Messy Getaway

foreverip 2017-08-01 05:23

The art is nice and it looks promising. I don't want to sound like an idiot, but how do you restart once you die? None of the buttons I pressed are working and pressing [Restart] doesn't seem to work. I'm using the linux version of the game. Help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Edit: Actually, it seems to be working now! For some reason, it wasn't working. Maybe it was because I was in fullscreen, not sure.

Edit 2: Ok, it seems like I really suck at driving. My main source of death is from trying to get gas and getting hit by cars on the side. There's nearly no time to react. This game is really neat, but I think it would benefit from having arrows indicating where cars are going to come from.

Anways, good job on your first Ludum Dare!

Edit 3: (Ok, quite a few edits) I think I'm getting the hang of this. The police cars only go in the middle of the road or lanes. The left only has cars going from top to bottom and the right only has cars going from bottom to top. The police cars seem to appear at a fixed interval, allowing for periods of safety where you can stay in the middle of roads or lanes.

Pretty nice design. My high score is around 1400 m.

polona 2017-08-02 07:44

Nice game for your first Ludum Dare. I liked the game. However, it is possible to drive out of the screen and then you no longer know where the car is. But still I liked the gameplay.

rattybloom40 2017-08-02 21:27

If your car goes too far, you will die. In retrospect, the point where you die should be much closer.

drtizzle 2017-08-07 13:28

Nice game! Really liked the art and the controls. The car has some weight to it and controls very smoothly. The concept is simple but fun, and good job adding the police cars so you can't camp in the middle of the roads. If the camera was a little bit more zoomed out this game would be a lot more forgiving. Right now I can't survive longer than 1 minute :)

Well done!

mamoniem 2017-08-07 14:24

Loved your game! I guess if it get faster the more distance you go, and crazier music the more you go, it will be nuts!

Things that I loved was: - your art - your fake 2d lights - the music - the effect of getting fuel - the red death screen

Things i think might need improvement: - the game flow and speed - some SFX to give some feedback - a blueish colored levek, as the cars have lights turned on, it means it is night time, so it make senese that all the level fit that and give the illusion of a night.

-m

rattybloom40 2017-08-07 15:08

Thanks for the feedback. I don't think I will continue to work on this game but I'm already starting on my next project.

I really appreciate it the constructive critique. :thumbsup:

zenmumbler 2017-08-07 21:53

I could go one for a long time with near full gas by slowing down a bit, avoiding cars from behind and siphoning whenever possible. The music loop got on my nerves rather quickly, but the notion of side-siphons is genius and should be a default option on all cars. Like others mentioned, not the most enthralling game play, but I've definitely seen worse. Nice attention to detail too.

johnnwfs 2017-08-08 00:01

Nice first entry. Innovative mechanic or at least implementation with the gas suction. The music did get repetitive. I liked the street texture and the yellow headlights was nice. I was thinking perhaps you could add some damage so that one hit doesn't just end everything. Had fun watching [Elysia Griffin](https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin) play your game on Twitch!

rattybloom40 2017-08-08 00:15

Thank you, I realize now it should be much harder.

abductedplatypus 2017-08-08 19:50

Pretty fun game. I liked the take on the classic car dodger with the suction twist. Graphics were pretty decent too. The music was fine, but became a bit repetitive.

split82 2017-08-08 20:10

My score: 1794. Good gameplay, maybe a little to hard when you drive on the left side ;) Good job.

huvaakoodia 2017-08-09 09:03

Forget electric cars, this is the future of personal transportation! *A stealoconomy!* Imagine everyone stealing gas from everyone else. No-one would be going nowhere no way fast; oh no, not on time, no sir.

Right. The car controls well, winning and losing both work (some entries didn't even get that right!) and the graphics are ok (the less I say about the *music* the better). A bit too easy to my liking, I could have gone on forever and ever, except I got bored of course.

Here are a few ideas: * Manual acceleration and deceleration to support higher, more exciting, speeds. * A zoomed out camera to help with said speeds. * Any police car witnessing your gas siphon in action should give chase and try to ram your car, until you manage to loose them (drive really fast and/or they collide with something)

Ok job. Just a bit tedious after a while.

saramartins 2017-08-09 09:38

Interesting game, not so easy to escape, and I got rammed from behind a few times haha. I managed to keep the gas at a steady 61% approxemately, only dying when being rammed. It was fun, maybe it can be turned into a mobile game ;)

kubenexion 2017-08-09 11:59

Funny game with good graphics and music.

An improvement can be done on the speed feeling, but it'a a good jam entry :)

xqwzts251 2017-08-11 11:46

Very nice entry, it reminds me Road Fighter from NES :D> Graphics are cool I love retro style. Gameplay was also nice, however the game is not easy :).

rattybloom40 2017-08-11 13:36

Thank you everyone for helping me get over 20 ratings. I am so happy for the feedback and I will keep everything in mind when I work on my next game, already in the works.

elysiagriffin 2017-08-15 10:41

Featured Messy Getaway in my LudumDare#39 Highlights & Derps Video :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W8Ji5YhVkA