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Into the Abyss

By kyyrma

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness356
Audio683.87
Overall2113.45
Theme3033.29
Fun3083.10
Mood3283.13
Graphics3883.35
Innovation5602.61
Humor6331.72

Comments

artylo 2014-04-29 09:00

Seems really nice. Not really anything I can say. Maybe a bit better graphics. I don't really understand why you have separate camera modes.

thelastbanana 2014-04-29 09:03

Nice music. I thought the underwater atmosphere complete with weird, glowy creatures was well-done.

kyyrma 2014-04-29 09:09

@Artylo:
The camera is used for taking photos of enemies and items in exchange for money. You press [2] and move the camera over to an enemy, then press fire to take a photo.

@TheLastBanana:
Cheers! The music is by Teknoaxe, you can see more of his stuff at www.teknoaxe.com

robopossum 2014-04-29 09:09

Very solid and complementary audio, graphics and gameplay. Perhaps a micro-tutorial would help? I didn't fully appreciate the camera aspects until a few plays in.

kyyrma 2014-04-29 09:15

@robopossum:

Thanks! I really wanted to make a tutorial, but as the contest drew to a close I was simply too drained to start making a new level.

plasterphantom 2014-04-29 09:54

The music is cool and the graphics are nice. I just didn't really understand the entire concept of shooting/gunning.. Knowing the goal is to take pictures of the monsters? Also sometimes my camera didn't really work I believe. I could be doing something wrong. A tutorial would help haha.

teamkwakwa 2014-04-29 10:01

A rather good game. I don't know what the camera mode was supposed to do. Nice music.

curiousexpedition 2014-04-29 10:09

Nice game! I liked the combination of health and air depot and how air consumption forces you forward. I also liked that it was pretty challenging. Graphics are pretty sweet too.

The camera mode rectangle moves very slowly and therefore was not so much fun to use.

kyyrma 2014-04-29 10:15

Thanks for all the comments!

I see the camera is causing confusion still, I added a picture with simple instructions, so hopefully next players won't be so baffled by it.

themaster99 2014-04-29 10:41

Nice, simple platformer. Accidentally stepped on a crab when trying to get air. Pincers hurt!

hexagore 2014-04-29 10:47

Nice presentation on this, especially your menu screens and such and lighting on the particle effects.

karsyf 2014-04-29 10:56

I enjoyed this, played it through a couple of times.
Like others have said the camera aspect of play wasn't apparent to me. Also I think some of those crab placements go beyond hard into vindictive territory =D

kyyrma 2014-04-29 11:09

@Kwrky:

Thanks! If anything I learned the importance of a proper tutorial this LD around ;-)

And yeah, you can really see that I tried to stretch the game with artificial difficulty. I really wanted to make at least three levels, and was a bit disheartened when I didn't have the stamina for it.

hypnohustla 2014-04-29 11:55

Great music and mood! Nothing too new about the gameplay, it was nice and safe. :)

thorig 2014-04-29 15:33

Good music and a bit unfair enemies who can swim inside walls and the player can not shoot them. Still a nice game.

mclewis 2014-04-29 19:09

The intro screen was really well done. Seems like a homage to Pokeman snap which is a great thing.

rojo 2014-04-30 00:05

Nice use of theme, and the music was rad!

arcturusdeluxe 2014-04-30 00:06

Nice game. Cool graphics, and the camera concept is interesting. Best soundtrack I've heard so far, as well.

katamori 2014-04-30 13:03

Not a big deal with the theme, but a solid and enjoyable game. After Curse of Mellon, I didn't really expect something bad.

degtyarev 2014-05-02 19:20

Pretty cute visuals, love the atmosphere.

gmaker 2014-05-05 07:51

its high five!

jlay 2014-05-13 01:32

I liked the graphics, the sound was phenomenal. I really didn't get the whole camera thing or how it fit in. The control scheme was a little weird.