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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrHuMo
202148Deeper and deeperThe Mine to Sentiencejam8093.573.673.194.193.963.153.57

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Comments by spyturtle

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

Hillside Choir of Death by Ranchoman 2021-04-28T19:28:04Z

Nice background picture! But we think the concept just wasn't it

Shadow Temple by seizethedia 2021-04-28T17:21:34Z

I had fun and the idea was nice. However, a little bit polish is missing. The player feedback when hitting or getting hit could be improved (bigger text, sound, camera shake?); And the attack of the player was little bit clunky. But overall it was nice! Good job.

Descentris by PhilStrahl 2021-04-30T12:32:01Z

Very nice game. I liked it as soon as I realized, that I don't need to place a block every time the timer hits. :) What a nice polish. A game, we will definitely go back to. And we are already hyped for the PostMortem in 1 1/2 years. 😝

Foundations by cottontshirtz 2021-04-28T20:52:12Z

Wow, this game has quite the atmosphere - very melancholic. For my taste sometimes a little too far between the story points, but this only underlined the sad atmosphere. Good job!

Through Hell (Traveling soulsman 2) by Angry Squirrels 2021-05-02T13:57:28Z

Nice game! I only wished you wouldn't die if falling down. :-D

Love's a Mystery by Bamallama 2021-05-04T17:06:12Z

The end also left us a bit behind. Which was a shame, because you were just starting to really get into the relationship story. The music was pretty nice! We were also a little surprised at how long the story was, kudos!

Orpheus by Ametentia 2021-04-28T20:04:15Z

I really like the graphics overall! Also sounds are nice. However, I would have needed an easy mode; for me the battles where too hard. I wasn't able to win any battle. :-D Maybe I should "git gud". An easy mode, where you see when you have to press would be great.

Dream: The Temple Within by dominikscholz 2021-04-28T17:04:00Z

Nice short game with a cool theme. Good mood. The jumping sound is a little much.

LD48 Deep Lab Droid by digital bacon 2021-05-04T10:25:45Z

We had trouble figuring out exactly how to control the gun's rotational movements. But the game was still playable and fun! (Obviously) we are a fan of robot protagonists and the science fiction setting was cool overall! As for the brevity of the game, we echo the other comments in that regard. Would have appreciated more content. :)

Deeper & Deeper Research Ltd. by itsonrandom 2021-04-28T17:16:08Z

A lot of bugs makes it difficult to progress in a meaningful way. A very cool idea and nice graphics, though. :)

Deeper Dungeons by MrBlue 2021-04-28T18:48:12Z

Nice idea with the side tunnels and the free roaming passages. Game could have used a bit more polish. And fighting as a core mechanic was sadly not so much fun, because only clicking enemies didn´t feel right.

Corla by JUSTCAMH 2021-04-28T17:39:57Z

That's a really nice game. Funny, interesting and moody.

Chocolate Dip Cookie by MarcoMing 2021-04-29T16:04:49Z

Great artstyle! For a gamejam it looks phenomenal. The gameplay is a little bit repetitive. Otherwise nice little game!

Boring in the deep by WilhelmStein 2021-04-28T19:23:18Z

Great intro! The game mechanic was a little bit "boring" for me. :-D

Bandit! by Fer9001 2021-04-28T20:14:40Z

Great game, had fun and the graphics and sounds are nice, too!

My biggest enemy was the controls. Combining WASD with arrow keys was too much fo me :-D

An Eggsellent Escape by GoldenEvolution 2021-04-28T20:31:09Z

Good job, very polished game! Especially graphics and effects were superb.^^

What do cats dream of ? by Duck Reaction 2021-04-28T21:04:12Z

For this game alone the humor category was invented! ;-) I had much fun with feeding the cats and the distraction mechanic is really some pro game play and funny to watch at. I like games where simple mechanics make such a difference.

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:22:01Z

@cottontshirtz We wanted to make the velocity zero out as a powerUp during the gameJam, but sadly had no time for that powerUp left. However, probably it should have been a standard feature! Thanks for the advise.

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:23:33Z

@xyfeng More hints is noted down for the next game. ;-) Thanks!

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:25:14Z

@duck-reaction Great to hear, that you played the game for 20 minutes! :-)

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:29:32Z

@martta About the fall damage, buying two shield upgrades helps a lot. However you are right, the damage without shields should have been toned done.

Yeah, the parachute is too expensive, you are right. The jetpack is even a better version of the parachute, so it makes sense to save for it. ^^

We will google "player advantage". Thanks for your review.

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:39:19Z

@itsonrandom Good idea - would probably help the player to know when to get to the shop. Disadvantage would be even more HUD elements distracting the player.

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:40:00Z

@leandro4002 To be scared about the first earthquake was the reaction we hoped for :-D

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:41:02Z

@lucky-trident Nice to hear that you liked the parachute and jetpack - was also a blast implementing them.^^

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:46:44Z

@wolfier The idea between the different styles between the ingame robot and the shop robot is the background story. The mine is in a dystopian world where the company behind the shop tries to look more approachable and innocent by using cute and friendly icons for advertisements. In contrast, the reallity is much darker and not as clean.

The Mine to Sentience by spyturtle 2021-04-30T09:49:32Z

@pilarius Yeah, the fall damage at the start of the game without shields might be a too harsh. We added an advise to the Ludum Dare page now, to help other players. Thanks for your feedback.

Pearl Diver by Martin183 2021-04-28T18:02:34Z

The game is very polished and the graphics are good. It is a little bit slow and a power up to carry more stuff would help to make the game more funny - so it felt a little bit tedious.

Cave King by aDaxxas 2021-05-01T16:15:23Z

The game is fun but sadly it is too hard for my taste, especially the minotaur attack. ;-)

in bed, can't sleep by tanatb 2021-05-04T10:12:13Z

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We would have liked a bit more reward for the clicking game. :D Fun and beautiful game! We liked the music base, but it could have used a bit more variation. The implementation of the theme was, in our opinion, appropriate and exciting.

Deep sleep by Zef1r 2021-04-28T17:46:21Z

The game has a good mood and nice graphics. However, it is a little buggy and the third dream was to hard. I had not so much fun, sadly :-(

In the first and second dream you can through the door uptairs and jump out of the house.

The 2d pictures between the dreams were very nice! And the atmosphere is great

Lost Poem by PlovGuru 2021-04-28T19:18:40Z

Really great artwork!

PS: Keep in mind that the game is only playable in fullscreen mode! & We like your devlog in the comment section. :)

Bug Well by Numex 2021-04-29T16:17:12Z

Nice little game. For me it was a liitle hard, but probably I am not so good at these type of games^^.

RUN FROM STUFF (2D Chase Game) by PookiPoot 2021-04-28T19:01:54Z

I liked the fast movement and simple gameplay. You really feel the danger because of the chasing enemies! Nice job!

Mermaid Deep by mech_alina 2021-04-28T19:12:21Z

Nice pixel art! Good game for your first game jam. However, the mechanic to wait for jump was a little bit exhausting - takes a lot of speed from the game. Still, keep up the good work.

Escape into the Abyss by Raeino 2021-04-29T15:54:52Z

The game has a nice idea and it is simple, but very polished! A little bit more variety would have increased the fun - maybe different ground types?

Poss Loot by Guax 2021-04-29T16:30:29Z

Game makes fun and the pixel art of the character is great. Music and sound would have improved the mood a lot! Otherwise, good game.

PS: You have to rate other games, to be shown in the game-list on an earlier page!

Defiled Reflection by BidentWorks 2021-04-29T16:46:01Z

The artstyle is great. Especially character design is good and I was a little bit freaked out as I have seen the creepy face of the mirror version later :-D

For me the game was quite difficult, since because of the mirroring I messed up the controls a lot. ^^