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Mad Maxi Taxi by Thirsty

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made by Thirsty for LD 39 (COMPO)

Middle America transformed into a lawless wasteland where the only things worth having are oil, guns and money.

Stop near a person to pick them up... then take them to their destination designated by the green arrow and you get money and a chance to shop.

Arrow keys or WASD to move

Space Bar to Shoot

If you drift too fast the screen goes white and you need to reset the game... sorry 'bout that.

Most of the art and all of the game made in Construct 3 Sound Effects made with bfxr

HTML5 (web) https://bitmen.itch.io/mad-maxi-taxi
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/39/mad-maxi-taxi-1

Ratings

Overall 642th 2.474⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 550th 2.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 599th 2.368⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 616th 2.579⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 553th 2.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 496th 1.947⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 232th 2.647⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 537th 2.438⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Given 7🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

h.attila
31. Jul 2017 · 21:27 UTC
Like the title, it's fun. The bug when the screen goes white is annoying and it occurred to me all the time so unfortunately I couldn't play much. Couldn't figure out what to do in the game really, I couldn't shoot so I guess I need to find a weapon first? But the other cars were easily destroying me as I was completely defenseless so I didn't get far. The sound effects are too sudden and very loud, I recommend turning the volume down a bit before playing. :)
Jupiter_Hadley
31. Jul 2017 · 22:25 UTC
I wasn't sure what to do, but it seemed interesting! I included it in my Ludum Dare 39 compilation video series, if you’d like to take a look :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4BqGc9csNo
🎤 Thirsty
31. Jul 2017 · 23:01 UTC
Woops didn't make the objective clear... sorry about that. Added that very important piece of information to the description. Need to stop near the people to pick them... if you are going fast they attempt to run away but if you stop they run towards you.
simex
01. Aug 2017 · 14:11 UTC
I had quite a hard time figuring out the objective, played for about 5min before I realized that you had to pickup the little dudes, the game is a little rough around the edges I think that if you where to make the game again you should focus on making the driving feel really good, and add some juice if you have the spare time (like wheel tracks and dust particles)
pjnovas
01. Aug 2017 · 22:58 UTC
haha I kinda endup playing a carmageddon really xD. A mini map would help a lot on this game, nice entry!
mintarcade
08. Aug 2017 · 15:00 UTC
Drifting is crazzzzzy! Very addictive.
Mr.Houdini
19. Aug 2017 · 16:29 UTC
Nice idea and overoll experience. There are a few things that can be more polished as you may know so there is no need to list it. Great job, good luck!
SleepyStudios
20. Aug 2017 · 20:07 UTC
Not really sure what I was doing especially couldn't figure out how to get cash and why I couldn't shoot but I liked the atmosphere, the drifting and how you drove faster on the actual roads which was a nice touch.
abductedPlatypus
20. Aug 2017 · 20:09 UTC
Shooting didn't work for me. (Safari)

I liked how the steering felt, especially the the difference between the terrain types. The world seemed very empty though, but I imagine this being a open-world with some quests in a new version, that would be super awesome!
Doccrazy
20. Aug 2017 · 20:14 UTC
The bugs in this game are really unfortunate, because I LOVE IT otherwise. From the music over the art style to the mad max humor, this is just a great game overall. Also the different terrains are really well implemented.

Apart from the drifting bug, I sometimes didn't get money after delivery and the arrow would point off screen. Also I couldn't shoot (or did I have no weapon?), and once I got stuck after drifting.