You play as a space miner that has been separated from his team. Armed with nothing but your handy drill you venture out into this new unforgiving world.
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The game was made in the Futile framework for Unity. We had a great time making this game and hope you enjoy it.
Team Josh Maggard - Programming/Game Design Dan Konves - Art/Game Design Tyler Collins - Music/Sound Effects
Really great! Sadly I had two problems with it. The first time I played, the game was somehow zoomed in, so only a part of the screen was visible. And then I got stuck in a wall after drilling and using the passage. I was followed by an enemy, maybe this has something to do with it.
Good level design and I like the drill mechanic, works well with the levels and I can imagine this being great if there's more chance to cut your own route. I think the controls and collision for the jumping could have been a bit more forgiving
The character art is wonderful, and there's a surprising amount of depth here for something done in a weekend. The music fits well but the sounds used just seemed a bit off to me, but it did nevertheless work quite well in the game. What really stands out to me is the design work, especially the level design. The tutorial flows very nicely and feels really natural instead of a text dump. The level design after that is also very good, I was never confused as to where to go for too long but at the same time that information wasn't explicitly given to me. This even extends to the very end, where during the part leading up to the final room you tend to naturally discover the mechanic needed to cross the final gap. Knocking back a horde of invincible ghosts also felt really cool, and the timing on their stun is just long enough to be fair while still being panic inducing. Really well done, especially given the time constraints!
I made it pretty far, but I got lost and going back over some of those incredibly unforgiving jumps was too much for me. Until that point I really liked it. After getting the second upgrade, I got to a room that was full of ghosts I still couldn't hurt, so I assumed I missed an upgrade. There was one area I couldn't jump to, and I figured it was just me being bad at platforming, and that's where the upgrade was. The level design was incredibly well done, the enemies were just annoying enough before you could hit them that it felt satisfying to tear into them once you got the right upgrade.
Overall, it's one of the better games. I liked the leveling up system, but the jumping did get tedious. There wasn't much that really amazed me, but there also wasn't much I can complain about, which is better than a lot of entries.
Extremely well done. Graphics, music, and gameplay were all great. Only minor thing was that the jumping was a little to quick. But great job all around.
Really well put together. The music reminded me of Doom! Gravity was pretty strong for some of the jumps but I really liked it overall. Reminded me a bit of Metroid.
This was a great entry you guys did really well with this one. I immediately experienced nostalgia and it reminded me intensely of my childhood playing games the ilk of Duke Nukem1/2 etc. Captured the mood perfectly, the music was fantastic, the art was brilliant and the gameplay was the icing on the cake. The feeling I had when I upgraded my drill and went and stuck it to those ghosty bastards was awesome. Great job guys!
Nice, this is a very slick experience considering the amount of time spent on it. The art is awesome, the level design is good, and the mechanics are simple and effective. Personally, the jump mechanic felt very temperamental, and either it should have been a little more consistant or the level design needed to be better balanced to accommodate the jump/double jump ease. It wasn't overtly difficult, but felt more difficult that you were probably aiming for. Loved the overall experience though.
I very much enjoyed this game! well done! I included it in part 5 of my Ludum Dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) youtu.be/HquvNllyc50
The drilling mechanic feels good to play, good job about that. The ambiance is also nice, even if the choice of colors may not be appropriate for some items (the recharge station looks like it could be an element in the background for exemple)
Very well designed in all respects - the Metroidvania principles are all there, it's awesome to see sound design principles play out :) You maximised the limited enemy types and movements you had as a toolbox, and that was awesome :D
The only real gripe would be the core mechanic is a bit bland, I was hoping for something besides the drill, so having the strength go up but essentially doing the same thing over and over got a bit much.
Has real potential if that was just expanded on! Well done!
Good amount of gameplay for 72 hours! The metroidvania aspects were pretty well realised but I think a full version would need something slightly more versatile to upgrade than the drill -- using it to float later on was cool, but otherwise I think just having harder rocks to break to move forwards limited the gameplay a bit.
It's purely gameplay, but it's good! I think it's well designed and the game is extremely fun. I missed some sort of story or reason for going forward. Maybe an ending? Good job anyway!
One of the best entries I've tried so far... Great graphics, immersive audio and really fun to play! The keyboard control are pretty uncomfortable, It would be better to use a gamepad.
drilling is fun! liked the driller sprite and the audio adds up to a nice mood. not sure if the flying ability of the drill got stronger with the upgrades or i just didn't realise it until late
This took forever to download in the Unity web player. Big game though, and worth playing and exploring around. I couldn't get past the black spectres in room after The Cave. I wish I had a better idea what my goals were.
Wow. There may not have been many enemies, but those that were there were really interesting and thought out. Falling spikes that fall UP and LEFT and RIGHT too? Awesome.
Some more variety in the graphics for the different areas would have been nice, though, if you're into criticism. If not for their names, they'd just be plain dirt holes.
The controls are really good! The drilling bechanic is really good, although drilling through "doors" is a bit annoying, it just takes a bit too long! Good game!
I thought the player sprite looked like you had a little bit more range than you actually did. That aside, the enemies and player sprites looked great, and the controls were tight (don't recall missing a jump), and most importantly, it was well designed and fun to play.
I only got as far as the room beyond the corridor of purple ghosts. Thought I might have missed an upgrade, but apparently not.
(slightly off topic, but: Nice! You have it up on Kongregate :D)
First impression was really good: I like the graphics, audio, and the core idea of the game.
Unfortunately I then spent about a minute trying to mine out a hole in the wall, eventually giving up; I am guessing you can't actually dig your way through everything, which I was originally expecting would be possible. Not necessarily a bad thing, just unexpected :) A similar thing happened when I tried to kill the ghosts, but the damage number "0" eventually gave it away.
Could be an awesome game! Keep working on it! :) Flying with the drill while hitting enemies beneath was really fun! Also, the game was really polished!
Nice to play, it could be easier to get the blue drill, as I spent a lot of time trying to push the blue ghost into the blue wall, thinking it will activate them :D
Great Genesis-sounding music! It wasn't a problem for me, but the passageways should have the same destroyed rock sprite on both sides so that the player doesn't mistake an exit for a wall. Loved it!
Love this game, i'd dare say it's the best drilling game i've played in this LD, save for one thing. The drill flight is REALLY unresponsive, i couldn't get it to work half the time, which made me quit at the mandatory flight bit in The Cave. Great work otherwise!
My only complaint is the jumping puzzles got a bit repetitive, but it was still a blast to play!