Best game I've played in LD54 hands down. I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed it, because I played another parking simulator and it was not that engaging. There are a lot of small things you do very well, that come together to create a very fun package. The percentages on the parking with a visual representation, the fact that you can crash into your own parked car messing up your own parking, my personal urge to always park backwards lol, the pixel art, honking, vfx. There is so much polish here its crazy. And my favorite part is that I feel it is just the right amount of frustrating, where it is challenging me to do well but I still feel like I am in control and have the ability to make it.
This reminded me of Puzzle express and Ocean express! I liked that you could move onto another truck once one was full, it was a nice moment of relief after I realized I had messed up a bit lol. I wish that there was even more urgency communicated through the game to push me to really fill them up as fast as possible! Another big thing is I that I was able to play the game without much onboarding, which is great because a lot of the LD54 games I'm playing seem to have longer tutorials.
Surprisingly clean presentation for game jam! While the mechanics are explained thoroughly in the text tutorials, it is very easy to forget or misunderstand once you start playing. It would be much better to start with one mechanic, and add on other as the game goes on.
Love that you went this route (pun intended) with the theme of limited space. I wish the camera rotated with the car, or the controls were relative to the world not the car, but at the same time the current controls and camera do lend a hectic feel to parking that is inherently more realistic! My favorite part was actually seeing other cars crash and push me around, and I think you could lean into that more if you want to expand the game, to lend a more humorous angle.
This is easily one of the cleanest looking game jam games I have ever seen. The first thing that caught my eye was the presentation of the credits, menu options, and tutorials on the sides. Usually I would recommend people to focus on gameplay first, but I definitely appreciate all of the polish that goes into the presentation!
The game idea is very unique and engaging. The only thing issue I had was I felt that the current piece being locked after it starts to drop felt rather restrictive. It may just be a skill issue lol, not a game issue.
I love how the game puts you in immediately without any tutorials and lets you pick up things as you play. For a gam jam game, I was impressed to see an auto-battler with inventory management. It seems like a perfect choice for the theme, yet I feel like it would be a huge undertaking. My only criticism is I do wish the game moved a bit slower so that I had more time to react to things earlier on, it feels like I am going up against great odds when getting a grip on the game initially.
It's an interesting concept for sure. The game itself is neat! The only issue you have is onboarding the player, but that's understandable given a game jam. It would be interesting if there was a way to make this game where the onboarding was minimalist and intuitive.
LD54 — Limited Space (7)
Nice Park! by Barbabulle 2023-10-11T21:15:56Z ♥ 2
Best game I've played in LD54 hands down. I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed it, because I played another parking simulator and it was not that engaging. There are a lot of small things you do very well, that come together to create a very fun package. The percentages on the parking with a visual representation, the fact that you can crash into your own parked car messing up your own parking, my personal urge to always park backwards lol, the pixel art, honking, vfx. There is so much polish here its crazy. And my favorite part is that I feel it is just the right amount of frustrating, where it is challenging me to do well but I still feel like I am in control and have the ability to make it.
Package Express by SpicyMarcus 2023-10-11T21:06:53Z ♥ 2
This reminded me of Puzzle express and Ocean express! I liked that you could move onto another truck once one was full, it was a nice moment of relief after I realized I had messed up a bit lol. I wish that there was even more urgency communicated through the game to push me to really fill them up as fast as possible! Another big thing is I that I was able to play the game without much onboarding, which is great because a lot of the LD54 games I'm playing seem to have longer tutorials.
Escape from the clutches by Anton4ik-dev 2023-10-11T21:01:58Z ♥ 1
Surprisingly clean presentation for game jam! While the mechanics are explained thoroughly in the text tutorials, it is very easy to forget or misunderstand once you start playing. It would be much better to start with one mechanic, and add on other as the game goes on.
Limited Parking Space by Johnsensei 2023-10-11T20:57:36Z ♥ 1
Love that you went this route (pun intended) with the theme of limited space. I wish the camera rotated with the car, or the controls were relative to the world not the car, but at the same time the current controls and camera do lend a hectic feel to parking that is inherently more realistic! My favorite part was actually seeing other cars crash and push me around, and I think you could lean into that more if you want to expand the game, to lend a more humorous angle.
Pixel Piles by Gabriel Chan 2023-10-11T20:52:52Z ♥ 4
This is easily one of the cleanest looking game jam games I have ever seen. The first thing that caught my eye was the presentation of the credits, menu options, and tutorials on the sides. Usually I would recommend people to focus on gameplay first, but I definitely appreciate all of the polish that goes into the presentation!
The game idea is very unique and engaging. The only thing issue I had was I felt that the current piece being locked after it starts to drop felt rather restrictive. It may just be a skill issue lol, not a game issue.
Too Maneon Loots by lastuck 2023-10-11T20:44:16Z ♥ 2
I love how the game puts you in immediately without any tutorials and lets you pick up things as you play. For a gam jam game, I was impressed to see an auto-battler with inventory management. It seems like a perfect choice for the theme, yet I feel like it would be a huge undertaking. My only criticism is I do wish the game moved a bit slower so that I had more time to react to things earlier on, it feels like I am going up against great odds when getting a grip on the game initially.
Snowlord by minjutin 2023-10-11T20:39:09Z ♥ 1
It's an interesting concept for sure. The game itself is neat! The only issue you have is onboarding the player, but that's understandable given a game jam. It would be interesting if there was a way to make this game where the onboarding was minimalist and intuitive.