We went through an extensive playtesting session last week where we received a ton of valuable feedback from out classmates and friends.

Playtesting Feedback

The biggest piece of feedback we got was that the movement was too sensitive. Even the most minute of arrow key presses would make you crash into a wall. Next, people said that the player visibility was a bit hard at times. Lastly, the tutorial was a bit cumbersome, in part due to the difficulty (too many cars and obstacles) and in part due to the lack of helpful player tips. Overall, most of the pieces of feedback were things we expected and helped us identity the most problematic components.

Changes We Made

We made heavy modifications to the controls: Turning has less sentitivity to button presses and the turning factor is scaled based on your speed. This makes the bike significantly more controllable and fun. We added a more intuitive minimap and pause button: both are activated by simply clicking on their respective icons. The camera now zooms in on the player based on your speed. Slower speed = zoom in and faster speed = zoom out. Lastly, we made a new tutorial level that is much less complex and eases the player into the flow of the game.

New Tutorial Start Gameplay from the new tutorial level.

Zoomed-in camera when the player is not moving.

Zoomed out camera while moving Zoomed-out camera when the player is moving.