Ludum Dare #19compo

Extreme Beachcombing

by xeon06

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*NOTE*: Requires .NET Framework 3.5 to run. It can be found there:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6

Beachcombing is the act of searching for and discovering items washed up by the shore, buried in beaches.

Use your trusty object detector. The more it beeps, the closer you are to an item.

You must find the 5 buried treasures as fast as possible, but beware, there could be dangerous stuff down there!

Arrow keys - Move
Space - Dig

Comments7

r4m0n20 Dec 2010, 07:25

Interesting idea, and well executed.

ladron21 Dec 2010, 01:40

Nice idea! I didn't find the treasures very exciting, but then that it probably realistic for metal detecting :-)

Regarding your package, I knew to dig down into the bin directory for the executable, but it isn't super user-friendly.

Endurion22 Dec 2010, 08:44

Cute idea, also the different beeps for different objects.
Overall it feels a bit sluggish, is that GDI based?

Tom 724 Dec 2010, 18:09

All the thrill of mowing the lawn with my eyes closed! Gameplay's kind of slow, but I think that's accurate for beach combing. I got four of five treasures, then I started digging for the last one, which had a special beep, and I was like, oh, this is going to be a particularly good treasure, but then it blew me up. :) What beach am I combing, Normandy?

Myx26 Dec 2010, 13:37

A pretty good idea. The game felt quite slow to me though, increasing the speed of movement and digging would probably increase the fun (at the cost of realism, but it is after all a game).

badlydrawnrod1 Jan 2011, 10:40

Feels like part of a game, not a whole game. Needs a bit more to maintain interest.

NiallM4 Jan 2011, 16:31

It's a neat idea, but the movement felt a bit too slow for my liking. Finding the treasures was a bit of a chore.