popdaddygames 2018-08-14 03:13
Vroom vroom baby!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD42 → Park & Match
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 298 | 3.66 | 92 | |
| Fun | 293 | 3.55 | 91 | |
| Innovation | 462 | 3.30 | 91 | |
| Theme | 326 | 3.80 | 91 | |
| Graphics | 361 | 3.79 | 92 | |
| Humor | 355 | 3.05 | 80 | |
| Mood | 520 | 3.20 | 83 |
Vroom vroom baby!
Great games, I had a good amount fun playing this. It's a simple puzzle game but with the timer it works really well! I think if you added a variety of car types it would increase the fun of the game. So you got like tiny smart cars and then large vans.
Only problem I had was when the gate closed on a car and it couldn't move and the gate wouldn't open again. gltich.png
HAhahah good game! first i was just aligning them and didn't get that the yellow car needs to move out. After that, i liked a lot of the game, unfortunately i had a problem that one car got stucked in the gate, and i couldn't control new cars anymore. But this is definitely good, awesome work!
The car controls are great. Felt real smooth.
The game was a lot of fun! I never felt pressured because I was running out of space, but more because I was running out of time. Regardless it was quite fun to play, so great job!
I have learned that I really suck at parking cars. It was fun to play though. I definitely could not keep up.
Wow, loved it! One of the most fun I've had of the games I've played so far. I think it really conveyed the theme of running out of space, and made me feel really nervous when cars got queued up and I didn't have an open spot for them. Two things that would make this game much better for me:
1) Some kind of score to keep track of. I think I've played for almost 7 minutes before I was finally crushed by number of cars. I would have been tempted to play again to beat this score but (as far as I could see) it wasn't actually conveyed anywhere.
2) At least for my personal play through, I felt like getting cars to turn yellow was never a big issue, so there wasn't much incentive to park same colored cars next to each other.
Anyway, great game! :)
very nice idea. Maybe it would be cool if accurate parking is rewarded a bit, right now you can create quite a mess without long term consequences once the car leaves again. Maybe give a bit bonus time for perfect parking or smth. Or color the actual space taken up instead of the parking slot.
@mukult Thanks, I spent most of the start of the jam on getting the cars to feel good to control.
@shafournee I didn't quite nail the balance for that to happen, which is my biggest issue with the game right now.
@matank Thanks. I had planned for more cars and even coded some different car types like ones that boost all colors and others that actually hurt other cars and needs to be parked away.
There is a round indicator on the top left which starts at R1. for every x number of yellow cars scored, it updates and makes the game harder.
Didn't nail the balance for the matching to matter much. I think i needed to boost the matching multiplier and nerf the standard tick rate plus add a parking quality measure to encourage better parking plus reduce the spawn rate of the cars so that players spend more time thinking than reacting.
@aurelwuensch Thanks! I had planned to check for parking quality based on how straight you park and balance the game so that one spends more time thinking about space than reacting to the queue of cars
this was a fun game. Controls were very smooth and I enjoyed the challenge. Only thing I wasn't clear on was the scoring system or how I lose... it was tough to understand that part.
Really cool, simple game! The moves very smooth and it's really fun to just smash into other cars until I get a parking space (that's how it ends up going anyway) I think making the time limit a little longer would help overall. Gives the player a little more time to really make a mess of the parking lot. Awesome job!
Lovely game, very playable. Great style.
@deprecat Thanks! My initial design was that players should spend more time parking cars at advantageous positions and trying to match colors. I kind failed at that balance since it's a more reactionary game now. Messing with the timers are maybe rewarding better parking and boosting matching color boost plus nerfing regular tick rate for conversion could help.
@dominic-graziano Thanks! I spend most of my initial effort on controls. The scoring system is an area that I'm not communicating clearly. I wanted to avoid doing floating UIs and wanted real-world elements instead and was ironically enough running out of space for them. The scoring system is based on X number of yellow cars left to pass through the gate in yellow, and a round indicator which starts at R! on the top left. Also sucks I'm not showing them on the game over screen per se
Goodjob, feels polished. cars controlled well also
I apparently suck at parking cars, but once I figured out what I was doing, it was a lot of fun. The pressure was great and the dynamic was a lot of fun!
The game starts pretty abruptly, but otherwise this is a very polished entry! The car driving mechanic is super smooth.
i like the concept a lot! Having to manage a whole parking lot is a neat idea :)
I found the driving to be a bit frustrating though. I'd bump up acceleration & deceleration a ton because having to do multi-point turns is kind of agonizing. With driving mistakes feeling very punishing, it feels less about dealing with space issues and more about perfect driving.
@robochase6000 Good feedback! My intention was not to be about driving per se so much as choosing which spots to use with which color. So that something I need to make easier to focus on the other aspects.
I played for about 20 minutes, it was so much fun and challenging!
its fun n challenging ..... flipped a lot of cars lol .... great gamee
The graphics are really cute and it's really challenging. Kept me engaged for a while.
I really enjoyed the game. Very challenging but somehow very addicting. I wish the timer was longer! Awesome little game, great job. :)
The car controls are very smooth! I think I really need the infinity time mode, because I want to park the cars in the park space very accurately. Great game!
Great game. The cars sometimes flipped upside down though.
@teo-miklethun Yea, didn't get a chance to do a collider cleanup pass.
@carlos-giraldo are we the only 2 parking games in this JAM? :) That's surprisingly low!!
Anyways I love what you did, controlling the cars is so smooth and realistic. The gameplay is super fun and I love the graphics, the objectives are super clear. Man, this is really great!
Awesome job (Except for originality lol)
I think this game is excellent. I am very impressed with the vehicle handling. One could almost call it realistic! The only downside I saw to the experience, is the lack of motivation to do well, especially over time. If this game had a scoring system that is exposed to the player, with various evaluations, this game would be a straight 5 for me. Great job.
Nice job, I've played a few games like this so far and yours is one of the better ones.
Definitely one of the best games i've played so far at the jam. I love the art style, and the increasing difficulty is very good balanced. Unfortunately I'm a bad driver, so i ran into the same bug as @joseph-manley, but the exclamation mark above the cars in the row was very entertaining :D
The low poly art is beautiful and the car physics are pretty good. I usually don't like these kind of games, but this was enjoyable. I think more things should happen later on in the game, because it became pretty repetitive after the first minute.
Great job.
I liked the idea of telling the player why he lost and what he should do next time to avoid this type of gameover :wink:
However, I was unable to download Windows version. For some reason, the file couldn't be found on the itch.io.
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Nice game! It's funny I made a parking simulator too. But he's really different than mine. It's a bit hard to stop the car. A brake should be great. Graphics are really nice and gameplay is fun. Great job.
@jonasz999 Thanks for the heads up, forgot to set the game to public. Should be good now.
This game was a great take on the theme. I had the idea of parking but didn't know how to make it work and be fun, and you nailed that. Great job, I lost track of time playing this and had a great time.
Very nice - I like driving cars. The graphics were great and worked together well, and the controls were easy to use. The timer is maybe a bit too short, or it takes too long for new cars to show up - I can't seem to get more than 3 or 4 cars parked. Also, one other thing - the scoreboard doesn't seem to be working, it just shows a 2 all the time :| Great entry though
Fit the theme really well
Lovely graphics. I like the idea... so original. Great job!
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Yep, this is fine.
Jokes aside, the game was really well done, you managed to fit the theme in well and originally. And the simplistic graphics and sound effects were quite nicely done.
Also, if you hit a car too hard it will go flying, and you can just drive cars right off the road.
But overall, nicely done.
I want to open up by saying I really enjoy this game. It's very similar to an old game I played a ton of on Ouya a few years back. The driving mechanics don't feel 'perfect', but they have a nice arcadey feel to them. The music and stuff works well. It might be fun to have some more sound effects for when you slam into other cars.
I didn't totally understand what the counter next to the timer was telling me. I have no idea how many cars I got through, but it had to be at least 30. A little refining of the driving physics and maybe some cleanup on what the numbers mean, and you would have something that a ton of people would enjoy. That said, this game is still great as it is for being done in one weekend, it just has a lot of potential past LD42, I feel. Nicely done!
Sweet entry. Love the gfx and concept, and seems quote polished to me. Good job!
awesome! i really liked this game. this was a cool puzzle, driving the cars around made it fun to interact with, way more fun than just clicking colors. the look and feel was solid and the music kept me calm while smashing around and parking like a mad man. i was doing well, and then i backed up a new car up onto the hood of one behind it, and i got stuck and couldnt move it! would also love an e brake :)
@bitdecay Thanks for the feedback! The scoring aspect is one of the areas I'm not happy with. There is a score based on rounds (top left) and cards left to next round (yellow number). But it's not that clear and it's the area I'm going to be changing the most.
@haberworks Glad you liked it! Sorry about the car getting stuck problem. Didn't have time to clean up colliders and it is the most frustrating part of the game right now.
THIS was happening a lot! Bug.png But overall it was fun to play. Just the driving could be better.
Interesting take on the theme.
The game is aesthetically pleasing and the audio part fits well. I played multiple runs on the web build and everything was fine, everything went smoothly. The level design is well thought, it's minimalist / compact but enough and it helps focusing on the action.
The concept to lock some places to only specific colors is a unexpected and uncommon concept, it adds difficulty without being unfair.
I must admit at first I didn't understand what was the purpose of the yellow board^^" But the gameplay is correct, it's a bit hard to park the cars nicely on some places but I suppose it's on purpose.
Adding a counter for cars parked & "unparked" would be great.
Anyway, great job, especially for a one-person team! :)
I like this game, the controls and mechanics were very fun, the art style is simple but cute and more importantly gets the point across, I love how they light up when you click on them and the way they change color. You have good eye.
And here comes another game to remind me how bad I am at parking. I like the idea and how it interprets the theme. The art is simple and looks really nice. I fail miserably at this game but I can't complain since I am bad at parking both in games and in real life.
The car control was actually very smooth! I did however get the gate stuck on my car at a certain point and was unable to continue. But the concept is awesome for this Jam.
Fun game! The graphics are clean and I enjoy the mechanics you implemented. It gets challenging when your previous parking choices end up screwing you out of available parking spaces. The audio is great as well! I'd like to see colliders along the left/bottom edge of the environment because atm you can drive cars offscreen to prevent from losing. In-game instructions would be nice as well. Great submission!
contratulations for this game! very good idea
Nice game! The graphics and the idea are the best part. I think this game would have been much better if things were a bit smoother. It was difficult to move and park the cars. The other parked cars made it even more difficult and I think there was too much inertia which made it really hard to control the car. Also, I felt that I was lacking the motivation to keep going like money or upgrades.
But regardless, good effort you did there :)
Well I have my driver's license but it's still super difficult to park the cars ! So funny ! The controls are a bit difficult to move the cars but it's funny ! Great job !
Had a lot of fun playing this one. Definitely takes a couple of plays to get a nice rhythm going on parking the cars and managing the colors. The challenge of switching between bringing cars in, tracking colors, and moving cars out felt like a good balance, though it does get overwhelming quick if you don't manage it properly.
Visuals and audio are great. The controls took a little getting used to at first, but I was able to get the hang of it quickly.
There were a couple of times where I would ram one car into another and it would send it flying off screen. I'm not sure if this was intentional, but it provided good humor on the stream.
Really solid entry and will definitely be coming back to this.
Here is a link to the play through from the stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/300352891
I just played the windows version (somehow my browsers still dont support webassembly). It was fun! Most of the time i run out of time, not out of space. The first turn is very tricky, and i missed it many times. Most of the times the thing goes down while the car was still on it, and then the game gets stuck. or sometimes the car flips over between that pole.
I haven't dont many 3d work but i wonder if the car being flipped over is a lot of physics in unity? it seems like very hard to make for me. The music is a bit annoying but is probably fitting for this game. (oh wait, i dont have to vote for music.)
Well done! ^_^
LOL This game is hilarious. I laughed every time something new happened. So many relatable moments. Someone above me mentioned that hitting a car too hard throws it off the road. I'd like to pretend that is strategy for clearing space :) The graphics suit it well, and I actually really like the fact that you can park the car anyways you like and it still counts for full points (mostly it's hard for me to beat the timer before the space even becomes an issue, but also because it makes the whole scene look funnier). Super fun and funny game.
Good fun! Parking is always hard, but with the additional pressure of time (a bit less space), it become a bit more stressy. The controls feel pretty good, and the bumping / flying of cars is quite hilarious.
The time element feels a bit superflous, I would love to play this game with no time pressure, or with a lot less time pressure. :smile:
Loved it. I wish it was more about finding the right space rather then matching colors and getting them out in time. Having different types of vehicles from bikes to large truck with trailers would be fantastic. Anyway the game was great and I hope you'll keep working on it!
Good game, movement needs a little work. Other than that nice to play
This was a really neat concept! Played a few parking games and this was my favorite of this jam! Well done. Thanks for sharing your game with my stream awhile back. Your game was played around 2:17 into this vod: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/298692367
cool!