Montgolfier
A downloadable game
A game of golf… from a hot air balloon?
With no control over where your balloon goes except a crank to control the burners, see if you can ride the wind currents to the nearby golf course. If you’re lucky, maybe you can even land the balloon right on a hole?
There are 10 wacky achievements to unlock, only a few of them golf related. See what secrets you can find!
(Edit: 3 of the achievements might not actually be unlockable in this version, whoops!)
Note
This is still sort of a prototype – the game doesn’t keep score (it’s more about exploring anyway) and I didn’t get around to adding a screen that shows the achievements you’ve unlocked. If you connect your Playdate in data disk mode, you can see what you’ve unlocked in `Data/user[number].org.daleprice.montgolfier/appPreferences.json`.
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Love the idea behind this! The throttle is very clever. Enjoyed the way 'looking' works, and use of the shadow. For me, the speed/gravity/wind/friction balance seemed just a little too sluggish overall. I like that it's not too arcady--it's a hotair baloon, not a lunar lander--but making a second attempt at spot-landing on any one particular spot felt like it took ages to 'reset' via going high enough for the west-moving wind to push you back far enough. Basically, I found the premise very compelling, and played it a lot longer than I expected, but felt like a lot of the experience was waiting. Does that make sense? I like the delay between throttle and movement from the ground, due to the baloon inflating first.
I got the magnet, but never managed to do anything with it (other than generate a hum). Droppable sandbags for a sudden course-correction/acceleration boost could be interesting (especially if dropping them on things had consequences).
Hope you keep at it, the premise feels fresh and I think there's loads of potential here!
I concur with everything you said.
I hope the creator continues with it.