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Round-a-bout: Get Me Outta Here! Edition

By trmrddr, giraffalope, mathemagician and Progs

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3813.8038
Fun4593.6238
Innovation5623.5437
Theme1354.2238
Graphics3744.0138
Audio5443.4536
Humor2823.5736
Mood7303.4535

Comments

evogengames 2020-10-05 15:03

Almost the same concept as mine just a way cooler looking execution! :id: Thank you for the game :-)

2020-10-05 15:08

It is suspected that this hell is endless. Interesting implementation. Weak brakes

eduard-hauer 2020-10-05 15:41

Very fun game but I got stuck just by flipping on side.

wevel 2020-10-05 15:42

Really cool, like the overall style. I think roundabouts should spawn off screen, so they don't just pop in. Also a mode where you can just wreck other cars without losing would be nice.

carsten 2020-10-05 15:42

Awesome Job! :)

craig-cordeiro 2020-10-05 15:55

Fun little game. I feel like I'd prefer it if the control directions were relative to the screen/map rather than relative to the car. That may just be me.

mathemagician 2020-10-05 16:38

@wevel Believe me, I wanted to add in a free roam mode (and one where you have a time limit to reach the next exit), but was *way* too busy to get it done. In the meantime, take solace in the fact that you can keep driving and crashing cars with the game over screen up.

@eduard-hauer We noticed that was a problem a bit too late to get a proper solution in, but if you hit the "r" key, it'll drop the car back at the initial spawn!

eduard-hauer 2020-10-05 16:46

@mathemagician thank for your tip

hamus 2020-10-05 16:48

This car needs a brake check. Love when the cars jump, would be cool if you could jump your own car? Really grand execution of the theme--love the art, music, and physics disasters.

bernard-bumblebutt 2020-10-06 02:23

God-tier main menu screen, very creative.

theseusinabottle 2020-10-06 06:16

Very nice game. I really like the graphical aesthetic you went with.

teronk 2020-10-06 08:30

Wow that was so fun :D Main menu screen is just awesome. Love the music also. Well done

copito 2020-10-06 19:17

This was an exceptionally professional entry and felt extremely polished but I found I got bored fairly quickly.

As others have noted the breaks felt very weak, I also drove off the bottom of the menu and got lost.

I especially found the later levels where I had to re-tread my steps became quite tedious, I think I would have enjoyed it more with some mechanics that pushed me to take risks with my driving something like a time limit or de-buff system where your car gets fixed in accelerate mode for 1 roundabout or something

keithdae 2020-10-06 19:49

Very fun game, good job! Crashing into cars is very satisfying :smile:

nandelind 2020-10-06 20:04

The graphics look amazing. I think it would be more fun if I didn't spend most of the time upside-down.

mellobacon 2020-10-08 15:09

This was a fun game! The controls were smooth and crashing into cars were indeed satisfying xd. I like the menu too, love how it was a mini tutorial haha. Nice job!

virtual-turtle-studio 2020-10-08 17:37

Very cool little game! I hate roundabouts in real life, so when you guys stacked them, it really was a nightmare for me haha. For some reason I actually got stuck on a roundabout with only wrong exits, is this possible, or did I do something wrong? Also, I actually found that hitting the cars was so much more fun than not hitting them, so maybe you could actually do something with that mechanic. Follow the fun, and all that. Good job on this game guys :)

mathemagician 2020-10-08 18:59

@virtual-turtle-studio What probably happened there is that we can pick the next exit from *any* of the exposed exits, not just one in the newly generated roundabout. We've definitely been getting feedback that it feels a little tedious backtracking for things like that, so we'll have to figure out something cleaner if we go further with it. You're 100% right about finding the fun with the car crashes, we may have a pivot and a new mode on our hands soon.

@copito Originally I wanted to have varied layouts you'd have to drive through to mix things up, but those kinds of powerups/constraints are a really good idea. The brakes were definitely bit of a mistake: I wanted to add in a handbrake, but ran out of time to get it feeling good and just added in a reverse (which accelerates half as fast as forwards) instead, which doesn't really cut it. Could've used some tweaking if I hadn't done it last minute haha

spaceguinea-productions 2020-10-08 18:59

This is a really fun game, good job!

lereveur 2020-10-08 20:15

Simple yet fun concept, more challenging than I expected at first sight. Well done!

podchasov 2020-10-11 05:02

Good gameplay

olima 2020-10-11 20:20

Nice look and 10/10 menu screen!!

kolkav 2020-10-14 07:21

Dang! That title screen/tutorial is really good!

zeonblue 2020-10-18 17:47

Menu screen is pretty cool! I loved that I could just roam around freely, and I like the physics, I think it's cool my car totally flips if I collide with someone (when I'm going the wrong direction).