Mugen Express by Rasm games

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made by Rasm games for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

Once upon a time there was a train running through the wide desert, delivering its valuable cargo while fighting ruthless bandits. In our action packed isometric game, you must keep your train safe by shooting at reckless enemies. Yet, in order to survive, you need to keep the engine running all the time in this endless journey, or else your train will overheat and explode. But that's not all! Friendly trucks will come to your rescue every now and then. Share your gold with them to improve your health. Its time to try this adventure, its time to ride Mugen Express!

Ratings

Overall 522th 3.63⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 371th 3.654⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 396th 3.574⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 928th 3.481⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 598th 3.68⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 183th 3.904⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 573th 3.558⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Given 51🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

🎤 Rasm games
24. Apr 2023 · 12:22 UTC
I'm in
vfewa
02. May 2023 · 03:32 UTC
Solid gameplay idea of managing all 3 cars. Great music and solid controls.
saeidsalehi
02. May 2023 · 10:28 UTC
It's a very cool game. The mobility and atmosphere are great. The excitement of the game along with the interesting music will keep you engaged for hours.
Dyingserenade
02. May 2023 · 13:50 UTC
Several experts have actively participated in the development of this game!
they've done all the stages of this game with such a great enthusiasm and love...
making video games is very difficult, but even more challenging is creating a game under difficult conditions in iran. However, this team, with the help of creative individuals has managed to break through this major obstacle!

KIPPIS JA ONNEA RASM :)
Karim Bagblis
02. May 2023 · 19:42 UTC
This is an interesting and fun game. The game has a simple yet engaging concept.
MRezaPirhooshyaran
02. May 2023 · 23:29 UTC
This game is a masterpiece! The music is captivating, enhancing the immersive experience. The gameplay is addictive and flawlessly executed. The combination of music and gameplay creates a seamless and engaging adventure. Congratulations on creating such a remarkable game!
It's around 3 A.M., and I'm still playing this game after a long day of work! :))
Firinor
03. May 2023 · 12:03 UTC
And it turned out to be a cool game) It feels good) But why do I need a third car with gold? Why should we give our money to some truck?
LDJam user 0
05. May 2023 · 06:37 UTC
such a cute game! the music is amazing👾
GorzeGandolf
08. May 2023 · 18:42 UTC
It's a fun game to play,but a little bit hard. The style is cool, music is exciting, fx is nice too, but it will be cooler if the railways change directions too
Hooman1313
09. May 2023 · 12:45 UTC
Nobody believes how we did it 😅
Pouyan ShekariKiani
09. May 2023 · 18:32 UTC
We did it boys 😅
Danyclockworker
10. May 2023 · 18:42 UTC
I liked the game, but I would like to make it simpler, sometimes it's not clear why the game ended.
LDJam user 298734
11. May 2023 · 15:17 UTC
damn!what a incredible game!gameplay is nice too!
TildeCat
11. May 2023 · 16:07 UTC
Really good and action game! I like visual and also gameplay is very interesting!
Le Don
11. May 2023 · 17:39 UTC
Great game, this is really fun! But sharing gold with the friendly trucks didn't seem to be very helpful (or at least I didn't noticed an effect) and the rocket launcher didn't felt to be as powerful as the gatling gun. As for some smaller details, I would also suggest to add an escape key, so I don't have to use alt+F4 to close the game and maybe use a button for the tutorial text instead of making it timebased disappear (or adding the tutorial text to the game page - the first time playing it I was quite confused. But again, this is a great game.
Pouyan ShekariKiani
12. May 2023 · 10:18 UTC
@firinor we are delivering the gold to trucks so they would get it to safety :)
and by doing so we are rewarded by some health.
Pouyan ShekariKiani
12. May 2023 · 10:21 UTC
@danyclockworker There are Two ways to lose, one is by not maintaining the speed of the train, and the second one is when you reach 0 health indicated by the health bar above the scene.Maybe you weren't playing on full screen and missed the health bar?
Pouyan ShekariKiani
12. May 2023 · 10:26 UTC
@le-don Sharing gold with the trucks rewards you with some health, so that you can survive for more time.
and thank you for your feedback about rocket launcher and tutorial, I appreciate it.
dikkop
12. May 2023 · 11:10 UTC
Cool game! Nice particle effects and screen shake, makes for good impact. I suggest adding upgrades to your train which can be bought with the gold you delivered, so that the game does not get repetitive over time. In this way you can also add more different enemies (for a game jam maybe a bit much, but if you want to extend the gameplay some more). Also a target to reach would be nice because then you have the feeling you are almost there. Still solid entry!
Torolchuk
12. May 2023 · 16:57 UTC
Great game. I like your approach with multiple mechanics that you should balance between. Graphics is cool as well.
LDJam user 0
14. May 2023 · 01:47 UTC
I'm sure it's a great game for people who are skilled gamers. I understand the mechanics, but still suck at it, and die within about 40 seconds each time I try, and it took me several times with the rushed controls screen to figure all those out.
The graphics were mediocre. They didn't feel very polished, and made it feel like an amateur game.
Nicely done on the audio, though!
TheSmellofOxygen
14. May 2023 · 03:31 UTC
This game is small, but it's a blast! The balance is very tight on it and I was constantly juggling between tasks. I loved the fast pace, and the rocking soundtrack kept up the energy the whole time. I wish that you could occasionally arrive at a refueling depot or some sort of station where you got a bigger heal. Maybe even some sort of choice of upgrade or path modifier.
I want more because it was so fun! My high score was 1380 pts.
Pouyan ShekariKiani
15. May 2023 · 12:28 UTC
@dikkop Thank you for your feedback, we actually had a meeting during the game jam time and talked about upgrades and different enemies and such and everything else that we might do after the game jam.
Pouyan ShekariKiani
15. May 2023 · 12:33 UTC
@thesmellofoxygen Thank you for your kind words and feedback, somewhere in the development process we actually discussed adding a station but we came to the conclusion that it's not in sync with the fast pace gameplay. but after reading some of the feedbacks, seems like it wasn't such a bad idea lol.
stephenwhoskins
16. May 2023 · 02:08 UTC
I loved this. Great music. Great graphics. And I was engaged. 5 stars across the board. Good job!
krzymsky
16. May 2023 · 07:43 UTC
Like people said before, yeah, the music hooked me in playing, fits very well. I think I had some lag when switching the wagons, nevertheless I had fun playing it. Good job!
BezedH
16. May 2023 · 10:48 UTC
very good game, as someone mentioned above, the rocket launcher seemed to me to be a bit weak :) and maybe a bit lacking in feedback when changing wagons, still fun tho :)
resacaGames
16. May 2023 · 12:24 UTC
Very fun game!!!! Loved the 3 wagon mechanic, music and art style were pleasing, game was polished. Just wish there was some kind of alarm when you're about to run out of fuel, it got me more than once by surprise.
Overall a great entry! 👏👏
cavedens
16. May 2023 · 14:01 UTC
Very cool game. Was a bit hard for me to manage but I think thats more a me problem then a game problem. Great submission!
WeirdBitGames
16. May 2023 · 16:37 UTC
Wow! The music struck me immediately, very good, very actiony! Even the "game over" music rocks! The game look pretty good, as does the UI and "game over" screen (can you guess that I did badly and died quickly? Hehe!). It took me a moment to get used to the controls but I enjoyed it!
WiredOverload
16. May 2023 · 18:42 UTC
Pretty fun and interesting game! The core mechanic of switching between the wagons was well done and made the standard "shoot the enemy game" into something challenging and interesting. The art assets were good, the audio was pretty great, and I did appreciate the nice looking smoke turning into fire the closer you are to completely overheating (although I keep dying to that anyway). I do think that the gold tossing felt strange as the crosshair wasn't where the gold would end up, and I'm not sure tossing gold needed a long cooldown, although that ended up being fine as the gold cooldown is bugged. I do wish that the game had either more enemy variety, waves, or a way to heal the train to make the game last longer and be more strategic, but by sticking to scope you had here you ended up with a pretty fun game regardless. Good job overall!
J0ye
17. May 2023 · 09:30 UTC
No joke. My biggest issue by far with this, was that the wheels of the train didn't go round and round, round and round. I enjoyed playing this. It has just the right depth of gameplay for a LDJam game. Very nice.


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Zaphire
17. May 2023 · 21:29 UTC
I gave the enemy all my gold xD

Love the idea of this game
Skel3ton
18. May 2023 · 19:23 UTC
fun game. I would appreciate a clearer cart change, as so many things are happening at once that I have lost a lot of time in which cart I am in and which key I use to change to another cart

music and graphics are great, excellent entry point