emanvidmaker 2021-04-26 05:58
Like the dynamic but the instructions where unclear
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD48 → Down Town
By steven-vd
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 827 | 2.76 | 21 | |
| Fun | 791 | 2.65 | 21 | |
| Innovation | 419 | 3.26 | 21 | |
| Theme | 461 | 3.55 | 21 | |
| Graphics | 824 | 2.50 | 21 | |
| Audio | 659 | 2.47 | 20 | |
| Humor | 485 | 2.36 | 17 | |
| Mood | 801 | 2.37 | 18 |
Like the dynamic but the instructions where unclear
Cool game! First it was hard to figure out what I had to do, I thought it was bugged because I kept getting game over no matter what I did. Then I read the help texts again and understood :) Maybe an animation of the house collapsing would help the played understand why you can't mine under your house.
It was fun to mine but the time was too short! Also I didn't figure out how to build the second house. The two objectives (collect gold, dig as deep as possible) seemed kinda unrelated.
Nice concept, but yeah, the instructions were a bit vague. Not sure what the advantage of having multiple miners is. I guess they can get to veins faster? Might need more surface area to accommodate more houses? Also some way to extend the timer.
I had a bit of difficulty to switch mining and building. But after resume it wend back to normal. Nice mechanic and objective. Good job.
I was pretty impressed by the fact that there's proper pathfinding and autonomy for the miners! I had a really hard time trying to get to three houses before the timer runs out, but I tried a few times and enjoyed it. =)
Nicely done! Thanks to @iorena 's comment I didn't quit the game after demolishing my house the first dozen times. It's a good game, it's on theme, and it works! Good job!
This is a pretty technically impressive game, with the way that the world reshapes itself and the miners path find. Unfortunately, it's really annoying how difficult it is to mine without destroying your house, and how you can miss out on gold just by approaching it from the wrong angle and causing it to disappear. Still, a great effort, especially for compo. Good job.
Needs quite a bit of polishing imo, but is nicely done from the technical perspective!
I agree with most other commenters: nice idea, some good technical achievements, but needs polishing to become more enjoyable.
I think the one-minute time limit was too short, it didn't give me enough time to understand what was going on and learn to play the game more effectively. I'd say this was the biggest issue with the game. (About this: "Now that you have collected x gold in the free play mode, try the 1-minute challenge")
My only miner once got stuck. (In general the pathfinding worked pretty well, as others said.)
Seems this was your first Ludum Darem right? So, welcome and see you on the next one!
I think this game has a lot of potential. It feels good to mine for gold, I just wish there was more of a reward. Even so, you've done a good job overall, and this game follows the theme very well.
Cool game, I like the fact that you kept it short and made it replayable to try and improve on your best score. Probably the 1 minute time limit is a bit too short to explore properly though... multiple time options would have been nice (like 5, 2 and 1 minute). I also agree with others that the instructions are a bit unclear at the start, but you get the hang of it quickly! Good job, cheers!