ld31_goldrush

by mauris
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★53%
As the game theme was Entire Game On One Screen i decided to made a simpe adventure. Traverse the pyramid in search of gold! Collect keys, click buttons, step on dangerous traps. Have fun :)

Art was made in 1hr on the last day...

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Comments17

maurisauthor8 Dec 2014, 04:06
Run with just java -jar ld31.jar
raincole8 Dec 2014, 16:14
It's definitely not a "Web" version.
maurisauthor8 Dec 2014, 16:30
Fixed it:)
Esaucm988 Dec 2014, 16:48
The game runs very well, and the graphics are smooth, but it's hard! haha good game!
CheeseyBob
CheeseyBob8 Dec 2014, 17:09
Very nicely put together game; could have done with sound effects & music, but otherwise flawless! First one I've actually looked at the source for :)
It's good to see a game inspired by the theme, rather than fitting the theme coincidentally... *cough* all those snowman games *cough* :P
MatthewHolland8 Dec 2014, 20:08
Works nicely. It would be nice if the traps weren't quite so sudden, somehow.
Eponesh
Eponesh8 Dec 2014, 20:12
Walk close the walls you can beat the game. The game is challenging and exciting.
davesoft8 Dec 2014, 20:55
A nice start, some method of detecting the traps would vastly improve gameplay though :)
VictorL9 Dec 2014, 09:16
Like the art. You really should be careful to escape the traps
JayCee239 Dec 2014, 13:27
Traps are basically just invisible walls that make you restart instead of not letting you past. Not really a fun thing to be almost done and die, and just have to memorize where all the traps are. It runs well, though.
maurisauthor9 Dec 2014, 14:38
Thank you guys for all of the response so far! Traps are crap I agree, I was adding them 2hrs before deadline and I wasn't thinking about balance enough :( Will do in the next LD!
okkolobr
okkolobr9 Dec 2014, 16:13
Traps are well hidden. Maybe too well, very frustrating.

Good job otherwise !
ripatti13 Dec 2014, 09:15
On the last try I found the brown key and then accidentially killed on the very first trap. Agrrr... But the game is very nice!
rjhunter16 Dec 2014, 00:47
I beat it eventually, mostly by sticking close to the walls and being suspicious :-)

I felt the traps were a bit too brutal -- invisible, no warning, instant death, all the way back to the start, player has to remember where the trap was. Still, I did eventually get through so it's not impossible :-)

The controls felt smooth and responsive, although it was a bit weird to move my hands to the mouse for opening locks.

A little audio -- even just a couple of dings and pops made in cfxr -- would go a long way.

Good work!
Si1ver26 Dec 2014, 12:18
Nice! Enjoyed playing.
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