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ICE RINK RALLY

By japes

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3853.2924
Fun2723.4324
Innovation4302.9524
Theme4953.0424
Graphics5922.5224
Humor3912.4722
Mood5842.3722

Comments

adrien-dittrick 2017-12-04 12:43

heh, i got 6th place on my first try :p I need to buy some friends for multiplayer though.

zinkler 2017-12-17 02:55

I also need some friends for that sweet multiplayer. Also, that's one of those racing games, where I inevitably suck in the global high scores. Nice little idea.

nekoballs 2017-12-17 05:34

Fun simple game! The highscore table made me play it a couple of times

lythom 2017-12-17 13:23

:thumbsup: **What I liked:** ✱ Fun racing game ✱ Take on the theme ✱ Played with a friend! ✱ Controls feeling ✱ Online leaderboard when playing solo

:muscle: **What imo could be improved:** ✱ Graphics are readable but not really pretty ✱ Gamepad support ✱ gameplay elements to reduce the skill gap problem between players of differents skills, to make it chanllenging for everyone ✱ Well that's pretty much all, I don't expect more from a jam game so it's good already. Not sure how that game could grow, maybe an AI competitor with a tournament would hook the player to play more and find "strategies" to handle the crowd and defeat competitor ?

:sparkles: **Overall** ✱ Had a lot of fun! I think it would get repetitive quickly but I did enjoy the game you have there. Thanks for the game!

japes 2017-12-17 13:53

@lythom thanks for the feedback! I agree gamepad support would be cool, especially for local multiplayer. Didn't have time to squeeze it in, but will add it soon to my post-version :)

rplnt 2017-12-17 15:08

Challenging! Plays really well (good controls, physics, ..), I like the leader board, made me try to do better. Could use some improvement in graphics I guess. But the most important part of any game (for me) was there, so good :)

cubeeo 2017-12-17 15:27

This was an enjoyable little game. I haven't seen anything like this on here. I feel great about my time of 35.45! - I'm in 10th!!! It offers a challenge, without being too difficult. When you play this game, you want to play again, and try to do better. Nice simulation of ice. Well done.

lukuluk 2017-12-17 18:56

This was nice to play and try to reach the top of the ladder!

I had just one small problem whith the web browser version: when I restart, sometimes the controls don't work,so had to refresh the page.

basecase 2017-12-17 22:35

The leaderboard is a nice touch! Definitely makes single player more interesting. I didn't have anybody around to try out the multiplayer with, unfortunately. Good job!

d-studios 2017-12-17 23:52

I only played the single player mode and I thought it was pretty interesting. I liked the game's crazy physics but there was one incident in where my player started to randomly fly up in the air and then land down on the ground. I enjoyed the leaderboards mechanics because it made the game a lot more fun. This game was not really innovative though, as it was just a simple racing game. I did like the way you interpreted the theme and thought it was pretty interesting. I also thought the game was kind of humorous because of the exposition. The whole concept about slow skaters getting in the your way is pretty funny. Unfortunately, I didn't like the simplistic graphics as the aesthetic didn't look pleasing to me. I also didn't like the fact that the game didn't have audio. Overall, this game is kind of decent.

atmospherium 2017-12-18 00:36

This really feels like it could be a good party game where you're less concerned about winning and more concerned about making your friends angry. I didn't get a chance to try the local multiplayer, but I might see if I can get someone else to join in sometime.

The graphics were really simple (obviously), but you made sure everything was clear - what direction the character was facing, where the safe spots on the rink were, etc... It's really easy to overlook giving the player visual cues like that, but they go a long way in helping things feel understandable and enjoyable. Keep up the good work.

okk 2017-12-19 10:01

There was no my dude at the first try. And sometimes game throws player up. Other things is done well. Good mechnics, everything is clear.

knarf 2017-12-19 11:54

hahaha great drift game :D i loved the game physics, i really want to break your lap record XD I'll give another try later :) good and addicting thanks to the leaderboard, good controls and feeling, I just wish there was a restart button to spare some seconds, because sometimes randomness makes it a bit unfair; i was also once droped from the sky, few seconds after the game has started :) Great job ! Cheers !

japes 2017-12-19 12:16

@knarf thanks! You can press escape and there's a restart button, but it's a bit buggy in the submission version. Check out the post version, it sorts that out and also the random physics freak-outs on startup :)

plasmonic 2017-12-19 18:50

Simple but fun! I enjoyed it!

gistnoesis 2017-12-20 18:31

Fun. Keyboard controls are not great. You should add an online multiplayer game. You probably should have some skaters go the opposite directions. And add a little IA for their movements as most were not moving a lot.

commanderstitch 2017-12-21 01:22

another high score amazingness. :-)

muffty 2017-12-21 11:30

simple and nice :)

unclechris 2017-12-21 17:32

I quite enjoyed it, though it took a bit to get up to speed. Very well done.

andrew-white 2017-12-21 17:34

Really cool drift racing game. It would be a lot better with ice skater models and animations.

chunkybrewster 2017-12-21 18:00

Leaderboard wasn't working when I played, but I still played a couple times to get my time down to 30 seconds. Simple idea, but had fun. I could see playing this with more courses and a tournament mode similar mode similar to Mario Kart. Good job!

japes 2017-12-21 18:27

@chunkybrewster ya, the leaderboard is down atm, not sure why :/ (cheap hosting option I guess...) If you got your time to 30 seconds you would've been top! current 1st is 31.99s