Howard Phillips Lovecar

the controls are just clunky and the car feels horrible to drive. also the achievements are asking WAYY too much i really dont wanna spend that much time on this game.

i guess the games cheap

Left click goes:

BLAM!

POW POW POW

SPLAT

It's a toss-away game. TBH. Just semi-poorly coded pixels. While it can be mildly entertaining something of a bit of mediocre fun. It certainly is not worth retail price(thankfully only 2 bucks at full price, but you may have more fun at a gumball machine). Very little depth, or breadth. And while I don't dislike or hate it, it simply isn't that good, granted with some mild re-playability. It is soon apparent that this is, simply it. Mobs are able to spawn nearly directly beneath the vehicle. And at all times they despawn distant mobs that you escape from for them re-appear right next to you. Getting and using repairs is almost a given no(In a game where you cannot afford to sit still). And tracking projectiles. For the reduced price I paid, all-in-all not a total loss, it will charm briefly, it just wears thin quickly. I just can't 'recommend' it to someone w/o a deep discount, and some disclaimers.

Decent game for the price, but don't expect variety, or deep game mechanics. Cthulhu approves.

Howard Phillips Lovecar may pull you in with its intriguing art and Lovecraft theme, but it doesn't feel like a complete project.

The controls are loose and unpolished. Remapping the controller isn't concise; on top of buttons being triple mapped. This ends up having you quickly overrun each session (high difficulty).
Not optimized for 5.1 speakers; The sound is not balanced among the speakers and seems to come out haphazardly. It doesn't add to the ambiance, it's just distracting overall. Also, sound effects in the menu only come out of the rear speakers. Furthermore there is no music despite there being a very deliberate music volume level in settings.
Quick look at the leaderboards; the differences in score are obviously hacked/modded players. Does it really matter though if selecting tournament mode does nothing but exit (crash) the game?

Overall the game resembles a school project, an incomplete idea that would better serve the F2P bin.

Pros:
+ Interesting art style

Cons:
- Bad controls
- Bad Audio Overall (Also no music?!)
- Too simple yet high difficulty

Despite the price point, and distinctive visuals, I think it's held back from being worth the time playing it.
The audio sounds like it is in need of balancing, and the core loop gets old quick. It feels like a proof of concept or game jam entry in desperate need of a few more iterations. Additionally there are what feel like game breaking physics issues where you can either get trapped inside or next to one of the monsters or knocked out of one of the garages.

In general, it feels like something that would have been a hit on Armor Games or iOS circa 2012. Even at $1.99 I think you should give this one a pass.

CHTULHU's FUGGING KIDS CHASING MY ASS! Its a challenge fr. But if you like it, godspeed to ya... Buy the game y not.

Cool art style and idea but failed in the execution. Feels very empty, very repetitive, and i constantly die with no obvious cause.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GET OUT OF THE WAY CULTIST LOSERS WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Fun silly acrade game. The car is a bit clunky to handle but it's part of the challenge. A good arcade game, reminds me of good old browser games.

Pretty short, fun game. I bought it only for the name, but the gameplay is pretty great too. The elder ones come a bit too fast, but thats... Ok? I guess?

Doesn´t matter, good game.

Excellent gardening simulator!
Flowers sprout everywhere, much like in real life,
weeds grow everywhere, much like in real life,
it's your job to take the trusty weedwhacker and cut the little weeds!
These bandits move around the garden as a metaphor for your strength depleting. Very smart!
And you can compare scores with your friends to see who's the ultimate gardener!

While I'm sure that no one who knows me would associate myself with anything related to nationalism, I must admit a certain feeling of pride while playing this game, because it so flawlessly and accurately captures the social and political climate of modern day Australia.

Howard Phillips Lovecar is one of those games where you can feel yourself getting better at it every time you play it, and there's a lot of nuance in its controls and the way the different mechanics interact with one another. It reminds me of playing flash shmups on the internet when I was younger. The controls should appeal to fans of shmups looking for something new. You can only fire your shotgun out of the left side of the car and the tommygun from the right. Combined with the way driving works, you have lots of options for dealing with threats. You can circle around targets, do figure 8s in front of them, or just sit still in a blind spot and hold down the fire button. The different eldritch horrors are all instantly recognizable, and all of them have slightly different arrangements of tentacles and spikes, so there are subtleties to approaching one covered in tentacles as opposed to one with spikes that spawns homing drones. The atmosphere, (cultist yells, washed out color palette) especially when you've taken some damage and the darkness closes in, add atmosphere to a suprisingly tactical shooty arcade game.

Do you remember first GTA? This game is exactly what was best about it. You run over cultists and shoot them. Oh, and Cthulhu, too.

Good, simple fun, great controls; needs some permanent unlocks and a bit more variety.

The game is fast, very satisfying and helps to relieve stress at work. It's worth that little price developer is asking for!
I love to hit those little guys with my car. ..: D

As of June 2017, Howard Phillips Lovecar is woefully underbaked; at this point it doesn't even feel like a proof-of-concept demo. Where to begin - I'll just make a list of things:
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Looks like one of those many games made with easy editors, but it's well done and considering the current price (0,99 Euro), i think it's worth it.

The art is weird, maybe amateurish, but still appreciable as the atmosphere is dark enough and the sound is convincing as well.

In it's current state, it's very simple but it has potential.
Compared to "Devil Daggers", i can say it's a nice try to retrace it, but still by having something different.

I think its a good game for now. its a good time passer and gives you something to do for about 20 or 30 minuets. The backstory could use some work but the characters overall are really good and dark. dont excpect much from this game or to play it for very long because its so simple and fun for a little bit.

This game has some really interesting art and a fun concept. I wish I was able to change the keys for easier playability.

Check out my let's play below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dVWV1O2jSc

It's a pretty weird and disturbing thing but I love it! Strong arcade base (with nice feeling) for further development!

I'm pretty excited to see how this game will be developed in Early Access.

The game has a great potential but I expect Przemek to put some heart to it a bit more.
I want to see it developed and add even more of already present arcade feeling.
I would like to see some combos like in Carmageddon, more weapons, more varied levels, possibly steam workshop.
Keep up the good work!