Roverboard by cottontrek

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made by cottontrek for LD29 (JAM)
Roverboard is an exploration game set on an alien planet.
Control a rover along the unknown and haunting terrain.

This is a basic prototype!
I will continue working on Roverboard (ie: making organisms interact with environment, etc.), but for now enjoy the basic atmosphere.

Thanks for your time!

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.75 615
Audio(Jam) 3.50 173
Fun(Jam) 2.10 716
Graphics(Jam) 3.98 149
Humor(Jam) 1.83 614
Innovation(Jam) 2.31 665
Mood(Jam) 3.87 71
Theme(Jam) 2.41 665

Feedback

Fox_in_sox
29. Apr 2014 · 10:29 UTC
Reminds me of Blaster Master and An Untitled Story.:) Too bad there isn't really interaction, the atmosphere seems very nice!
mjrevel
30. Apr 2014 · 23:27 UTC
Not much to do but as you mentioned the atmosphere is fairly nice to roam around in.
Thorig
02. May 2014 · 19:54 UTC
Very moody, curious to see what this develops into
João Kucera
03. May 2014 · 01:50 UTC
Good graphics.
Almost
03. May 2014 · 02:29 UTC
It looks and sounds nice.
kirbytails7
03. May 2014 · 03:01 UTC
I don't see the game here, but the background is nice.
Troy
03. May 2014 · 03:13 UTC
Impressive prototype for 48 hours. The effects and atmosphere are great. Keep it up!
CluelessGames
03. May 2014 · 03:22 UTC
Nice effects!
manabreak
03. May 2014 · 04:23 UTC
I liked the controls and the animations a lot. The graphic style was cool. I roamed through the entire map. :)

As you already inted to continue on this, I'll just say... Do it!
dalbinblue
03. May 2014 · 04:29 UTC
You've got a nice atmosphere and some solid controls. Pity you only had time for a small tech demo.
lucienpro
03. May 2014 · 05:14 UTC
Very nice mood and atmosphere, like the dust that flew past and the graphics, needed a bit more interaction though, good job!
Kaoin
03. May 2014 · 12:24 UTC
You nailed the atmosphere! The art and sound effects remind me a lot like the game Sword & Sworcery. I'm looking forward to trying a full version.
Kevlanche
03. May 2014 · 12:24 UTC
This is going to be a repeat of what everybody else said; but excellent atmosphere! The ambience/music was great. I did not really like the "jump" sfx though. I hope you'll continue work on this :-). Looking forward to exploring beneath the surface
GreatBigJerk
03. May 2014 · 12:25 UTC
Very atmospheric!
607
03. May 2014 · 12:25 UTC
This has quite some potential. Not much to do though, as you said.
Rad Star
03. May 2014 · 18:34 UTC
the link opens on a blank page :/
tehryanx
03. May 2014 · 18:47 UTC
yeah, the link isn't working for me either. :/
🎤 cottontrek
03. May 2014 · 18:48 UTC
Sorry about the link, it seems the host site is down for a bit. I've added an alternate link.

Thanks for all the feedback!
Ragzouken
03. May 2014 · 18:51 UTC
nice atmosphere, the background sounds are great. very pretty too
Dreii
03. May 2014 · 19:09 UTC
Great mood, like the explosion effect on the ground and the sounds are great!
VictoryGarden
03. May 2014 · 19:22 UTC
I fell off the edge of the world D:

This is a good tech demo! The colors are well-chosen (nice sky!), controls are smooth, and I was intrigued by the pagoda-like structures in the background. Good work on your story/framing narrative, too. When the game started up I was worried it was going to be sort of cheesy, but there was something really nice about that dichotomy--being on the surface of the planet, and beneath the surface of the acid clouds.

I was a little bit distracted by all of the particle effects, though. Their being so synchronized and rhythmic was kind of irritating. I'm having an unusually difficult time explaining why, though. If it's necessary for the game, maybe you could change up the rhythm a little bit? The overall contrast between the very blocky terrain, and the very smooth and rounded, almost bubbly particle effects, clashed.

Thank you for the game!
Harsay
03. May 2014 · 19:41 UTC
Cool effects and graphics! Very moody, but it doesn't feel like it was a game.
ArcturusDeluxe
03. May 2014 · 19:52 UTC
Wish there was more to do in this game, but cool nonetheless! Very atmospheric. Reminds me a lot of Knytt (go check it out if you haven't, its awesome!) Nice use of ambient sounds.
Fragsteel
03. May 2014 · 20:05 UTC
Not much to add, because the other comments nail it. Atmosphere is truly fantastic! This will be lots of fun when there's more to do. Grats!
Dietrich Epp
03. May 2014 · 22:35 UTC
Looking forward to seeing you next Ludum Dare, maybe with a bit more game :-)
dector
03. May 2014 · 22:45 UTC
Awesome graphics style. Especially I love background. Keep moving. Hope it'll great game!
elliottd
03. May 2014 · 23:10 UTC
Really cute rover. it's very expressive for something simple. good job.
Exergy
03. May 2014 · 23:19 UTC
It got a nice feeling. Nice camera movement and good looking graphics.
teambrookvale
03. May 2014 · 23:36 UTC
Awesome graphics!
HybridMind
03. May 2014 · 23:59 UTC
Nice moody environment. Not sure how I feel about the bird sounds though in that type of world. Doesn't feel right. I liked the other drone sounds and the swirling clouds. Would've been cool to see more gameplay for sure.
javierecf
04. May 2014 · 01:06 UTC
It is really hard to make a playable prototype in such short amount of time, but your game is enjoyable, good ambience and precise controls.

Btw: It is just me or the rover looks like one of these? http://0.s3.envato.com/files/76631946/preview%20image.jpg.
lajos
04. May 2014 · 02:12 UTC
Beautiful!
rojo
04. May 2014 · 02:26 UTC
Really nice looking with some good atmosphere. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot to do - some more challenging platforming sections probably would help in the gameplay department.
baykush_figtree
04. May 2014 · 13:34 UTC
Awesome visuals, audio and camera. Nice theme interpretation.
Would love to see this as an actual game!
csanyk
05. May 2014 · 21:35 UTC
Excellent start to something that could be really great. Doesn't feel like there's a game here, yet, but a ton of potential.
DonovanWu
06. May 2014 · 13:13 UTC
See great potential for further development of the game!
Delca
09. May 2014 · 20:09 UTC
I enjoyed the basic atmosphere, and I wanna see more of this!