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Cave Runner by DecsterB

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made by DecsterB for LD21 (-)
Hey there!

This here game is my first Ludum Dare entry.

After raiding a dragon's treasure trove you seek to escape with all the gold you can. In order to avoid dropping any you need to do bunch of dodging and flinging of your sword.

Features:
- Random level generation!
- Basic physics!
- Multiple endings.
- In-game control list.

IMPORTANT:
If you've not run an Xna game before you will need to install:

(The XNA re-distributable):
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=20914

(You may also need the latest version of .NET):
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17718

Windows http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38105405/Cave%20Runner%20-%20LD21.rar
Post-Mortem http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2011/09/07/cave-runner-post-mortem/
Source http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38105405/CaveRunnerSource1.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-21/?action=preview&uid=4425

Ratings

Coolness 26% 3
Overall 2.74 297
Audio 2.05 268
Community 2.71 198
Fun 2.42 313
Graphics 2.32 352
Humor 2.20 163
Innovation 2.37 352
Theme 3.00 230

Feedback

krangGAMES
23. Aug 2011 路 04:52 UTC
"At least you got away, I guess" ;)

Enjoyed it! Seemed a little bland at first, but honestly it turned out to be a pleasant little experience. The sword-throw mechanic hugely helped out gameplay, and the number of obstacles was just right at three (fireballs, bats, blocks).

A bit more explanation at the beginning would be beneficial, but overall not bad at all. I liked the game-over screen too, I'm assuming it changes depending on your results :)
馃帳 DecsterB
23. Aug 2011 路 05:52 UTC
Thanks Krang!

I did intend for a explanation/intro just before you start but unfortunately there just wasn't enough time in the end. As for the game-over screen, it most certainly does.

Anywho, I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Edsploration
23. Aug 2011 路 22:40 UTC
The first keyboard/mouse sidescroller I've seen so far, and it's pretty good! The premise is great and the obstacles are varied. If I could make one suggestion, speed up as you drop loot.
Darkcoder
26. Aug 2011 路 15:04 UTC
Not bad, but the movement felt like everything was taking place on the moon, which actually made it more tedious to play than if it were twice the speed(I imagine).
Rudy
26. Aug 2011 路 18:03 UTC
I thought I was looting boxes... until I lost all my gold. Nice simple gameplay, but lacks gameplay, depth and better art. It could have been faster with more action. Boomerang sword is fun and nice mechanic.
馃帳 DecsterB
27. Aug 2011 路 03:27 UTC
Ahh, I suppose I should have worked on the sense of speed more. Cheers for the comments guys.
Andrew
28. Aug 2011 路 13:35 UTC
It took me a while to figure out that all the gold spraying out when I hit boxes was my own. I was going to buy a new moat with it too.
dogbomb
28. Aug 2011 路 15:01 UTC
Yeah. Chalk another one up to "ohhhh loot is my energy" headslapping later in playing. I liked the idea though. The boomerang sword was a nice addition, but the speed issues could do with balancing.

At first I just wanted to kill the dragon... the right->left scrolling always throws me.
ratking
07. Sep 2011 路 17:11 UTC
Cute little game, I even made it with 20000 gold. ;-)
I liked the boomerang sword, and with some music and a more animated dragon (at least for the fireball - could be good for some visual feedback) and better collision (I ran into the boxes even though I didn't touch them for sure), i.e. polish, this could be a good game for smartphones.