Great idea. The game kinda felt crazily unstable, with a lot of janky animations and flickering graphics, which for this jam worked perfectly! I loved the idea, and it really fits the 1-button theme. Well done!
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Trac Drac's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Graphics | #11 | 3.562 | 3.650 |
| Modifier | #15 | 3.562 | 3.650 |
| Overall | #15 | 3.212 | 3.292 |
| Sound | #15 | 3.367 | 3.450 |
| Overall Good | #19 | 2.976 | 3.050 |
| Overall Bad | #25 | 3.074 | 3.150 |
| Gameplay | #26 | 2.733 | 2.800 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
If you have implemented the modifier, how have you done so?
All actions are initiated by one button.
Comments
This was a neat implementation of the modifier, and I loved the surf rock soundtrack and general beachfront theme. The drawings are quite nice and the title even has a nice ring to it.
The idea of using the cursor to denote different moves is pretty cool, but it does take a while to get used to. It took me about 6 tries to get to the end.
I also wasn't entirely sure what was an obstacle and what wasn't, it clearly says on the game page what to avoid and how to do it, but I was running into obstacles and saw no evidence of being damaged. It seemed like objects only start doing damage once you reach the first dog. In the same vein it didn't seem like sunlight did any damage so I never used the option to cover drac except out of curiosity. And I don't know if its supposed to do anything or if its intentionally broken but the big purple bar in the top right didn't do anything. I assume its supposed to be a health bar?
In any case its a cute concept with an interesting execution. Nice job!
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StalewaterThought this was a really cool way to use the one button modifier
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Members Only Golf ClubThe gameplay concept here is a little different and it's a neat idea to use the positioning of the cursor to perform actions. I found it to be very, very difficult to play in practice, though. The objects are almost impossible to tell from the background, the hitboxes aren't clear, and movement speed seems to be tied to an unstable framerate, which all makes the game difficult and causes a disconnect between what I'm doing and what's happening on screen.
While the graphics and audio aren't perfect, they're pretty good, and in my mind not really in "so bad it's good" territory. In fact in general I feel this is a good game that needs a bit of tweaking. It just doesn't really hit that "so bad it's good" sweet spot for me.
The graphics looked great and i loved the soundtrack for the game. Must say though, the background objects were a bit confusing especially picking out what to dodge and what is safe. Still though, great entry
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Dress To ImpressThe graphics as previously noted are very colorful, but maybe they’re too good for this particular jam ;)… Aside from the shoddy UI, everything here is adorable, from the characters to the obstacles you’re supposed to avoid to the background gags to the premise itself.
As for the gameplay itself, I agree with y’all that it is janky. I managed to go past the two dogs after a lot of trial and error; there isn’t enough contrast between the background and foreground so what I was supposed to avoid and what’s just a background detailed fizzled out. But then I died a bit afterwards for reasons I do not understand? I tried everything.
Anyways. If you are going to make a post-jam version I’d recommend maybe trying to go for an endless randomized runner with very obvious encounters rather than a predetermined sequence of actions as it is now. It will make replaying the game more varied and also give you a chance to prioritize what is and isn’t relevant to the game itself.
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DØD SØ FUBARA really nice idea, although after 10 attempts, I still couldn't get past the first dog, which is probably on me. The graphics and sound were really good. Maybe too good for this particular jam... Great work, anyway.
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Tom Hanks Christmas TankLoved the backstory behind Dracula. Just would've loved the obstacles to stand out more. Unless that was part of the 'bad' you were going for. Overall a hilarious game with a great soundtrack!
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Uni Adventures | SBIG Game Jam 2021seriously love the art! awesome concept for the controls, too! would love to see this expanded into a larger game!
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