BEAT drifter

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.33
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.60
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.00
My first Ludum Dare.
https://roaroftheearth.itch.io/beat-drifter
press W to change your color, you can only collect "Speedforcetokenobj" when you are the same color.
A switches you to the left side of the road. D switches you to the right side of the road. BEAT_drifter_screenshot.png

Here is my original concept
Scan0002.jpg
Source code: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Q_lTZB_83EQ1RkbUtySG90aTQ/view?usp=sharing
Tags: #80s-neon
Tools: GameMaker

Comments9

Evannex24 Apr 2017, 01:46
Nicely Done! Quite a challenging little game ^_^

You said this is your first ludum dare, how'd you like it?
Epicsoft
Epicsoft2 May 2017, 00:12
Not so hard, not so easy, good job
swellbastion2 May 2017, 00:55
Really hard lol but it's fun. I like how the continents move sort of jerkily, that with the old style graphics gives it a nice atmosphere
Baby Dino Herd2 May 2017, 04:58
Really solid entry -- I really like the sun in the background. The clouds/continents were a little distracting, but perhaps on purpose? The audio feedback from hitting the different colours was a great touch, since it let me keep my eyes ahead of the car at the challenge ahead.:blue_car:
kantieno
kantieno2 May 2017, 07:25
It was pretty challenging and fun! More focus on the music could serve it really well! I enjoyed it, good luck!
Evan Minto
Evan Minto3 May 2017, 06:38
Oof, this is pretty tough! I really like the simple but challenging mechanics. The different notes for each color and the feedback when I get one wrong is a great way to understand how I'm doing entirely via sound. The simple bright colors help a lot there too. I played this a couple times to try to find the groove, so you definitely had me hooked!

My one big issue is that W isn't an intuitive key for switching colors. I'd expect spacebar. Having it be a directional key throws me off, since my brain wants it to move me UP, not change my color but leave me stationary. It took me a couple tries to get used to those controls.
Elemental Zeal Game Studios
Elemental Zeal Game Studios12 May 2017, 02:23
It's pretty satisfying getting those notes right after switching colours. Nice entry!
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