FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD29 → Miner

Miner

By tuxxilla

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness368
Humor2602.96
Theme2863.58
Overall7542.97
Audio7922.28
Graphics9412.56
Fun9422.56
Mood9632.52
Innovation9952.46

Comments

tuxxilla 2014-04-28 11:31

Development Timelapse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKk9yvQfSCw

gwa 2014-04-28 19:42

Haha very funny :) I need the Diamonds for a Shool :) like it!

torri-y 2014-04-28 19:43

Keyboard input dosen't seem to work

pietro-ferrantelli 2014-04-28 19:44

Good job for, especially a first ludum dare :D It's great to add a timelapse :)

tuxxilla 2014-04-28 19:57

@Torri: I once had this issue too when starting in WebPlayer. Restarting helped in my case...

rose 2014-04-28 20:03

This game played much differently than I expected. It's actually a pretty tricky puzzle! I had to restart a lot when I got stuck because of mis-planning or because of digging a square that I didn't mean to dig, but I kept trying again until I got it. Very interesting idea.

officialcodenmore 2014-04-29 14:56

Simple game, somewhat fun to play around with, just wish the control system was a little more precise, but nice job!

torri-y 2014-04-29 20:40

Now that keyboard works, It is pretty cool

gmack 2014-04-30 20:02

I really wanted to like this game, what with it's neat humor and good application of the theme, not to mention it's smooth controls, but the lack of music, repetitive and unoriginal gameplay, brokenness of the level design (seriously, I got stuck at least 7 times) hold this game from being a great game.

vdogamez 2014-04-30 20:07

That was actually a much more clever and puzzly mechanic than I had expected. I had a bit trouble with the controls, especially jumping around.

lajos 2014-04-30 20:08

Like the puzzle aspect, but digging is way too slow. I'd suggest completely removing the delay, it would help game play a lot.

dertom 2014-04-30 22:19

Nice tiny game. I do like that you can't dig mindless and always have a thought about coming back to the surface. And a very smooth credits scroller :D
Good job!

ovenchips 2014-04-30 22:22

Great entry for a first go at Ludum Dare. Clean, good quality graphics. Requires so thorough forward thinking when playing too. Well done!!

theozone 2014-05-03 13:23

Cool game, nice particles. A bit short though.

damrem 2014-05-03 13:28

The movements aren't perfect but the gameplay is here and it's great ! nice entry !

lafie 2014-05-03 19:26

The gameplay concept is deceptively simple and the puzzle mechanics are very clever.
The graphics and sfx are simple and functional, but don't stand out much.
The controls work most of the time, although I did find myself occasionally mining a block I didn't want mined.
The gameplay is key here, it's interesting and uses the theme well.

mactinite 2014-05-05 19:36

The difficulty in this really caught me off guard! Nice job!

rojo 2014-05-07 21:30

Pretty fun. I thought the sound effects were great. It would have been nice to know from the beginning that I have to get back out of the hole I dug, but that's a minor complaint.

scam 2014-05-08 19:45

Getting diamonds is easy but digging in a way that you can return to surface is hard! Loved the quotes from princess. :)

hybridmind 2014-05-11 14:11

Congrats on your first Ludum Dare. You completed a finished game! I actually messed up a few times in digging my tunnels so it was cool that you had to think a little bit about how to excavate while leaving room for your vertical jump to get back out.

misterwalter 2014-05-13 15:52

The constraints on the miner made this much more of a challenge than I thought it would be. I actually dug down and collected all the diamonds right away, and only then realized the implications of my jump height.
The princess was obvious, but in a funny way. Well done and welcome to the party.