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A jam submission

The Philospher's StoneView game page

Ye Olde Chariot Racing
Submitted by Wafflefish (@WafelFish) — 3 minutes, 32 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Strong Gameplay#52.2222.222
Team Story#63.0003.000
Streamability#62.5562.556
Visual Art Style#72.2782.278

Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Your Team Story Video
https://youtu.be/BuN7Myk_qno

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Comments

Mixing 2D + 3D was an interesting visual choice that really works here! The bumping into other horses and the controls felt really good!  

Mixing 2D + 3D was an interesting visual choice that really works here! The bumping into other horses and the controls felt really good!  

I had no idea what to expect.
That was so sick, loved Tokyo Drifting with horses, 10/10 will def play again.

Also your team story was super fun and silly, hell yeah

I swear to the lord.... I got first place!! I used my gamepad to play the game. So I am using my joystick... then for some reason I am tapping the "A" button along with using the joystick, swearing I am going so much faster with each button press. Maybe it was just the music.... loooll!!

But then I found the true secret after a couple tries... when I ran the track in reverse... and I gained a lap without having to go around the track. So a quick zig zag and I am the fastest chariot racer!! I am the philosopher's stone! 

This is not a game that I would play. But I have to say, this was very entertaining nonetheless. The Art style is very unique and that on its own, is enough to draw you in. The 2D story book look works well with these racing horses. And I did get a laugh out of this!

So without knowing any kind of direction you plan to take the game, or without me playing any games like this. My idea would be to have some kind of speed up mechanic when going around the track where you are pressing an input prompt that pops up as you are racing, and each time you press the random pop up prompt with the right timing, you get fasssttteerrrrr!! This could be because I felt like I was getting faster by tapping "A" on my gamepad ::DEAD:: and also because I want to play Dance Dance Revolution.  

This project was overall very balanced. You have the camera implemented very well. I think the smoothness of the camera transitioning with the player is great!

(+1)

Oh my god I'm dead, it's so much fun 🤣 I was cracking up the whole time. As a horse gamer, this is probably the most unique horse racing game I've played. The movement is hilarious but feels actually real, I was dying every time a chariot would shoot past me. Also I found out I'm really horrible at chariot racing. 😂

Submitted(+1)

The movement controls feel amazing actually. I did two whole laps, and nothing was moving but me, but I wanted to keep playing because the drifting was so satisfying!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for playing the game! The game has been updated so the CPUs move now

Submitted(+1)

The music is epic!!

Developer(+1)

I know right! While we didn't make it I did buy it from https://www.stevenmelin.com/

(+1)

I echo what Sahara mentioned. The 2D art for the horses is pretty cool :D

Developer(+1)

Yes! Gabriel did a great job on them!

(+1)

Is there any instruction on how to play? I tried to click everywhere, and anything but mine or the other horses won't move😅

Try using WASD or arrows key to move the horse :)

Developer

Sorry about that! I added the controls in the description

Submitted(+1)

oooo I like the billboarding art style for the racing!

Developer(+1)

Thanks! We like it too!