BOT RACE by NickZangus

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made by NickZangus for LD35 (JAM)
Take control of a shapeshifting robot to face a deadly obstacle course!

Deform his android body to acquire great powers (with no responsibility!): inflate it to float in the air, shrink it down to pass narrow passages and, of course, enlarge his fists to smash objects with extreme violence!

How long can you last?

***Best played with XBOX controller***

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickZangus
Email: contact@nickzangus.com

NOTE: Mac and Linux versions not tested, if you experience any problem, please let me know!

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All the contents were created during the 72 hours except for the followings:

Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com
Font by George Edward Purdy - purdydesign.com
Sound Effects by soniss - soniss.com

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 4.00 44
Fun(Jam) 4.05 26
Graphics(Jam) 4.33 76
Humor(Jam) 3.02 287
Innovation(Jam) 3.32 316
Mood(Jam) 3.59 206
Theme(Jam) 3.84 171

Feedback

MissVioletVi
19. Apr 2016 路 04:43 UTC
Very fun, very fast, very entertaining. Beautiful smooth visuals really give a professional feel to this game. The game play is fun and creative.Adding random map generation was a great touch that made the game interesting while replaying. Personally I find it a tad bit difficult. Perhaps if it could start a lot slower, then ramp up?
falloneus
19. Apr 2016 路 06:07 UTC
Such a blast! Looks even more wonderful than the wonderful gifs posted earlier. I found some of the controls could've used tightening up (some button-action lag), and some of the patterns were kinda difficult, but simple refinements could lead to an extremely awesome runner game here. A fantastic entry for the jam.
Flygamer101
19. Apr 2016 路 11:33 UTC
Nice little game. Was really nice and the graphics were really nice.
Upwily
19. Apr 2016 路 11:40 UTC
Controlls really did not work well for me. I couldn't complete a single level because of that. The generated levels and overall look of the game were cool.
馃帳 NickZangus
19. Apr 2016 路 12:17 UTC
@Upwily
Yes, the keyboard controls are a bit uncomfortable. If possible, I suggest you to use a controller (in a post compo version I'd like to improve the keyboard control).
NPException
19. Apr 2016 路 16:00 UTC
Very very entertaining to play. For me the difficulty was just right.
HolyBlackCat
19. Apr 2016 路 16:02 UTC
Pretty nice runner.
samlo
19. Apr 2016 路 16:04 UTC
Awesome runner! Difficulty curve is very nice and controls are tight. Appreciate the gamepad support! :)
PelvicThruust
19. Apr 2016 路 16:06 UTC
Looks very professional. Graphics are great and fun to play.
Raphael_
19. Apr 2016 路 16:09 UTC
Nice! Nothing major to complain about.
aCoupleGames
19. Apr 2016 路 22:14 UTC
Game is amazing! Love the visuals, transformations look good and feels good on control. I think the difficult spikes too soon. Nevertheless great game.
MAN JO TEAM
20. Apr 2016 路 17:23 UTC
I really enjoyed it! Maybe I found it a little bit difficult to play, but I can feel the adrenaline through my body!
pianoman373
20. Apr 2016 路 19:10 UTC
I think the game could have been much better if you had only assigned the inflate button to a different key than jump. Other than that this is an excellent entry.
Goutye
20. Apr 2016 路 19:19 UTC
Really fun! Flying is really cheated! 95% of the time, I just flied and 5% had to get smaller. Otherwise, I used only once the breaking shape. With more time, you would have been able to balance this I guess! Pretty pretty good game! Have my stars!
EdoMiyamoto
20. Apr 2016 路 20:44 UTC
Excellent runner, there should be more obstacles in the air to avoid flying too long, and I mapped A button for jump, it was a great play !
bigbatardyt
21. Apr 2016 路 14:54 UTC
I didn't know Unity 3d games could that beautiful. Other than that great gameplay. Perfect
Linus123xbb
21. Apr 2016 路 15:18 UTC
Such a cool game, very smooth and the controls worked very well. It also has a good replay value.
andyman404
21. Apr 2016 路 18:07 UTC
That's diabolical what you put the robot through, especially when controlled by an old fart like me! Great game - I like the floating/flying mode. Nice graphics and polish. I appreciate the proc gen levels. If you're going to work on it post-jam, could you make an "easy" mode too (slower)?
MintArcade
21. Apr 2016 路 20:43 UTC
Love it! Very very cool game!!! Great fun. Needs more than 5 stars ;)
drazil100
22. Apr 2016 路 15:39 UTC
Good Game. I like the look of it.
siryakko
23. Apr 2016 路 08:12 UTC
Hey this is the guy from H2G2 :D. Really fun game, graphics are awesome, some mino bugs when you go outside the track, but awesome game.
APantaloni
24. Apr 2016 路 18:01 UTC
Very well done endless runner! Looks really good, the music is cool, the controls are very responsive. Well done, congrats!
AnaGF
25. Apr 2016 路 12:53 UTC
Graphics are great! Gameplay is fun too, a bit challenging but cool. Nice one!
knason
25. Apr 2016 路 18:34 UTC
Really nice looking game. It was a bit challenging. But overall good job on your entry.
SophieExMachina
28. Apr 2016 路 13:56 UTC
Nice 3D graphics! I loved this game. It was very fun, and it's actually one of the better endless runner games that I've played in my life. I managed to get to 718 meters at most before dying.

I also uploaded a video of your game on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0tGXiEP678
Xanjos
28. Apr 2016 路 22:03 UTC
Absolutely everything in this entry is so well polished. The graphics were on point, the mechanics were well done and I like how the obstacles were procedurally generated. Had so much fun playing this (Also the robot looks like an angrier version of Marvin from Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy :V).
CaptainPilot
28. Apr 2016 路 22:33 UTC
Way too difficult and the controls weren't well explained. Particularly that the jump button doesn't actually clear jumps (you need float)
crazyrems
28. Apr 2016 路 22:53 UTC
BOTALICIOUS!
So mush graphics *o* that's beautiful.
A great entry with nice controls and solid gameplay. The generation is well done.
Music fits very well the mood. Best game I played so far.
PowerSpark
29. Apr 2016 路 00:18 UTC
Great game, love the polish it has!
Green Soda
29. Apr 2016 路 01:02 UTC
WOW THIS IS SO POLISHED! sounds like a great mobile game for me :)
dcolgan
29. Apr 2016 路 01:23 UTC
I do not really go for runners a lot, but this works pretty well. The obstacles are cool and manage to stay fresh. I wish I had a controller instead of a key board for it. That is more on me than anything. I give it two thumbs in my armpits.
deadbodyoutline
29. Apr 2016 路 03:45 UTC
Very addictive game! Had a lot of fun playing this one ;)

I took some time to get used to the controls, maybe a longer "start", letting the player test the controls, or a tutorial screen could be great. Also, for me pressing jump and holding it, instead of double press, was natural, just like Donkey Kong's Dixie ;)
pixel_maniacs
29. Apr 2016 路 07:01 UTC
Nice graphics, perfect controlls, good camera habdling. A very good entry. Please have a look on my entry, too.
Jolly Serpent
29. Apr 2016 路 14:18 UTC
Fun game, very entertaining, never had a problem with randomly generated levels. Only minor gripe would be that keyboard controls are kinda stiff, although that might just be personal preference.
RyanMan56
29. Apr 2016 路 14:26 UTC
I love the little guy's running animation, it's the cutest
bison
29. Apr 2016 路 20:21 UTC
Its a little bit like my approach, but i like the graphics and overall style more.
great work :)
alsantour
01. May 2016 路 01:18 UTC
Great Game! probably best so far!!!
Kerdelos
01. May 2016 路 12:45 UTC
Really neat game. I enjoyed the graphics, the animations and the gameplay. The only frustrating thing is when there is two ice walls and my power only breaks the first one. Excellent job mate !
Geckoo1337
01. May 2016 路 14:40 UTC
Very good aesthetic for a frenetic gameplay. Nice little game. Very entertaining to play and challenging. Well done ++
GaryS
02. May 2016 路 22:42 UTC
This was fantastic! It took me a while to get the hang of it, but once I did it was very frantic, addictive and lots of fun.
I particularly liked that I could contiue to move the player whilst jumping, or could go small whilst in the air to prepare for the next obstacle.

I would have liked to have seen a scoreboard though... I found that the moment I died, I would hammer the button in frustration to start again immediately, but would always miss the chance to see what score I'd achieved!

A tutorial would have been nice too, as it took a while for me to understand what moves countered which obstacles.

Also, the randomness of the level generation meant some games were just 'luckier' than others. It would be nice to have a bit of a difficulty curve.

Overall one of my favourite entries though.
Yumeito
04. May 2016 路 22:44 UTC
Awesome Game :) Love it
legavroche
05. May 2016 路 05:14 UTC
Awesome models and animations. The game looks amazingly polished! Great entry, had a lot of fun. My highest score was about 950+, but some portions felt impossible to get through like the really precise jumps in between the spikes
EvanEGibbs
05. May 2016 路 08:08 UTC
This was a fun game! My partner for the jam and I played this for quite a while after we finished our game. We loved the character and the atmosphere of the game! We beat each others scores for awhile. Super nice entry. :)
ragnta
08. May 2016 路 07:52 UTC
Very fun game, but I think it's too hard for me. My high score: 117 M, because the jump is weird :)
theholychicken
09. May 2016 路 21:13 UTC
Extremely polished and neat! The knocked over robot is extremely cute. I definitely need some practice to get better at it, I'm seeing the robot knocked over a lot...
One suggestion I would make is to have the balloon-jump happen automatically by holding down the jump button, instead of clicking jump again mid air, because some of the jumps require maximum floating distance, and its too difficult to time it correctly to make it.
Design is spot on! I bookmarked it in case you keep working on it.
Marius
10. May 2016 路 11:02 UTC
Hi, nice game and congratulations ! We're realizing a video with several winners of the Ludum Dare #35.
Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description