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Infernal Express

By bonzochuff

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2033.9735
Fun1044.0435
Innovation5843.3435
Theme3054.1635
Graphics4143.9535
Humor1423.9035
Mood2323.9735

Comments

jona-scheidig 2023-05-02 08:57

Now thats the delivery service we need! Love the art style and the sounds! Very loyal to true retro style game. Very well done!

rradu 2023-05-02 13:22

This game is really sick! both the art and the gameplay

seurimas 2023-05-02 13:24

For a game about eternity, it ought to restart automatically when you run out of fuel :P It is a fun little game, though. Well done!

bokonon 2023-05-02 13:31

Awesome art style! I wish steering were a tad more responsive, but this feels good to play!

spacespytv 2023-05-02 13:32

Really really good game, hope it gets more ratings! Polish is supreme, and the idea in general is hilarious. Controls feel really nice, I think all I'd add is a little "BRAKE!" UI when you're nearby the stopoff/unload point, I didn't realize I had to stop at first. Great stuff

thebutterapple24 2023-05-02 13:33

Art style is awesome!!! Also so satisfying to run them over! Overall I had a fun time!!!

amarokczukay 2023-05-02 13:37

i enjoyed this game! graphics are super cool, movements seems to be better on a controller but i only have a keyboard. i enjoyed playing it and can definitely see the potential of this game! really well done!

dylan-h 2023-05-02 13:39

It took me a while to get the hang of it, but I really like the way the car controls. Just careening around hell, drifting around corners and running down suckers is a lot of fun. I feel like you could make the reverse sliiightly faster, but I also get that that's not the point of it. Just when I got stuck in a corner, it felt pretty punishing trying to get out of it and get back to speed.

One small nitpick--having the passenger limit before the delivery requirement tricked me into thinking I needed 20 people for the first delivery. Was lovely when I finally made it and realised I nearly had enough for my next delivery already, but I think you could make that slightly clearer. Other than that, I had a lot of fun and have rated this game quite highly!

bonzochuff 2023-05-02 14:57

@dylan-h that's a great suggestion! I'm definitely going to adjust the UI so passenger capacity is clearer when I revisit the project.

velvetlobster 2023-05-02 16:09

love the movements in this, very cool art style as well, the movements although in the ground remind me of a game where you play in the air with dog fighting airplanes called luft... something

aschab 2023-05-02 16:12

Really fun take on the delivery game! I really liked how you justify hitting people to earn points!

eric-nguyen 2023-05-02 16:28

Great art style! The game really clicked when I figured out how the drifting works, and the fast pace was exciting too. Great work!

waptaincaffles 2023-05-02 16:54

Great game, enjoyed running people down and collecting their souls! For a single person, very impressive, nice one!

vectrex28 2023-05-02 16:58

I liked it. Controls did take some getting used to and even when I figured them out it took a little while to adjust but I still had a blast when it clicked. Great twist on the classic Death Race formula.

payaosito 2023-05-02 17:23

This game is so fun but couldn't deliver a single time, it was so hard to hit and grab souls without smashing into walls, and when being careful I ran out of time every time. I am not good at games though, skill issue on my part, it's still super fun to just speed around and crash all over the place!

hopla 2023-05-02 19:01

Very cool and super fun ! I love that it was too quick for the screen, really made split second reactions enjoyable. I wish there would have been a bit more space to actually drift (But maybe I just need to get good !).

qin-bugong 2023-05-02 19:35

It's so cool but hard to control XD

dgo 2023-05-03 04:11

I love the aesthetic and vibe to this game, great job all around :)

calvin-davis 2023-05-03 07:31

This is awesome! So much to love here - driving around a little 8-direction van sprite, the juicy collision effects, fun music, hectic Crazy Taxi-style game loop. Really great entry!

alexkik1515 2023-05-03 10:55

Good game! Thanks!

str8griz 2023-05-03 18:54

Great game feel, I think that's my afterlife as it was oddly gratifying to crush people. Controls could have been all arrow keys or WASD and that might have made it a bit easier to play.

Overall, awesome game!

ruslana 2023-05-03 20:07

Funny idea

cinterre 2023-05-05 01:04

The gameplay of yours is close to what I would have liked to do for mine if I had more time and experience on my side. Fun controls and not too difficult. Like it!

feyd-rautha 2023-05-05 05:26

Great game! I completed all the rounds, but it really took way longer than I thought it was going to. Definitely needs some sort of progress or progression to let you know it's not just infinite. I also really like the way you unload them into the pits.

bonzochuff 2023-05-05 14:09

@feyd-rautha I totally agree. Right now it definitely reads like the game is just infinite, but I'm going to put a progress indicator at the top of the to-do list once I start working on a more refined version.

sinclairstrange 2023-05-07 22:08

Loved the art style and an intro cutscene, hell yeah. (Excuse the pun.) The van drove great, controls felt well, there was a mini map in the top corner that helped and the whole pace of the game was fantastic! I loved it, really simple but extremely fun to play and that's the key thing here, fun! Loved it, well done ^-^

poshdan 2023-05-08 13:38

This was an interesting experience. I was really struggling intially, expecting that full speed would achieve my goals. Bumping into the walls seemed kinda fun, but when I finally realized i have to slow down, especially for the dropoff points, suddenly I was consistently outplaying the timer, felt like I could've gone on forever.

I think the only thing really missing here is a more gentle introduction to the gameplay (a hidden tutorial, if you will), and some form of escalation once the player gets comfortable with it. It's a bit hard to learn if I'm already on a timer as soon as I gain control. Pretty solid entry though!

bonzochuff 2023-05-08 19:31

@poshdan Thanks for the review! Yeah the difficulty/escalation balancing and how to properly introduce the game mechanics is something I really struggled with in the final hours of the jam. I'm hoping to revisit the game soon and I am definitely going to incorporate your feedback!