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GMTK Game Jam 2020

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A jam submission

Mower MayhemView game page

Mow as fast as you can with an unreliable machine

Submitted by Mystical_Pigeon — 2 hours, 1 minute before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Fun	#451	3.600	3.600
Originality	#697	3.711	3.711
Overall	#730	3.489	3.489
Presentation	#2154	2.978	2.978

Ranked from 45 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
You are driving a lawnmower with no brakes that constantly stalls which prevents turning and cutting grass. You are trying to maintain a lawn that has grown out of control on a vehicle that is out of control!

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Vraj95SoniSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Really fun and challenging to keep the mower in control. Great thinking on keeping the rotation on even after you stop pressing the keys(hope that's intended). And you definitely need a new mower.

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Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! Yes, that was intentional. I was thinking of other ways the steering wheel could mess with the player (not turning right, listing in a direction) but I think the basic stalling feels good for now. Maybe in future there could be levels with different mowers that have their own problems

Unai Estavillo BonetSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Reminds me a lot of the Bully minigame. Classic and fun!

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kelsenHD3 years ago(+1)

the game is very fun and i love the mechanic, i will surprise if someone have that lawn mower.

calamitynolanSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

There's a nice push your luck mechanic in seeing how long you can go without cycling the engine before you lose control and potentially hit an obstacle. The simple graphics make it easy to read. Good work!

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Nolan Filter's Conway's Game of Life Game

Lafie-SafieSubmitted3 years ago

The rock obstacles are not fun, maybe a ramp or speed-uppper like in a racing game and bigger lawns could have made it a bit more fun, overall decent job

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a.chill.lemurSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Fun! Took me a minute to realize I had to restart the engine when it sputtered out, but I quite enjoyed it. Why anyone would put those giant rocks in their backyard is beyond me, though, I only managed to get 2 stars.

This isn't a problem specific to your game, it's pretty much every Unity game, but I use an ultrawide display on my computer and unity just zooms in to fit the width, so forcing full screen means I don't see the top and bottom sections of the screen and I couldn't see some of the UI.

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Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it! I usually try to make sure the UI works fine across resolutions, but jams mean rush 😅 Its going on the list of cleanup.

Matthew CoderSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This game is very cool! I love the controls and in general that's very fun, with a bit more polishing it will became Amazing, keep going!please check out my game too :D

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dsamsonSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Controlling the steering wheel instead of the steering is just genius. Excellent take on the theme. Great work!

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Escort Mission 2020

BlackHammer66Submitted3 years ago(+1)

Very fun game, who knew it would be so stressful to mow a lawn lol. I really liked the fact that smacking into obstacles didn't lead to a game over but instead running out of fuel which made the game much less frustrating. The small text about the background of the lawnmower at the start was also a nice touch, although you probably don't have to show the text more than once. I felt like the complete silence after stopping the engine also felt quite strange so I would recommend putting in a quiet background noise when that happens. However, these are small issues and overall I really enjoyed the game, great job!

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Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

At first I was going to give the lawnmower health, but I had already put in the "gas" as a timer and figured why not combine the mechanics. Glad you liked it :)

I definitely agree with hiding the text after the first run - if I get time to update it I'll definitely remove that, I wanted to but it was way quicker to always show it.

I'm not sure what would be a good background sound when it's off - should it just be like nature/ambience, or like squeeky wheels / gears?

Lucas TengSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

The engine restarting taking a moment and losing steering while you wait for that made for a lot of fun moments of pure panic. I think the speed at which you turn also added to the absolutely unhinged feeling. Well done, very fun!

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Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks :) I had some ideas for other ways to mess with the player, but I think what's here is fair while being unpredictable

XerseonSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

That was a lot of fun! losing control over my mower when the engine stalls really made me laugh. The ignition thing where you have to hold spacebar is a nice touch. Overall a fun game and good take on the theme!

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Tower of the Unknown

Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you :)

KreekakonSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Managed to get 2 stars at the end of a few runs! The engine stopping was annoying was first but I learned to adapt around it eventually. It's actually really satisfying to have it go down but start it back up without crashing into anything. Overall a nice fun game!

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Game Fixer Kit 2020

Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

Thanks! You've gotta crash into absolutely nothing if you want a chance at 3 stars :P

Jordan HanSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

The fact that I immediately crashed the damn tractor and then stalled while doing doughnuts pretty accurately sums up my experience. It was very chaotic in a very funny way, and I enjoyed it! The graphics and sound effects work together to sell the goofy vibe of this game, and I laughed while playing it. Nice work! :D

Also, here's some bad fan art for you:

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Connection Lost

Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you! It's simple, but I had a lot of fun working on it. Love the art :D

KingRegicon3 years ago(+1)

This was a ton of fun! I never did get more than 1 star, haha, but still it was a great time. Hope you had fun making it, cheers!

Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Glad you liked it! It was a lot of fun, I just wish I'd had more time to add more failures that you'd have to address but maybe simpler is better here

BasicMilkySubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This was pretty interesting! although really unforgiving it was still fun to play! well done :)

Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

thank you! Initially it was going to be even more unforgiving with the mower listing or the wheel jittering randomly, but I think this was a relatively fair balance

soozafone3 years ago(+2)

Fun! I found myself replaying to try and top my score. One suggestion would be to have a visual/audio cue a split second before the engine dies, so you can try to steer yourself into a safe arc while restarting it.

KingRegicon3 years ago(+1)

^^^ Good suggestion, soozafone!

Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

I like that idea a lot, like a few sputters before it dies. I think I'll add that in after judging is done thanks :)

BoomstevoSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

This is a solid little game. Enjoyed it!

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I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU RIGHT NOW!

Quentin DelvalletSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

Yeah, it's really the time to buy a new mower ^^ The game is quite nice, even though it has failures, the mower is not frustrating to control so it's good!

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Random Playing Game

Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

My first version was a lot more frustrating - the steering wheel would jitter and I was playing around with having the mower list left or right, but I think the stalling mechanic feels better overall even if it's simple. Glad you liked it :)

Anicet NougaretSubmitted3 years ago(+1)

It's a very funny idea, I liked playing it.

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Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago(+1)

Thank you :)

Dbrad3 years ago(+1)

Cute idea, and fits the theme pretty well. Great work.

Mystical_PigeonDeveloper3 years ago

Thank you :)

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