Raptor Rocket by cortica
Welcome to Raptor Rocket!
You are a Raptor stranded on an unknown planet, you need to build a rocket to fly into space again.
To do that you need to gather materials and put them into the machine with the right recipes.
Controls:
ENTER - Skip dialog (essencial to build parts)
F - Grab
L - Launch Rocket (stand in the launching area)
Arrow keys - Balance raptor
A, D - Walk
Space - Jump
ESC - Respawn/Self destruct
Left Mouse - Laser Hat (near bateries)
Right Mouse - Lock Item (inside rocket grid)
We look foward to know about your crazy rocket designs!
#LDJAM
You are a Raptor stranded on an unknown planet, you need to build a rocket to fly into space again.
To do that you need to gather materials and put them into the machine with the right recipes.
Controls:
ENTER - Skip dialog (essencial to build parts)
F - Grab
L - Launch Rocket (stand in the launching area)
Arrow keys - Balance raptor
A, D - Walk
Space - Jump
ESC - Respawn/Self destruct
Left Mouse - Laser Hat (near bateries)
Right Mouse - Lock Item (inside rocket grid)
We look foward to know about your crazy rocket designs!
#LDJAM
| Windows | https://raptorrocket.itch.io/raptor-rocket |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=112401 |
The game idea is really cool and innovative.
The controls are quite difficult, and do get a bit tedious after a while, its a litte more annoying than fun.
Would have preferred if some instructions stayed on the screen while playing, there was a lot to remember, though I figured it out eventually.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description.
And the opening cutscene looked like it comes straight out of a professional product! Amazing, just amazing work.
Visuals work and music is fine. I especially liked the simple villager AI!
However, this is also where I sadly have to say I wasn’t able to get a good grip on. Although I understood the mechanics and what the goal was, controlling the actual raptor was quite troublesome, sometimes to the annoying level. Some situations that come to mind is trying to get the materials into the 'Funilator' (is that how it was called?) only to trip over, respawning, and not being able to put in the remaining materials inside on time.
It’s quite a shame unfortunately, as I can see everything else being fun in the game. The atmosphere, building the rockets and so on. The atmosphere is all set-up, including the little details such as the cave man throwing little spears at the raptor, but the whole experience ends up being damaged by the controls.
Maybe I’m just being a little too harsh at the controls, but sadly they really were my only major problem with the game. Given a more user friendly set of controls and this could be a very fun and really charming experience. I do hope you guys tweak the controls a bit. I would love to give this another try if you do! I look forward to it! :D