PyWeek - coen solo - feedback

This is by far the most intuitive rowing mechanic I've seen. For whatever reason, I always find rowing minigames to be really hard to control. I can never react quickly because I have to think through how my inputs will affect the motion of the boat. But it came really easily in this game for whatever reason. Great job! I enjoyed the challenge level. I'm impressed at how well your procedural level generation makes a variety of challenging obstacles without seeming repetitive.

good simulation, no sound, kinda high score game (but the level is random generated so not comparable).

Very cool concept! It's a little tricky because the boat is going backwards, and I sometimes found myself turning around (and eventually crashing for going too fast).

Nice game! and very challenging, at least at first until I kind of got the hang of the controls: the control system feels very unique: I wonder if that is really how you would find it it you were stuck in a row boat going down radid backwards :) I hope I don't have to experience that! The graphics were nice a clean: would be nice perhaps to have just a little bit of music or sounds: great job!

Cool

I'm probably not getting it, but this was very hard to control. The idea is cool and the ability to use both oars at the same time is a good idea. But there was so much inertia and additional speed when doing anything that I wasn't able to score more than 287 points. The boat starting out in the wrong direction is already enough of a challenge to steer it down :D

What you *can* do in the game is to score negative points by rowing upstream. I managed to get -61 that way.

A game with some old-school arcade charm. It feels a bit like Lunar Lander but in a canoe. The death, high score check and instant restart is a fun loop - much like Flappy Bird, as you call out when the game exits.

The game could be improved most by more diversity in the sprites, and adding sound effects.

I like it alot, rowing is fun

quite a challenging game... I think the rowing concept was really nice. Seems like I need to be very good at controlling my keys to control the boat, so my high score was 37 meters.

* controls worked good
* cute graphics

Congratulations on completing PyWeek.

I've gotta be honest, I spent the first five minutes trying to row in the wrong direction. Addition of sound effects or indicators would have helped.

It was VERY difficult to actually get anywhere since it's so easy to hit the rocks. Perhaps some work on game-balance / ease of play / fun-ness would be good for next time.

Well done!

Very fun little game. I got to rock 361. The aesthetics remind me of playing shovelware games from those "9999 games on one CD!" disks on windows 3.11 in the morning with a broodje pindakaas. Good vibes! And the little animated peddles make it totally cute.