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A jam submission

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MARS
Submitted by rubinoffsama — 1 day, 6 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#344.1204.120
Gameplay#1833.6403.640
Overall#4303.3873.387
Visuals#4513.6803.680
Audio#6223.1203.120
Innovation#6443.1203.120
Theme#10922.6402.640

Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does the game fit the theme?
In MARS, an astronaut who's tired of it all grabs his bathtub and launches himself down the Martian hills. It’s a wild ride where, well, everything that can go wrong might just do!

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
I made everything myself except for the PBR material used for the Martian ground texture.

How many people worked on the game?
1

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Comments

Submitted

Cool game.. i name my guy Elon XD

Developer (1 edit)

noooo, what was your score?

Submitted

95k but higher speeds broke the sound

Submitted

Very fun and addictive game! It would be great if the coins could be spent on some improvements or skins. Adding a leaderboard to the game is a great idea! This makes you play just out of a desire to get on the list :D 

Developer(+1)

thanks for playing! I am kind of refactoring the code these day (yes after the jam ended, can you believe it) and will upload a new version once the jam ends with those improvements thank you!

Submitted

I'll be waiting!

Submitted

If mars was half as badass as this, sign me up!

Developer

your on the list!!

Submitted

I'm going to assume there might be something wrong with spawning sounds? Eventually the sound just stopped. But man, I felt like a badass going downhill in a TUB of all things. I imagine this is what Mark Watney dreamt about in the Martian, or hell maybe even did. Colliders were missing on some walls and I just rolled through there, but hitting them rocks and getting that sick are time was great. I'd of loved to see some silly names of moves on Mars haha. Great work!

Developer(+1)

hello DPU!

yeah there was a problem with the sounds, I am fixing that currently for a new version once the jam ends,  
haha it does need some mars moves, stay tuned for the new version


thank you for playing

Submitted

Good to hear you're still working on it. I enjoyed it!

Submitted

This game was so much fun! I like the chaos and nonsense of everything!:) I think you could improve the mechanics, for example it's not obvious why I should use a double jump that rotates me (but it was fun anyway). Also, the coins look kinda artificial, there was no real use for them in the game. The theme doesn't feel very well presented either, but that's ok, the game was still really fun!!

Developer

Hello, MassterMax. Yeah, there’s not much use for the double jump right now—any ideas?

Also, regarding the coins, maybe there could be upgrades?
Thank you for playing!

Submitted

Yes, you can spend coins on some absurd upgrades, like buying Curiosity to make it easier to slide on its wheels...

Double jumping can improve your score, like in scating games... Epic tricks (hitting a cow brought to Mars by aliens) also increase your score.

You can also add random events, such as a Martian invasion, so there is room for your imagination!

Submitted (1 edit)

Reviewed :

Good points:

👉Addictive game, love it ! You just want to play more and more. Good mechanics and very well executed. The game is goofy and a bit trolly, I love it !

Bad points:

👉The textures are a little bit strange. Optimization doesn’t seem to be the priority (or maybe it's just my bad PC), but when I reach 100,000 points, it feels more like a slideshow than a game. Maybe delete the paths that we've already used or disable some shaders. Also, the bathtub breaks a little too efficiently ; maybe it needs more time to break. To finish, this game need a music and sound effects.

That’s all from me ! Check out my game and rate it if you want, it’s all up to you.

Submitted

Amazing game man, really enjoyable atmoshpere. Loved the whole vibe !
Would've loved to hear that music throughout the game, it was so good, but there's a bug that stops the music after a few seconds of gameplay. Other than that I enjoyed the game. 
Also, I'd appreciate your time on my game as well, Thank you!

Submitted

Super cool game! Especially when i found out what space does! I hit the creaziest mlgs! A small problem with the audio! Nice game overall!

Submitted

the feeling of "i will not make it" and "oh i made it" was fun :D

Submitted

i want a score board for this. i think i've achieved a high score :D

Submitted

Holy cow, that was fun! Physics, speed, giant space rocks, crooked trees... and adrenaline.  Loved it!

Submitted

Nice I love the visuals, very fun game!

Submitted

nice and funny game!

But did you accidentally leave slider on the top of screen intractable, or was it on purpose? :)

Submitted

One of the most fun gameplays of the jam for me so far! Great job!

Developer

thank you, I also enjoyed your game very much!

Submitted

yooo this was awesome!! :D i loved it even tho i wasn't the best LOL

Submitted

This is so much funnn!!!

Submitted

Very addictive game, for now I have the best score!!

Developer

good job I just played and saw you on Number 1!

Submitted

thanks! if you want give a try to my game :D

Submitted

I hope real Mars exploration will be this much fun! The soundtrack is fire. I would have loved to have a satisfying SFX for picking up coins as well. When I try to submit a highscore, nothing seems to happen.

Developer

Hey Zonelle, glad you found the game fun! And yeah, I totally should have made the coin pickup sound more satisfying. The high scores are actually working, but I forgot to add any feedback when submitting—so it always says "New Highscore," which is a mistake on my part. It only displays the top 10 scores, so if you want to share your nickname, I can check if your high score got recorded. But it most likely did!