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Mira-sol

By mralcoro, Mr.Deku and Auusi9

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall714.1928
Fun1254.0028
Innovation3263.6528
Theme634.4428
Graphics4083.9628
Mood904.2128

Comments

ferellia 2023-05-02 01:35

I loved this! Definitely seeing the mini motorways vibe here. Was definitely fairly challenging to start out (I tried 3 times, didn't get to the mopeds/vans), but I'm starting to see some cool strategies. Vibe and style also v on point. Do kinda wish there was a mute button. Music was great for a short session but I'd probably put on my own stuff if I was gonna play longer.

k8n 2023-05-02 02:01

It took me a while to figure out the controls, but it was fun. Sometimes the route drawing gets clunky and parcels are not appearing in a new game after the game over. Otherwise it was a nice game.

bo-dangles 2023-05-02 02:06

cool game. really smooth animations and graphics. pathfinding can be difficult to program but it looks like you nailed it. I feel like my only complaint is that the progression could be a little faster, even with the fast forward button (which is a nice touch).

rjdrag 2023-05-02 03:14

This game is super good, nice work. Lots of replay ability in one map too. I don't really have any critique.

alpacalypse 2023-05-02 08:18

Very nice presentation. Only problem I had was a slight bug once getting a route to catch on the roads, but easily fixed by going back a step and trying again.

2023-05-02 10:34

A really fun and captivating game! I adore games in the style of MiniMotorways/MiniMetro, and this game definitely lives up to this "genre", but has its own unique dynamics - especially because unlike the aforementioned games, here the player has to work with a pre-determined grid of streets, which definitely adds to the challenge in an engaging way. The only issues I have run into was that sometimes, drawing the routes over corners was a bit difficult, but that was more of a minor thing. Also, either I have not found out how to do it, or it's not possible - but it was a bit tedious that I couldn't rearrange the existing routes, but had to draw them completely anew once a new destination appeared. In any way, thank you for creating this wonderful game! :)

savolae 2023-05-02 14:12

This was great, played for more than 30 minutes without even realizing it! Very relaxing mood, clear visuals, everything works smoothly and even requires some thinking when planning the routes, definitely one of my favorites in ludum dare so far!

filgreen3 2023-05-03 13:53

Agree with @turtmusic style of MiniMotorways/MiniMetro is awesome, but this game fine tweak it and make more cool! Had a great time playing this! Overall good and cool!

bauke-regnerus 2023-05-03 14:09

I'm a sucker for Mini Metro so this was right up my alley. Clean UI and a good color palette too. Sometimes is wasn't easy to get track of routes that overlapped, but nothing game-breaking. Very chill yet stressful experience.

anton-zhuk 2023-05-03 21:01

loved it! super chill, quite addicting!

auusi9 2023-05-03 22:23

@ferellia: Thanks for playing and we're glad you enjoyed it! We'll work on adding a mute button in the future.

@k8n: Thanks for the feedback! The bug with the parcels it's already fixed and yes, we''re planing to work on improving the controls.

@bo-dangles: Thanks for playing and for the compliments on the animations! We're considering the different speeds for an update.

@rjdrag: Thanks for playing and for the kind words! We're glad you found it replayable.

@alpacalypse: Thanks for playing! We're sorry about the bug but glad you were able to work around it.

@turtmusic: Thanks for playing and for the detailed feedback! We'll consider adding the ability to rearrange existing routes.

@savolae: Thanks for playing and for the compliments on the mood and visuals! We're glad you found it engaging.

@filgreen3: Thanks for playing and we're happy to hear you had a great time!

@bauke-regnerus: Thanks for playing and for the compliments on the UI and color palette! We'll consider making overlapping routes easier to track.

@anton-zhuk: Thanks for playing and we're glad you enjoyed it!

drainkid 2023-05-04 00:30

Super simple, super fun, and super stylized - Really, really fantastic job with this. It gets really hectic pretty fast, but whether or not that's a good or bad thing is up to your tastes. Definitely one of the best games of the jam!

twobitadder 2023-05-04 00:58

Very good vibes and I think a nice recreation of the Mini Metro/Motorways set of games. I appreciate that this one is less free-form than those entries though, with the explicit map. I would have liked to have seen the "goodies" appear sooner, like it would have been fun to experiment with a mail truck sooner than 7 weeks, but regardless this was a very charming entry and I really appreciate the effort that went into the polish and experience for it - it shows!

euler-moises 2023-05-04 03:45

Delicious! Totally addictive!

Nothing more to say!!

aile 2023-05-04 07:50

Congrats on creating a great, engaging management game! I think it has a good balance, proper mechanics, and it feels complete and polished overall. The potential stress of needing to manage delivery routes in time is balanced out by the nice music. Spot on choice there! Loved the upgrades system / weeks passing, this was like a carrot that motivated me to continue as long as possible.

At the beginning, the message "Make sure the route..." spawns for each new delivery node and it clutters the smaller screens, blocking the view somewhat. E.g. I had three of these at some point I think. I get it that most players would follow the tutorial quickly and draw the lines where needed, then the message disappears. But I'd probably stick this message behind a bool so it only shows in max one place at a time.

Again, really well done!

chrissx2 2023-05-04 22:45

Really fun and relaxing (To some degree) game. Great art style and idea for the mechanic! :)

zirrrus 2023-05-11 16:39

This was a really chill, fun experience. Very sleek-looking too, well done!

misscafeina 2023-05-15 15:03

I loved the background music with the simple graphics :)