Looking for feedback on the racing game that I'm developing

The Game Room
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Hello everyone!

First let me introduce me since this is my first post at The Straight Dope:

My name is Javier, I’m a guy from Spain who’s always loved and played games since the 80’s. I worked as a QA tester at EA for two years, and finally joined an indie videogame studio. We’re an 11 people team currently working on our first game.

The thing is that we really care about our first game and want to make it as good as we can. Since we’re an indie studio and also got tired of how big studios care more about hyping their titles, rather than hearing to gamers, we’ve decided to do right the opposite thing.

We are very interested in hearing people opinion on our game, suggestions, ideas…everything! and take them into account while we develop the game. We’re showing our game at an early stage, no tricks! even though we’re aware that some people would say that it sucks, cause unfinished games usually looks like crap. We don’t care, we think that’s the price we gotta pay if we really want to hear gamers opinion from the start.

Don’t hesitate to ask anything you feel like, I promise to answer everybody. We are also open to hear any idea, doesn’t mind how crazy it might sound. In exchange, I can offer closed-beta access to people interested, just go to our site and sign up and you’ll be included in the beta testers list.

So, regarding our game:

Formula Wincars is an arcade karting PC title full of fast-paced races where you will compete online against a whole community of worldwide players!

We implemented lots of online gaming features, specifically inspired by those from MOBA games. That means that strategy and tactics will be important too.

Our latest trailer:

But I must say that in fact it’s pretty old and the game looks much better now, it’s just that we don’t have enough time to make another trailer without stopping the developing of the game. And the game is the priority now. Our closed beta relases within two months approximately so we’re working hardly to fulfil that deadline. (not sure if we will be able to do it or finally delay it a little bit)

Our game is intended to be totally oriented to online competition with some features like up to 4000 players tournaments. These tournaments will have real life prizes to winnners, and virtual goodies like car skins to every participant.

We’re also running a development blog at our site where we make updates and try to share everything we learn and how we solve the problems we encounter (I don’t know if it’s allowed to put the link here, but if you’re interested just google it). If you’re curious about how games are made or you are a game dev student, you can have a look at it.

Some images of the game and its development:

http://www.formulawincars.com/content/es/imagen_nota_prensa5.jpg

http://www.formulawincars.com/content/cars/Carelle_ClasicRed_512.jpg

http://www.formulawincars.com/content/Prous4.jpg

http://www.formulawincars.com/content/HangingCliffs1.jpg

http://www.formulawincars.com/content/JurrasicVolcano2.jpg

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Reported.

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Why?

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I mean, I know your point, and let me apologise if you felt spammed or something like that. I promise it wasn’t my intention.

We are offering a direct communication channel between developers and players community, isn’t that what internet should be about?

Besides, even though I’m a new member of The Straight Dope, I’m promising to answer everybody and take care of the thread, as I’m also offering beta access in exchange to give some value to your opinion.

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I’d call it spam if the all the links had ads or something…which they don’t. Or, if they were links to a purchase page…which they aren’t. I’m erring on the side of the OP being on the up-and-up. The fact that they didn’t even actually include the link to their own site would indicate that, right?

The art looks fun. Is there an off-line mode? I generally suck at online games because I don’t put in enough time to compete with dedicated players.

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How TF did he add pics to his posts?

<checks>

Damn, I didn’t catch that new change in the ABTM threads… :slight_smile:

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There will be off line modes, but mainly focused on training and practise your own strategy.

There will be Time Attack and Phantom Race, I think that there’s no need to explain how they work. :wink:

Anyway, if you’re bad at online playing, the game has a matchmaking system which will make you race against other players with a similar skill level.

Thanks a lot for your comment!

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In case you’re wondering what some of the hubbub is about, DragonJam, so far as we know, it’s not possible to embed images into posts outside of the Market Place forum, so we are all, of course, concerned. Deeply concerned.

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I don’t play video games much. I like the T-Rex though. Now, if you could race the T-Rex…

I didn’t know we could post images.
Just for testing purposes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v421/Aquadementia/smile/doh.gif

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Thread started on the posting images thing:

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You should probably post this on neogaf.

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testing… this seems to be forum-based. This didn’t work in the ATMB thread linked above.

http://www.formulawincars.com/content/cars/Carelle_ClasicRed_512.jpg

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If you direct your attention to the bottom of the page it specifies which permissions are enabled and it states that IMG code is On. So you can post images. You know, like on real fora.

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Good luck on your game!!! Looks good in the pictures.

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I like the look. It’s like cross between Mario Kart and Gran Turismo.

My biggest piece of feedback is that I think you need more work on your vehicle physics. The cars in the video look like they’re running on rails. For a modern racing title I’d expect skids/drifting/jumps.

Are you planning to require keyboard play or allow controllers? I think partially the vehicle physics are being hurt by keyboard controls. In the video it looks like all the steering moves are discrete. Smoother analog controls would allow for more finesse in the sim.

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Racing games aren’t my thing but:

I like the look too. I like the power-ups like the ones that makes your car look like a spaceship or has wings. I like the obstacles, the raptors and sharks and lava boulders are cool.

I think it will be a lot of fun.

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Thanks for the suggestion!!!

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Thanks for the feedback, we’ll consider the chance of racing the T-Rex!

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I found out how I did it, but since it’s forbidden to do it, I think that the best thing is not to share it with others.

(by the way, great nickname! I love The Incal too)

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Thanks a lot for the feedback and your best wishes!