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Collapsing Cave

By manchmalscott

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall9003.1923
Fun6663.2823
Innovation6973.1923
Theme6383.5923
Graphics8913.0923
Mood6503.3722

Comments

fractal-flower-girl 2022-10-03 23:09

This was really fun; I especially love how he mines with his head! It was hard because he went left and right so fast, but great job!

amarokczukay 2022-10-03 23:40

Mix the mine part of minecraft and the "level where the water rises" and you get this game. Good job. But… The mining animation… hahahahaha

manchmalscott 2022-10-04 00:53

@amarokczukay I was just thinking "oh I can't draw so he'll just be a blob, with little blob feet" :face_palm:

indigoninja 2022-10-04 01:50

I Like it! Having to mine and place blocks to make a path forward made gave me SteamWorld Dig vibes. I think it could pick up in difficulty a bit quicker though. I only encountered one enemy in my longest run, and I had been playing for several minutes.

morgie 2022-10-04 03:31

Ooh I love the concept of this game!! The sprite is so cute and I love the way the tutorial made. I couldn't place the block underneath me midair for some reason but overall its a solid game. :)

jibberwocky 2022-10-04 08:33

I love the little mining animation would totally rate the game high on humor for that I so wasn't expecting it.

khrisna-kamarga 2022-10-05 06:27

OMG if you opened up your humor,I would've rated it a 10 because of the shape of the character and the animation of when it mines! I love the tower climbing concept with the mining aspect. Well done!

rodolfodth 2022-10-05 10:01

yo, the guys was like a D. Ninja, super fast xD if you add some juice and tweaks it could be something :P

organicpencil 2022-10-05 22:36

The mining animation... my god

madness 2022-10-06 04:55

I didn't like the balancing of the game. The player was able to move very quickly in a very small and confined space, which sometimes puts them at a disadvantage due to the only-moving-up layout. In addition to that, the player mined really slowly. The mining felt like it dragged on forever and was a chore. I feel like with a rebalance of the player's controller, this could be a very fun and engaging game; but outside the humor of the sprite's appearance and animations, the game didn't do it for me.

darzu 2022-10-20 02:08

Loved the tutorial! Great mining animation. Controls felt a little off, I'd recommend playing with: https://gmtk.itch.io/platformer-toolkit. But it might be what you wanted. Nice balance :)

rhanzoc 2022-10-20 08:01

Right off the bat I felt wind in my hair and wanted to proudly shout *I am speed*. Joking aside 10 second interval fits the theme weirdly enough and keeps a constant pressure to go up. Overall I liked it!

jk5000 2022-10-20 08:44

The idea is fun and I overall had fun trying the game. The controls could have been better, but it was okay for a jam game.

commanderzzx 2022-10-20 09:58

So much fun playing your game. I love the level design and overall concept. It would definitely be more helpful if the control feel could be better.

BTW:Hitting 20 bro!

ava-skoog 2022-10-20 16:03

Pretty good! Fairly self-explanatory. The one thing that got me (even with the warning, sorry 😅) was the upgrade module: "can only be used twice" seemed to mean I couldn't even open the options again if I failed to pick something the first time (which I did, because I misunderstood), so I didn't get the Q upgrade and had to restart. Other than that it was fine, and I got pretty far before I accidentally fell into a chasm and lost. The character did move a bit fast. No music of course, but sound effects! They did what they needed to but the jumping sound got a bit repetitive; maybe varying between a few tones would've been nice 😊 Still played really well and was a fun challenge. Collecting the different minerals felt rewarding and the upgrade shops were a great incentive to take risks with those that took longer to mine (itself a great way to balance the game). Nice work!

manchmalscott 2022-10-20 22:17

@ava-skoog Yeah, if I had the time I would have definitely made sure the first upgrade terminal can't be exited from without giving you stone placement. I spent too much time hunting down bugs, haha. I'm glad you enjoyed it though!

douglas 2022-10-21 03:15

Neat idea for a game, I ended-up playing it for quite a bit :sweat_smile:. The pace seemed a bit slow, but I liked the progression with trading gems/ores for upgraded abilities.