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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | Co | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29 | Beneath the Surface | Hammerfall | compo | 308 | 3.44 | 3.39 | 4.17 | 3.31 | 3.14 | 1.33 | 2.57 | 2.81 | 64 |
I'm a sucker for platformers and I hadn't played one from this round of LD yet, so I'm glad I started with this one. Really well executed all round, although I too thought the controls were a bit slippery at times. Nitpicking though, great job!
Those are some interesting platforming physics, in a good way.
Good job at getting levels / difficulty increase / medals into the game, its a simple time waster but those little extras give it more intrigue.
A well presented game, plenty of graphical variation. It took me a while to figure out I needed to get the keys in order. However, I would die for seemingly no reason after collecting a couple of keys, even if my bar was up high.
It took a couple of quick deaths to realise that you have to press left and right and not hold them. After that is was a good bit of fun though, you got a good mood across with limited resources. I reached 400 before hitting the bottom.
A nice payoff at the end, loved how you presented it too.
It took me way to long to realise that the shovel had a face, I shouldn't be playing games this late/early. Is it possible to climb back up the ladders I couldn't do so.
I like the attention to detail with bubbles rising to the surface and bonuses in the air bubbles. Well done for getting highscores and a menu in before the deadline as well!
Is the tunnel randomly generated? I think I got unlucky on my first playthrough which caused some confusion. Second time was much better I had walls to weave through. It controls nicely.
Gaahhh! Being kicked back to the start of the world upon dying really took some of the fun out of it, especially in world 2 where it would move me to my doom before scanning the level.
Otherwise I like the puzzles and the challenge, you've put it together well.
@arrogant.gamer - Thanks for letting me know, I was not aware of that. I have uploaded a Linux build now.
You've done a fantastic job with this, I really enjoyed a lot of different aspects.
If I was to offer any advice, it would be to make the player feel more powerful. The basic laser feels puny against the inner segments. If you scale the obstacles along with the players power it could still balance well.
Otherwise it's a great entry, I hope you take it further.
Nice way of using the theme. I liked the consistency in the art (apart from the score fonts) and could have done with some more difficulty. Nice little package for 5 hours work!
Another shout out for the music, was nice to listen to. Thanks for sharing the site as well that could com in handy in the future. The character movement worked well it's just a shame about the stopping issue.
I really like it, got 37.90 seconds as my best score so far. A good take on the theme and I agree with your own admission, it's bizarre. What music did you play backwards?
Smart idea, you could do a lot with it if you take it further. Some scoring or feedback throughout the levels would be handy so you could see what your objective is / how you are getting on.
Nicely presented but way too slow-paced. You could make this into a good mobile game with a few additions and modifications I reckon.
It sure is a toughy! I enjoyed the music, what did you use to create it?
There is something oddly therapeutic about endlessly clicking bricks. Like others, I think the jumping could have used some work but it looks like you were working towards some nice progression with the pick axe upgrades. I imagine you ran out of time to take it as far as would have liked?
I almost made it to level three, was one away and then I lost it. Tough game but a good idea.
Takes a while to get used to but pretty smart when you do. As somebody else said, it would be good to make the play area a bit bigger, my sharks kept going off the left side of the screen.
It controls well and is a cool concept. Like others have said, it would be good to play with more going on. Perhaps change the lighting on the platforms below, sometimes it was hard to pick out what was going on (initially at least).
Does a good job of conveying mood but needs objectives or something else going on.
Can't go wrong with a good ol' maze to explore, I had fun with this one.
I like that you managed to get the shop in before the deadline, you could take that quite far with a game like this. It would be good to have more feedback / goals though.
Wow talk about nailing the mood! Well done for creating such a slick and polished game.
I like the idea, simple but effective. I actually prefer the controls in the first version, its more twitchy.
It took a while to get going. When the game started to challenge me with managing my resources it got a lot more fun so having that happen quicker would have been cool.
Such lovely presentation, I hope you get the chance to take it further and do more with it. The only gripe I have is some balancing issues but that's often the case with such a short deadline.
Damn that's a smart use of the theme. It was so difficult to shoot the enemies though, that could have been made easier. Great job altogether!