steve-johnson 2017-05-02 06:05
I would describe this as "Steamworld: Dig: Lite". Super simple progression, bare minimum. Perfect scope for Ludum Dare, competently executed. The audio is well done, particular the music transitions.
Nice work!
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD38 → Diggy McDigface
By jcheatley
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3.75 | 10 | ||
| Fun | 3.87 | 10 | ||
| Innovation | 2.75 | 10 | ||
| Theme | 3.25 | 10 | ||
| Graphics | 3.37 | 10 | ||
| Audio | 3.85 | 9 | ||
| Humor | 3.14 | 9 | ||
| Mood | 3.33 | 8 |
I would describe this as "Steamworld: Dig: Lite". Super simple progression, bare minimum. Perfect scope for Ludum Dare, competently executed. The audio is well done, particular the music transitions.
Nice work!
AMAZING, super fun. Love this kind of game, graphics could have been a little bit better. Maybe an option to sell all resources at once? Really cool game!
Simple and fun, the controls felt good which surprised me, as the "jetpack" type controls tend to feel slippery to me. I think the shop should have been available without returning to the surface, I could have managed resources while I was drilling without the timer being quite as stressful.
Really fun seeing a game in the Motherload genre. I play these things to death. It's actually fascinating seeing you take it even farther into "casual" which is great because this kind of game can get overwhelming pretty fast. I beat it, which is a surprise to me as LD games tend to be fast and I don't want to sit playing them too long. The game sort of pulled me in. I wish the controls weren't so floaty/slidy. The art and presentation suggest it would work better with faster movement or snapping to the grid (maybe a soft snap, which you slide into place fairly quickly). Either way I didn't want to slam into pixels quite so often and think the experience could be improved with another pass at the controls. Overall I had a great time and as a someone who has poured way more time than is healthy into digging games such as this I give it a great big thumbs up.
Okay, while dis doesn't stray far from Motherload... I like Motherload. A lot, actually ;)
Good job overall. While I'd love to see more mechanics in play, for a compo this is solid job. Graphics are clear, controls are well mapped. Sounds are nice and in place, feedback to the player is clear, the 'deny' sound is great :)
It's actually pretty chill, and I think it's good you didn't make it too hard, to allow less experienced players take a spin here. This type of games can become hard really fast.
What could be improved - controls a bit (movement could be more exact), and more content of course... but IMO it's already good as it is. Just expand it with some polish and minor tweaks.
Wery fun fo play. Cheers!
Quite a cute litte game. I like the graphics and game play.