CycleCycle by colejparker

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made by colejparker for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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Play with your fellow quarantined housemate in this local multiplayer 3D light-cycle-type game with a "Stuck in a Loop" twist: you're trapped in a hellish, spherical, vaporwave cage.

Update: Pulled the camera back after some feedback and fixed UI bugs on larger screens.

Ratings

Overall 1027th 3.35⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 704th 3.419⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1030th 3.125⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Theme 819th 3.606⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 615th 3.773⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Audio 823th 3.094⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1134th 2.152⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 668th 3.5⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

BobParis75
05. Oct 2020 · 17:46 UTC
Very fun game and beautiful
superkoekje
05. Oct 2020 · 17:50 UTC
very cool driving game
juegoman
05. Oct 2020 · 17:54 UTC
It's ok. I liked the vaporwave aesthetic. I ran into a bug where I would get caught on my own trail just by moving forward. Other than that it's ok.
CursedSoldier
05. Oct 2020 · 17:55 UTC
Nice vaporwave feel, you nailed the mood! I had some fun playing this coop too but would be more accessible with some sort of singleplayer as not everyone has a partner and has to fight themselves for the win :smile:

Good job!
BOOtak
05. Oct 2020 · 18:01 UTC
TRON inside a sphere? Very nice, I like the idea and the look of it! Once I've managed to escape from this inside-out sphere somehow. But I have no idea how did I do this :)
nohac
05. Oct 2020 · 18:03 UTC
Nice mood and aesthetics, it also controls well. I think I would have enjoyed it more with a side-by-side layout rather than rows. Single player (or online) would also have made it better since I have no one local to play with.
Albuquerque
05. Oct 2020 · 19:50 UTC
Tron, but in a sphere. Nice. Congrats on the entry! I suggest not making multiplayer games in jams tho, because its often the case that people do not have someone to play. Good luck!
jme88
05. Oct 2020 · 21:08 UTC
Great game! Nice aesthetic and gameplay.
Daitse
06. Oct 2020 · 13:48 UTC
Nice entry ! Sound seems to be saturating when dying, is it a wanted effect ? I concur with what has been said before, try and avoid multiplayer games in jam, or add a bot :) Like the mood and tron-like atmosphere :)
🎤 colejparker
06. Oct 2020 · 15:06 UTC
@daitse those are just the death SFX. Thanks for the feedback!
🎤 colejparker
06. Oct 2020 · 15:07 UTC
@nohac interestingly I actually had it in columns first before switching. I do think you’re right and it would’ve been better that way to see more of where you’re directly going.
joonamo
06. Oct 2020 · 18:46 UTC
I didn't have second player available, so I played it as single player survival game. Looks pretty cool, but I wish the camera showed me a little bit more horizon. Now the obstacles came pretty fast. Good job making everything run on the inside of a sphere!
RaMoNVicious
06. Oct 2020 · 20:34 UTC
thron concepts alive! nice
UnhandyRed
07. Oct 2020 · 03:30 UTC
Very pretty, and the audio was nice (even if the main pluck was a little high). I didn't have anyone around to play with, but the idea of a short game to play with people nowadays is great
ROBOWARRIOR1982
07. Oct 2020 · 18:27 UTC
I love the graphics like tron with syntwave vibe.
I just think the position of the camera is too near of the motocycle but else that's good work !
Usenrame
07. Oct 2020 · 20:15 UTC
Tron vibes are detected! Awesome game! Sound design is good )
ancient-pixel
07. Oct 2020 · 20:22 UTC
Nice concept, it would help though if the camera would be angled upwards a bit to see more where you are going.
Daniel Whittaker
07. Oct 2020 · 21:14 UTC
Very good looking. Hard to play against myself tho haha
jaybaus
07. Oct 2020 · 21:17 UTC
Nice art style and I appreciate you doing a local multiplayer game, the best way to enjoy games in my opinion :) Being inside a sphere is an interesting idea, it does restrict the player's vision greatly though and there's not really any points of reference either for orienting around the environment. Overall, a solid entry though :) Good job!
fmdkdd
08. Oct 2020 · 21:57 UTC
Fading out the trails combined with the restricted field of view means rounds can sometimes take a while. Since the originality lies in the sphere setting, it would have been nice to be able to zoom out a bit. Have you thought about doing the same thing on the *outside* of a sphere instead of the inside?
IODI
09. Oct 2020 · 21:11 UTC
I wish I could have someone to play with! But it was sort of fun to play me against myself, taking turns) I absolutely love the mood and vaporwave look. Thanks for creating it!
Balance686
09. Oct 2020 · 21:28 UTC
Nice spin on tron! I dig the vaporwave aesthetic and the music has an anxiety inducing quality to it (in a good way lol suits the experience). Also cool that you made a multiplayer game. I didn't have anyone to play with unfortunately but I did play a few rounds against myself (guess who won? :P). Nice submission and shout out to a fellow AB dev!
GregoryBlomquist
12. Oct 2020 · 21:20 UTC
Great to see a simple but fun multiplayer game for the jam! The Tron aesthetic works well with the theme and the graphics and audio/sound offer a cool retro vibe! Great job! Shout out from a fellow AB dev!