Train Wrecked by darkmonkey inc
Extend the train tracks before the track crashes! Keep collecting more to keep the train going.
Game by: David Loetz & Nick Bono
Soundtrack by: Gilman Ostrander
| Link | https://monkeymanboy.itch.io/train-wrecked |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/train-wrecked |
Ratings
| Overall | 586th | 3.595⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 667th | 3.405⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 346th | 3.643⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 336th | 3.952⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1045th | 3.143⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 667th | 3.2⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 1049th | 2.225⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1161th | 2.976⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 35🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
I really liked the puzzle aspect.
My biggest criticism is the responsiveness of the mouse. Most of the time it takes me two or three clicks until the game reacts. Once the mouse is held down the game works just fine. Only the initial click is troublesome. This is very problematic because it makes certain passages near unbeatable since you need quick mouse movement.
Later when i come home I might come back to try this game on a different system, maybe also others can comment if they have issues or if this is an Isolated problem for me?
Also I had no Audio Available here so I might give an audio score later also.
Like others, I really struggled with the combination of mouse controls and a moving camera - I think the idea of using arrow keys instead is a good shout. The only other gripe I had was that I got caught out pretty early on by the inability to lay tracks to direct the train from right to left (particularly given that this makes the second bag along impossible to collect without dooming your train, unless I've missed something). It's just a little odd that your options at the start are "left, right, or straight ahead" but then as soon as you point a track upwards there's no left option even if the ground there is clear. I'd like that extra little bit of freedom to place tracks, or some visible reason why it's not an option. That's a minor quibble, though - I like it overall!