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Beneath the City

By deepnight

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall164.20
Graphics54.62
Mood264.14
Fun623.84
Audio963.66
Innovation1633.69
Humor3762.72
Theme4973.33
Coolness179835

Comments

captainkraft 2014-04-28 02:19

The link gives me a page not found error.

gilfuin 2014-04-28 02:58

Amazing puzzle/stealth game. Great concept, amazing graphings and really snappy controls.

andrewkennedy 2014-04-28 03:19

Nice work as always! Cool mechanic and nice graphics.

fuzzywuzzie 2014-04-28 03:29

Damnit, man! You knocked it out of the park again! I always love your games, and this one is no exception!

skymarionsky 2014-04-28 05:41

great graphics and fun puzzle. nice work!!

cinnamonmelonpig 2014-04-28 09:10

Really interesting mechanics and stunning visuals, Its amazing how much content you got in just two days

nxt 2014-04-28 09:14

Mechanically interesting, and the graphics are impressive.

fserb 2014-04-28 10:42

Good job! :)

2014-04-28 12:09

This is brilliant. Great music, atmosphere is really strong. Mechanics are excellent. Really love all the little touches like switching sides when in cover, indicating where guards are heading etc.

split82 2014-04-28 12:17

Awesome graphics as always. Brilliant job.

ithildin 2014-04-28 13:39

Really cool mechanic, and as expected, visuals and audio are awesome too.

Wonderful job!

feiss 2014-04-28 14:41

I love it! the best I've played so far.

pinkmonkeyhead 2014-04-28 15:02

Really nice graphics and music and the mechanics are interesting and innovative., but I rage quitted in the cells floor.

pietro-ferrantelli 2014-04-28 15:45

Incroyable, comme toujours. J'adore l'aspect infiltration et réflexion de ton jeu et l'effet que tu mets sur les pixels de tes jeux. Tu es l'une des personnes qui m'a motivé à me lancer dans les Ludum Dare et je t'en remercie beaucoup ! (I'm french too :D)

pierrec 2014-04-28 15:50

I like how it can be played in real time if we're bold (I'm not). Great entry, very polished as usual

awanegenebayo 2014-04-28 16:07

Wow, as always.

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-04-28 16:46

Impressive, as always :)

nightshadow0 2014-04-28 16:48

This is awesome, nice work!

serk 2014-04-28 18:33

Amazing work!

fullmontis 2014-04-28 19:37

Interesting combination of stealth and puzzle game! I quite enjoyed it.

xaychru04 2014-04-28 19:43

Wow, awesome game! The art is beautiful as usual! The gameplay is interesting, I like the objects that add so much to the game! And it stays really clear, it's easy to predict the movement of the enemies and why they see you.
The last level was quite challenging, but I finished it just using the bell, and I didn't expect this ending at all. ^^

anbreizh 2014-04-28 20:03

Very nice game, graphics are very good. Too bad there is no ending

dector 2014-04-28 20:09

Awesome. As always :)

ninjabit 2014-04-28 20:14

Great job!

kbm0 2014-04-28 20:24

Wow, I can't believe you did this in 48 hours. Amazing job, great looking game, I loved it! 5/5

schnut 2014-04-28 20:51

This is definitly of the gems around here. Great game. :-)

vqzx 2014-04-28 21:09

Very clear and intuitive stealth mechanics

priorblue 2014-04-28 21:34

Wow, this game is through and through finished. Pixel art is top, animations are great and the sound/atmosphere is very deep. 5/5 Stars from me. :D

gfm 2014-04-28 21:57

I feel divided by this game... I really like this game. But, it's so good overall that I missed even more the lack of a proper ending.
I understand, though, that 48h is few time... and if you have to recode stuff, you're probably in for trouble. XD

Controls are great. Graphics and the music are superb... but I missed the sfx. Gameplay was... amazing. I really dig the hiding mechanic, especially 'cause I tried to use as few items as possible.

So, congrats for the entry. Great, as usual. :)

strykerkkd 2014-04-28 22:13

I think it's even better with this kind of ending. :D
The game is simply amazing.

gamepopper 2014-04-28 23:31

Really fun stealth game, very clever.

m-gryko85 2014-04-28 23:39

Great work as always. You, sir, are amazing!

kunonooni 2014-04-28 23:43

Stunning visuals. Deep gameplay. Simply amazing.

zathalos 2014-04-29 00:25

Great graphics. Simple controls and mechanic but it's fun nonetheless. The inclusion of a story is always nice to see in a Ludum Dare. Awesome job.

almost 2014-04-29 00:43

I'm not sure that I understand all of the mechanics. Sometimes I can be right next to them and they won't notice, or ahead in a straight line and I'm too far away. Another time a guy saw me from something like a 4 or 5 tile diagonal.

zatyka 2014-04-29 02:08

Well done. Very interested gameplay, and stellar graphics.

hbocao 2014-04-29 02:17

Amazing entry. Holy crap, how can you guys achieve so much in 48 hours? The art is incredible.

lekochen 2014-04-29 02:35

Brilliant as always!

mactinite 2014-04-29 02:46

Wow, a stealth roguelike. The stealth in this is executed so well. I never would have thought of a stealth game like a puzzle game. This is definitely in my top games this year for Ludum Dare. Bookmarking it for later so I can continue to play.

saintheiser 2014-04-29 04:39

Very good entry as usual =)
Mechanics is clear and interesting.
One thing I noticed that "Bell" actually useles and dangerous ability. So I can beat the game only with water arrow.

pereubu 2014-04-29 05:50

smooth

skywilly 2014-04-29 06:32

It's Thief on 2D, really smart & beautiful. So amazing o_o

adamwoolridge 2014-04-29 09:27

Nifty!

bukaneerz 2014-04-29 09:49

As always, you did a really great work !
There is nothing to say, your game is fantastic (:

merlijnvh 2014-04-29 10:25

Stellar gameplay, and it looks great too.

01101101 2014-04-29 11:01

Absolutely beautiful, too bad the story was cut short by the lack of time... Gameplay works pretty well and is fairly intuitive, great job on this!

tipyx 2014-04-29 11:31

*o* ! I need a DLC for a really end ! :p

crocantidepollo 2014-04-29 12:22

This is just amazing

hexagore 2014-04-29 12:47

Gorgeous!

dragonxvi 2014-04-29 15:17

Gorgeous little demake, seriously needs to be turned into a full-on adventure. Excellent implementation of stealth mechanics with Rogue-like movement. Bravo!

renegadeninjanl 2014-04-29 15:43

The game is very good. I love the graphics and the game mechanics. Good work.

yword 2014-04-29 15:45

Impressive! Amazing graphics and atmosphere, the game flow and level design are very good.

local-minimum 2014-04-29 15:47

Really nice little game with many well-worked detail. Impressive for a compo to say the least.

Got stuck some levels down, but the first 2-3 were really nicely balanced in their difficulty.

Don't have so much to comment on, maybe giving the back-pack options some further love as they don't have the same standard as the rest of the game.

jaredsartin 2014-04-29 17:09

AWESOME! Will have to spend a bit more time in it :D

thorig 2014-04-29 17:28

This game is one of the best I played.

rnlf 2014-04-29 17:33

Wow, best game so far. I usually don't like stealth games, but this one really captivated me. The last "real" level was quite hard for me, but I kept trying.

You could really turn this into something. The beginning of the story is very promising. To bad 48h is so little time, the ending is really poor :-p

Only thing I'd change: allow to hold the space bar to skip multiple turns.

Also, I never needed the Dash and Bell abilities, but this might change with even more complex levels.

Really good work!

Really nice entry!

ilovepixel 2014-04-29 17:36

SO BEAUTIFUL! really, I never stop to be amazed by your games and the polish of all them

botreats 2014-04-29 18:44

Really nice game. Unique, fun, and memorable. Came here through rockpapershotgun, and glad I did!

bonedaddy 2014-04-29 18:56

Very well put together game, extremely nice graphics and audio. Great job on the jam!

someone 2014-04-29 19:11

Great graphics as always. Nice mechanics. I never used the bell or the speed boost though.
Shame the story ends so abruptly.

kmakai 2014-04-29 19:27

Wow, this doesn't even seem like a jam game, you must have worked without sleeping! Also, hooray for Haxe!

grayhaze 2014-04-29 20:39

Amazing. I wish I could produce something this polished in such a short space of time. Well done!

ninjacharlie 2014-04-29 21:14

This is a really great stealth game. Nice job :)

vandash 2014-04-29 21:55

Super atmosphere, great work!

romankornev 2014-04-29 22:12

Awesome game! Great job!

conormn 2014-04-30 00:36

Very interesting mechanics. Really great job!

sestren 2014-04-30 01:59

Great implementation of a 2D-styled Thief mechanic. A lot of fun to play through.

phocker 2014-04-30 04:16

quite a nice game here. it has been added to my favorites so I can play it to completion. great job.

suese 2014-04-30 04:24

Not your strongest entry but it's still pretty good.

mokujinzergman 2014-04-30 07:20

Good job man ! 48 hours to do a game which requires at least the same amount of time to finish it ! And Go paris !

ludipe 2014-04-30 08:03

Original, beautiful and set in the famous and loved world of thief. Awesome Entry.

celt 2014-04-30 08:21

Dude, this is my favourit so far. Awesome job on...everything?!?

simonchauvin 2014-04-30 08:43

It reminds of a mechanic introduced in the best LD keynote ever by ChevyRay: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23-keynote/

valandre 2014-04-30 10:10

Great sens of game design again. Well play! ;-)

ilo 2014-04-30 11:15

I found it quite tough - once spotted you nearly always got caught - but the design and artistic quality shines through.

curiousexpedition 2014-04-30 11:39

Very nice game. I really like the tight design, visuals are top notch (the crouching pose behind obstacles is a really nice detail). Been playing this now probably the longest from all entries so far.

kikito 2014-04-30 14:34

Wow, very impressive game, I enjoyed it a lot, congratulations.

karsyf 2014-04-30 14:58

I literally don't know how you do this every year ... Great game, really smooth movement and transitions. It doesn't have the jerkiness tile based games usually do. Sounds would have been nice but I am not gonna be greedy.

mventurelli 2014-04-30 17:08

Amazing, great job as usual!

elforama 2014-04-30 20:06

I really liked this, awesome job!

aaronjbaptiste 2014-04-30 22:18

Excellent as always from you sir!

vilya 2014-05-01 00:00

It's a very well made game & turn-based stealth puzzles make for a really interesting mechanic. Great stuff!

rvmook 2014-05-01 02:36

Beautiful game as usaul. Lovely puzzles would be cool to have different kind of enemies

treeman 2014-05-01 08:06

Wonderful.

stevesalmond 2014-05-01 10:49

So impressed!

anissen 2014-05-01 21:09

Really nice game - great graphics and atmosphere. It is very polished and impressive for 48 hours. The Thief-mechanic works well but it gets devilish hard on the lower levels.

flavio 2014-05-01 21:46

Amazing work ! A perfectly polished game ! Too bad the story finish like this ;)

f7f5 2014-05-01 22:38

Awesome! Great graphics and gameplay. The ending was just fine :)

bender 2014-05-02 19:08

Excellent, as always. Very impressive when I see what I can do in the same amount of time.

kiyaku 2014-05-02 23:22

I love the Thief style of it, stealth is always fun :D

commanderstitch 2014-05-03 00:24

very cool game. the look is pure delight. <3 sneaking game. works for ppl that like puzzles like this. gj!

arcturusdeluxe 2014-05-03 01:14

The graphics in this are amazing. Combining stealth with turn-based gameplay was a good call. Very sharp gameplay. Just a slick presentation all round really.

penguincat 2014-05-03 02:55

The stealth mechanics were really fun, I'd love to see this expanded into a longer game (with a more involved story, too! it got off to a nice start here)

georgebroussard 2014-05-03 10:26

/applause as usual. Very nice work.

degtyarev 2014-05-03 13:07

Great game! Nice mechanics, really enjoyed sneaking past the guards. One of the best games in the compo!

givemeallyourcats 2014-05-03 14:25

Very impressive, love the mood of the game and graphics!

ddrkirbyisq 2014-05-04 00:24

Great graphics, as always :) Shame you didn't get a chance to put in some SFX. The 3D isometric idea looks...intense. xD I think this was fine.

managore 2014-05-04 01:23

Wow, absolutely beautiful!!

spotco 2014-05-04 01:36

Loved it! I always wanted to make a 2d-stealth game like this, loved the mechanics (and I think this basic turn-based setup could totally expanded into a full game).

Great art and gameplay (though I would have liked to do a metal gear solid-style sneak behind and kill). Hope you work on it some more!

sebbernery 2014-05-04 09:23

This game is amazing !

lyje 2014-05-04 10:24

Amazing graphics and fog of war. Would love to see a fully fledged version of this! Stealth mechanics actually do work!

lacaranian 2014-05-04 16:52

Cool! Was sometimes laughable for some locations to be imperceptible to guards, yet they were. Good difficulty ramp.

matthias_zarzecki 2014-05-04 17:53

Lovely stealth-game!

kddekadenz 2014-05-04 22:51

Awesome graphics and audio, but I don't really like to play stealth games where you can't attack enemies.

darke_shard 2014-05-06 10:06

A turn-based puzzle/stealth game with some DNA of the original Thief? This is by far one of the most unique games I've seen for LD29!

I love how your stealth mechanics work, and the whole idea of twisting it into a turn-based puzzle system is truly inspired. Will this be ported into a full game? Please say yes.

mechabit 2014-05-06 12:45

Brillant game

ryan-up-in-here 2014-05-06 17:19

This is crazy. I would like to play it on a Gameboy.

recursor 2014-05-06 18:07

This is a quality piece of work as usual.

mustaine 2014-05-07 03:18

Wow. Amazing work. Didn't even realize it was turn based until it told me so. That's was a nice surprise.

ethankennerly 2014-05-07 04:06

The pristine pixel lights enchanted me! If you continue to develop this, when I got to the second level and was detected by guards twice at the same place and was not sure how to avoid this a third time around, I felt discouraged.

zerkruemler 2014-05-07 09:01

Very good implementation. Quite polished. I like the good tutorial. And the increasing difficulty level. Vell done!

zkenshin 2014-05-07 12:55

Really enjoyable. Well done. :)

invisiblewonder 2014-05-07 14:57

I love how your guy will move to the stealthiest edge of the tile on his own. Nice touch!

I wish the bell dropped an alert marker 10 paces in my facing direction.

epiplon 2014-05-08 03:13

Incredible entry, I see the beautiful work you've put in this.

teesquared 2014-05-11 03:08

Great visuals, game play, music, ... everything. Good job!

loxo 2014-05-11 10:32

Amazing graphics, amazing game play. Only some sound effects are missing, I think.

flannelvindicate 2014-05-12 16:13

Hey! You have been featured in today's episode of Ludum Dare to Believe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrGIZzJZ1DQ

gre 2014-05-12 16:17

Original turn-based game mecanism. Great graphics as always. Nice mood. Congrats.

jsmars 2014-05-13 19:55

Really pretty graphics and nice with the turn based gameplay :)

joe40001 2014-05-14 03:56

Neat game, the ending was a bit of a let down... but 48h is a very short time and what you got done was very impressive.

adrian 2014-05-14 07:24

An awesome game, as usual. Well done!

forc_ola 2014-05-14 10:33

Very impressing game!

nicotr014 2014-05-15 06:01

Really nice job..... good to see flash is still being used

franklins-ghost 2014-05-18 06:11

Beautiful game that's really innovative in design and a pleasure to play. Easily one of my favourites so far.

mcapraro 2014-05-18 22:35

wow! i loved the game mechanic here, really neat idea. i had never played a turn based quite like this. well done!

namuol 2014-05-19 08:40

A very solid stealth-em-up puzzler!

The game definitely needs more puzzles that explore the mechanics, but you've built a great foundation in 48 hours, and slapped on a -really- nice coat of paint, to boot. Great work, as usual. :)