Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD39 → Highway to the Nearest Gas Station
By ping78
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 242 | 3.45 | 22 | |
| Fun | 283 | 3.25 | 22 | |
| Innovation | 261 | 3.25 | 22 | |
| Theme | 187 | 3.75 | 22 | |
| Graphics | 219 | 3.55 | 22 | |
| Audio | 334 | 2.80 | 22 | |
| Humor | 159 | 2.95 | 22 | |
| Mood | 329 | 2.95 | 22 |
At first, I thought it was a funny little simulation game. Then I saw my car slide down during a stop and I started to become a little anxious. Then I lose my sense of direction and I was afraid to backtrack. Then I was wondering if it was an infinite road and I panicked. But I finished to the gas station so everything is ok. Very good horror game.
So far it looks good. The game felt a bit like @edmond00 described. The start was a but unintuitive but after all it was fun. The sound was absolutely ok :)
HOpe to see more from you
I got the impression that this is a first person driving game with a hint of survival aspect to it. :-D It struck me as being somewhat different, and I actually really liked it!
A lot of the fun for me came from the need to be constantly alert and on the lookout for gas cans. You did a good job of hiding them. It was natural for me to first assume they'd be near piles of big cans and crates, but you designed this game such that it wasn't always the case. :-) And that kept me on my toes. Not every junk pile contained a gas can. Not every gas can was near a junk pile.
Getting out of the car to get gas was a bit awkward because the car might roll away. I think it would have been nice if the car had a parking brake. Though maybe it did and I just didn't find the right key for it.
On that note, a list of controls on this page (or underneath the game in the Web player) might be helpful... just in case future players forget E is for getting in or out of the car. (I did manage to do that. Oops. :-) )
Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed this! Good luck! :-)
That was strangely enjoyable, although the car runs out of power more frequently than an electric car.
1. I got to drive a car like a maniac without my wife getting cross with me. 1. I had the unusual (and amusing) experience of parking my car after running out of gas, getting out, then racing my car back down the hill when it started to roll. 1. The driving sounds are spot on.
I enjoyed that a lot, while this is simple mechanics I did think the graphics were nice and popped! overall great job!
this game looked really bad, but then i played it. now i feel dumb. this is the best game ive played so far. it was actually kind of difficult and really did make me try hard to look for the cans. well done.
Well that was hilarious. You probably have the best description for any game on here haha. Also did I just go to heaven when I jumped out of the moving car? Great job!
Well, it's a nice game, but it gets boring quite fast. I understand that you had limited time and considering it, this game actually is not bad. What you could do to make it more fun is add some other mechanics, like your car is breaking and you need to find tools to fix it. Or just make road to gas station a bit shorter. First half of the road I had fun, then the game becomes repetitive. If the road would be twice shorter, the game will be better. I liked how you were able to add main menu and even settings to the game. Hidden gas canisters under the crates are a good touch too. And I just love crashing into piles of crates with the car :)
Very well done! I enjoyed the driving quite a bit, but the walking was a little...off. All in all, a great entry!
Thanks for adding controls descriptions. X-D I appreciate the... detail. :-P