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The Cave

By gonzako and geojax

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall24202.7345
Fun25152.1145
Innovation24502.3645
Theme25222.1845
Graphics15583.3745
Audio11493.1144
Mood8933.5745

Comments

creativecodingsebastian 2020-04-20 16:01

A good idea with much potential. Keep on working on the game.

joskerdu 2020-04-20 16:06

Love the lighting and the ghostly feels.

michael-prentice 2020-04-20 16:07

Fun experience with good graphics and mood. Keep it up :thumbsup:

criggles 2020-04-20 16:10

I love the art style! The camera system feels really nice too.

iluvatar 2020-04-20 16:15

What I liked: Atmosphere, physics, audio and overall aesthetics of the game. What I would change: Gameplay mechanics. There really isn't much to do, Im not sure if I missed something, but I was just going to the right endlessly and nothing happened.

gonzako 2020-04-20 16:23

@iluvatar yeah, at the start the entry had a lot more gameplay elements but then it turned into more of a playfield rather than the experience I was looking for

locksmitharmy 2020-04-20 18:37

Its a good start with workable mechanics. keep developing and you might have a decent game.

chez3 2020-04-20 19:06

Nailed the mood and looks of it all, though it is a bit confusing having the player be a translucent rectangle. It looked good, and it felt good.

fizzget 2020-04-20 19:30

This game sounds great, although i think i died by falling to the bottom of the cave without being able to get out!

wikers 2020-04-20 19:33

its a little confuse haing a player like a single rectangle xD, but apart that good job

lamasaurus 2020-04-20 19:42

Cool little experience, the 2/3D pixelated art style is just lovely! I would pretty much see this fleshed out as a complete game with some more mechanics.

raguel 2020-04-21 05:11

Audio part set the mood for me. Movement seemed a bit slow. Adding main character will make the look of the game much better. Good game

antraxxx 2020-04-21 11:50

Love the graphics with the light system and 3d like platforms ! I think it needs some story and objectives.

mlkvr 2020-04-21 14:06

I always love minimalistic designs, good job!

risist 2020-04-22 11:27

That was interesting. It took me first few seconds before i found out what perspective it is in. What's the idea in character containing this lighting box?

havok06 2020-04-22 11:28

The mood and atmosphere is there but I feel like you ran out of time to add gameplay to it.

gonzako 2020-04-22 12:14

@havok06 Actually the game had a lot more gameplay at the start but then the cave turned into more of a playfield rather than the experience that I was looking for.

demkimos 2020-04-22 14:29

It's pretty cool but I find it very... *empty*. Not a fan of the jump landing sound effect and I think the music could be a lot more daring (but that's my opinion). The controls could also use some work, I think, since the jump was surprisingly high for the speed of the character. I could see an idea behind it and it can very much be the work I was expecting from the screenshot. Those zoom outs were reaaally cool and gave me a lot of "Oh shiz, what could be down there?" fear that I think embodies the dark, unknown cave. A real nice touch. Hope there's more to come! Kudos.

hegemege 2020-04-22 19:11

Good mood, but the gameplay felt kinda barebones. The flickering light was a nice touch to the atmosphere. I'm not sure if there was an end? I got stuck at the bottom of a pit with a small cave to the left and I couldn't really do anything. I guess if the player is supposed to avoid getting down there, there should a restart prompt at the dead end. The framework is there, now you just need to add more gameplay to the world :)

draelent 2020-04-23 11:35

Good starting point, the atmosphere with the music and lights is perfect, and it needs some gameplay now (and a character?), or a more clear view of the labyrinth-ish style of game.

whatnamegames 2020-04-23 16:22

The mood is cool but it definitely needs some extra gameplay

kirbloid 2020-04-24 00:20

I'm all for more exploratory type games that are meant to be about being lost in a place rather than a lot of traditional gameplay loops, so I very much enjoyed this. The 3D effect with the pixels, and the fading light created such a mood.

nathant 2020-04-25 03:39

I liked the color palette and the overall ambience. Controls were easy to pick up. Took me a second to figure out the shape of the player. Look forward to more!

zubspace 2020-04-28 19:17

The relaxing music is nice, the contact sound after jumping a bit harsh, though. I like the lighting effect and it looks like the cave wall is normal mapped. Nice. I also like games which play around with mixing 2D and 3D effects. Unfortunately I could not progress after a while. Needs some work I guess, but good start anyway!

koemeterion 2020-04-30 11:36

Like all the other people here I like the athmosphere, graphic and sound. But there is not much else to do. Still a nice exploration expierence.

bulent-altinay 2020-04-30 20:52

Nice atmosphere and graphics. Sounds are moderate. But nothing more then jumping and moving right ( there may be a bat- suddenly flying out of the darkness :bat: :scream: ). Also some progress indicator can be added. Nice work... :thumbsup: