Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD21 → Cave Escape
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics | 131 | 3.26 | ||
| Overall | 198 | 3.00 | ||
| Innovation | 243 | 2.79 | ||
| Coolness | 246 | 2 | ||
| Fun | 292 | 2.47 | ||
| Theme | 324 | 2.68 | ||
| Audio | 371 | 1.00 | ||
| Community | 410 | 1.75 | ||
| Humor | 466 | 1.00 |
Once you get over the game not really liking you attempting to influence your own trajectory, take it slow and you'll beat it. It's all about knowing how the game plays, and it was designed as such. The gems are mostly hidden well, and if you're reading this far you've probably discovered the in-game gem tracker.
HINT: for those looking for purple, when it looks like you've come upon a hilariously cruel dead end, it may not have been so.
I should stress that he probably means "Gem tracker" as in "thing that tells you what gems you have" rather than "thing which tells you where gems are located." Most of the game's challenge is wandering around lost in the dark without a purpose. The rest of the challenge is the horrible collisions and rope physics due to not having quite as much time as I hoped to implement them. Sorry.
The game was interesting, but wandering around in the dark with a difficult-to-use grappling hook is less fun than you might think.
Wrist got tired from molesting the movement keys due to the character's slippery handling. The grappling hook is a neat idea, but having to blind shot things constantly and never being sure if I was going the right way or not got old pretty fast. Only found one gem, and the big door-looking thing that shows which you've gotten.
I understand the darkness and lack of direction is part of the point, but with such an open area some sort of distinction to where you are relative to where you're going would be helpful.
Neat, although in need of some balancing.
Your grappling hook render is original. The control are not perfect but I like the feeling. And the cave adventure made me think to Duck Tales ( Amiga ) --> http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/ss/4891_0.png
This was really cool. I wish it had some hints on where the jewels are though. I was unable to find the last one. The "gem tracker" was a nice touch.