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Riftrunner

By futureyou, ming-zhu and notalobster

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD50Ever
Overall10083.282030.746.3
Fun10253.062028.442.1
Innovation8823.112037.647.5
Theme9543.422032.447.1
Graphics11542.862011.524.5
Audio6263.282037.555.3
Mood9073.282037.953.6

Comments

psutarjo 2022-04-05 02:27 ♥ 1

I really like the concept of gaining speed to continue playing. For some reason the game ended even though I still had time left according to the pie-counter. The music is also super catchy! I also that the animation for opening a portal was very well done, it almost looks like the player is slipping/diving into it. However, in terms of phasing, I think the speed penalty is too much.

the-neon-shark 2022-04-05 05:53 ♥ 2

I like the core mechanics here, but I had a hard time controlling the character in a fluid way. - The jump mechanic felt inconsistent or sometimes unresponsive. - The teleport mechanic was awesome and responsive, but I'd lose so much speed that it wasn't really worth it. - I'd sometimes experience my character slowing down to a halt and seemingly having no way to recover from that. - I wasn't sure what to do with bullet time :/

Overall, I like the foundations you have here, but there's some more tuning necessary to make this really shine.

sprunth 2022-04-05 06:08 ♥ 1

You asked about the style and animation -- I liked it! Although the controls were difficult, the actual character movement was surprisingly fluid. There's definately areas for improvement, but where you did spend effort, I think it shows. Well done!

ming-zhu 2022-04-05 06:31 ♥ 0

@the-neon-shark Thanks for the feedback! Yeah all of your points are valid; we should've spent a little less time on the programming and more on tuning the game. If only we had a bit more time...but time waits for no one ;)

ming-zhu 2022-04-05 22:57 ♥ 0

@sprunth Thank you for the comments! I've always doodled stick figures but never thought they'd come in handy. Glad you like it!

gamescodedogs 2022-04-13 18:19 ♥ 0

Unusual funny game! I like cyberpunk style and your mechanics. Teleport is a really interesting decision! Unfortunately, I dont understand what right shift and key Q do. Thank for making this game!

aolriki 2022-04-15 07:05 ♥ 0

Me interessante. Apesar de ter tido alguns problemas de gamedesign e polimento, a ideia é de certa forma criativa. A movimentação é o maior diferencial do jogo na minha opinião. Acho que falta algum tipo de desafio mais dinâmico no jogo. No geral, bom trabalho!

4ahizon 2022-04-21 02:53 ♥ 0

interesting game. I had difficult understanding the controls but figure out later. Art design was simple but fits the style which was 2d sprite animation. Audio with punk or techno feel that gave a good vibe.