Bad Beat by Drell

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made by Drell for LD 41 (JAM)

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What's better than card games and listening to music? Both! This game is a combination of playing some sick hand while making sure your cards match the ones present in order to get sick combos and impress your friends. Try not to get too caught up in the music though, you still need to hit the notes at the right time to rack up a high combo!

Genres: Card Games + Rhythm game (Guitar hero)

Ratings

Overall 867th 3.16⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 748th 3.14⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 922th 2.94⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 692th 3.46⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 878th 2.96⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 899th 2.283⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1070th 2.478⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

Almax
24. Apr 2018 · 23:02 UTC
Nice idea! Not seen many card based games :)

Likes
- Pumping tunes
- Addictive gameplay

Dislikes
- Needs keyboard support - QWERTY for the cards would have been fine
- 3 lanes and 5 cards led to quite a confusing start - thought I had to match symbol to card in that lane
fidrik
24. Apr 2018 · 23:03 UTC
Really unique Idea, I think it would be better if the new cards spawned a bit faster. But it was a nice takeon the guitar hero style game, added a strategy element to it. I liked it. Great music and art too.

Would appreciate if you gave mine a go! https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/left-for-bait
JLV
24. Apr 2018 · 23:07 UTC
Great idea, now that's a mix of genres I hadn't seen coming ! The gameplay was fun, although I wish a global score meter was next to the combo meter. A little screen shake for each note played would also have added some juice, but all in all, nice work !
Limbonic
25. Apr 2018 · 18:42 UTC
Would be pretty fun on a mobile, good job!
Marcenat
25. Apr 2018 · 20:12 UTC
Fun game, but I don't really see the card game part, sure there are cards but you are just clicking on them, so they more like buttons... or I miss something ?
🎤 Drell
25. Apr 2018 · 20:53 UTC
@marcenat I might not conveyed it too well haha Yes they are buttons, but they represent cards and you get a "random" one from the deck once you "play" it. Plus the the shuffle hand if you feel like you have too many of one type in your hand. I had to dumb down the card part of it to make it work (sometimes you would get a really bad hand which wasn't fun!) so it's the simplest form of a card game which is why it may not have conveyed :)
Durgan
26. Apr 2018 · 03:06 UTC
Love the music and the art style. Very fun game, agreed with another poster and mobile would be great for a game like this.
theamazingb
26. Apr 2018 · 03:06 UTC
Nice job. At first i thought I had to drag the proper card into the proper lane but one I figured it out it ws a little more fun. Would have loved for that opening metal riff to continue!! Check ours out when you get the chance https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/infinite-typer
pickledbrain
26. Apr 2018 · 21:58 UTC
Couple suggestions. Strikes should be displayed only when the player misses. Having "strikes" available like a resource doesn't make intuitive sense for a punishment mechanic. Also when a shape is coming up and the only matching card is currently being created, it's often too slow forcing a near miss. These are small things that could easily be fixed.

Other than that. Good music and graphics. Overall it's fun. Nice work
Atelier Duchu
26. Apr 2018 · 21:59 UTC
fun game, but keyboard control would make it more engaging and less frustrating.. but maybe that was the idea..?
Bradalli
26. Apr 2018 · 22:07 UTC
What great fun! I felt myself getting addicted! I had to have several goes to try and get a perfect run :D only complaint I have is that I'd prefer if the cards were assigned to keys, but that might just be my preference.
MegRabbit
26. Apr 2018 · 23:31 UTC
Nice job, we DID make the same game! My suggestions for yours are the same as what we'd like to do to improve ours - better feedback, better timing, etc... I had fun getting booed at tho... that's a nice touch. :)
agar3s
27. Apr 2018 · 03:12 UTC
Nice game! I like these songs
Toulou
27. Apr 2018 · 05:52 UTC
I like the concept ! It feel weird ton control a Rythm game with your mouse, and the randomness of the cards make it quite hard to play. It make for a fun game, maybe a bit repetitive after a while. Oh and I like the presentation a lot, the artworks are cool !
Autumnotopia
27. Apr 2018 · 06:17 UTC
Oh, this can be a bit tricky. The concept is pretty neat though, and the idea of a deck based music game is fun.
Sabeurre
27. Apr 2018 · 07:46 UTC
Nice game, I was at first a bit doubtful with the mixing, but it's really great. Nicely done, with nice graphics. The only details is that sometimes, notes are going to fast, and you can't know where the next card you'll need will be spawned. But it's really well thought !
Blinkenlights
27. Apr 2018 · 17:04 UTC
Interesting concept, however my three points of critique would be the images being stretched on HTML, the shapes being a different style to the background etc. and the cards having a replenish animation (not a bad idea, but slows down the gameplay). The other imagery is very nice though!
Raphiell
28. Apr 2018 · 02:21 UTC
Very good concept, I could see this being developed way further! Great idea.

Gameplay-wise, the only addition I would make is a control scheme of keys 1-5 or something similar to select your cards.

Well done!