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Cyborg Highway

By pyrian

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3453.6355
Fun1023.8555
Innovation2823.4455
Theme10692.4154
Graphics7683.1755
Humor3253.2152
Mood5243.3455

Comments

rodrigo-grego 2019-04-30 20:47

So funny, great game! Art, audio and gameplay so amazing.

fluffy-kaeloky 2019-04-30 21:12

I would have liked a more dynamic gameplay, especially when jumping from/to cars, but otherwise, the game is well executed, simple enough, and plays very well. Overall a great entry ! Congratulations !

pequenodev 2019-04-30 21:18

Loved the idea

commanderstitch 2019-05-01 01:06

I thought this was so hard. That's not bad, it's just how it is. The only thing that irked me slightly was when i figured out that I could die if i go off screen, but the ENEMIES do not. :( i worked hard to get him on that car and drive him off screen, but he didn't die. lol xD Very cool game, love the concept, and the art and motion is saweet.

pyrian 2019-05-01 02:45

Thanks, everyone! @fluffy-kaeloky What exactly are you hoping for in terms of dynamism? I had to keep it simple to finish in a jam timeframe, but I'd love to extend this with various types of attacks and special powers. @commanderstitch Sorry you had a hard time with it! If I extend this, the camera will stay on the character, but for now I just had it kill you if you go off screen because I couldn't think of a better answer that would work in the time limit. Thanks for playing!

fluffy-kaeloky 2019-05-01 03:13

@pyrian By dynamic, I mostly meant a smidge faster. I personally would have liked for the jump to feel like a real fast jump, faster cars to offer more possibilities etc ... Overall faster is what I meant. Still, it is perfectly understandable to keep it simple for a jam ;)

banzi 2019-05-01 08:04

Well played! That was awesome. At first, I was distracted a lot by the lines and speed of the cars, but once I got used to it and learned to transfer to front and back using different lines, then it was a pleasure to play. Good job'

amerigo-gazaway 2019-05-01 08:06

Love it! It's like a Futuristic Frogger haha. Would have maybe liked to hear some more original music (those Kevin MacLeod creative commons tracks tend to get reused everywhere lol). Let me know If you ever in need some music & sfx for game. Cheers and great work!

oddballdave 2019-05-01 08:34

This is brilliant! When I got knocked off a car but landed safely on the car that just happened to be passing I was so pumped. It's a great take on the Frogger mechanic. Thanks for a really fun entry.

Good stuff :8ball:

cocapasteque 2019-05-01 09:26

At first I thought it was just a frogger clone with a twist, but man.. I didn't saw the ennemies haha. When you understand the gameplay mechanics it's so much fun. Made it to level 4 but then was overwhelmed and too stressed to make good choices. Really fun, and the audio and arts are good too. Good job man, keep it up !

shubart 2019-05-01 17:32

Not really matching the theme, but so fun ! A crazy idea and a nice realization. Good job !

darriasart 2019-05-01 20:32

I would have never imagined needing hotline Miami frogger in my life lol

pyrian 2019-05-01 22:51

Thanks again, everyone! @amerigo-gazaway Thanks! Yeah, I just threw that in at the last minute real quick. Think you could do something reminiscent of the music to Spy Hunter but more cyberpunk? The reactions are positive enough that I'd like to extend this game with upgrades and more enemies and stuff. @darriasart Thanks ahaha that is so awesome, can I quote you on the itch page and promotional materials? Lol.

amerigo-gazaway 2019-05-01 23:50

@pyrian Nice! Would love to take a stab at it. Not sure if your referring to the main theme from Spy Hunter (Peter Gunn theme) or something else from the soundtrack. Can you send me a couple reference tracks to listen to get a better idea? (maybe one from Spy Hunter and something more cyberpunk?) My email is amerigomusic@gmail.com.

avavt 2019-05-02 13:54

Nice game as stress relief! But I got a bit of dizziness after a while playing. I hope the main character could be a bit larger and more noticable.

Maybe with a closer camera zoom, and let it follow player? Not sure how it would affect the gameplay.

And a juicy sfx when you managed to kick the enemy would be nice!

amerigo-gazaway 2019-05-02 18:39

@pyrian Would something like this work? Here's an example of a Cyberpunk style music track I created: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pt7euorswgsp1r5/Cyborg%20Highway%20Patrol.wav?dl=0. Or are you looking for something with more of a spy-movie element in the mix?(this approach usually involves leaning more heavily on big band/jazz style sounds/instruments, guitars, strings horn sections etc)

loveapplegames 2019-05-03 22:32

Great concept! Simple but original. I think this would benefit from a clearer graphical representation. I found following the player and enemies is an eye strain. For example, make them bigger and contrast better with the cars.

schizoid2k 2019-05-04 01:17

Very fun. Loved knocking the enemies off cars :smile:

Great Frogger-like game!

edevjogos 2019-05-04 01:37

Loved the ideia, had i great time playing.

acactus 2019-05-04 01:40

I love the concept for this. Ironically, it's much easier than frogger, and that's a good thing- i appreciate it letting me hone in on cars when i jump to them.

lyrcaxis 2019-05-04 02:02

Cool concept and execution. Funny interpretation of the theme as well :D

sockyman 2019-05-04 02:45

This game is a lot of fun! It's game play is solid and mechanics exiting. I didn't really run into any problems but perhaps instead of waves enemies could constantly spawn so there wasn't a frantic chase with the last enemy.

tiberiusuciu 2019-05-05 07:15

Beautiful presentation, game explanation is straight to the point. The noise amuses me when I get kicked off of a car hahahaha Good job!! :)

red 2019-05-05 16:57

Really cool game, I wish the car speeds were random as it would have made it more difficult and interesting.

sleepystudios 2019-05-05 17:01

Simple and responsive with great art, love it.

mrbrooms 2019-05-06 10:41

Really simple but nice

wowbagger 2019-05-09 05:58

Clean and really playable. Nice job

carlsonandpeeters 2019-05-09 06:04

Great premise, great execution. Reminds me of that scene from the matrix reloaded in the best possible way. Timing when to jump could be tricky, but in a way that added to the fun and challenge of the game. Great stuff!

pyrian 2019-05-09 13:10

@carlsonandpeeters : Oh that makes me so happy, Matrix: Reloaded was a big part of the inspiration to try and make something like this!

masterkrepta 2019-05-10 00:13

I like the feel of the jumpping from car to car. there is a nice satisfying feel when you kick enemies off the car.

aim 2019-05-10 04:39

Fun game. Great spin on an old game mechanic that took it in a new and very enjoyable direction. I like that you can't by mistake jump off at the wrong time. Once I realized that I had way more fun with it too. Great visuals and music too.

tommyflower 2019-05-10 08:53

Wow! That was visually challenging! When you wtop playing the worls is shifting away :) I like the concept and the easy controls.

fractal 2019-05-12 12:54

Nice game! As others have said, it wasn’t easy and the player/enemies are sometimes hard to spot, but I liked the fact that if you knock an enemy and there is a car behind, they will just land on that car!

tamail 2019-05-13 10:11

This game is GOOD! Like really good! I liked the graphics, the music but I really loved the smooth controls. Nice idea, great execution!

m0dsat 2019-05-14 08:57

Great game. Easy to control yet fun and challenging to master. Simple and nice-looking graphics. Well done!

joror 2019-05-14 22:03

Solid core concept, smooth execution. Pretty good! Action is punchy. Would have loved from more things like powerups / special moves to spice things up.

pyrian 2019-05-14 23:28

@joror : Yeah, adding special abilities and new enemies is exactly where I want to take this! Just didn't make it into the jam version, I'm afraid, due to time limitations.

justcamh 2019-05-15 04:04

I often lost track of my character, and the whole death mechanic got a bit confusing. Sometimes being hit killed you, and others the traffic saved you, and honestly, I think this is kinda weird. I would get hit, then release the controls expecting death, wonder where the game over screen is then actually die from still being in the game. This was also a pain for the enemies, since the amount of hits required to kill them was random. I didn't really have any control over whether or not a hit enemy dies, since that depended on the position of the traffic; a factor out of my control. Thus, it just felt like RNG as to whether or not an enemy (or I) would stay dead.

Awesome game, high quality for a 72 hour endeavour, good job!

pyrian 2019-05-15 08:39

Woohoo, 50 ratings! Thanks for the kind and helpful feedback, everyone!

duke 2019-05-15 14:57

Interesting little game! I really liked the dynmic of jumping cars and attacking people. After a ahwile you really get into the flow of gameplay. It was pretty hard on the eyes after a while though. all the movement and different velocities of the cars and the moving street below was tiring my eyes. The art was rather basic, so I think you could improve the game in that department and maybe that might fix some of the issues I mentioned before.

Good job nontheless. The game itself works great and is pretty responsive.

neontropics 2019-05-15 20:47

Very addictive and smooth gameplay!

Sometimes you get into these little duels with people knocking each other back and forth and it's really great, as well as when there are multiple enemies close by and you have be really careful.

It would be either fun or annoying if the traffic in the lanes changed a bit more in speed, or if cars could start blinking to move between lanes.

It possibly takes slightly too long to get going, but that's a general issue with wave based games and hard to solve without making it very difficult for first-timers.

Got to Wave 3 and $14 000

mateusboga 2019-05-16 11:44

Very cool game! It makes me feel like I'm inside an action movie when playing. Great work!