Rocket Barrel

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.17
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.61
NASA's funding has been cut, all the rocket fuel has run out- but they do have warehouse full of barrels of gun powder. Go to space.

Left click to launch from barrel to barrel!


This is the first game I have ever made without following a tutorial, any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

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Comments22

AdroitConceptions31 Jul 2017, 15:21
Interesting mechanic. Wasn't sure how it related to the theme.
shashwat
shashwat31 Jul 2017, 16:16
The graphics are really nice
RootPew
RootPew31 Jul 2017, 16:17
Oh, Donkey Kong barrels! :D

Fun game, but it might go well with a quick description regarding what to do - I spent a few rounds just clicking the barrels as soon as they appeared, thinking I had to collect them all.

Good job, and nice entry! :D
sn0uk
sn0uk31 Jul 2017, 16:51
Cool art style but idk how the theme works. Music is nice too. Looks like it could be a good mobile game.
XedithDev
XedithDev31 Jul 2017, 16:54
It took a little to understand how to play but eventually I got a hold of it. I really enjoyed the graphics and the audio the most! It was fairly challenging to get to the other barrels. Good job!
colozz
colozz31 Jul 2017, 17:00
I liked it, the graphics are nice!
Keep making games!
krishnasism
krishnasism31 Jul 2017, 17:14
Reminded me of those old egg catching flash games!

But this is unique! Really lovely game. The graphics are pleasing and the sound fits well. Good going. Congratulations and good luck!
LogFlames31 Jul 2017, 19:00
Nice game. The music was good and the graphics was also good. My only complaint was that is was to hard. My record is 6 barrels. Awesome game overall.
GettingRekt
GettingRekt31 Jul 2017, 19:06
Unique game for sure! I found it a bit difficult to understand if the barrell I was aiming for was moving, or if it was the austronaut that moved sideways in the air. Some kind of feedback, or reference graphics would have been nice. But overall, a good game!
cyfixus31 Jul 2017, 19:13
This reminds me of that time over years ago when I threw my SNES controller against the wall!! Your music soothed me, and the frustration didn't build to that level. Your world is siiick
kalibrated
kalibrated31 Jul 2017, 19:55
Hey, cool game man. I got to 459 before I missed one :) (on the third try). It feels good once you get a hang of it. I think some variety in speed and size of barrels would be a nice improvement. Also the planets were pretty cool!
Cameron Dunlap
Cameron Dunlap1 Aug 2017, 00:50
Cool game, but I'm still uncertain how the theme fits.
Pixel Programmer
Pixel Programmer1 Aug 2017, 03:30
Very simplistic idea, but it works out well. Nice little game that could be added on and improved in the future :).
Lipsch1 Aug 2017, 10:01
Fun

It's a bit like Doodle jump. I had fun for five barrels or so. :p

Innovation

I've seen many things like that before..

Theme

For me it's not that you get the Theme just by putting it in your story. The gameplay should somehow match the theme..

Graphics

Did you watch the Barrel tutorial of Brackeys? :p
Graphics were okay. Liked the planet in the background (:

Audio

Liked the background music. SoundFX were okay.

Humor

-

Mood

Mood was okay.. Music and planets made the mood..

Overall

For me it was kinda easy and monotone. But I had fun for some time. Good Job (:
novotmike
novotmike1 Aug 2017, 10:33
Very nice little game - the mechanic is easy to understand and the gameplay was quite fun from the beginning. On the top of that music and sound effects were nice. Good work.
Samuli Salonen1 Aug 2017, 10:55
Haha this is pretty good!

I love the setup.
Sivael
Sivael1 Aug 2017, 10:56
Pretty decent.
It did feel a bit slow though.
eLeDe
eLeDe1 Aug 2017, 19:42
Love the polygon shaped Earth! I like art style.
minibobbo
minibobbo2 Aug 2017, 03:36
I really enjoyed the mood that the game conveyed. This reminded me very much of all those Donkey Kong Country levels. I did like those, so this hit some nostalgia points for me. I also liked the plants going by in the background. I made it about 200 (meters? Feet? space units?) before missing a barrel and plummeting back to Earth.

Suggestions: The hitboxes seemed a little strange. The were forgiving, but maybe a little too much. Some variation in the barrels would have been nice too. Some that move linear, some that move more quickly, in a circle, quadratic lerp, etc.

Bugs:
None found. Nice!
Baby Dino Herd13 Aug 2017, 20:41
Graphics are nice and clear, gameplay easy to pick up, and I like that it's quick to restart. I found myself wanting a little more variation, and ended up taking risks that caused me to miss. Your take on the theme is a little bit of a stretch, but nice and quirky.
Aurel300
Aurel30020 Aug 2017, 18:12
We streamed your game with Danae plays on Twitch. :) Here's a link:

Danae streams Ludum Dare 39: Day 3, part 1: Rocket Barrel

Cute little game, I wish there was a bit more variety in the barrel types / jumps / angles, etc etc. It was interesting to see the various stellar objects in the background, a little motivation to try to get further :)

Nice job!
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