Shuttle Quest by rasmusrn

[raw]
made by rasmusrn for LD27 (COMPO)
This game obviously still needs a lot of polish. And I didn't get to implement half the things I wanted. I guess that's practice of the Ludum Dare challenge, huh? :-) Limiting yourself to the essentials.

Give it a spin and let me know what you think. I bet you even have some ideas for improvements? :)

I hope you enjoy! And let me know if you manage to beat the game, will you? (there's only 8 levels)

For best performance, use Google Chrome.

During the 48 hours I also made a simple level editor as you can see in the screenshots. It's included in the source.

Ratings

Coolness 44% 1337
Overall 3.12 489
Audio 1.20 988
Fun 3.27 290
Graphics 3.54 209
Humor 1.65 890
Innovation 2.73 744
Mood 2.52 712
Theme 2.96 737

Feedback

matthias_zarzecki
26. Aug 2013 · 02:18 UTC
Solid idea! this could be nicely extended. The exhaust going in the opposite movement-direction is a nice touch :)
igleyy
26. Aug 2013 · 08:33 UTC
I like it, looks very good! :)
Brassawiking
26. Aug 2013 · 08:36 UTC
Nice smooth graphics. Needs some checkpoints or restart, it was really annoying to start over just because there is a fake dead end in the track, no way to avoid that unless you fail and remember it next time.
Andrewves
26. Aug 2013 · 08:43 UTC
Great concept. I really like the visual style.
bitowl
26. Aug 2013 · 08:45 UTC
I'm annoyed by having to start from the beginning each time ;)
But so you can use the x-thing in earlier levels as well to get some time, so I see why you did that.

Though I would not make the "air whirl" a point, but rather a line, as I quite often missed it and so lost some precious time
Linus Lindberg
26. Aug 2013 · 09:31 UTC
Fun game! Except for having to start over when you die XD
raver
26. Aug 2013 · 09:49 UTC
Nice gameplay and graphics. Please insert some checkpoints!
proc
26. Aug 2013 · 11:28 UTC
It controls nice. The level design and back to start however are not so forgivable haha.

I completed it so there was something there that kept me trying. Just one more go!
mrspeaker
26. Aug 2013 · 11:53 UTC
Yeah, that visual feel is sooo nice! Wish it had some sounds though!
FatBasic
26. Aug 2013 · 12:09 UTC
It turned out really great Rasmus, good job!
okmmjyygv
26. Aug 2013 · 14:48 UTC
Good idea, Like the graphics.
NuSan
26. Aug 2013 · 17:12 UTC
Well done, fun to play. A bit frustating, you have to spare every second to make it to the end. I would like be able to restart current level when i fail ^^
Jacob123
26. Aug 2013 · 21:57 UTC
I really like the graphics, but I ran into a bug on the 3rd level. I went so fast that I flew through the wall and out of the map. Might want to fix that. Although it was a good concept and I really had fun with it!
Larzan
26. Aug 2013 · 22:44 UTC
Wow, well done. Looks good, interesting game play, good all round, and all the code from scratch? Respect!
🎤 rasmusrn
27. Aug 2013 · 07:55 UTC
Larzan, thanks. I wrote the engine (physics and entity/component management) in the weeks before the compo :)
Hypnohustla
27. Aug 2013 · 14:13 UTC
Nice cave flyer game. I liked how it took multiple hits to destroy your ship. New game elements were introduced in a nice way. Too bad there werent any sounds. Nice job otherwise :)
BerdiNerdi
27. Aug 2013 · 21:49 UTC
Hey Rasmus :) Thanks for the great weekend, hope we didn't scare you too much haha ;) Anyways, really like the whole concept, has a lot of potential. I like the final feel of the game. It feels smooth and very dynamic; clean too. Great job! Good luck in the competition.
zillix
28. Aug 2013 · 04:56 UTC
great style and level design! I liked the use of the theme. would have loved some sound effects :D
Vaalen
29. Aug 2013 · 19:30 UTC
It's a good game. A bit hard because you have to do all levels in once but it's very addictive.
TheBlueRage
01. Sep 2013 · 01:36 UTC
Solid game.
Steve Cochrane
01. Sep 2013 · 01:38 UTC
I love the feel of this, the acceleration/deceleration and movement feels really natural. The super smooth animation (I'm guessing this is 60 fps?) is great for that too. Nice work!
Croze
13. Sep 2013 · 21:46 UTC
I love this!!!! Expect great ratings!!!