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Crystal Racer by hunttis

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made by hunttis for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Screenshot 2020-10-05 at 7.52.43.png

One button controls!

Press spacebar to switch tracks at an intersection.

Collect the gems as fast as you can to get the fastest possible time!

Screenshot 2020-10-05 at 8.15.24.png

Made with TypeScript + Phaser.

Used VS Code Live code share to have two people code on the same computer at the same time. Worked perfectly most of the time, but had some issues I can go into if someone wants to know :) Just made git commits at certain points of day, but no merge conflicts or anything like that at all.

Sounds made with bxfr, just couldn't get the music into a form I could put into the game, so no music this time.

All graphics drawn completely in Pixaki on the iPad.

Youtube https://github.com/hunttis/ld-47
Youtube https://huntt.is/ld-47/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/crystal-racer

Ratings

Overall 710th 3.568⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 423th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 278th 3.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 44th 4.386⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1021th 3.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1013th 2.636⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 22🗳️ 22🗨️

Feedback

vinzBad
05. Oct 2020 · 10:03 UTC
nice game, enjoyed the speedup when entering a large ring
Seskon
05. Oct 2020 · 10:06 UTC
I liked the game, looks polished, would like to see some more variation tho
lilkrit
19. Oct 2020 · 15:23 UTC
Very cool game, it has speedrunning potential!
Savvy Community
19. Oct 2020 · 15:28 UTC
Very nice minimalistic game! The one-key control style works nicely and trying to make a better time each time is fun! Since it's based on being fast, a "fast reset" button would have been enjoyable after a few times trying hard to get one *perfect* and making a small mistake :)!
Nice potential as a one-button mobile game maybe? Congrats :)

PS: I think our time on LVL 5 is close to perfect
![Screenshot 2020-10-19 at 17.26.36.png](///raw/8b3/a2/z/3a481.png)
TriceratopsJJJ
19. Oct 2020 · 15:39 UTC
Very cool little game! Its nice that there is an option to mute the sound! Altough i liked the sound, it got a bit annoying over time.
PixelPaw
19. Oct 2020 · 16:04 UTC
Cool concept. Fits the theme just right.
PTSnoop
19. Oct 2020 · 16:23 UTC
In a weird kind of way, reminds me a bit of Pac Man.

It might be worth adding in some times to beat - this one felt like a much better game once I started trying to beat @savvy-community 's high scores. Didn't quite manage to beat their time for Level 5, but I got pretty close (and matched or beat the others):
![CrystalRacerHighScores.png](///raw/80d/1/z/3a48a.png)
tiffi
19. Oct 2020 · 16:25 UTC
Really fun game, some online highscore would be great. whats your personal best?
natpat
19. Oct 2020 · 16:37 UTC
Interesting concept! Nice blend of puzzle (trying to work out the best route) and execution. I tried a few of the levels multiple times to get good scores. A button to reset when you know you messed up would be a good idea. Perhaps also being a little more forgiving on the button press (coyote time!) would have made it slightly less frustrating.
🎤 hunttis
20. Oct 2020 · 06:00 UTC
Thanks for all the comments!

Quite a lot of those are issues we tried to fine tune to the last minute. Especially the moment when you have to press the key, how much leeway do we give there.

My personal bests aren't currently applicable, as they were run when the levels weren't in their final form yet :sweat_smile:

I'll have to play and post my scores later on today :smile:
Johnnyv
21. Oct 2020 · 14:39 UTC
Good!
Tannimun
21. Oct 2020 · 14:48 UTC
Nice! This would work really well on mobile I think.
I don't know if it was just me, or your intention? but I would love to be able to buffer inputs. So if I press space once it sets the ship in "turn mode", and if I press again it cancels. It is already stressful to try and figure out the optimal route and I think it would feel more relaxed and smooth that way.
Anyway, nice little entry!
🎤 hunttis
21. Oct 2020 · 14:54 UTC
@tannimun Yes, we considered (and tested) turning on "track change" mode, but it sometimes made it difficult in levels that have intersections close to each other, especially if the next ring has a intersection right after you change. It's likely to be the right choice if we go forward with developing this game further, thanks for the great feedback :smile:
Tannimun
21. Oct 2020 · 15:00 UTC
@hunttis Okey cool. If you continue to polish a bit more, I would love to see something like a different colored ring that travels counter-clockwise
🎤 hunttis
21. Oct 2020 · 15:16 UTC
@tannimun We already have plans for the gameplay to remain the same, but have tracks that are NOT ONLY CIRCLES! :scream: :smiley:
LaJazuve
21. Oct 2020 · 15:21 UTC
interesting idea, it's not simple to analyse and understand what is the most fast way, good for try hard, maybe youc an find a way for expand the concept? i don't know what. may be a springboard for jump tout a circle not connected directly or segment of a circle to avoid because he slowed down ? i like your game, bravo !
ZoeAgxn
21. Oct 2020 · 15:22 UTC
I really enjoyed this, the fast paced playing while trying to find the optimal path, and trying to beat highscores with a quick turn around time feels really good.
Knatt
21. Oct 2020 · 15:30 UTC
I had a blast with this game, the real fun is trying to beat yourself.
One thing I really wish was in there was a quicker way to restart the level. There were times where I knew I messed up my run time, but I needed to finish the level befor another try. I would have prefeard to just abandon the run
![Highscore.png](///raw/819/z/3a571.png)
🎤 hunttis
21. Oct 2020 · 15:37 UTC
@knatt Yeah, I knew I should've put that in! The fastest way to retry is probably to refresh the browser, since as a phaser game it loads really fast :sweat_smile:
arron-fowler
21. Oct 2020 · 15:42 UTC
I really enjoyed this game. Totallyu worth taking further as I was left wanting more. Constructive feedback is it would have read better if the colour of the gems was further away from the track colour. Minor but I found my eyes lost the prize on occasion. Great job
🎤 hunttis
21. Oct 2020 · 15:47 UTC
@arron-fowler Yeah, they definitely should've stood out more, maybe even as single-color sprites, as the visuals are rather noisy with the tracks rotating and all that. Cheers!
Corrupt Spaghetti
21. Oct 2020 · 16:23 UTC
Fun little game. It was fun trying to figure out the best route through each level.
Very neat concept!
here's my best times
![LD47 crystal racer scores 10-21-20.png](///raw/5b6/63/z/3a574.png)
Super Hadoken
21. Oct 2020 · 16:34 UTC
Awesome game. Simple premise, really good fun. A quick restart button would be handy.
![download.png](///raw/be6/e2/z/3a576.png)
VPhyre
21. Oct 2020 · 18:15 UTC
Wow, it's an excellent and creative casual game! I see a lot of potential in your idea. The controls are simple and extremely functional. It is very motivating to try to improve your time. The graphics are simple, but functional, as well as the sound. I really liked your interpretation of the theme. I hope you continue to work on this project, to make it bigger. Congratulations.
aurel
27. Oct 2020 · 06:58 UTC
An interesting take, for sure, that was well executed. I think like other commenters have mentioned, the addition of a restart button could be really helpful if you're trying to grind for a high score.