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Beneath the Core

By pickle

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Theme2473.41
Humor4362.41
Audio4762.80
Graphics5392.93
Innovation6012.50
Mood6672.38
Overall6872.52
Fun7032.15
Coolness146046

Comments

orangepascal 2014-04-29 09:18

we saved the world!! okay, I cheated and pressed P to skip to the ending :) Found it a bit tedious to play, not a lot happens except the engine overheating if you aren't careful. Feels like a great start of a game.

fatjoe 2014-04-29 21:44

Was a bit too long with very few variations in gameplay, so I ended up cheating as well, hehe :)
Good job judging by the time frame!

urlgr3y 2014-04-29 22:48

We saved the world!

xtanner-danielsx 2014-04-29 22:49

It needs more of a point than just digging down.

gins 2014-04-29 22:50

Maybe I missed something but if you just press down the drill goes down and you win eventually :o
It has potential though, I can see the heating mechanic explored for more fun :)

legendpaul 2014-04-29 22:52

Really liked the sounds and music, graphics are nice, just needs more fun/ playability

tuism 2014-04-29 22:53

I'm sorry, I don't get the point of the game :/ the graphics and the premise showed promise, but there was no variance on the way down, there's no point to drill anywhere but down, then I couldn't even get through the granite/white rocks bit at all.

The P button didn't "skip", it just showed you something you can't get to otherwise :/

pickle 2014-04-30 00:19

"The white marble and semi-molten rock can only be destroyed using the laser." And "P" teleports you next to the goal.
And yeah, I understood that the game lacks variety, but I didn't really know how to generate random maps. But I do plan to explore how to that, so I'll know how for the next LD.

jacksendary 2014-04-30 02:54

Would benefit a lot from some randomizing of the ores/material

stencyltuo 2014-04-30 02:57

FYI, it seems like Chrome can only play the game once. I used P to fast-forward to the end and couldn't try again. From what I did play, it was an alright game. My biggest compliment is I did find the ending rather funny, so I can actually give humor a rating for once.

cr2crstudios 2014-04-30 02:58

That little drill is really cute! :D "Cool" game!

justinmchase 2014-04-30 03:03

Decent, I couldn't figure out how to not blow up, even by going very slowly though.

thegamefather 2014-04-30 03:17

Solid drilling :)
However, more variety could be added to make it more challenging I guess :)

lazyparia 2014-04-30 19:46

Yep shows a great potentials, graphics are cool :)

christophe 2014-05-01 17:23

Would be better with more variations and some upgrades for the driller. Nice work.

mimiga 2014-05-04 00:01

its an alright start, could be cool if there was more time to work on it but its just nothing right now. also ive seen the exact same game on some flash game sites and probably in this LD

exergy 2014-05-04 00:01

Good work.

raiyumi 2014-05-04 05:02

Haha, the ending. (I cheated) It seems like an ok game, although it was pretty repetitive.

invisiblewonder 2014-05-04 16:38

It could work as a straight down digger, like a Canabalt where you manage your heat instead. The tiles should be randomly chosen, but weighted by depth. That would force you to pay attention to your heat management more.