ravernt 2023-05-01 09:36
The game is simplistic and the character is quite difficult to control but still, I enjoyed my time and I absolutely loved the music and the sound effects! Well done!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD53 → TapirBoy
By ruthiepee
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 265 | 3.32 | 22 | |
| Fun | 281 | 3.07 | 22 | |
| Innovation | 255 | 3.15 | 22 | |
| Theme | 116 | 4.09 | 22 | |
| Graphics | 145 | 3.77 | 22 | |
| Audio | 74 | 3.75 | 22 | |
| Humor | 24 | 4.09 | 22 | |
| Mood | 211 | 3.25 | 22 |
The game is simplistic and the character is quite difficult to control but still, I enjoyed my time and I absolutely loved the music and the sound effects! Well done!
I found the controls a bit frustrating, I got caught on bushes a lot. I do appreciate the Paperboy feel and with some control polish this could be quite fun.
Quite a simple and short game. I was a bit confused by the cars just bumping the character and not dying (I tried if I could die but did not manage). Also, some of the collision boxes for the doormats are weird and even if it was on top it would say it wasn't. Another take on the paperboy concept, it was interesting to see.
I love how inspiring your games are. Maybe the controls may feel clunky this time, but the music, graphics, humor, and mood are still outstanding.
What did I just play? XD Amazing art!
Amazing art style! The game is fun too, a bit challenging at times, when there's too much traffic, but that's part of the fun :smile:
The tapir animation is sooooo cute esp the nose. Love the music too, very groovy. For the gameplay I think it was too easy to just walk on the right side of the road.
I love goofy little games like this. It's the kind of thing I would sit down and play for a few minutes when I'm bored. I would love to play this game on my phone. I have no criticism. This is perfection.
This is great. I was hoping I saw a Paperboy-like game at some point. Love how goofy it is and the name "Tapirboy". Good job on this! Also hello fellow NYC-er!
The presentation and music of the game are well executed I especially like the cartoonish art style. The controls didn't take long for me to get used to but I felt it was odd that the tapir wasn't redrawn to follow the proper perspective when rotated. I know that would be a lot more work but if you're ever doing a future iteration of this game I think it would add more polish to include animations for the different directions the Tapir could face.
I was able to deliver 10 packages. The car was very fast and full of power, which was exciting. The applause sound effect when you perform well was a cool feature that really boosted my motivation. It was fun!
I hate it when people extend the plants in front of their houses right up to the edge of the road, but I guess it's lethal for tapirs! The art and audio were great, I especially liked the applause when I managed to deliver a paper. The perspective was a bit confusing though, it felt a bit like the tapir was a 2D character in a 2.5D world, especially when it went upside down.
The controls were a little sluggish, which I understand is part of the design, but the tapir controlled a lot more like a vehicle than a creature with legs. Specifically the way it would take a while to come to a complete stop after I released the movement key felt a bit strange.
Still, very funny game, and I think it achieves exactly what it sets out too!
Simple but nice game! Love the music and art style. Also, now I know what is a proboscis, the more you know... :D I would be nice to have more variety in distances to the houses, so aiming is harder and maybe time limit or newspapers limit to make it more challenging. Besides that, I enjoyed playing it. Good job!
My biggest takeaway was that somehow the clapping sound effect really worked for delivering newspapers. The cars disintegrating the newspapers was also hilarious. Nice work.