Dozer's Gem Jam

by tanner101010

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.41

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.51

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.97

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.37

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.48

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.10

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★65%

"Dozer's Gem Jam" is PoQA Games' fourth Game Jam collaboration. It was coded in XNA.

Guide Dozer deeper and deeper Beneath the Surface in search of gems. Diamonds send you into a brick-breaking rampage, but you have to watch your step around explosives!

PoQA Games is an amateur game dev group composed of current and former game testers. We challenge ourselves to make a complete, polished, and fun game within the jam's 48 hours.

Although we took part in the 72-hour jam, we decided to finish the game in the competition's traditional 48-hour limit.

Programmer: Tanner
Artist: Tina
Designer: Derrick
Composer, Audio Engineer: Victor

For those not on Windows, here's a playthrough video of the second zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26EsOgmXqvo

Comments31

Chris Mondok28 Apr 2014, 01:21

You should probably switch from the link reading "Web" to "Windows". I cannot play this game in my browser.

tanner101010author28 Apr 2014, 02:27

Thanks, missed that in my haste!

conormn28 Apr 2014, 02:27

Agreed :)

Jellycakes28 Apr 2014, 18:28

That was pretty damn fun, really enjoyed it. Addictive to play. Seemed well polished too. Nice job on this!

Jason Lay28 Apr 2014, 19:21

Nice polish!

friken28 Apr 2014, 21:52

well done tile art

lamphj28 Apr 2014, 22:07

REALLY fun game!! Nice graphics and good job with the score and time mechanics. Kept me playing for a while.

Crabman28 Apr 2014, 22:36

Oh yeah, 149924 points! I have no idea if that's good or bad! :D

sugarbyte29 Apr 2014, 01:38

Wish it wasn't a full install - screenshots look cute, but that's a barrier to me.

tanner101010author29 Apr 2014, 02:15

Sorry about that, Sugarbyte! Our next game will be in Unity web player so all can play.

Nuclear_Hammer29 Apr 2014, 02:19

Very nice! Cool art!

tomhunt29 Apr 2014, 03:42

Needs a portable .zip install. I don't have a VM set up to install random setup.exe's just yet.

petey12356729 Apr 2014, 03:43

Feels really good when I got a power gem and destroyed blocks really fast!

LandoSystems29 Apr 2014, 03:49

Nice game, good polish. Gets into a good rhythm as you progress. Uncovering a diamond is very satisfying.

HBurd29 Apr 2014, 03:58

Good stuff really well polished. The art was also good.

ArcturusDeluxe29 Apr 2014, 15:20

Cool game, really polished, great presentation all round. Getting a diamond is awesome.

NiceAlexanderAS30 Apr 2014, 02:41

The game is fun, i loved the graphics and the music and the game is addictive :D. I use XNA too :3. Great work :D

mcapraro30 Apr 2014, 03:53

well done on your game, and awesome for 48 hours! i like the limited map view and the way it reveals

frankbsad30 Apr 2014, 08:29

I think I got a bug. I broke every rock in the first 4 levels but I never found a red gem so I couldn't progress :(

mechabit30 Apr 2014, 10:33

Fun game, you managed to get a lot in in 48 hours. Well done.

lajos30 Apr 2014, 14:20

Great work!

PoQA Gamesauthor30 Apr 2014, 14:29

Interesting! franksbad, was that on Beginner?

b_bertoldo30 Apr 2014, 15:25

Great job man!!! Awesome work

PoQA Gamesauthor30 Apr 2014, 15:51

@franksbad near the end of the 4th level in beginner there is a wall with no collision. I put it there to teach people about secret walls. I am pretty sure the wall is only one layer thick and you will see more blocks you can break on the other side. Give it a try and let me know if that works for you. Thanks for playing!

MithosKuu30 Apr 2014, 19:42

Nice and simple, feels like a complete game

Newt_30 Apr 2014, 22:08

Really awesome job!

Jupiter_Hadley1 May 2014, 03:07

Sweet game! I included it in part 5 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) youtu.be/HquvNllyc50

mrhill1 May 2014, 15:39

I really enjoyed being powered up alot. So satisfying

AutumnGuy3 May 2014, 04:13

More depth (no pun intended) than I expected. Clear execution of a solid idea with good game mechanics.

Nice job!

AmmarAlsharekh9 May 2014, 07:27

Good game I finish it in beginner mod

LarryChupacabra19 May 2014, 23:28

Very nice. This is one of those games that pretty fun to charge up combos and go on a drilling rampage. The one thing I might add is an enemy or two. Sure the time is one thing working against you as you rack up points. But a threat that can pop out and kill you might be a nice addition to look out for.

Aside from that. Awesome work =D I ended up putting it in my Ludum Dare Showcase vol 4 video! http://youtu.be/aFa_iU1gvTg