The Hole by longloaf

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made by longloaf for LD29 (JAM)
Tools: Flixel, Inkscape, Gimp, Sfxr, Audacity

Controls:
Level 1 - Mouse only
Level 2 - A/D or LEFT/RIGHT
Level 3 - WASD + Mouse

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 2.85 578
Audio(Jam) 2.11 613
Fun(Jam) 2.97 388
Graphics(Jam) 2.56 651
Humor(Jam) 2.58 362
Innovation(Jam) 2.86 434
Mood(Jam) 2.64 600
Theme(Jam) 2.98 463

Feedback

snapman_GT
29. Apr 2014 · 04:48 UTC
Nice mix of game mechanics. The fall sequence is pretty long, but well-tuned for reaction times. I was wondering how the last scene was going to end and the abruptness of it caught me off guard. Good show!
BuriTeam
29. Apr 2014 · 04:51 UTC
It is nice! You got a mix of styles over there!

It would be nice to have an idea that we are getting somewhere when we are in the hole, btw.
avalonknight
29. Apr 2014 · 05:43 UTC
Not bad at all! The game plays well, and the even though the instructions per level was listed in the comments, I would've like to have seen it in the game in the same capacity. Especially since all three levels have unique gameplay.

Per level:
-I don't have much to say about level one. It works, and does what it needs.
-Level two did feel a bit longer than its suppose to. I also like the fact that your character is restricted to stay in those three spots while falling.
-I enjoyed level 3, since I like twin-stick/Robotron shooters! Maybe a life meter would've helped. But maybe it would've made it too easy in the end.

Reposting this from Newgrounds.
zdonkeyx
29. Apr 2014 · 07:26 UTC
Not sure if this is true for others. But I could not see the player or what I was supposed to do in level 2, I figured out that the little guy is falling and is positioned at the top but some visuals would've been nice. (Again this might only be an issue for my pc.)
magicdweedoo
29. Apr 2014 · 07:31 UTC
that was cool
Simon@LD
29. Apr 2014 · 07:35 UTC
I really enjoyed playing this game! Reminds me of the good old adventure titles. I thought it nice that you chose to implement a variety of minigames, really keeps things fresh!
TheGamingProject
29. Apr 2014 · 17:17 UTC
Was fairly easy and really the second part went on maybe a little too long. Good entry.
SirJson
29. Apr 2014 · 17:17 UTC
I love games with adventure elements!
Nnnnneeeedddd
29. Apr 2014 · 18:00 UTC
Pretty fun
Recon
29. Apr 2014 · 18:01 UTC
Cool for a first game.
XrXr
29. Apr 2014 · 18:05 UTC
Short and sweet! The main character's face is kinda weird though
Nezzhil
30. Apr 2014 · 10:24 UTC
Very weird... But the mix is good. Bood job!
lukepilgrim
30. Apr 2014 · 12:09 UTC
cool game! liked the mix of the game mechanics
dook
30. Apr 2014 · 17:39 UTC
Hehe, okay that was super surreal. It was really easy, but I liked the mashup of genres. And the pile of little flat men at the bottom of the hole made me chuckle.
Kalabasa
01. May 2014 · 10:59 UTC
woah. I don't know how to express what I felt. It's so random and stuff.

some criticism:
The falling was too long and the background on the hole was too noisy, so the spikes are not as visible.
King_Mew
02. May 2014 · 00:01 UTC
I like it, but I felt like it ended a bit too quickly.
urisensei
02. May 2014 · 12:03 UTC
MUSHROOM OUT OF NOWHERE! I really liked that you respawn at the beggining of the "level". With most LD entries, when you die you start over from scratch. I have to say, the little dude gave me the creeps
Caridorc
02. May 2014 · 12:04 UTC
This game plays nice, I liked playing it and the 2 parts in it have different gameplay, well done!
Sodaware
02. May 2014 · 12:16 UTC
Considering the game is made of 3 separate play styles, it holds together pretty well.

I would have liked the adventure part to be a little longer, but only because I'm fond of point+click adventures.

The falling section was really well balanced. The only improvement I can think of would be to have some form of indicator as to where the next block is coming from (like that horrible level in Battletoads).

The Robotron part was fun, although I'm not sure why I won :)

All in all, good job!
baykush_figtree
03. May 2014 · 01:13 UTC
Oh the insanity. I love jams.
GamerTaters
03. May 2014 · 12:20 UTC
Interesting game. The point and click portion was fun. The falling down a hole part felt a little long. The last part was well done.
Oddly Shaped Pixels
04. May 2014 · 20:53 UTC
Disturbing graphics but pretty neat mini games!