Monsters will sneak to you from beneath the ground, but you can see their movement by the trail. Try to kill them before they attack. Gather ore to improve your abilities.
Great game. Great graphics (I really love em!). Pretty cool and fun overall! I think when a spider creeps out, it'll get exponentially difficult, especially in the later parts of the game, and it'll FEEL like you can't turn the tables, which may cause frustration. When I've played 6 minutes into the game and died, I never wanted to play again and try and win.
I love well executed minimalism, and this game is the perfect example. Every individual piece is simple and well crafted, and they all come together to create an experience that is very engaging.
@madhoe yeah, like in all my games, this one requires a bit of strategic progression. You probably fail because of lack of endurance! Try pick different upgrades!
I - LOVED - THIS - GAME. Everything from the art style to the mechanics. Very very well done, imo. I had trouble with the game at the start and thought it was broken. It wasn't clear I had to dig on the rock pile, so the horse wouldn't move and I kept spamming keys. Make that more clear. I really loved the sci-fi nature of it and the art. Best LD game I've played. Just my sort of game.
Really enjoyed Creep Moon and other Graphical Friends. Spiders! Spiders are so good, making sound, emerging, scuttling. Throwing ore is a good feeling. Ten minutes is a long time.
Enjoyed the game but got a bit repetitive after a while. I would have liked to see a bit more variety in the enemies. It's a great game, don't get me wrong, but I felt like something was missing.
YES I DID IT \o\\o//o/ Ok, this one wins for me. For one side it's total ludum dare candy, but on the other side it's SUPER FUN. - It follows the #1 Roguelike rule IMO: "Hard, but if you die, it's your faul." - Marvelously color-coded. You always know who is who and what is what. - TIMING. F*cking, timing. Generous pauses, upgrades and time to breath and take a cup of water between raging waves of spiders. - Controls are absolutely responsive. I know what i did and why i did it.
Above all, it's FUN. FUN DO YA HEAR ME. I would absolutelly pay for a longer / multiple-staged / co-op version of this game on Steam. It feels absolutely badass to shoot while digging and throwing resources at the camel
For me, mate, you win. Big time.
To be fair, my critique: - The intervals should be more spaced: getting inside one of those stations should A) Clear the enemies B) Enemy spawning should cease as soon as the station appears in scene. - While inside the stations your life should be displayed. Sometimes i was unsure of how many hearts i had. It would be good to know how much i've upgraded other stats as well. - There should be an alternative way to gather the resources. Example: Keeping "C" Pressed while close to the camel would transfer resources, two points/ second. Throwing should be a faster, but alternative way (more risky). - I believe more enemies would add a lot to the gameplay. That considered, i believe player and enemies should have different colors.
The spiders scared me. Managing to dig a coin while worrying about spiders kept me alert. If you continue to develop this, in the beginning, I didn't know I was supposed throw the coin into the wagon, so I felt confused.
I don't know exactly how I feel about being able to buy health when I've got no golds... still, this was fun! Except for the ten minutes things... this was way too long for me. >_<
This is super fun ! You've managed to milk a lot of atmosphere out of so few pixels. It feels quite original too - lots of elements from side scrolling runner / shooter genres, but assembled such that it's not quite like any I've ever played. The in-built tutorial is really well done too. Excellent excellent entry.
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Thank you for this "time-eater" :)
Very fun system with money throwing.
Game getting pretty hard after 3-d shoop...
Ok, this one wins for me. For one side it's total ludum dare candy, but on the other side it's SUPER FUN.
- It follows the #1 Roguelike rule IMO: "Hard, but if you die, it's your faul."
- Marvelously color-coded. You always know who is who and what is what.
- TIMING. F*cking, timing. Generous pauses, upgrades and time to breath and take a cup of water between raging waves of spiders.
- Controls are absolutely responsive. I know what i did and why i did it.
Above all, it's FUN. FUN DO YA HEAR ME. I would absolutelly pay for a longer / multiple-staged / co-op version of this game on Steam. It feels absolutely badass to shoot while digging and throwing resources at the camel
For me, mate, you win. Big time.
To be fair, my critique:
- The intervals should be more spaced: getting inside one of those stations should A) Clear the enemies B) Enemy spawning should cease as soon as the station appears in scene.
- While inside the stations your life should be displayed. Sometimes i was unsure of how many hearts i had. It would be good to know how much i've upgraded other stats as well.
- There should be an alternative way to gather the resources. Example: Keeping "C" Pressed while close to the camel would transfer resources, two points/ second. Throwing should be a faster, but alternative way (more risky).
- I believe more enemies would add a lot to the gameplay. That considered, i believe player and enemies should have different colors.
Kudos mate. Kudos.
Looks good and controls decently.
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2014/05/04/my-favorite-ld29-games/
like the throwing mechanic.
Lasted a fair bit before feeling overwhelmed by the large number of enemies and not being able to do too much about them. Really well done!
I love the in-game instruction at the start :D
Robust start of a game. Game mecanism may be a bit limited and the concept is hard to catch so may need some explanation.