To The Core

by pe7e
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.06
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.45
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.97
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.35
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Your friendly neighborhood aliens need help navigating their Drone into the depths of an unknown planet looking for their lost Hyperdrive Core.
Genres: puzzle

Comments22

Falke
Falke26 Apr 2021, 10:48
It was a nice game with relatively good graphics and audio. I was, however, unsure what the goal was.
jaybaus26 Apr 2021, 10:56
The graphics, animation and camera movement are really nice and polished. The gameplay is quite addictive too, I played it all the way to the end :) Nice job!
mausimus
mausimus26 Apr 2021, 10:59
Loving the aesthetics. The music theme reminds me of a very popular TV show... last season of which never happened. I found the game weirdly addicting and stuck with it to the end, it is essentially a very nicely dressed memory puzzle. No spoilers but last two moves are in the same direction. It must have been a lot of fun to put all the graphical assets together, good job mate!
AwesomeZebra26 Apr 2021, 11:16
Visually a great game. Idea is nice too, but I wish it didn't delete the previous commands (unless that was the point of the game?)
Sir. Syko
Sir. Syko26 Apr 2021, 12:19
Cool game! :smile: Very simple but it felt pretty complete :wink: I wish we had a map of rooms already covered and that the commands weren't reset after each try but overall is a very solid entry! Good job :smile:
karlipoppins
karlipoppins27 Apr 2021, 05:46
Like the others, I would have loved the ability to keep my last command rather than see it reset between all runs. I really loved the graphics / music / gameplay. It's just super polished for a 48h solo jam, awesome job!
Pe7eauthor27 Apr 2021, 07:56
Thanks for playing the game and your nice comments. @jaybaus, @mausimus and @karlipoppins I'm really impressed you took the time to finish the game.

I do agree that saving the moves between turns should have been added.
mrtnldm27 Apr 2021, 10:35
Very nice concept simple enough to quickly understand it. As others I would have preferred to have the moves saved between tries. Or perhaps better yet, checkpoints to continue from when you find the opening where to go down. Cool jingle, nice graphics.
Vederant
Vederant27 Apr 2021, 12:44
Quite a unique concept for this jam and really well done! Barring the keeping of commands as others have pointed out, I feel like there is a lack of feeling of progress between the "runs". Things to find in the rooms on your unsuccessful runs or a general "you are X amount of rooms away from your goal" would certainly help. Good job though!
axeltherabbit
axeltherabbit27 Apr 2021, 12:57
Really nice work, I do not agree with other people that you should have left the placed tiles there, it's part of the game remember the path you have just taken
ancooper
ancooper27 Apr 2021, 13:07
Nice drone puzzle game :thumbsup:
Eugenik
Eugenik27 Apr 2021, 17:29
NOICE :smile_cat:.
Fractal Flower Girl
Fractal Flower Girl28 Apr 2021, 01:07
Very good idea! The audio was a bit repetitive, but I enjoyed it.
Yorsh
Yorsh28 Apr 2021, 08:03
Nice a complete game, eveything fits together nicely. I couldn't find the hyper drive tho, either I did not understand a mechanic or I'm just dumb and forgot a path.
Sode
Sode28 Apr 2021, 12:19
A minimap like super Metroid could be nice or a feature that keeps your last commands
Kirbloid
Kirbloid30 Apr 2021, 00:22
A unique take on the deeper theme, using drone programming to progress deeper through trial and error. I got caught up on the initial turn for a few moments, thinking I had to start with "down" but whoops that's just a tired brain. I really liked the look of the world and the robots, it oozes with style.
William Corrin
William Corrin30 Apr 2021, 21:24
I liked the mechanic, it was different from a lot of the other submissions i have played. I will say a little "history" UI would be beneficial to keep track of your last combination.

Also, the song gets to be a little irritating after only a few minutes. But I know you didn't have a lot of time to make it :D

Good stuff overall!
Zeilanda3 May 2021, 16:50
Pretty unusual game! That so cool that you must use your memory to play this game. Like :)
Pe7eauthor4 May 2021, 20:07
Thanks for all the feedback. There are a lot of things that could be added. The mini-map idea is cool @sode. Originally I had a search command that would award you with additional move commands and turn on the light in the room permanently, but it didn't make the deadline. Instead I increased the starting commands and made the number of down and double move commands a hint.

@william-corrin and @fractal-flower-girl I know, that's why I added the mute button :smile:
Noteworthy
Noteworthy5 May 2021, 03:54
Cool game! A different type of puzzler. I dig the idea, it's a solid gameplay loop, I'd love if the sequence didn't reset between runs, it makes the game feel a little artificially padded, but other than that the art was good, and the sounds were fine.
Good game!
R2D48
R2D4811 May 2021, 12:07
I think it will be easier if you just have to click command block instead of have to drag n drop. Nice graphics and very well polished game for a 48H one person game. Good Job
Voidsay
Voidsay14 May 2021, 21:28
For some reason I liked the glitchy block outline of the surface rocks. Your music has potential to win the next GBTK :)

It was mentioned by someone above me, but I'd also like the ability to keep the last command chain.

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