TrackSurfer is my entry for the 26th LD48 game jam. I tried to apply the "Minimalism" theme to various aspects of the game such as graphics, music, but most of all the controls. The whole game is controlled via the mouse. No buttons are involved.
The game increases its difficulty and can get quite tricky. So, be warned.
The game is made using the fabulouse Love2d game engine (http://love2d.org). Also I used lots of helper utilities made by (http://vrld.org).
Nice work! My one criticism is that there are certain angles that are harder than others because the mouse can leave the app window easier. Otherwise well done!
Really intuitive! It put me into a trance like daze for a lot longer than I thought it would haha. I managed to get one 'Nice surf!', which made me happy.
what a good idea, I feel the music could be amped up some and I think it might work a wee bit better in full screen but, having said that, I feel it's really accomplished. good stuff.
Very well done, I like it a lot, although I had to play it with a touchpad. Those short feedback messages the game throws at you are actually quite encouraging and a nice little touch.
Very cool concept and really minimalistic and solid gameplay. I like the precise steering, but I had trouble with maximizing the speed, since I had to hold the mouse at the edge of the window. Maybe some other speed algorithm could be used to make it even more solid! The graphical style is lovely by the way. :)
I enjoed this game. I wish it was faster, or had different difficulties levels, so the game would be faster at the start. I liked rotation of camera, but it would be so much better at higher speed, more dynamic. It reminds me about "super hexagon" game for some reason, even though gameplay is different. Overall is 5 stars
My longest distance was 982! Addictive gameplay and nice flow experience. If you plan to make a post-compo version, you should really add full-screen support at first :D
This is a wonderful game, well done. It isn't often that I think this, but this game would benefit a lot from a joystick/analog stick. Mouse controls in a windows setting are frustrating at best. I also felt like occasionally loops would send me backtracking, which, because of the controls, felt a bit unfair. Other than that one nitpick, I found myself really engrossed by the game. Great work.
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Thank you very much for playing and your comments! It means a lot to me!
Cons: Hard to control with a trackpad, but i guess that is to be expected. =)
(339 with trackpad..)
@Moist: yes the music would need much more work. I hope to gain more insights into SunVox.
The graphical style is lovely by the way. :)