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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrHuMo
202148Deeper and deeperGo No Fartherjam11513.383.312.883.503.742.873.22

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Comments by Lifeforce

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

Cavity Tycoon by Roberto Romao 2021-04-28T04:04:44Z

This was great! The only problem really is having the game suddenly tell I won, the "win" rate grows up too fast while I wanted to keep playing (I actually played 4 or 5 times in a row trying to explore but got disappointed every time I won too fast). Make the game more long lasting, maybe tweaking how the victory condition works (change it to population?) and this is a winner. Also, you could implement a full view of the map once you win/lose so you could see all the structures you built on some poor soul's cavity filled teeth.

Super Drill Diver! by Cornflowerblue 2021-04-29T05:35:30Z

The game is no doubt incredibly well made, but jumps are too floaty and easy to miss. I couldn't clear more than 2 or 3 levels before getting booted to the beginning because I failed to jump on a column with an insta-death void around it. Maybe it's better with an actual joypad?

Love the art style and the music, though, it's something I'd see myself buying on Steam if it ever gets developed into a fully fledged game. Nice work!

Fish'o'gram by Amolker 2021-04-27T06:34:05Z

I give it full marks on most rating categories, this was really well done! I enjoyed the whole upgrade sub aspect even though I was soon making obscene amounts of money too fast. The atmosphere and gameplay are great.

Hadal Depth by RAC-Games 2021-04-28T21:53:06Z

It was very fun, nice job!

Mrs. ScubaMan by Shaolin Dave 2021-04-29T05:20:41Z

It's not perfect but I think it's a bit better than you give it credit for. But, of course, it does seem like it would have benefitted from a few more hours in the oven. The whole game loop isn't all that engaging or challenging: I ended up hitting obstacles on Mrs. Scubaman's ascent on purpose at some point because I wanted something else to happen (only then I found out this game had a lose condition).

Descent mechanics aren't very good either since you'll almost always get stopped in your tracks by the platforms/obstacles, some mechanism to make movement more agile would complement making the obstacles themselves more interesting and varied than a mere annoyance you have to go through every time you touch one. You know, make a risk reward dynamic for getting gold vs. losing life, oxygen or something of the sort.

On the plus side, I like the presentation and minimalistic graphics, and I thought the game over screen was a bit funny. Jams are very time constrained and we shouldn't expect masterpieces everytime (my game suffers from a lot of easily fixed issues too because of the 3 day limit), so don't beat yourself too much over it.

Deeper Into Enemy Lines! by Ganny 2021-04-30T21:18:35Z

Wow, really fun and deep for what simple the game is. I enjoyed it a lot!

Last level was tough lol!

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Undermined by Alex Davies 2021-04-28T22:29:48Z

Very well done puzzle game. Is there a leaderboard? I inputted my name but it didn't show up anywhere.

Just Defuse the Bomb!! by AndrewDavidJ 2021-04-27T03:59:32Z

This was such an atmospheric game, but I feel like I'm too dumb to get it lol. I definitely need to spend more time with it.

The Deepest Dungeon by Susumu Asaga 2021-04-30T21:35:25Z

Cool little idle clicker, the problem is that it's a tad bit repetitive, more variation would be cool, but overall not bad!

Submarine Adventure by bflatinteractive 2021-04-27T06:18:11Z

Great atmosphere, this would benefit greatly of a more robust set of gameplay rules though. Awesome entry!

Down To Hell by IkerNoya 2021-04-28T07:52:54Z

Super cool game, but weapons feel too weak and short-ranged for the number of enemies the game throws you. I only cleared it by cheesing the last two levels by staying in the corridor, getting the enemies intentionally stuck.

Infinit Pachinko by BrianGlassman 2021-04-27T20:33:56Z

How about a game of lucky hit?

Nice Fall by Nice Gear Games 2021-04-28T05:02:01Z

Cool game overall, but it would be nice to have a depth indicator to be able to compare where you are exactly vs. the opponent.

PogoFall by Taek 2021-04-27T03:03:29Z

Woah, great stuff, the pogo stick mechanics are on point. Please extend this game into a full release!

Mariana's Trench by mmisspelling 2021-04-29T05:43:35Z

Very atmospheric, but I wasn't really sold on the ending. Aside from that I enjoyed what I've seen though. Nice!

Gold Digger by ThatmanRobin 2021-04-27T03:31:20Z

Fun stuff, but I'm not sure if I'm just not qualified to operate the drill, but I fell and couldn't get the drill back anymore. This feels like a great concept given a day or two more of polishing, not bad at all. I especially like the models and the game's look :)

Go No Farther by Lifeforce 2021-04-27T02:11:58Z

@famicon80 thanks for the pointer! I didn't realize my page was still on draft...

Go No Farther by Lifeforce 2021-04-28T20:21:07Z

@thatmanrobin thanks for the feedback! I'm glad they actually posed a threat for once haha.

@gno-evenimente Thanks. Glad you liked the art, it's frankly my favorite thing about it.

@nice-gear-games Yeah, I kinda ran out of time and sound was in the bottom of the to-do list. It's great that you liked it but truth be told, the level isn't very well designed as I made it so the bottom half of the stage will have much less enemies than the top half. I think it all went well considering this is my very first jam and I never touched godot before, though. Thanks for the feedback!

@justcamh thanks for taking your time to do this, it's much appreciated not only from me but by the whole community.

Go No Farther by Lifeforce 2021-04-30T21:21:51Z

@hybitous glad you enjoyed it, the focus was getting that arcade feel down, thanks!

@simpathey thanks for playing it on stream but you went too soft on it lol

@judgeclark really appreciate it, though I guess I'm cheating on number of colors if I'm competing with ZX Spectrum games haha

Damn, that's deep! by Falke 2021-04-27T06:24:11Z

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!

Piranha Drama by JudgeClark 2021-04-30T21:29:57Z

Great game, love the art style and how panic inducing hearing the bite sound effect is. Nice job!