Ludum Dare #48compo

Wilford - Deep Underground

by battlecat

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.16

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.42

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.55

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.50

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Description

In this game you control Wilford the wombat in his quest to acquire riches and come out of it alive. Find the exit to win.

Comments

I vastly miscalculated the effort needed to create this game. As a result it's severely unfinished even for a game made in 48 hours. It is what it is, and I spin such matters as learning opportunities.

Controls

Currently keyboard only.

Arrows move Wilford
CTRL swings the pickaxe (though it's currently invisible).

Enemies

Salamander - keeps getting in the way

Underground Wasp - don't let it look at you for too long, or you might regret it

Tags: #2d, #nes (nintendo entertainment system), #pixel art, #retro, #singleplayer

Genres: action

Tools: Construct

Comments14

OadT26 Apr 2021, 08:47

Sawing the thumbnail I thought Wilford is the "Werkzeugbär" :smile: But a wombat is even better! I love the music

sharkmax21826 Apr 2021, 10:38

I think, enemies go using random.
It was easy to kill them.
I think you should make game harder =)

trabitboy26 Apr 2021, 21:26

It is suprisingly fun to navigate, pickaxe feels great and has good feedback. I am very curious to see zhere you zhere getting at playability wise :)

samguy26 Apr 2021, 21:28

Would love to see more levels and a use for the items you acquire! Nice job, I think you could add on to this and make something really cool

Thoastbot26 Apr 2021, 21:29

I really love the special touch you gave those gems falling on the floor, that felt really good! Overall i think u did quite a good job and i would love to see you spent more time post ludum dare to extend on this!

Kevin S26 Apr 2021, 21:29

Great game starring a Wombat.. we need more wombat heroes!!

I love the retro style graphics and the music. We both know that 48 hours isn't enough time but I love what you have done.

Unfortunately when I press the down arrow key my browser window scrolls down and then the game disappears... so yeah that makes it difficult to play. Not sure if it's something I'm doing wrong :cry:

Keep up the good work.

alec26 Apr 2021, 21:33

the sound effect and particles make the digging feel real good! The movement felt a bit off, maybe my computer is just slow.. I also really liked the music!

Tad I Guess27 Apr 2021, 00:01

This was really fun, graphics and music were really nice as well

eboatwright27 Apr 2021, 00:13

A nice little game! I like the particles and sound effects, but the enemies seemed like the didn't move much, and I never got hit by one.

BattleCatauthor27 Apr 2021, 08:39

Wow, the feedback from you guys is surprisingly good. Perhaps I demand too much of myself. Glad you guys like it :smiley:

@kevin-s Yeah I'm not sure why it does that - the best way to get around it I can see is to click the fullscreen icon in the bottom right.

@alec The movement is a bit off, so I don't think it's you. It was even worse before. I tried to make it like in Startropics so you could change direction without moving but I ended up spending way too much time on just the basic movement mechanics.

@eboatwright The salamander is just in the way for now as I didn't have time to make them bite you. The wasps will shoot at you after being able to see you for a while. There was also a 3rd bull like enemy who would charge you if it could see you in a direct line but I wasn't able to get it to recover after charging into a wall, so it just kinda sat there. Decided against making it spawn for now.