Took a bit to get the hang of the controls, as I would expect while learning to rely on one hand.
Incredible aesthetics and creativity.
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Half Grip's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Narrative | #985 | 3.294 | 3.294 |
| Creativity | #1093 | 3.993 | 3.993 |
| Artwork | #1242 | 3.860 | 3.860 |
| Enjoyment | #2831 | 3.169 | 3.169 |
| Audio | #3705 | 2.824 | 2.824 |
Ranked from 136 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?
Race around the loop of pain
Comments
Dude! I think this is the best game i've played so far in this game jam! Extremely creative concept and executed with style! Can't believe you pulled this off in just 4 days, I can definitely see myself playing this as a full release. I like the uncompromising difficulty and the deliberate choice to include a realistic gear shift mechanic. Now, it's time for me to get back and try to win the race :)
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KindlingThis is an extremely neat concept! It is hard to get into and the starting speed is a BIT abysmal, but once you get a few upgrades it is a lot of fun. One minor criticism: Maybe this is just because I have no idea how to drive manual but the gear shift felt unnecessary. I personally feel like just drive, neutral and reverse would have been sufficient, but maybe I'm just missing something. I think that with some slightly better onboarding, this game would be pretty awesome.
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WAKE UP AND WORKVery well put-together, but it felt impossible to get a grip on even outside of the intentionally strange controls. Would've benefited a lot from a tutorial. Some of us don't know how driving stick works.
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One Hell of a BirdI really like the art style and the atmosphere the game convey. I keep driving till... i hit a goose
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Teleport Door EscapeThrew away all my shotgun rounds on accident the first time I played..... Woops. Don´t be like me.
On a side-note -- and this might be just me -- the controls on the upper left corner are a tat hard to read. Probably just my somewhat bad eyesight though.
Loved, loved, LOVED the art style though. Reminds me of "White Knuckle" if you have ever played it.
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CaterLooperDamn, that was great. Gearbox system and controls are almost perfect, just wheel needs to be a little more sensitive. Bravo.
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Rock, Paper, DeathReally cool controls, what a great idea!
It's quite difficult for me, but it's one of the best games I've tried so far!
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Metro Boulot Dodo - The Rat RaceThe one armed gear shifting in this game really felt so fun in this game and I don't know how you implemented a full engine system with proper rev calculations but well done honestly! One thing is I went too fast into a wall and ended up somehow inverting all the gears and the controls (i.e. All forward gears made me go backwards and turning right made me go left).
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The GraduationYes, the rev calculation system was a pain, initially it was fully physics based (simulating the clutch as a angular velocity torque spring between the wheels and the engine, with proper engine power curves) but that proved to be too hard to tune for good gameplay, so the whole code was scrapped and the final one is halfway between that and something more fun and easy to adjust. But some more bugfixing is required :)
man, this chicken run-em-over is really detailed!
just kidding, the game is really high quality, the intro sets the mood of the whole game, and then come the one-armed mechanics which add a new layer of complexity, especially to someone who hasn't driven a car in their life. I now know how to drive one handedly and can't wait to try it out in real life!
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Hand-me-downs (legacy)
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