Beneath The Surface

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.63
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.31
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.12
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.00
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.37
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★47%
WEB PLAYING FIX
*IF PLAYING ON WEB AND MENU IS UNCLICKABLE RE-SIZE THE WINDOW AFTER IT LOADS AND IT WILL WORK*

*LOOKS BEST WITH HUD, BE SURE TO CLICK THE [>] BUTTON AT THE TOP LEFT IN GAME*
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Beneath The Surface

Is a (highly unfinished) puzzle/platformer game that involves discovering words to solve each level. Each level(1 and a half to be exact) takes you deeper down the surface. On the way you will encounter challenging puzzles, traps, dead ends and hidden treasure (All coming soon!). A correct word will be required to complete each level. Subtle hints are provided that may help you detect the correct word or correct route to take.

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Controls:

Mouse - Left Click
Keyboard - W S A D or Arrow Keys
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This is my first ever Ludum dare entry and the first time using Unity and all the tools listed to make a 2D game. I couldn't implement a lot of puzzle game mechanics due to time constraints and lots of learning but I learnt a lot. I spent a larger portion of time with the menus and animations that I should of spent on the game mechanics but they turned out well. I wasn't going to submit this but I'm happy to participate, please tell me what you think.

Tools:
-Unity3D
-C#
-LOTS of Unity tutorials
-Scaffolding Unity
-Otomata
-sfxr

Comments14

Suese
Suese28 Apr 2014, 05:01
Crashed when I click 'next'
mrexcessive28 Apr 2014, 18:15
Hey well done for entering. Good job on look and feel of graphics and control. The camera is a bit hyperactive, might need some damping or hysteresis circle of no movement IYSWIM.
Kaoinauthor28 Apr 2014, 18:55
Hey all thanks for playing! I have added new links to hopefully fix the crash! The camera is pretty hyperactive it does have smoothing but the variable was just set too high :)
Lrnk
Lrnk29 Apr 2014, 18:57
Great look and feel. Love the in-game apologies! Haha. The start of something good.
Jools6429 Apr 2014, 18:59
The menus were really nice and the little bit of game-play was neat, there just wasn't really very much of it. It's a shame you weren't able to finish it, I hope you keep working on it though. The idea seems really cool. Good work!
Snoother29 Apr 2014, 19:00
The music gave it a nice mood that fitted the minimalist, digital graphic style. Definitely way too short (!) but you admitted that and intend to expand it, so that really isn't much of a problem. The foundations are there, and it looks promising.
Stepperz
Stepperz29 Apr 2014, 19:23
I like the idea keep it up!!
aaronjbaptiste
aaronjbaptiste29 Apr 2014, 19:48
Haha, great stuff. Wish you had more time to finish it off, was starting to get into it. Loved the messages inside.
madalaski
madalaski30 Apr 2014, 19:50
Good game with some beautiful UI. Obviously not a lot of content but I think we all know the hassles of the jump key getting broken. =D
Kaoinauthor3 May 2014, 13:30
Thanks for the comments! I decided to add those messages inside 10 mins before submitting after noticing there was a humor criteria, I knew some things were broken but I wanted to submit it anyway and get a few laughs. ^_^
Glad you all enjoyed the (albeit short) experience.
I will continue developing my game to better present the game mechanics!
ElStevo3 May 2014, 16:51
Good first game ! Continue your hard work !
SimianLogic
SimianLogic11 May 2014, 04:13
Physics feel a bit floaty, but it's a good start to a platformer.
Dutchess Games17 May 2014, 10:12
Like the concept. The controls were a bit on the floaty side. The game has a nice color pallet.
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