style is probably this game's biggest strength, as it feels well put-together and doesn't clash with anything. All the parts fit and work with each other.

Music wise it's a rather simple track that unfortunately gets a bit repetitive quickly. The sound effects are fine as they are.

Regarding the 'rules': That hitting cars that go in your direction increases speed is pretty counter-intuitive. One would expect that any kind of collision would slow you down. Instead something like speed-panels that are obviously marked up with flashing arrows might have been a better choice.

The tunnels that occasionally pop up also feel unnecessarily punishing. Since I can't see into them, I'm pretty much at the game's mercy about whether I hit a car in it or not.

moon519 2015-08-24 14:56

I had a lot of fun. Thanks you! That could easily be one of my favourite mobile phone game.
However, I don't really see the link with the theme: where are the monster? Are you the monster because you because you destroy car to increase speed?
But apart from that, really good game.

lanestp 2015-08-24 15:36

Pretty fun lane racer. There is a lot going on which is pretty nice. I really enjoyed the art style. The main car was a highlight for me. Generally good game. Good job!

aden-manson 2015-08-24 16:05

Great graphics, honestly just a great game!

wevel 2015-08-24 16:29

Fun to play, might be nice to have some limited ability to move up and down the screen.

pi_pi3 2015-08-24 16:30

I like the idea of this game, but I don't see how it fits the theme

kaltic 2015-08-24 16:52

I really thought you were supposed to run in the stuff rather than avoid it.

tibyte 2015-08-24 16:56

WebGL Version works fine for me (Ubuntu14.04/Firefox).
The only thing I noticed is that the audio is a but choppy.

zanenga 2015-08-24 17:12

I didn't get the "crashing on cars" mechanic at first. But once I did, it did get better! Cool game!

khaotom 2015-08-24 17:19

Looks very nice.

crypto137 2015-08-24 17:37

Great atmosphere and graphics, although the gameplay could use more polish.

catquatwa 2015-08-24 17:39

Very good :)
Just once when I died the play again button didn't show, but when I clicked there it acted the same way... but that was just once

jnyknn 2015-08-24 17:54

Heh, I had hardly any speed when I hit a car and it exploded like it was hit by a missile.

kaev 2015-08-24 18:04

The car moves a bit to fast to the side, but besides that it's a pretty good game! :)

andrewjamesadams 2015-08-24 18:20

Fun game. Like the changing map.

arowx 2015-08-24 18:49

Great little game good work.

acerio 2015-08-24 20:08

I liked the graphics omfg.

holyblackcat 2015-08-24 20:09

Great game, feels really completed!

rongon 2015-08-24 20:20

Congrats on graphics and riding through the sunset atmosphere. I really feel like a renegade.
Definitely polished and playable game, would play again.
Doesn't really fit the theme, as I don't see that i'm monster here :P

buffalophil 2015-08-24 20:31

Nice style

fizz 2015-08-24 20:34

Game was very fun, if not short. Would make an awesome app (with tilt controls).

digitaldude555 2015-08-24 21:02

Good graphics and fun. Doesn't tie into the theme of the game jam though.

wizzardmaker 2015-08-24 21:10

Neat Game, there could be an Interface, showing your life and Speed, but except of that its a really nice Game!

evandaley 2015-08-24 21:25

I really like the art style

vividhelix 2015-08-24 22:19

Cool game!

madcapacity 2015-08-24 23:15

Running into a red car would slow down the player to a snail's pace.

kunonooni 2015-08-24 23:35

Interesting take on the theme, subtle but effective.

shaw 2015-08-25 00:30

Graphics are gorgeous, game runs flawlessly, particles look great too, sounds are crisp and fit well. Excellent work.

wasdmagician 2015-08-25 00:57

Gameplay is good, a little more distance between the bollard type thing would be nice, I never managed to switch lanes between them, the music was a little repetative but nothing bad in itself, I really like the fact that you can draw the pursuing polic cars into crashing.

No real connection to the theme which is unfortunate.

superfluous 2015-08-25 02:31

The game was fun and simple, but I didn't see how it connected with the theme.

t4u 2015-08-25 03:04

Low on theme: Really weak connection to it.

Graphics : Fair enough

Audio: Ok for a while but I won't remember it as best in LD

Gameplay: Okay-ish - no bugs but not getting a lot of fun from playing

Overall: Average. In future try to add some feature that will make this game stand out from the crowd.

jnolankennedy 2015-08-25 03:15

It looks great, plays OK outside of some bugs here and there. Where's the theme connection though?

captain-awesome 2015-08-25 03:20

I like it!

ardy 2015-08-25 03:36

A simple HUD would be pretty good.
What's the point of going fast? The police cars never seen do catch up and it's harder to avoid the killing objects if you're faster.

balbinoaylagas 2015-08-25 04:48

the first times i tried it bashed the car like 10 times in a row. its really fun and addictive. i loved the simple meshes of the environment. great job.

mklee 2015-08-25 05:44

Really interesting idea, it took me a minute to get that the speed was an automatic thing and not any button or speed boost to hit on the road. The graphics are really awesome and once you get up to speed it's a lot of fun. I'd say it'd be interesting to have a mode where you just destroy cars, there's a lot you could do there and it feels very satisfying. Good job!

pusty 2015-08-25 06:17

Looks great? Good job O:

druhinm 2015-08-25 07:46

Good game but did not connect with the mood and theme

madmaw 2015-08-25 08:37

I really loved the music and the general level of polish here. Gameplay was good, but a bit more variety would have been nice. Maybe bowerups? Really nice overall.

brainfreezeman 2015-08-25 08:51

Awesome graphics, and the movement of the car feels fluid and nice. It would've been nice if you could realize that you were supposed to hit the other cars just from playing the game, but my first idea was to avoid them as I stupidly didn't read the description before trying it out.
Interesting perspective on it, most endless runners seem to be third person now, but this has more of a GTA/Frogger feel and I approve!

Would probably go great on the mobile market with some more polish!

archbang 2015-08-25 09:33

678m! Nice game. Good responsiveness to the controls and a fair amount of variety and a good amount of content. I liked the police cars that came to chase. There was some odd behaviour from the civilian cars as they would drive through obstacles. The music got a bit repetitive. One time the 'Play again' button didn't show up.

vikingpotato 2015-08-25 10:49

Couldn't play it because I don't have a windows pc, but the youtube video was awesome! I loved the art style and the mood you have set for the game.

superpatch 2015-08-25 10:54

Grapics and sounds are great, music really helps to get in the chase mood. Quite fun but not so original.

fubenalvo 2015-08-25 12:38

A little bit repetitive, but it's reminds me for an old NES game. Nice work, like it ;)

jrhee 2015-08-25 14:23

Simple, fun, like the colors!

hive-interactive 2015-08-25 14:40

Great art and good fun to play. Hard to connect with the theme though, but well done!

crazyminnowstudio 2015-08-25 14:42

Feels like a modern day Spy Hunter...great job!

nozergaming 2015-08-25 15:13

Loved how addictive it was. Nice take on the theme.

jakel168 2015-08-25 16:04

Pretty cool graphic. Funny how you can crush a car but not a police road block.

coruja 2015-08-25 16:18

Graphics are realy nice, but had crashed after playing 3 times.

david_williams 2015-08-25 18:05

Reminds me of Major Motion for the Atari ST! Had fun playing it. I like the low-poly aesthetic too and the dark lighting.

nibblebitsstudio 2015-08-25 19:59

Nice Job! This riff, is from Bullet for my Valentine? Haha.
good game!

off 2015-08-25 20:01

Nice and fun but
- the game didn't speed enough at each car to give a good feeling.
- It would have been better to have small perspective like in many runner to allow more strategies and less mistakes, and allow a higer speed.
- maybe could it be interesting to increase or decrease the number of track like starting with 2 and finish with a lot (8 or more whatever).
- the car police could be used in a more strategic way : they have to hit an other car, or be pushed out of the road.
- the control could be more step by step to avoid some mistakes like in many runner.
But still a really good entry, beautiful graphics, and fun to play.

peterkirk 2015-08-25 20:40

My vehicle kept slowing down during each round and ruined the pacing. It felt easy and like I wasn't doing much.

matzigon 2015-08-25 21:48

Who would plant trees in the middle of the highway?! :)
It is fun otherwise, but some minor tweaks could make it better, like better visibility for tunnels, collision of other cars, and less deathtrap patterns.
Good job! :)

lynx 2015-08-26 02:05

I keep getting Error 500 on both Web links but maybe Dropbox is just being silly

mventurelli 2015-08-26 02:54

Yes! I love car games! But the controls are a bit stiff and colliding in the tunnels without being able to see is a bit unfair =(

randomhuman 2015-08-26 07:41

Kinda fun, interesting format and pretty graphics. Could use an on-screen display of the speed and distance.

01101101 2015-08-26 09:11

Pretty fun game, cool music and sfx, really nice art!
The only thing which I found a bit confusing was the difference between the cars increasing your speed and the ones decreasing your speed. Maybe make them a different colour and/or add a symbol on it and you would be able to get rid of the help since the rest of the controls/gameplay is pretty intuitive.
Nice work anyway!

mar3k 2015-08-26 17:53

Cool graphics and the music (you should have allowed audio ratings you could have gotten a great score there), but the controls are a bit wonky - arrows are too sensitive I'd say. But still a cool game which would really suit something like android more than web ;)

fermenter 2015-08-27 00:49

Looks gorgeous, great colors. Theme implementation and general gameplay could be improved and more inspired.

hamsternator 2015-08-27 17:26

This was pretty fun. Personally I think the player gained a little too little speed from ramming cars but that's a minor and personal preference thing =)

I did however find it a little bit sensitive in the controls and I kept changing two lanes a lot when I only wanted to move one. Maybe it works better on mobile, I don't know.

inbetweengames 2015-08-28 16:26

That's a cool endless driver with great visual representation. I found the motor sound a bit monotone especially since the speed did change that would be a great opportunity to show off how powerful your car is.
I also expected more standard lane bound controls but the more freeform driving also made it interesting.
Could easily be polished up into something you could release for mobile. DO IT!

refreshcreations 2015-08-28 22:03

Nice idea with the crashing into cars affecting your speed, that was pretty neat! Nice slidey controls going on also, which made things a bit more fun. Most of the mood was generated by the audio in my opinion so I can't really set a score for that side of things but overall a solid game.

digiman572 2015-08-29 15:13

Very cool game, I loved the particle effects! And the sound is pretty cool. :)

sina-mirnejad 2015-08-30 02:42

it looks and handles very good. could have used more events and objects one can interact with. Unfortunatly in none of my (two) play troughs I had the pleasure to meet some of existing items such as the fuel tank.

boywithstick 2015-08-30 04:37

I got 1371 for distance and 78km for speed. I had fun playing RTH and would work very well as a mobile title. Nice work!

lewischaplin 2015-08-30 08:57

Nice game, Enjoyed playing, I suck at this kind of game

glimaleite 2015-08-30 13:02

I see it as a almost finished project for mobile! Its that type of short but addictive fun that people crave for. I really liked the visuals and I also enjoyed the background track. The only issue I had was with the controls. For some reason when I press right, it goes two lanes instead of one. Since it's likely a mobile game, not a big worry, I am guessing?

Parabéns galera, o trabalho ficou muito da hora!

artefale 2015-08-30 13:07

i like and i play for hell

aviktorov 2015-08-30 14:09

Nice visuals! It'd be great if you add more story and connection to the theme.

ratking 2015-08-30 15:38

Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.

nomand 2015-08-30 16:36

The art style is neat, I like the second promo screenshot you have. The car can be driving a bit faster, It actually feels good to crash into other cars, have them explode, so maybe that doesn't slow you down, but gives you more demon driving powers? I didn't get what the tripple hex shapes are and why they kill you. More variety of backgrounds behind the road would add a lot to the game. Neat prototype.

cosmicadventuresquad 2015-08-30 16:57

Fun, but I felt could be faster. I didn't encounter many cars going in the same direction as me, and when I did hit them I didn't feel I was getting a satisfying boost in speed. A HUD indicator of my current speed and distance would incentivize replays. Also, missed opportunity to make the player control a MONSTER truck!

powerspark 2015-08-30 17:06

The graphics and audio are great!

chikoness 2015-08-30 17:52

Aesthetically very pretty, well done! Gameplay feels smoooth too.

mattv 2015-08-30 19:43

Got your webgl build loaded and it ran fine! Solid, fun entry.

wavertron 2015-08-30 20:32

Quite hard, which is ok. The tunnels felt a little cheap though, would have been better if once you enter them they go transparent. That way you cant plan ahead when you see them, so they still present a different sort of challenge but at the same time aren't just pot luck. Well done overall.

vaiaphraim 2015-08-30 20:36

Hey guys!
Road to Hell is really cool (the theme.. *monster* truck, right? ^^)
The audio loop is a bit short, but does its job, I think.
The obstacles on the course are funny somehow - These buildings standing on the road, and the menacing rocks from the sides... It must be a hell of a ride :P
Also a big plus: Blowing up the police AI!

haymanmarc 2015-08-31 01:05

Very nice project guys, i really love it, please check our game too and if you liked it give us a vote. Look for Road to hell and enjoy.

officialcodenmore 2015-08-31 16:10

Great job, fun!

lucho9 2015-08-31 17:23

cool

wuballiance 2015-08-31 18:24

Nice entry, I felt at times the sideways movement was slightly too sensitive. The graphics are solid, I can see this game being played on a tablet or phone. Good job!

anaglyphcoding 2015-08-31 19:39

This is quite a nice little game. Control was great, however the aim of the game and the game's hazards were not always that clear. Is the aim to get to the end, or is there some sort of score? There was a distance at the end, so I assume it's for the high score.

Plus, what does this have to do with the theme?

There were also these hexagon-shaped things which I thought were powerups but were actually hazards.

Don't get me wrong, this game has nice graphics/audio/physics etc. and I really enjoyed the experience. I try not to write a review that sounds negative.

If you issued a post-LD build with a little explanation, I'm sure the game would be easier to understand at first.

Overall, a pretty awesome submission that is evidently well coded and designed. Well done! :)

stupidmindlessf 2015-08-31 19:39

Awesome! Great job, guys. Really fun and got me hooked for several plays. The car could drive a a bit faster though.

scriptorum 2015-09-01 03:50

Nicely done. The game feels pretty solid and fun. The slow/speed mechanic is a little nonintuitive. I don't see how where the theme fits in? The tunnels need a change - they're very randomly mean. Very nice art, though.

franklins-ghost 2015-09-01 13:35

Great graphics and game was fun, just needed a bit less turning control and did die once without the restart button appearing.

erkberg 2015-09-01 15:10

A nice and pretty polished game. The visuals are good and the gameplay really solid. One thing that seemed a little random was how to lose a police car chasing you. At first it seemed like I have to make it bop into other cars, but that didn't work on other occasions (maybe a bug?). The tunnels were also a little mean, I could hear that I hit something in there, but couldn't see it. Also, I believe going into a tunnel with the police chasing you could be frustrating. Apart from these small things, I enjoyed playing this fast paced runner and could very well imagine this as a mobile game. Good job overall!

interface 2015-09-01 18:26

Great game and good mood thanks to the music and graphics. Solid entry, good job guys!

drauthius 2015-09-01 20:13

Was hard to get the speed up, steering was a bit wonky and a bit hard to see that the pieces of road missing was actually a dive downwards. Nice take on the theme with some nice graphics.

mfagerlund 2015-09-01 20:28

Graphics and gameplay: golden!

patvanmackelberg 2015-09-01 20:57

Nice game - loved the graphics.

crucknuk 2015-09-01 21:29

Hey :) thanks for your comment.
You did well on the graphics and the game plays like a charm. I don't know if there is an ending but i couldn't see the cars in the tunnel so i always ended up dying in there :P
Nice entry!

roosterkite 2015-09-02 04:26

Pretty nice. I like the explosions. A little bit slow-paced, but overall pretty good feel to the controls.

frump 2015-09-02 07:09

Cool game. The tunnels were good at adding tension. The honeycombs read more to me as pickups/powerups than obstacles. I had to crash into them a few times to realize they were just obstacles.

hthomson 2015-09-02 15:01

Simple, easy to pick up gameplay, the graphics and mood are consistent throughout which leaves the game feeling quite polished for the exception of the occasional bug.

Quick bug report: The 'play again' button sometimes vanishes, this should be quite easy to patch though :)

nwdg 2015-09-02 17:20

Wow really cool game! I like that the cars you crash into contol the velocity of the player.

roaringcatgames 2015-09-02 18:58

Pedal to the Metal!

A little difficult. The graphics are great. Gameplay was fun. Reminds me of the ol' GTA games.

Good job!

-Loi LeMix

poptartftw 2015-09-02 20:07

Nice game!

strike 2015-09-03 07:04

Doesn't really fit the theme, but really polished and fun to play.

local-minimum 2015-09-03 18:58

Really good graphics. I didn't find that the car reacted to any increase or decrease in speed that I attempted. I might well have misunderstood something. It felt very tempting to hit all cars, but after a while I assumed it might not be the point, so I used them to make the police run into them instead. But without being able to accelerate and if it was supposed to do it on its own, it was too slow. (Could have been interesting, quite rapid acceleration and you must run over cars to slow down.)

abcdef65g 2015-09-05 02:46

Hello! A fellow Brazilian team here. Glad to be rating a game from our peers! I will be blunt for starters: I don't see how this game makes you a monster. You may of course crash and die but that also makes you a victim of your own actions. Sure it is senseless destruction but considering hitting anything is prejudicial in the game, the only monster-like thing I did was to make cops' cars crash every time. I love the graphics and even in a team it is impressive you guys pulled nice graphics this fast, and also worked your procedural content generation pretty well. I am really impressed and think you guys should be proud of it. It feels like an almost finished product, and look it is just a Ludum Dare entry.


Also, I don't know if you guys are aware of this, but I personally condone the practice someone claiming to be in your team is doing. It isn't hard to notice him posting the same message on many games, and inviting others to play your game trough it. Guys just keep in mind that as long as we pull unethical movements just to get more reviews in our games, we have no moral ground to criticize anything in our national dirty crumbling political scenario. I am not letting that affect my rating, don't worry, just please refrain from doing that in the future. Fairplay is what keeps games fun, even games of making games like a Ludum Dare!

manuelgf 2015-09-06 16:36

Simple but good! Nice job!

wooltech 2015-09-07 12:19

The graphics are great overall, although the text looks a bit fuzzy. The tunnels are really hard, but otherwise it plays well.

marvalgames 2015-09-08 13:47

This game is great even though I didn't play it, Now play mine:(
Please stop doing what I just did

riktothepast 2015-09-08 23:41

Great game, the only thing i didn't like was the tunnels, they block your car for too long.

psydack 2015-09-10 04:00

I really like it. =) But that tunnel is so unfair. =/ Anyway, good job.

awesomerex 2015-09-13 20:33

Great job! I liked the idea. Not sure why I was the monster, but still a fun entry.

plasmaernst 2015-09-14 15:05

I did enjoy the game.
I think because of the random composition of the level some passages are hard to survive.
I think the game is not super on topic. Maybe if the feedback for the destruction - like screams and splatter - was more over the top, it could feel more like a monster on who is putting its need for speed above everything/everyone else.
But again, it works and it´s fun! Nice!

aurel300 2015-09-14 21:39

A fair game, not very related to the theme and not very well polished. I'd happily disqualify you for all the spam.