Recycling loop by ElectricStalin

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made by ElectricStalin for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

You have to play as a scavenger drone. Collect bottles and recycle them. The more bottles are recycled, the less new plastic will be produced.

UPD. Have uploaded an update with a bugfix

Ratings

Overall 1631th 2.522⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1635th 2.196⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1134th 3.022⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1373th 2.935⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1252th 3.022⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1078th 2⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1205th 1.921⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1520th 2.125⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 45🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

mbrezu
06. Oct 2020 · 05:09 UTC
I tried the HTML5 link and it didn't work (got a 404 from itch.io).
🎤 ElectricStalin
06. Oct 2020 · 07:37 UTC
Sorry, it was wrong setting in itch.io. Fixed.
iorena
06. Oct 2020 · 09:04 UTC
Cool idea! I like the simulation aspect with little people moving around. I think the controls might have been more intuitive if right key moved the drone to the right from its perspective, not map global right.
Martin.Delemotte
06. Oct 2020 · 09:13 UTC
I like a lot the idea!
jaoel
06. Oct 2020 · 09:27 UTC
Interesting idea!
The gameplay feels a bit stiff and slow, I think that adding a bit of accelleration and smoothing to the drone could fix that (both to the turning and movement).
I would have liked to have a better idea of where the drone is located relative to the ground, such as a drop shadow.
The lack of collision on buildings and trees makes the drone feel a bit disconnected from the world.
Also, I stopped receiving plastic bottles after the first truck, so it was a very short experience.
Otherwise a good job on completing the jam, the game fits the theme very well!
JaTDev
06. Oct 2020 · 09:35 UTC
A very wholesome idea!

Having unlimited cargo space on the drone made it a bit too easy to collect and recycle all bottles. Unfortunately, I didn't get any more bottles after the first truck.

I liked how all people flocked to the first truck at the same time. I really like your interpretation of the theme.
TotteriLudum
14. Oct 2020 · 22:39 UTC
The perspective style is quite interesting, and the idea of recycling is nice.
I noticed an issue where the drone would get stuck if one lands outside the map.
As someone else said, a shadow or something to indicate the drones position would be a nice addition.
Nice idea, nice style!
Tannimun
16. Oct 2020 · 09:43 UTC
Interesting idea, nice to get some recycling action!
It took a little bit to get used to the perspective, but after a while that wasn't a problem.

Oh no, if you go outside the area and try to collect, the drone seems to get stuck!

I guess the loop is the life cycle of bottles? Well done, nice to see something a little bit different
quadtree
21. Oct 2020 · 08:26 UTC
Pretty nice graphics! If there's one thing I'd change, it'd be to add some kind of indicator as to where the drone is going to come down.
JollyJoe
27. Oct 2020 · 19:41 UTC
I like the sound of the water bottle pick up, at first it looked like zombies and I was trying to get the people. I got stuck going off the map and then trying to pick up :) but fun to fly around great job!!!
Chocolat-Endive
27. Oct 2020 · 19:41 UTC
You really should add some kind of shadow, it's pretty hard to see where the drone is.