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Desert Bike

By wokeraccoon

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3.6313
Fun3.6813
Innovation3.1813
Theme3.8113
Humor3.2211
Mood3.7012

Comments

synthol 2023-05-01 20:44

Nice work on the game! One minor issue though is the window size is very small but other than that nice work.

wokeraccoon 2023-05-02 05:08

@synthol Thanks for playing! Also thanks for letting me know about the screen size, I've just fixed it!

breadstick 2023-05-02 06:28

The controls felt responsive and tight--really captured the drifty turns of biking very well!

This felt like it would belong in an arcade cabinet in a modern barcade. It has that quality where you almost hate that you feel compelled to try to beat your own high score. Nicely done!

2023-05-02 06:39

Not sure if it's just me, but the gameplay is very unintuitive and sometimes slow. Despite that, i liked the visuals and audio.

daveybb 2023-05-02 06:49

It was fun getting into a groove with the acceleration to try to be as fast as possible! I didn't read the description until afterwards, and think the experience was heightened from it. Caught me way off guard and laughed out loud.

Nicely done :)

lucavazz 2023-05-02 16:53

From the initial screen the art looks lovely :)

However when playing the web embed on ith.io the bike seems to not move forward... The tire pivots when pressing [Left Arrow] / [Right Arrow] but no movement I'd love to give it another try if you could look into the web export version.

wokeraccoon 2023-05-02 17:02

@LucaVazz you have to constantly tap the [Up] key to move, it's like pedaling a real bike. Sorry if I didn't made it clear on the instructions, i will fix it as soon as i can!

lucavazz 2023-05-02 17:28

Oh I see, thanks for the hint, now I figured it out ^^ Maybe rather write it like "Constantly tap the [Up] arrow..." or similar :)

Apart from that bump in the road it's a neat game, the controls feel very appropriate to riding a bike indeed.

lucavazz 2023-05-02 17:28

Oh I see, thanks for the hint, now I figured it out ^^ Maybe rather write it like "Constantly tap the [Up] arrow..." or similar :)

Apart from that bump in the road it's a neat game, the controls feel very appropriate to riding a bike indeed.

stephen-kyranakis 2023-05-06 22:55

Nice game! It was frustrating but fair. The way the bike jerks away from a full stop, though, was maybe a little too punishing if you get yourself stuck in a bad spot. Overall, well done!

thesmellofoxygen 2023-05-16 17:11

Tight little game. I liked my desert ride. The turning is pretty swingy so I was barely tapping turn and coasting a lot. The tortoises could have used a better asset, haha. They looked like a small sprite enlarged a lot. Why were they so big!?

I loved all the little quality HUD elements. Clean, clear progress was appreciated. The bar at the bottom was effective.

stagyl 2023-05-18 05:14

bandicam 2023-05-17 22-06-39-323.jpg What a relaxing game, I really enjoyed it! I like the controls, especially that you have to tap up constantly to mimic the feeling of riding a bike. The difficulty feels just right. I tried a few times to get to the end. The mood I get is both lonely and relaxing, right on for capturing the feeling of touring alone on a bike. And I really like the bike sounds. Good job!

glaciereclipse 2023-05-18 20:18

A really cool game! The controls were a bit hard to get to used to but once you gain momentum and understand them it's really fun keeping the bike going and navigating it. Cool entry!