Row With the Flow by VeniTheRich

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made by VeniTheRich for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

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Row your boat through funky waters while avoiding perilous logs. Don't fall down the waterfall!

Controls

| Key | Action | | ------- | ----------------- | | Space | Row (if on beat!) | | A/ | Turn left | | D/ | Turn right |

Contributors: @micheldever @quentinverlhac @venitherich

Ratings

Overall 496th 3.667⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 317th 3.722⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 372th 3.611⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 133th 4.194⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 878th 3.417⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 19th 4.417⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 717th 2.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 968th 3.222⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

ThePW
04. Apr 2022 · 20:35 UTC
The music ist amazing!
IndigoWolf
04. Apr 2022 · 20:36 UTC
I really enjoyed this. Great music. Would have liked the timing to be clearer, maybe had the spacebar icon higher upon or more visible.
DJTequila
13. Apr 2022 · 22:09 UTC
The game fits the theme and is fun to play. I enjoyed the music. Only complaint is that there should be a timing indicator (e.g. "too late", "too early", or maybe a visual indicator of when the beat will hit).
fraanns
13. Apr 2022 · 22:11 UTC
Amazing game and great music. Really fun and also very innovative. I would like to see a game with this an expanded version of this concept. I was always too afraid of making a rhythm game, but you made a really good one with a twist in it. I made it to 4:11 although I think at that point the music may have become offset with the timings. I already had to play with 150ms offset. Also, you can just stay on one side and basically no logs will hit you then (when you keep the rowing up).
Flying Dog Fish
13. Apr 2022 · 23:05 UTC
Great game and nice music. I usually really suck at rhythm games so I hate them, but this one was actually fun to play. I really struggled with the rhythm, then I calibrated and it worked flawlessly. The art looks nice and the music is great.
ajpl
13. Apr 2022 · 23:33 UTC
Really fun game. I enjoyed the vibe :)
Took me a while before I noticed I should 'row with the flow' instead of just smashing the space bar furiously xD
Daniel MacCormick
13. Apr 2022 · 23:38 UTC
Nice work! This was a lot of fun :)

It was straightforward and really easy to play which was great - didn't have any trouble understanding the goal. The music was really catchy and had a clear beat which definitely helped with the gameplay.

I did notice that if I hugged the wall, I didn't really get hit by many obstacles and so didn't need to steer very much. Maybe in the future, you can add different sections of the river that have a stronger tide (and weaker tide) which could encourage the player to move sideways more.

Overall, great job! This is a perfect scope for a jam game!
BougieBirdie
14. Apr 2022 · 00:45 UTC
I love that you had the forethought to include the calibration page, it's great for accessibility and really above and beyond what I'd typically expect to see in a jam.

The sound track is pretty groovy. The game has a good vibe :smiley:
LazyAlarm
14. Apr 2022 · 02:52 UTC
I'm terrible at rhythm games, but I enjoyed playing it and grooved to the music!
Itzemii
17. Apr 2022 · 15:48 UTC
Wow! Cool! I am very bad at hitting the beat. But here I was able to do so quite well. Great music! Nice graphics!
Congratulations for the fun game!
winniehell
18. Apr 2022 · 20:45 UTC
great to see a rhythm-based game entry! :heart: ...though I didn't row very long :sweat_smile:

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zimny11
18. Apr 2022 · 23:10 UTC
Ah yes, a music game - my mortal enemy :P Cool game, what a shame I'm bad at this. You had no idea how much focus was needed from my to pull off this time XD Awesome music. It was fun!

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