Progression was a bit slow. Felt like I was spending most of my time going back down where I came from. The art is very well done and the sound effects were nice.
The eyes!! The game was fun but a bit slow. Also at first the shop system wasn't very clear, but after I figured it out it made sense, maybe say somewhere how it works.
great entry! The graphics and audio and theme were executed very well. I found the digging to be very fun but the having to go back after running out of fuel to be tedious. If you expand past the jam I would focus on following the fun of digging :)
I will echo what @tengusheath said. The progression was slow, a little too slow. The visuals are on point though, very beautiful and polished looking game!
Nailed the theme. Great game. Couldn't find my first gem in like 5 minutes of play, even "following the red light". That's a little too long for the payoff, maybe? Had fun, though.
Really polished and the ending is great. I think having gold that nets more the lower you go would of made things a bit smoother overall. But great game, especially for the timeframe
Your gameplay loop is extremely fun, this is the game I've played the longest so far - got 3 gems in! With that being said, maybe I'd make it shorter for a Jam game, or at least let players progress faster
I had a lot of fun with this one. I do think that the gold should scale with the depth though, as the upgrade cost scales exponentially in powers of 2. I found that primarily focusing heavily on speed (while putting very little gold into fuel) gave the fastest results, with only 2 points in vision being required.
I like that you can only go down on each step, it makes you consider what moves to make and plan for future runs (aim for gold you missed, etc.). I didn't see much of a speed up on gold gain, that made the middle part of the game slow down some...
I really like the art and animations. Even the small things like drill rotation or ground destruction put a lot of life into the game. The gameplay looks very smooth, and the UI panel on the right is very clear and enjoyable to watch. Good game!
What a great game, extremely atmospheric. I'll echo the bits about it being a bit slow at first, but with enough upgrades it was nice. The ending was.... something. Great game. I do wish there were different mechanics as you went down, I was hoping the eyes were enemies or something.
Comments22
With that being said, maybe I'd make it shorter for a Jam game, or at least let players progress faster
(Also, that ending!)
Great job!