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Beachcomber by Mase

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made by Mase for LD29 (JAM)
Use your detector to find things under the sand.
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Controls: Arrow keys, Spacebar, & Mouse. Use the space bar to interact with objects or begin digging. Use the mouse to control hands.
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This game has three endings.
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masonlindroth.tumblr.com
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"Sea Waves" recording by Eelke Dekker. https://www.freesound.org/people/Eelke/sounds/144827/
Web (flash) https://sites.google.com/site/34foi8a4jfh89avh/BeachcomberB.swf?attredirects=0
Web (Kong) http://www.kongregate.com/games/masonmasonmason/beachcomber
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=18575

Ratings

Coolness 75% 2
Overall(Jam) 4.02 31
Audio(Jam) 3.73 99
Fun(Jam) 3.48 122
Graphics(Jam) 4.54 25
Humor(Jam) 3.45 106
Innovation(Jam) 3.98 27
Mood(Jam) 4.44 7
Theme(Jam) 4.10 15

Feedback

xensky
29. Apr 2014 · 03:05 UTC
a very brief but intense experience. well done.
Andrew Shouldice
29. Apr 2014 · 11:23 UTC
Wow, wow, wow. Wonderful.

Are those treated photos of modelling clay?
Helopol
29. Apr 2014 · 15:01 UTC
Woah this is so lovely. The visuals, the atmosphere, everything..!
<3
pereubu
29. Apr 2014 · 15:12 UTC
gorgeous \(°0°)/
DanielSnd
29. Apr 2014 · 16:16 UTC
Got the ending with the coins XD really nice art, loved the digging part
kbm
29. Apr 2014 · 16:18 UTC
Absolutely wonderful, peaceful, interesting experience. Thank you so much for making this!
Ragzouken
29. Apr 2014 · 16:22 UTC
lovely style as usual. loved digging the clay with my hand
abrie
29. Apr 2014 · 17:12 UTC
A deeper game than a quick glance reveals.
KayZ
29. Apr 2014 · 17:21 UTC
A very unique experience... I think I destroyed everything. But I don't know why^^.
Pierrec
29. Apr 2014 · 17:52 UTC
At last! I can grab your graphics with my own hand! Feels so good. Thanks.
samooJAM
29. Apr 2014 · 22:45 UTC
Your art style is incredibly awesome. I wish it was longer.
tchem
30. Apr 2014 · 02:11 UTC
My God,,, your artwork is so awesome,,,, i loved all in this little game....
RARoadkill
30. Apr 2014 · 02:54 UTC
Love the graphics, very interesting game.
kevinAlbs
30. Apr 2014 · 03:02 UTC
Breathtaking artwork and lovely theme. Bravo.
pancakecity
30. Apr 2014 · 03:04 UTC
I thoroughly enjoyed those endings
mneubrand
30. Apr 2014 · 03:04 UTC
Well done. Quirky in a good way, not what I originally expected.
Fasox
30. Apr 2014 · 05:08 UTC
Woderful art, i didnt expect such enfding
Nizar89
30. Apr 2014 · 12:35 UTC
Very nice and original graphics!
It was a great experience.
copain
30. Apr 2014 · 18:25 UTC
wow
TeamEagle
30. Apr 2014 · 21:05 UTC
art is great
Chaoseed
30. Apr 2014 · 21:14 UTC
I definitely like the clay graphics, it make for a kind of strange, yet cheerful sort of mood. The gameplay was all right. It was a pleasant surprise to get the raft and find out there was more to the game than is first apparent! Three endings, huh? There is definitely potential for a lot of stuff here...
HybridMind
01. May 2014 · 03:02 UTC
What a really unique looking game! I love the style! I don't think I've ever played anything quite like this before. Very cool. I found one ending. I want to see a whole adventure game in this style now. :D
SonnyBone
01. May 2014 · 08:21 UTC
I love the innovative look and artistic approach to game design. Very refreshing. :D
tenpn
01. May 2014 · 13:00 UTC
really liked the aesthetic. minor quibble but would have liked cursor controls on WASD if you're going to force mouse sometimes.
🎤 Mase
01. May 2014 · 16:02 UTC
@tenpn: I wanted to differentiate the walking and digging parts... and make the digging parts feel more visceral. I mean, there was some logic behind the control scheme. Though I would normally find inconsistent controls to be a pain... and I'd understand if anyone felt that way about this game.

@everybody: Thanks y'all. <3
conormn
01. May 2014 · 17:39 UTC
Incredibly well done. Tip of the hat to you :)
aaronjbaptiste
01. May 2014 · 19:23 UTC
lol, trippy. Well done bro
moonmagic
02. May 2014 · 06:04 UTC
I danced along with Beachcomber, together we danced, enjoying the activities we had undertaken and thinking about them all. Dancing together, holding each step in my hand next to the Coin that paid for it, dancing, falling in between Sand Plants and listening to the waves.
lowcade
02. May 2014 · 16:46 UTC
Wow... Amazing!
Really different... Good use of theme
The final is fun!
Lokarunith
02. May 2014 · 23:37 UTC
Really nice aesthetic, I love the atmospheere of your games.
Draknek
03. May 2014 · 22:30 UTC
Well that was... err... something.
DustyStylus
04. May 2014 · 14:29 UTC
Haha, I knew I was missing an LD favourite from my list. You didn't disappoint, sir! The jukebox made me jiggle my bits as well.
hyouko
05. May 2014 · 00:15 UTC
The 1-bit visuals remind me of old Mac OS shareware games that I used to play over at a friend's house. Very well done!
XenosNS
05. May 2014 · 01:18 UTC
Wow, beautiful
BadgerPriest
06. May 2014 · 03:24 UTC
My god. Simply spectacular. Never stop doing what you're doing.
lekochen
07. May 2014 · 12:54 UTC
Wow this is beautiful.
Pitoum
10. May 2014 · 06:30 UTC
As usual, art is just perfect.
Thanks for that experience!
glbs
12. May 2014 · 00:41 UTC
Amazing art and mood! Your game really stands out of a lot of what I've seen. Your simple yet profound visuals are really inspirationnal.
AnnaGavaldaKedavra
12. May 2014 · 01:55 UTC
It's the most beautiful game of this Ludum dare. You created an atmosphere and a world, it is really great! REALLY.
Marcellus
12. May 2014 · 05:28 UTC
An UFO in the mole-something / mine-blahblah galaxy of this ludumdare. Sounds made the atmosphere really deep and those graphics are truly an art. It doesn't feel like a videogame, more like an interractive piece of art you could find in a museum. Congratulations for this entry.
Simon
12. May 2014 · 08:23 UTC
You had me dream and travel for a little while, thank you and great job!
Anoarith
14. May 2014 · 05:14 UTC
I think I had the best ending. Ever.
Striwx
14. May 2014 · 15:34 UTC
Love the mood !
Blueberry Soft
18. May 2014 · 09:30 UTC
Thanks. I like this. I especially like the digging scenes. he contrast between the far view and the close view helped me feel like I was really on my knees, trying to look carefully into the ground. Though I think having each dig action being tied to 1 mouse click made those scenes go too fast. Maybe 1 dig per second or half second would be better.