Driving Blind by MildlyDisturbing

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made by MildlyDisturbing for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Help a blind driver get their driver's licence. More info on the ITCH page. ezgif-2-60f5a828ad2d.gif

UPDATES

  • Adjusted first level so that it wasn't so difficult that you couldn't pass to see the rest of the game.
  • Here is a BLOG POST on how we went about making the car controller, for those interested :)

Ratings

Overall 714th 3.55⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 341th 3.775⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 656th 3.4⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 611th 3.675⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 916th 3.425⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 919th 2.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 408th 3.471⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1093th 3.075⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 13🗳️ 18🗨️

Feedback

MistaGiggles
05. Oct 2021 · 10:24 UTC
Very fun driving game, though I feel the first level was unnecessarily hard (I almost gave up before getting to level 2). Levels after that are much more fun. Really like the bounce/reflect wall mechanic. Controls felt great
elcoldtown
05. Oct 2021 · 15:10 UTC
Very frustrating (although that's kinda the point, right?). I feel it could work better in a 2d/top-down kind of vew, but other than that—good.
Tommo120
05. Oct 2021 · 18:22 UTC
First level seemed like the hardest, the rest were plenty of fun though! I really like the handling of the car, it's very satisfying when you really nail a corner. One of the levels (the one with 3 reflection barriers) I kinda cheesed by just driving out of the track and around to the finish :P Very neat concept though! Managed to finish all the levels :D
CozyGamePals
07. Oct 2021 · 18:43 UTC
Good take on the concept/theme. I agree about a top down POV working better with what you have, I had a lot of trouble estimating distance of each item on screen and how hard I should be steering. Overall great job, lots of potential here!
Tardif Adrian
07. Oct 2021 · 18:53 UTC
The first level are a bit hard, but it's really fun to drive with this controls.
The art are simple, but do the job well.
essarrgee
07. Oct 2021 · 18:55 UTC
Pretty difficult but fun! Game feels well polished and I love the car's bouncy suspension. Good job!
stellarLuminant
07. Oct 2021 · 19:06 UTC
wow, this is really fun and silly! i actually really like the perspective, it IS harder to read but i feel like that enhances the effect of how terrible and janky the idea of directing a blind driver from the outside is. i do agree that the first level seems to require a lot of precision that most other levels don't demand from you. also, the first level doesn't last nearly long enough to get through the entire audio clip.
Sploky
07. Oct 2021 · 19:09 UTC
Nice simple and fun. But I wish there was some background music.
🎤 MildlyDisturbing
07. Oct 2021 · 20:05 UTC
Thanks everyone for the feedback! Really appreciate the love & totally understanding of the critiques everyone's been sharing. I'll definitely adjust these things if we continue to move forward with it. If anyone is interested in figuring out how we made the car however, we made a [Blog Post](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/driving-blind/$273631) that you can check out for some juicy deets!
Wouter52
07. Oct 2021 · 20:12 UTC
Love your game! The camera is following very well actually. The graphics are great :smile: somehow this reminds me of the driving lessons spongebox would have sometimes hahaha
DGSpitzer
07. Oct 2021 · 20:17 UTC
Very good feeling when controlling the car! It's so interesting to find different way to beat each level (e.g. driving through the boundary and directly go to the finish line lol)
LDJam user 233347
07. Oct 2021 · 20:21 UTC
Simple and fun, neat graphics and drifting mechanics.
recursor
07. Oct 2021 · 20:41 UTC
It was somewhat difficult, but I enjoyed it. Graphics are good and I like the voice acting as well.
Eli Delventhal
07. Oct 2021 · 20:58 UTC
Nicely implemented car physics for such a short time. I personally found the reverse walls frustrating because they reverse left and right, so I gave up on that level with 3 of those walls.
thesedatedprince
09. Oct 2021 · 11:22 UTC
Amazing, chaotic fun. The gameplay was addictive enough to keep me playing through right until the end. One piece of constructive feedback I have is that the order of levels could be adjusted, as I feel like one of the early levels is a little more challenging than the later ones. Overall, I had great fun with this :)
enderswype
09. Oct 2021 · 14:44 UTC
I HAVE MY LICENCE, MOVE OUT THE WAY !!
pepnou
09. Oct 2021 · 14:48 UTC
Awesome car game XD.
Really like the car physics.