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Paleontologist with bombs

By cjgammon

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall18262.6722
Fun18592.2922
Innovation18642.1920
Theme11993.4221
Graphics16782.6521
Humor12352.2619
Mood17852.2520

Comments

wallkysek 2021-04-25 19:30

Hi, it is a nice concept, but I would like to hear some music, SFX, maybe add some particles for the bomb to spice it up. For me it wasn't much fun, but the I like the idea.

turkey 2021-04-26 03:23

Made it to level 5! Don't ask me how xD My only gripe is it being so RNG heavy. Other than that, it gives me some dig dug vibes. Not bad! Hope the kids enjoy it!

juako 2021-04-26 03:51

Nice! A little random but still playable, good work!

indigowolf 2021-04-26 13:43

Very simple but completely solid end result. That's always important.

tombuston 2021-04-26 13:55

As said above, simple but solid. Gameplay could be more interesting by adding a minesweeper-like mechanic, with clues to find bones and avoid bombs. Well done:)

daegonz 2021-04-26 14:32

Found myself caught in the digging process, luck was with me cause I made it to level 5 like Turkey, haha. Straightforward and effective, it works well but yes, as a lot of people already said, adding clues to avoid too much random will help! Good job :D

tygrak 2021-04-27 08:46

Cool game! If my parent showed me they created a game like this I would be amazed! :)

geo3d 2021-04-30 03:34

I like it! One thing though, when I find the bomb it says game over even though I don't press the button to go on it, like collecting bones or diamonds, but maybe that's the point? Good concept, I can see this becoming a polished game.

fabian-g 2021-04-30 19:06

Boom :) What you got so far works nicely, charming gfx. Some indicator if there is bomb nearby would be cool. Good job!

nisovin 2021-04-30 19:11

Cool game, fun graphics. Needs some kind of mechanic to be able to avoid bombs.

jonrei 2021-05-02 15:48

I like the idea, but I would like some audio or visual feedback when im about to dig onto a bomb. It feels a bit random now, like a minesweeper without the numbers

xoreaxeax 2021-05-02 19:56

Very cool concept! It would be nice to find different kind of bones so that there is a bit more exploration? And maybe the level design could be fully vertical :)

marc-jones 2021-05-06 20:13

A nice idea, but I agree with other commenters that it's pretty random at the moment. A mechanic I was expecting, and which might add to the strategy in an updated version, is the rocks falling on you if you mine underneath them.

s1lv3r-dr4g0n-games 2021-05-06 23:57

Pretty neat, agree with mostly everybody that it's a bit random. Nice seeing it in html5 though

Also I should be your 20th rating, so congratulations!