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Interstellar Roundabout by sparrow-lynn

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made by sparrow-lynn for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

Andrea and sparrow's first Ludum Dare, fig and mountain's second. Accelerate/decelerate with up and down arrow keys, turn with left and right. Drive through the roundabout, hit the random switches to open the gate to the next portal.

Interstellar Roundabout.JPG

Art: mountaindog (cars) Andrea Boltcaster (map) [Adobe Photoshop]

Music: sparrow-lynn [Garageband iOS]

Programming: figrita [Phaser 3, Matter.js]

Sound Effects: freesound.org contributors (JoelAudio, qubodup, Eponn, CGEffex, chimercal, and deleteduser3277771) Thank you for supporting this and innumerable projects!!

Youtube https://elastic-clarke-7537d4.netlify.app/
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/interstellar-roundabout

Ratings

Overall 1096th 3.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 799th 3.348⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 744th 3.391⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 277th 4.065⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1223th 3.065⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 770th 3.174⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1265th 2.909⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

Wolfier
05. Oct 2020 · 19:45 UTC
Ya that's definitely stuck in a loop, not the one I was thinking this game jam would produce

I found it really interesting and This makes me really want to see a full physics test of a roundabout car crash. The music choice was a bit meh-ish but trying to not hit the other cars was really fun(?) (missing word here).

I will say though that the collisions detection seemed to be a bit on the sensitive side for the resulting reaction.
Szkocka
05. Oct 2020 · 19:55 UTC
Little basic, but French roads simulator non-the-less.
SimplePotential
05. Oct 2020 · 20:32 UTC
Great use of the theme! Was fun to play and easy to understand.
MrSchlag2
05. Oct 2020 · 20:40 UTC
Nice entry, some cool music too. You could have let a bit more space beetween cars for beginner levels, and then densify the traffic. Thanks for this game !
Bicheste
06. Oct 2020 · 02:06 UTC
I tried to be bold and go reverse, died instantly. Very good theme interpretation!
TomatoLamp
06. Oct 2020 · 04:25 UTC
Great use of the theme and, while I wasn't particularly thrilled about the idea of a traffic roundabout, you made it feel like a daring adventure. The car handles really well for the gameplay objectives, letting you feel comfortable to make quick maneuvers but it's still clearly your fault when things go awry - plus the fender-benders were always kind of satisfying to see.
Rustywolf
06. Oct 2020 · 05:52 UTC
Haha wow controlling the car is crazy hard, but makes it so rewarding when you finally get it. Major gripe is having to move my hands from the arrow keys to the mouse to restart, needs to have a keybind for it.
mamon
06. Oct 2020 · 13:39 UTC
moscow ring road.
lane movement would make this game easier, but more complex + you can improve this game by leaving wrecked cars on the road and making player replay every iterations.
Los
06. Oct 2020 · 13:42 UTC
@bicheste SAME :smile: :smile:
Mikolaj Luczko
06. Oct 2020 · 13:44 UTC
Nice interpretation of the theme, was a fun little game to play, pretty rewarding!
Heho
06. Oct 2020 · 13:48 UTC
the idea that mistakes from the first "loop" hinder you on the second time you go around works really well with the theme. The music was great it really fit the the rest of the theme.
monninen
06. Oct 2020 · 13:51 UTC
Fun concept with good-looking graphics and music. Bit more juice with for example screenshake when crashing to other cars would make the game more fun.
Andre Sadie
06. Oct 2020 · 13:52 UTC
Good job. I like the idea. The movements felt a little choppy though and traffic could use some more variation and difficulty so the player needs to figure the traffic patterns out.
rucksack
06. Oct 2020 · 13:57 UTC
This game is really meditative, I like the combination of the slow moving cars and the spacey music.
QuadApe
06. Oct 2020 · 14:05 UTC
Simple, fun and fits the theme nicely!
Jag
06. Oct 2020 · 16:14 UTC
I love the idea! Its a really fun little game, I wish it would save your progress per level instead of restarting from 0
Tyrael
06. Oct 2020 · 17:11 UTC
Nice take on the theme. I would prefer WASD to move. Nice entry!