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Ready, Set, Escargot! by andymetoo

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made by andymetoo for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Get ready for an ultra fast-paced, exhilarating drag race taking place in the world of snails. You are invited to come and marvel at the fascinating skills of these little creatures as they dodge and weave in and out of obstacles at the near speed of light.

Use WASD to control the white snail in the center and try to beat all other eight snails to the finish line...if you can! Featuring randomly generated obstacles each run, and keep your eye out for leaf powerups to gain a blistering temporary speed bonus.

Keep going and don't turn around! :)!

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NOTE: There is an itch link below with a properly-sized imbedded HTML5 build.

Link https://andymetoo.itch.io/ready-set-escargot
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/ready-set-escargot

Ratings

Overall 657th 3.435⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 884th 2.935⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 621th 3.207⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Theme 510th 3.724⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 50th 4.1⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 541th 3.517⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

Steven Garberg
07. Oct 2024 · 19:43 UTC
As a snail lover, I thought this game was adorable and hilarious. I've never felt like something was fast and slow paced at the same time before, but this really captured that feeling. Kudos on a great entry! ❤️🐌🏁
fnelix
07. Oct 2024 · 20:04 UTC
Very fun entry, good selection of soundtrack. Nice details with the slime trail and of course the names ;)
Memz
08. Oct 2024 · 16:00 UTC
The itch link wouldn't load for me. If this is fixed, I'd love to review the game
Prussichger
08. Oct 2024 · 16:02 UTC
This is a real snail's fast and furious! It's not always clear where to crawl, but I liked it. The music is :fire:
ulysseLenglen
08. Oct 2024 · 16:05 UTC
Haha loved it, the race is quite something ! Nice snail names ! Nice AI driving the snails, I enjoyed leading them to an obstacle and cutting their road to win !
Renaud Gaillardon WINO MUSIC
08. Oct 2024 · 16:06 UTC
Awesome 3D model for the snails. The music make the game very funny. Big up to the names of the other snails in the race ahaha !
Surfa
08. Oct 2024 · 16:11 UTC
Lost right at the end on my first go as I got screwed by the leaf placement. Second attempt got assaulted by another snail eventaully getting the W on the third. Fit the theme nicely and was hiliarious for the first few runs. I enjoyed a lot of the snail related puns for the AI names. The music was also well selected, especially the race theme.
RhysT
08. Oct 2024 · 16:11 UTC
Very disappointed that it doesn't count down the start of the race with "Es!", "Car!", "Go!!".
Not the most riveting gameplay but an amusing experience and looked really good.
rkhadder
08. Oct 2024 · 16:14 UTC
Game was fun - my favorite part was the snail inspired names. I didn't feel a speed boost getting the leaves but it's cool having ​to figure out the tradeoff between straight lining to finish line and getting a potential boost.

Would be awesome to have a way to see behind me to see which snails are close to overtaking me.
woona
08. Oct 2024 · 16:28 UTC
The tension before the race began was exhilarating, but the snails turned out to be so, so slow! It's a fun game and it felt polished and scoped well for the jam.

Great job!
🎤 andymetoo
08. Oct 2024 · 16:45 UTC
Thanks all for the comments! Glad you could enjoy and not take it too seriously, as was intended. :) Regarding a comment above about the speed boost...it's there, I promise, but it's like 1-2%. It's enough to get you over the line first in neck-and-neck, but don't waste your time going too far out of your way! Cheers all.
VanLou
08. Oct 2024 · 17:14 UTC
I enjoyed this game, I love how fast paced it is! Jokes out of the way I really enjoy the humor in this game. It is a little bit boring, but that's the fun of it! The names were a nice lil touch too. Overall a funny game :)
MithosKuu
09. Oct 2024 · 06:23 UTC
Would have preferred more metal during the fast pace races
Jesse Martin
09. Oct 2024 · 23:36 UTC
Felt like the duke boys were at it again.
Fun race game
DavidZ
10. Oct 2024 · 02:01 UTC
Awesome game! Loved the title lol
DJTequila
10. Oct 2024 · 12:36 UTC
Really funny entry, I didn't think they'd be THAT slow. There's actually quite a bit of strategy since you get time to think about where you want to go and who you want to cut off. The music fit the game. I think there's room for more kinds of powerups, like slow Mario Kart :laughing: Great job overall!
LDJam user 0
12. Oct 2024 · 04:51 UTC
Loved the graphics and mood and music. I wish the snails were harder to control or at least introduced more considerations.
Tastical
13. Oct 2024 · 06:02 UTC
Silly game, love the names of all the snails.
LDJam user 0
14. Oct 2024 · 02:42 UTC
Hilarious, would have liked to have seen some power-ups/blockers such as salt lines. I couldnt tell what the leaf pickup actually did.
GreenPig
14. Oct 2024 · 17:30 UTC
Absolutely loved this snail racing game! It's hilarious and captures the perfect blend of fast-paced fun and slow-paced hilarity. The names are a delightful touch! Kudos to the team! ❤️
Jhonny111
16. Oct 2024 · 07:21 UTC
It was a photo finish. George Mucus finished aboud 3ms after me. Loved it.
Pimping
23. Oct 2024 · 21:49 UTC
Great game, nice matching with theme, keep going