Great project! Maybe the music and something about the graphic (Baked lighting, etc...) could be improved. Moreover I think could be better to invert mouse movements and to make it less sensible. But I LOVE the physics of the car. Did you use some assets that already exists? Did you do it in your own? if so, can you tell me where you learned to implement the car physics in this amazing way? thank you and well done ;) Finally, can you rate my game and leave some feedback? thanks!
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Wind-UP Racer's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #496 | 3.230 | 3.230 |
| Innovation | #520 | 3.213 | 3.213 |
| Overall | #634 | 3.117 | 3.117 |
| Graphics | #636 | 3.262 | 3.262 |
| Theme | #651 | 3.197 | 3.197 |
| Game Design | #708 | 3.049 | 3.049 |
| Audio | #775 | 2.754 | 2.754 |
Ranked from 61 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
In what way does your game fit the theme?
This difficult racing game requires you to constantly rewind the wind-up key to your toy car that you can drive around a bedroom.
Did you write most of the code yourself and made all the assets from scratch?
Yes, I made everything myself. The only thing I did not code was the original car controls and camera controls.
Comments
I liked it. I liked how hard it was to control the car, combined with the short duration of each level it made each run feel like a chaotically desperate run to the end. I would however increase the acceleration (maybe reducing the time limit) to allow you to get to the "good part" (i.e. being fast and uncontrollable) quicker.
The camera control is a bit weird. I'm sure the inverted controls (which I'm not used to) play a part in that, but I don't think it's only because of that. I would prefer having options, but I can live with the game as is.
My only real negative feedback is that rewinding doesn't really serve a strong purpose, you just need to press the mouse button repeatedly. Maybe you could use it for something else: for instance, you couldn't rewind and accelerate at the same time, basically forcing you to rewind at the start of the level and while you're airborne. But it's a minor complaint, the game is fine as it is.
Overall I quite enjoyed it. Good job!
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Attack of the RNG!Thank you for the feedback. I agree the mechanic needs to be fixed. I added a feature in the latest update that penalizes you for rewinding it too much . So you are rewarded for keeping it balanced in-between and it feels much better. I can't wait to put out the update and see what people think about it. It will be updated when the jam is over.
Just finished the game, wish it was more challenging. I LOVED the physics of the car. The theme is a bit weak because you just have to keep spamming left mouse while you ride, but that's the only thing I didn't like. This game is really, really funny. I hope you'll update it in the future. An advice I can give you is to put 3 levels of difficulty, based on the time you have to reach the goal. Keep it up, you did a nice job
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MoonlightCool game! only complain i have is the mouse moving is inverted not sure if it is intentional.
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Tomb of the Dark TimesCool game, i love all the little fourth wall breaks in the environment and the graphics themselves were charming, the handling of the car felt frustrating but fair (kinda like an ice level). Overall good game!
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Who Killed Milton RiversGreat game! Love the graphics especially the blanket's material looking so realistic! Enjoyed it!
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Gramps Lost His GlassesOoh, similar concept to my game! 😀 I couldn't find the shoe box though. Any pointers on how you would play the game?
I also agree with the others, you can improve the camera movement, disable spam of the wind up mechanic, and add friction to the sliding of the car. I'm sure you'll figure it out, keep it up!
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ReChargerI liked this one, camera movement was annoying. I'd suggest making a system for rewinding so you couldn't simply spam it.
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Time WitchI liked the theme and the use of a car for the rewind. The movement of the camera was a bit weird tho. Polish this and the speed of the movement and the game will be even better!
Great work!
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RobospierreCool Concept! Like how you used the theme and its fun/frustrating to try and get to the box with the crazy amount of drift hahah. The biggest thing I would say can be improved is the camera. I feel like the sensitivity is too high and the camera may be too close to the car. Great job!
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Time Travel WatchLiked your take on the theme. A car is a bit hard to control, but you can get used to it
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Unauthorised 401Nice concept of "rewinding". The timer also adds pressure to it what makes it a good challenge. The driving mechanics are a bit difficult to master. Maybe you should place a wet floor sign in the levels :D
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Western ShootoutThe idea is good, the game design is really cool. Being so tiny in a giant room is awesome but the car control is really hard, it often slides with anything. And the rewinding mechanic is not something very special, instead of holding a button to accelerate you just tap it and that tires you finger. After the jam work on a few updates and this game would be very fun to play, I would even play it again!
Nice work on the game, my friend, you did a good job!
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LAILAI'm impressed by the quality of the assets. and the game was fun!
Also, i found a little bug when arriving at the shoebox at the very last second. it shows the "gameover" and "you win" screen at the same time.
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Agent BabyNice idea and environment. I feel like with the current state of the game, it doesn't feel right constantly right clicking. It doesn't really add anything. If you were to only speed forward on the down of rewind, that may add the thing it's missing. Also, drifting is frustrating yet does add a bit of challenge. Otherwise, nice beginning of a game!
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Villain REWIND - Unity Demo
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