samguy 2021-04-26 05:50
The camera doesn't move evenly with the ball and I end up resetting because the ball reaches the edge of the screen. Unfortunately this stops me from playing for very long.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD48 → Damn, that's deep!
By falke
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 807 | 2.86 | 21 | |
| Fun | 776 | 2.71 | 21 | |
| Innovation | 894 | 1.86 | 21 | |
| Theme | 731 | 3.02 | 21 | |
| Graphics | 865 | 2.15 | 21 | |
| Humor | 638 | 1.71 | 18 | |
| Mood | 822 | 2.13 | 21 |
The camera doesn't move evenly with the ball and I end up resetting because the ball reaches the edge of the screen. Unfortunately this stops me from playing for very long.
Took a little while to understand what was going on. Kinda feels like a spin on flappy bird with some level changing. Good work
Seems like I can't make it past the "pit". Anytime I reach a pit in the map, it simply resets me (and puts me at the top of the screen). I can't tell if I'm winning or losing when this happens.
@the-neon-shark I guess "Have to go deeper" means you are actually supposed to go into the pit to advance the level.
Levels to sometimes look simila though.
Thanks to @the-neon-shark and @hilvon for talking about this. I now realize I was hitting the pit edge and actually going to the next level. I think this could be made more clear by letting the ball drop down into the pit
It is hard indeed. Too frustrating to me because it is not clear what's going on. When I reached the second level I thought I died because of the rough transition.
Fun game, very challenging. My best run I got to the three big jumps that were raised up, almoooooost made it and plop. No idea how far away the end is, the game felt endless, which kind of fits the theme and is cool for a game like this. For those who like to master pointless things, a lot of fun could be had here.
The controls weren't quite crisp enough for some of the really tight gaps, but a cool idea nonetheless. I echo what others have said about not knowing you moved level, as I thought I was dying every time I hit the pit and was a bit confused by the counter.
Great game!
I wish I knew how many levels down there is! Maybe that is the point that you don't, but I wonder how far the maker of the game is able to go!
@samguy and @the-neon-shark You're right I should've made better transitions. Thanks for playing and giving me feedback. I really appreciate it :smile:
@purebe Yeah it's a bit more challenging than I meant it to be. I'm happy you thought it was fun, though!
@stuartc It may have been a bit more challenging than I anticipated. I probably should have done some more play-testing.
@nicholassoen Thanks!
@peter-andreasen Don't tell anyone but there actually aren't that many levels :laughing: . They're just really hard.
Nice game, fun learning curve mastering the jump. Going deep to complete a level fits the theme!
Good way to fit in into theme by making level exits into holes. Would have been nice if the ball would fall through them before changing to next level.
The game itself is challenging, but I feel like that is the core strength of it. However, having to start from zero after losing lives feels too punishing.
On one hand, repeating all levels forces to learn the jumps without relying on lucky passes. On the other hand, having to go through the easy levels that you have already mastered gets a bit tedious after first twenty times :D
Maybe a good compromise would be to get bumped back one level after losing all lives. I feel like I would have grinded it way more if that was the case :D
Anyway, I still enjoyed the game, was fun to master some jumps.
@nonumbersgames Thanks for playing and commenting. I'll definitely think about that if I work some more on it in the future!
I found the game to be simple and fun, but the transitions between levels are too jarring, and I didn't even get it was supposed to be me going inside a hole down to the next level until I read the comments section.
It's a winner game if you make the level progression follow each other naturally!
@lifeforce Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it!
The game would be pretty good, but the transitions made the whole thing harder than it should be. You dont know when they come, so you end up mashing into a wall at spawn, for holding the move button for too long.
@skill347 Thanks for playing and pointing it out. I appreciate it!
Took a bit the figure out what the goal is. But after that its a fun little game. Well done
Nice game. Took me a minute to figure out that I was supposed to lure the enemies into the plants. I got a good laugh out of the crab boss at the end. lol
Game kept resetting back to the start for no reason I could figure out. This would happen after about 10 seconds of gameplay. Seems like you have a game-breaking bug? Chrome browser on Windows 10. Hopefully you can fix it!
Interesting concept, I had some issues with the scroll while pressing up/down, but it was fun to play.