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Unleaded: The Story of a Van

By lino

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5753.1226
Fun5033.0026
Innovation6462.6626
Theme3823.5426
Graphics4223.5227
Audio3363.1725
Humor2692.7724
Mood3783.3025

Comments

ekarnopp 2017-08-01 05:35

Dig the music! Reminds me of a spiritual successor to Desert Bus, but actually fun. Would have been funny if you added the fly/veering left :P Great submission!

sanjeev 2017-08-01 08:31

Really nice aesthetic and mood; its quite relaxing driving through this desert. I would have liked the boxes that spill out on the road to have some physics, but overall, its quite a nice little game.

theflyingkeyboard 2017-08-01 09:41

Fun idea and interessting graphics, but steering is a little bit stiff.

jahndis 2017-08-02 06:51

Got bored after a few kilometers and started doing sick jumps!!! Seriously though nice work on a solid polished entry. The execution is top tier.

raiponz 2017-08-02 06:58

Awesome game! i enjoyed playing it! with more events and a non-straigth road, it could be very nice

kakarotsan 2017-08-02 07:21

Good: * Nice atmosphere

Suggestions: * Add a speedometer * Pickups being so far apart discourage exploration * More scenery (I know... we only had 3 days) * Faster acceleration * Controller support

I feel like there is potential here for doing stunts for points. The ramps certainly encourage that.

huvaakoodia 2017-08-02 08:26

Why not call it Desert Van and start a fundraiser?

Joking aside, driving forever is surprisingly fun when you are going as fast as you can dodging invincible twigs. Playing it safe is less challenging and as such less fun unfortunately.

I got to 11km before giving up. I had a near full tank of gas as there were loads of pickups just next to the road. Driving on the road is the best strategy anyways as you can get stuck on ramps if unlucky enough (like me!).

The twigs and the cardboard boxes are made of strong stuff indeed. You should have put physics on the boxes at least.

Engine sounds, particle effects (smoke and dust) and some kind of a damage model (running headlong into a fence should affect the van a bit yeah?) would have been great additions in my book.

Currently this is ok for what it is.

remzo 2017-08-02 09:00

I really enjoyed the vibe of just driving the road. The music fit really well, the car handled really nicely and the camera movement was excellent. A minor nitpick was that fuel seemed to be a simple timer and not actually related to how fast you were going. When I ran out, the game over pop-up came immediately. I was expecting to be able to coast for a bit and hit a green square, so that was a bit jarring. A little more polish in terms of some particles and engine sound effects would really make this more engaging. That being said, I still drove for 15+ km. Nice work!

sauski 2017-08-02 10:34

10/10 would fly off into space randomly again.

mathiouza 2017-08-02 12:30

Lovely music ! But we have nothing to do in this game x) You could make some curves on the road, or something to avoid while driving, because we really have nothing to do ... The speed counter does not work also. Cute game nonetheless :)

svr-audio 2017-08-02 14:05

Loved the vibe, this game remind Mr White and Jesse Pinkman doing meth haha. The music is cool, although is a simple game is very fun

pavelsovushkin 2017-08-02 14:05

Nice music. But when the car was stuck in a cardboard box - it's strange

jannes-nagel 2017-08-02 19:41

This game is Vantastic! I had so much Van that I gave you 5 stars in the Van category! And in Innovantion! Dont ever look back Van!

Also dat drift!!!!!!!

But also that game is lying! The VAN is stronger than a flimsy fence or a lil' stick!

Keep up the good work!

gamesplusjames 2017-08-03 13:25

This game was a lot of fun to play through. The music was really calming and relaxing, and driving a van at full speed up a ramp is a lot of fun :D Great job!

2017-08-05 16:24

Fun game! I included it in my Ludum Dare 39 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJb17RPmbsA

mianagames 2017-08-05 23:49

I loved your game. Congrats.