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Sundae Driver by Juutis

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made by Juutis for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

It's a hot summer and people are starving for ice cream!

Your job is to deliver ice cream across the city with your van before the inevitable happens.

Load ice cream at the factory and deliver it to the ice cream stalls marked on your map. You have to be quick though not to let the ice cream melt! Buy upgrades with the money earned so you can deliver ice cream more effectively.

Controls

| Key(s) | Action | | --------------------|:------------------------:| | Arrows / WASD | Steer / Throttle / Brake | | Spacebar | Hand Brake | | E | Load ice cream (at ice cream factory) | | Q | Open in-game menu |

Screenshots

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Link https://github.com/Juutis/LD50
Link https://juutis.github.io/LD50
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/sundae-driver

Ratings

Overall 364th 3.341⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 282th 3.409⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 518th 2.75⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 583th 2.636⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 436th 3.109⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 392th 2.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 280th 2.841⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 409th 3.023⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 52🗳️ 2🗨️

Feedback

OadT
04. Apr 2022 · 13:38 UTC
This game has some classic gameplay that is very good executed! The controls of the delivery van feel a bit strange but are very fun. I love the motor sound :smiley: The graphics are reduced but look pretty cool, e.g. the cars somehow remind me of wooden toys and I like the water and horizon look. The music is also pretty cool!

One suggestion I have is to remove the stalls the the first levels from the later levels so the player can focus more on the part of the city behind the river and maybe feels a bit more progression.
kamikaziuk
04. Apr 2022 · 18:57 UTC
I enjoyed this although it felt like it took awhile for the van to stop.
bohmann
04. Apr 2022 · 19:02 UTC
wow i'm amazed what people can do in only two days! really fully playable good game with good ard and gameplay. and minimap also. Good work
Jupiter_Hadley
05. Apr 2022 · 16:08 UTC
Fun game! I included it in my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look. :) https://youtu.be/v0i3VE06y_Y
GummiBot
05. Apr 2022 · 18:15 UTC
I see you crazy taxi fun :taxi: I liked the car controlls and sound it made :D good game
sebbernery
05. Apr 2022 · 18:24 UTC
Wow, those barrier will never hol*PLOUF*
Nice entry ! I like the driving feeling and the engine noise depending on the speed. I had difficult to use the hand brake.
Remco
05. Apr 2022 · 18:30 UTC
I feel the time limit is _very_ tight, even on the first day it feels you absolutely need to go over the sidewalks to get the ice-cream delivered. Though you _can_ drive through most obstacles, so that's fun.

Otherwise a nice atmosphere though! It feels like the sun is just setting. Also the other cars tend to get stuck, but I was just wondering if that can be used somehow as a tactic.
UkuleleFury
05. Apr 2022 · 19:32 UTC
:) Nice game! I really like the driving mechanic. Very nice AI cars and obstacles to maneuver around. I love the blocky art style. And thank you for including some simple audio! Nice execution all around!
velvetlobster
07. Apr 2022 · 12:43 UTC
I giggled when I figure out it was like a crazy taxi type of experience, love that game.

I like the benches are bigger than the cars.
In a post jam I would definitely wanna have a crazy ice cream taxi type of game in my steam library :thumbsup:

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EduSilva
07. Apr 2022 · 15:30 UTC
nice concept and fun game, really well done for the compo. I found the driving a bit slipery but overall it's well made, I could control it good if I was careful
JamieOK
07. Apr 2022 · 22:13 UTC
Quite enjoyed this one! The truck controls are the right balance of easy to use and out of control, makes for some very satisfying turns. A couple of improvements could be allowing the truck to break and slow down more easily, filling the truck with icecream after pressing E once instead of grabbing one ice cream then having to turn around to get another from the icecream shop. A simple gameplay loop made fun by wacky driving, good job :)
benbennett
09. Apr 2022 · 09:40 UTC
The driving was fun, but a little hard to control with all the engine upgrades. I loved the engine sound!
Szkocka
09. Apr 2022 · 12:44 UTC
Even though low poly, game looks great thanks to vibrant colors used. Gameplay feels fun, some deliveries made me even hold my breath a little :D
alks
09. Apr 2022 · 19:29 UTC
Nice game :) I really like the controls and collisions! good work!!
MPK90
10. Apr 2022 · 10:17 UTC
I have completed all 4 days and unlocked all upgrades. I like the graphics and the overworld, really nice! Also the minimap is really cool!
LDJam user 280755
10. Apr 2022 · 15:11 UTC
Fun game! I like the surreal art style. The atmosphere reminds me of an apocalyptic wasteland where for some reason everyone still cares about ice cream. The physics of the car are nice too, which is important.
bradur
10. Apr 2022 · 15:13 UTC
For a game jam game, the physics in this game break surprisingly little. I love driving fast over a bridge and soaring through the air. Whenever the truck falls it starts spinning wildly when getting up again, which is great fun! Sunday traffic and all the jams the player causes makes the game world feel more alive. Graphics are well done, the low poly style fits this type of game well. Nothing bad to say about the sounds but there could be more of them, for example while driving over all the debris.
M2tias
20. Apr 2022 · 21:07 UTC
Nice driving game mechanics! Accelerating and smashing on stuff is lots of fun. The minimalistic graphics are well done but sometimes I felt like driving inside an Ikea warehouse with all the cardboard boxes. Music was good but didn't quite fit the mood. Summer was saved \o/
Christian Zommerfelds
21. Apr 2022 · 06:38 UTC
Nice work! The game ran a little slow on my low-end laptop so it was a bit hard to steer. Also congrats on making a whole map in 2 days. The minimap is really cool and useful, although it might have helped if the minimap rotated with your direction. Really good execution, but in terms of game mechanic/innovation it think the game is missing something to make more it fun or different.

Congrats again!