Hollow Earth

by gnutek
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.23
Fun★★★★★★★★★★1.62
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.20
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.30
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.09
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★46%
Hollow Earth lets you walk / fly around... well... Hollow Earth :)

See what it would be like, if there was Earth beneath Earth, with a central Sun and two Moons.

The game may need some time to load - there's a hefty amount of triangles being generated on startup :)

Comments32

deathray
deathray28 Apr 2014, 04:00
Very nice looking... but no real gameplay, right?
Blueberry Soft28 Apr 2014, 04:37
I actually like the earlier version more! That aside there's something in this idea, keep at it!
Mago28 Apr 2014, 23:21
Looks awesome but there's nothing to do.
Hamsternator
Hamsternator29 Apr 2014, 00:19
Cool concept, but as others have stated the lack of solid gameplay makes this pretty but lacking in fun factor.
jugglerrob29 Apr 2014, 01:49
wow, crazy. I really like how the terrain looks.
cirolve29 Apr 2014, 02:01
You have some nifty looking models, though I concur with the other comments. Doesn't really have much gameplay, but I don't think that's what you were going for. Interesting stuff!
conormn29 Apr 2014, 03:14
Really liked just walking around and exploring. Very cool environment. Thanks for making :)
zillix
zillix29 Apr 2014, 06:32
definitely super trippy! this is neat.
robert_steiner29 Apr 2014, 07:16
I can't turn around, can only look ~20 degrees left or right. After a while when trying to move I started to spin furiously...
CDK29 Apr 2014, 09:05
aaww :/ can't play on my ubuntu laptop :/ looks great - can't wait to try it later today.
DanEEStar29 Apr 2014, 11:03
Very nice looking.
NuSan
NuSan29 Apr 2014, 12:05
Great graphics and idea, controls a bit too slow and i always seem to fall bellow the earth. Keep up the good work.
DMinsky29 Apr 2014, 13:08
Great concept. But no actual gameplay.
BoaHeck_ArtGent29 Apr 2014, 17:43
Look's nice but no gameplay, and the controls were awkward.
CaiusTSM29 Apr 2014, 20:05
I like the triangular looks, but it needs a challenge.
Vinyl Pixelsauthor29 Apr 2014, 20:17
I'm aware of the fact that there is not much gameplay here :) I went with the "experience" path ("Protheus" anoyone? ;)). When I thought about the "Below the Surface" theme, and the idea of "hollow earth" poped into my mind - I knew I didn't have an idea for actuall gameplay, but just wanted to check how the hollow Earth concept would feel. The controls are a bit strange because I fixed them an hour before the deadline ;) Although the player gets positioned correctly (always aligned along the "sun-current position" axis) the actual movement moves you "in front when you are looking" - that's way it's possible to fly (just look up) and fall below Earth (look down). I alredy got an idea for a mini-project based on this concept and code: stay tuned for more! (and maybe look for "Vinyl Pixels" on Facebook to stay up to date? ;))
Ragzouken
Ragzouken29 Apr 2014, 22:00
the game of thrones theme is playing in my head :D
Neonlare29 Apr 2014, 22:16
Not really a game, but it was interesting to toy with for a while. Love the graphical style.
MSaul
MSaul29 Apr 2014, 22:55
I'm not really a fan of this kind of game but wow i got a strange sensation when I looked to the sun and i couldn't stop to admire that particular world. Well done.
joe40001
joe4000130 Apr 2014, 02:20
It's a shame there's no gameplay, even just jetpacking around the center while dodging lasers or something, as opposed to walk on rocky colliders, would have done a lot for the game.

This is a frustrating one, because it's 1 hour of coding away from being a simple game that looks great, as it is it's just a graphical demo... (a nice one though).
EpiphanyG30 Apr 2014, 06:04
Very interesting take on the theme, as others have said I would like more of a game of it though it is fun for a while to fly around in there.
Roman Kornev30 Apr 2014, 11:47
This potentially could be a very interesting concept! I hope you can develop this idea more.
benmcnelly
benmcnelly30 Apr 2014, 16:51
Great start, you should build it out more later!
Robber
Robber30 Apr 2014, 23:09
if these was an actual game inside this environment it would rock
Ken Ichi
Ken Ichi1 May 2014, 20:18
I like the concept of Hollow Earth =]
my first concept for the LD29 is about this theme too... but I ran out of time and start another project.
GertJohnny
GertJohnny2 May 2014, 04:54
It reminded me of the game of thrones intro sorta - pretty neat concept, doing a full game in a world like that could be amazing. I'd love to see some game mechanics that take advantage of this hollow world you've got goin on.
Manuel Magalhães2 May 2014, 17:31
It was pretty interesting to explore, good job. :)
icereci
icereci3 May 2014, 10:54
interesting world to explore.
mrexcessive3 May 2014, 19:47
Hi. Really nice toy you've made there. Excellent job. Have bookmarked to find out how you've done that later on!

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