Welcome to the parrallel universe Triskatopia! No 13, no atomic 13, no Aluminium, no air planes or cars. Transport only by hot air balloon.\nCongratulations! Due to balloon driver shortages, you are now the new recruit. Buckle up and try to land on the target.
\n","source":"lynchbyte/js13k_Triskatopia","stars":0,"comments":[{"at":378872553,"author":"Chui Hin Wah","login":"vicksonzero","gh":6271771,"url":"https://dickson.md","text":"beautiful scenery, confusing controls.
\nwhat i like the most is being able to get high in a balloon and look at the low-poly but carefully arranged landscape that is done in this game.
\nthe gameplay itself, is just fiddling with the menu until my prediction line points at the X.
\nprehaps a short of time or something? i really wish it can become a more polished game with hands-on balloon controls. it must be quite fun fiddling with knobs and bobs to fly this giant hot thing.
\n","games":["Night-at-Hotel-13"]},{"at":379378966,"author":"Samuel van Egmond","login":"SamuelVanEgmond","gh":95985602,"text":"Very pleasing scene setting. Ground, balloons and clouds, sky, everything looked great!
\nA few minor things that could have really made this awesome:
\nVery good overall!
\n","games":["The King's Crowns"]},{"at":379489878,"author":"Burian Sándor","login":"gabboraron","gh":24356938,"url":"https://github.com/buriansandor","text":"I can’t start without VR headset :(
\n","games":["Witch Hunter"]},{"at":379570079,"author":"Jerome Lecomte","login":"herebefrogs","gh":1383818,"url":"herebefrogs.com","text":"The graphics are whimsical and the idea original. However, the trip to the target is a bit too sudden, and caused me nausea in VR (because the view moves suddenly while my body register no motion).
\n","games":["SUP3RFR1GHT VR"]},{"at":379644518,"author":"Jure Triglav","login":"jure","gh":238667,"url":"https://juretriglav.si","twitter":"juretriglav","text":"I love the visuals, very pretty and scenic levels! Looking around and seeing those colorful balloons floating around leisurely was very nice.
\nAs some mention the quick trip from the starting point to the target is a recipe for nausea, however developing in VR for years, often in situations where one eye is seeing something and the other eye is seeing the camera turned on it’s head or with the wrong perspective and so on, has prepared me well for this - this is to say I did not have issues with that.
\nI did have a few issues where I couldn’t see past the balloon and had to crouch in real life, but that’s a common thing that’s hard to address completely.
\nI wondered if the game could have a twist to it, maybe directing the flight as you go, instead of playing the balloons like a golf ball.
\nOverall a nice entry, but could have more developed gameplay, as well as a better connection to the theme.
\n","games":["The Dandelion Wars","plusminus13"]},{"at":379671270,"author":"Ryan Tyler","login":"tyler6699","gh":50468,"url":"https://carelesslabs.co.uk","text":"Reallt nice VR experience, I wished I had to control the balloon myself rather than using the aim and shoot method as moving up high was really fun but the route was over so quickly.
\nGreat graphics and easy to control.
\n","games":["The Fear Factory"]},{"typ":2,"at":380426723,"author":"Akbar Sultanov","login":"akbartus","gh":54757270,"text":"Theme: The game lacks a clear association with the fear of the number 13, aside from the description provided by the author. It would benefit from integrating this theme more effectively into the gameplay.
\nGameplay: The gameplay is enjoyable, encouraging players to think strategically about guiding the balloon to a landing point. However, the current difficulty level feels low. Reducing the clarity of trajectory hints—perhaps by only revealing a small portion—could enhance the challenge. Additionally, some buttons, like the “up” button, were not always visible. Integrating these controls into the balloon’s interface would improve accessibility.
\nAudio: While the audio is generally pleasant, the sound effect for the balloon rising is a bit jarring and could be improved. Overall, a few tweaks would enhance the auditory experience.
\nInnovation: This game is relatively simple and reminiscent of trajectory shooters. Introducing unique mechanics could help it stand out.
\nGraphics: The graphics are visually appealing, and each level provides a diverse visual experience, adding to the game’s charm.
\nControls: The controls are solid, functioning smoothly without any issues.
\n"},{"at":380456263,"author":"Jasper Renow-Clarke","login":"picosonic","gh":26137750,"twitter":"femtosonic","text":"I tried the game, and it almost seemed to work on desktop mode, but then I couldn’t interact.
\nThought it was worth a try without VR, as some of the games worked with either.
\nLooks really good though
\n","games":["rollermaze"]},{"typ":2,"at":380458983,"author":"Kieran Farr","login":"kfarr","gh":470477,"twitter":"kfarr","text":"Audio: The audio design is a highlight, featuring good and responsive sound elements. This adds to the overall experience and helps to create a more immersive environment, partially compensating for weaknesses in other areas.
\nInnovation: While the core concept is interesting, the implementation falls short in terms of control immersiveness due to control scheme. There’s potential here, but it’s not fully realized in a way that makes the game stand out from others in its genre.
\nGraphics: The visuals are nice and crisp, great terrain generation suggesting clean and clear graphics that contribute positively to the overall presentation of the game.
\nTheme: The game’s connection to the overarching concept is somewhat weak. While it may have some thematic elements, they don’t strongly tie into the main idea or stand out significantly.
\nGameplay: While unique, the game suffers from a lack of variety and replayability. With minimal skill requirements, it doesn’t offer much depth or challenge to keep players engaged over time.
\nControls: The control scheme is minimal, which isn’t necessarily a problem, but it took several attempts to figure out how to use them and they don’t seem to fit with the style and theme of the game
\n"},{"typ":2,"at":380461628,"author":"Sébastien Vandenberghe","login":"sebavanmicrosoft","gh":17340329,"url":"https://babylonjs.com","twitter":"babylonjs","text":"Theme: I feel like the link to the fear of number 13 is not fully clear in the description or throughout the game.
\nGameplay: I think the difficulty level should be cranked up to make the game even more enjoyable.
\nAudio: I wished there would have been a bit more atmospheric music to immerse more within the experience, but the sounds effects were really nice.
\nInnovation: I liked the overall air balloon story which I did not see a lot in VR/games.
\nGraphics: This is really beautiful and polished, a pleasure to be immersed in.
\nControls: Amazingly functional but I wish I could use more the controllers.
\n"},{"typ":2,"at":380499309,"author":"Fernando Serrano Garcia","login":"fernandojsg","gh":782511,"url":"http://fernandojsg.com","twitter":"fernandojsg","text":"I really liked the idea and I see potential in it, although there are two things I might change. On one hand, the sound when you press the button and go up felt a bit uncomfortable to me, and it would be nice to be able to press and hold to go up, rather than having to press with each jump, as sometimes it was hard to get it to move the way I expected.
\nOther than that, I enjoyed it a lot, and I think it could be a very fun experience with just a few tweaks.
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