haj 2018-08-14 15:50
Fun and humorous game, the music was very fitting! Wasn't sure if you were supposed to reach a destination or just survive as long as possible? Survived for 75 seconds as most but never succeeded in reaching any goal.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD42 → Hell's Highway
By magicera
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 898 | 3.10 | 51 | |
| Fun | 744 | 3.08 | 51 | |
| Innovation | 715 | 3.06 | 50 | |
| Theme | 538 | 3.56 | 50 | |
| Graphics | 618 | 3.41 | 51 | |
| Audio | 352 | 3.32 | 41 | |
| Humor | 348 | 3.06 | 42 | |
| Mood | 668 | 3.04 | 43 |
Fun and humorous game, the music was very fitting! Wasn't sure if you were supposed to reach a destination or just survive as long as possible? Survived for 75 seconds as most but never succeeded in reaching any goal.
Should have let me rate the music, I liked it. The game was fun and made me smile. Jerk drivers are keeping me from going places! Loved it, great work.
I hope I will never drive on such road! :x: I was able to progress far enough, but it seems that there is no end despite being crushed by the AIs (which is really good at bumping you and blocking you). :v: Their goal was certainly not to drive :smile: Well done! Really fit the theme!
Really good and funny game ! Great job ! Maybe too hard ;)
I really enjoyed this game! The music is really cool and really participate to the global mood, and I appreciated the different landscapes you drive in as you try an retry the game.
Good work!
@haj There is no destination in the game, it's a long trip!
@boyturnedrobot Oops, now the audio can be rated!
@goutye Thanks! I spend a lot of time to figure out how to block the player smoothly, dealing with the Physics in 2D is really fun.
@dev-for-pizza I love making it hard. :)
What is the goal of the game? It is very unclear.
The steering felt a bit to much on the slow side, I don't drive so I guess it's hard for me to connect with the atmosphere of the game, felt like it would be nice to have a clear goal, maybe get a level system in there, and perhaps a game over state if you get superstuck, Loved the soundtrack! Cheerz!
@boltkey The traffic on the road is increasingly busy so the space for each car is shrinking, which is "Running out of space". All you can do in the game is surviving for a long time.
@boltkey @sawtan Thanks for your advice about the goal. From my perspective, I hope the player would feel that his space on the road is diminishing, his space is running out, it's a tough challenge.
The game is cool, but I miss a leaderboard for making it more competitive. Or at least record the the biggest score. Score disappear just in the moment you loose, so it´s imposible to see it. Nevertheless nice game,just my opinion. ;)
@antonionp Now the highscore is recorded, check it out!
Fun little game. Especially liked the audio, matched with the theme perfectly :D
Nice game, just quite bad the cars comes too fast, really hard to learn how to control the car before a lot of bad guys comes and stucks you ! nice graphics, music a bit to loud! i really enjoyed, the theme is there, well done !
Great game! My high score is 52. Is there a reason behind the other cars kind of following your Y position after they collide? It might be technical, just thought I'd mention it, it's a bit annoying. Other than that I think it's very fun!
Nice game! The graphics are really nice and the music was perfect. The visuals reminded me a lot of those road play mats they have for kids. I wish the other cars weren't so "sticky", my road rage was definitely coming out which I think means you did a great job!
Nice and original concept! :)
The graphics and music are nice, the music may be a bit too loud, though. A mute / volume key would be great.^^"
The gameplay is smooth, I didn't had any real problem, I just found movements on the left / right a bit "sluggish" but it's totally playable.
"Throwing" cars a bit further would make the game easier. As for my highscore => 78 :D
Anyway, good job! o/
HellsHighway.png New Highscore tested!Much better!
Realy nice Game. The graphics where nice and the audio was good! Maybe a restart key would have been nice.
I would tweak the controls to make it easier to change lanes. I liked the traffic flow and the different road environments and cars though.
Geez, is this what your Friday afternoons are like? :P . Awesome music and art, but the car control was a bit infuriating. I wouldn't have minded the kamikaze drivers if I had a better means of avoiding them. Otherwise a fun little game, it reminded me a small bit of the NES racing game: "Road Fighter".
Oh and I'm the best gamer ever(:P):
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The music is really good, but the controls are a bit unresponsible, I got 181 and just because I got stuck in a big blob of cars :D It would be better if it was about getting wurther on the road then time, but the idea of ragdol car driver is amazing, great job
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I challenge someone to beat me!!
Really fun crazy game with cool graphics and music. Played for a long time.
nice game!
Great finger-bending game with a nice take on the theme.
Pros : - The premise, the gameplay, the behavior of the other cars are on point - The graphics and the audio are neat and make for a nice arcad-y Friday afternoon on the road - Addictive scoring system makes one want to try again and again
Cons : - The behavior/controls of the player car is rage-inducing (slow sterring, strange acceleration, high boost cooldown, ...)
Solid entry, but the gameplay could be better. Like many have stated before, controls could be better. My biggest problem was that I had to spend most part trying to break free from a big blob of cars instead of doing what was fun; driving.
Anyway, good job
Can't add much to the previous comments. Mostly fun but became a but repetitive after a while - as a kind of endless runner it might have been interesting to see something a bit different as time increased. I found it interesting that at one point I turned around and went the other way and played going "down" for a while, then could go the other way when I hit someone and spun around. Neat. Good job and I enjoyed the graphics and being a slightly old-time the spy-hunter type feel!
@magicera A very nice game. The visuals are great, music fun. Really liked the game.
@leetchi @cercle @ogma @carlos-giraldo @diablo @jlv @tacohej Thanks for all your valuable feedback! Regarding the control of the car, I'm kind of making it hard to control because I thought that would make the player feel "space is running out". Now I'm thinking about if I made the control easier, what I should do to make sure the theme is still there. Anyway, you guys inspired me, thanks again!
@magicera Reducing number of lanes, blocking lanes with construction. Increasing traffic flow so there is more weaving between cars could be good things to try,
@jared-york Yes! You are looking into it. xD The car around you would approach the player at Y axis no matter collide or not at first then get close to the player. I think it's the way a car approach another car in real life in general.
@johnnwfs Your suggestion about adding more changes as time increased is great, I'll do it next time I make games like this. Actually, I thought about it but the time was running out last weekend. xD
I'm very glad you found you could move backward! I know there must be someone would like to do it, so no matter the direction the gameplay is the same.
@raziyya Amazing! I can't believe you made it!
@carlos-giraldo Blocking lanes is a good idea, once I thought about putting a crowd of cars on the road but I removed it because it's too "direct" and I want to do it a dynamic way. About the lane, it's only four lanes in the first demo.
@magicera mhh interesting, I guess you could make obstacles (like a safety barrier) appear after some time on a lane or a longer vehicle (a boat towed by a car or a truck with cars on it?) or even oil puddles?
*Edit: I didn't refresh the page since I loaded it when I saw the notif, sorry for repeating suggestions others already made.^^"*
These drivers are so reckless.
Great art and music, I wish there were sound effects too. I never knew what the goal was except to drive forward. Avoiding the cars is basically not possible, so inevitably I end up just being pushed along by a clump of cars, and it's not really an interesting challenge. The game would end seemingly randomly. I don't know what exactly ends the game, for lack of feedback. Is it damage to the car? Is it the car becoming stopped?
I think if there were a little more predictability to the traffic, and if player feedback were clearer, you'd have a good game. This could be a 2D top-down Burnout. I'd love to play that.
@shinyogre The game won't end randomly. Because of the theme "Running out of space", if you get stuck by a lot of cars and couldn't get out for a period, then you lose. I admit the challenge is kind of tough because I want to convey the concept that "your space on the road is getting small". Thanks for your advice!
I like the idea and graphics. But car handling can use some work: it's too slow to accelerate and turn. I think more manuverable car won't hurt the theme as long as traffic still will encrease.
The controls are a bit clunky, but overall the game is great and fun!