Race the Sun
Race the Sun
Race the Sun, développé et publié par le studio flippfly, est sorti le 19 août 2013. Ce jeu d'arcade indépendant de course, construit avec le moteur Unity, place le joueur aux commandes d'un vaisseau fonctionnant à l'énergie solaire dans un monde généré de manière procédurale. La partie s'achève au coucher du soleil, qui fait office de compte à rebours mortel, et l'objectif est d'obtenir le score le plus élevé possible en fonçant vers le soleil couchant, en évitant obstacles et ennemis, et en collectant des bonus de vitesse capables d'inverser temporairement la course du soleil. Les règles restent simples : ne pas s'écraser, rester dans la lumière et ne pas ralentir, dans des sessions courtes typées arcade cherchant à mettre les nerfs du joueur à rude épreuve. Le titre est disponible sur de nombreuses plateformes, allant du PC et des consoles de salon comme la PlayStation 3, la PlayStation 4, la Xbox One et la Wii U, aux systèmes mobiles et portables tels que l'iOS, le Mac, le Linux, la PlayStation Vita et la PlayStation VR, pour un prix de 9,75 euros. Race the Sun a reçu un accueil critique favorable, avec un score de 79 sur Metacritic et OpenCritic et une note agrégée de 78,96. La presse a salué son aspect hypnotique et la capacité du petit studio à proposer un jeu accessible au complexity curve bien gradué, tandis que certains joueurs sur Metacritic et Steam relèvent qu'il a survécu à l'engouement passager pour le genre endless runner grâce à son support VR gratuit, ses graphismes épurés, son atmosphère, sa difficulté et le caractère fun de ses parties exigeant sang-froid et réflexes.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Race the Sun is far too gorgeously hypnotic to be an endless runner. »
« The idea of a minuscule studio putting out a game that will potentially entrance millions with its easy accessibility and well-graduated complexity curve proves that there is still room in the market for the little guy. Race the Sun is not only a fun little addiction but hopefully also a harbinger of the return of boutique developers. »
« Race The Sun is pure adrenaline. Unfortunately the challenges are rather short. »
« Race the Sun is very close to a perfect pick-up-and-play game, except for the bit where it’s very hard not to keep playing once you’ve started. A quick break easily turns into one more attempt, trying to plot a different course over the cluttered plains, maximizing Tri collection while minimizing the risk of turning into a cloud of debris. »
« If Race The Sun’s tracks remain as consistently well-paced and tiered as the raft of stages we’ve experienced to date, then it can be considered a success rather than an experiment: a confident genre hybrid worthy of your time and patience because who knows, today could be your day. »
« A blissful, almost trance-like state can be achieved when playing Race the Sun, and despite being a game that slowly reveals itself to you, rewarding you for getting better, this is worth shouting about. »
« Race the Sun is an elegant endeavor, pairing slick action and stiff challenge with systems that make you want to come back day after day. »
« It is somehow simple, but very addictive and fun. It definitely deserves our time if you're looking for something like this. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Race the Sun is probably the only well-known Endless Runner that outlived this genre's short popularity surge. With free VR support, clear minimalistic visuals, satifsying gameplay, semi-random levels, full Steam workshop integration, Race the Sun is still playable and fun today, 5+ years after release. »
« game review I like it,because it is very hard,beautiful and atmospheric. »
« Race the Sun Endless Frustrations Race the sun is an endless runner game where you control a ship trying to rack up as many points as possible.. Before you start there are challenges to clear... clearing these challenges will progress the level of your ship... as you progress your level you unlock new drops to help you get further as well as ship perks,, This helps with the one more try mentality you need in an endless runner.. Especially since this is all that the game is... The world isn’t too interesting and that’s mostly due to the fact that is changes every 24 hours… but it’s still thrilling trying to find the right path in a region, remembering where you messed up and trying to overcome these obstacles next time… as there definitely are some wrong paths with impossible obstacles unless you have a specific pick up with you… this can make the game feel a bit cheap, frustrating and unfair.. a smack in the face like your perseverance meant nothing when you get into a situation you have no control in… This ultimately hurt my overall experience of what otherwise is a fairly enjoyable quick break kind of game.. There’s not much depth here… complete challenges, stay out of the shadows, and race the sun. I give race the sun a 6.5/10 »
« Race the Sun is a simple concept with a surprising amount of depth. This game could have been a straight forward survival game were all you had to do was dodge objects and see how long you could survive. Instead the developers added an excellent mission system to challenge the player to explore and try new things. The natural growth of your skills combined with a thoughtful quest system makes this a very rewarding experience. The title says it all in this game. As you fly towards the sun you must avoid the different objects lie in your way. The father you go the more difficult this becomes; columns with fall over to block your path, balls will rolls into your way, and at times you'll be bottle necked into a tight space. Not only that but you must keep in the sun light to power your glider. The sun will slow fall on its own but if you stay in the shade of the objects for too long your battery will start to die and sun will fall much faster than normal. You'll be motivated to explore to collect Tris to gradually increase your multiplier which is necessary for getting a high-score. Thankfully, you have power-ups and attachments that will help on your journey. A yellow boost will both increase your speed while simultaneously raising the sun. The green power-up lets you jump over obstacles were as the purple power-up shields you from a fatal collision. Over time you'll unlock and level up attachments, some of which let you hold onto multiple power-ups. Other attachments let you survive longer in the shadows or increase your ability to turn your ship faster. The attachments along with other perks are unlock though the mission system. At all times there are three tiers of progressively challenging missions. The first tier is usually so easy its just a matter of time before completing the quest. The other two tier offers more challenging tasks you'll have to go out of your way for. These goals range from doing multiple double jumps, flying through multiple zones with no collisions, or building up a really big multiplier. When you complete a quest you get experience points based on how difficult the challenge is. Build up enough experience to level up and receive a reward for your hard work. You really feel a wonderful sense of progression playing this game. Overtime you'll get used to certain obstacles and become more confident with the super tight controls. Everyday offers a new procedurally generated level. As soon as you begin to memorize and master one world the next day offers a different layout. This is great mechanic that keeps the players on their toes while making for an excellent competitive game where you can compete with friends on a daily basis. For everything this game offers it does a superb job. Anyone looking for a fun game they can really sink their teeth into I highly recommend Race the Sun. »
« The Sun vs. You Overall: 65% (65.2/100) Atmosphere 5.5/10 Graphics 6.0/10 Level Design 5.0/10 Sound 8.2/10 Balance 7.5/10 Controls 9.0/10 Generation 5.5/10 Replay Value 8.5/10 Tutorial 3.0/5 Variety 5.0/10 Cost-Benefit Ratio 1/4 System Requirements 1/1 »
« Although it's ultimately an infinite runner type game, Race The Sun has a few features that help extend its replayability. A simple concept, but well made. »
« A very nice indie game, very good replay value as the map changes every 24 hours which is a very clever idea. It's a nice indie game and I strongly suggest you buy this game »
« Even the second level (few minutes in) throws a lot of tough obstacles at the player. I didn't enjoy it. It could have been as smooth and addictive as Super Hexagon, but restarting involves some loading and the levels have stretches of little stimulation. Unlockables might provide extended enjoyment, but the 'challenges' varied from grindy to impossible. Race The Sun might be worth trying, but I'd prioritize other games. »
