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Caves of Darkness by zdanielz

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made by zdanielz for LD19 (COMPO)
Thanks for trying out "Caves of Darkness" - my LD48 submission.

In this game, you need to find your way out in each of the 3 levels. You are in total darkness, so discover your way using your torch and flares.

Use arrow keys to move, space to throw flare. Press ESC at any time to quit, or "r" to restart a level.

Code: Visual C++ 2010 and ClanLib
Graphics: Paint.NET, Inkscape, GraphicsGale and Tiled
Sound: Fruityloops for the music and sfxr for sound effects

Windows only I'm afraid! Sorry!

Thanks!
I hope you enjoy this game,
Daniel

Windows https://sites.google.com/site/ld19dz/Caves.zip
Windows (alternate d/l) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/182983/Caves.zip
Source https://sites.google.com/site/ld19dz/Caves-Source.zip
Source (alternate d/l) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/182983/Caves-Source.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-19/?action=preview&uid=1860

Ratings

Coolness 6% 89
Overall 3.60 28
Audio 3.67 23
Community 3.44 56
Fun 3.60 23
Graphics 3.53 41
Humor 2.50 83
Innovation 2.87 106
Theme 3.67 42

Feedback

eli
20. Dec 2010 路 05:26 UTC
very well made! I love the visual effects, and the spikes are the best. Controls still a bit twitchy, but overall great game.
ladron
21. Dec 2010 路 01:56 UTC
Really nice job! I played through to the end. Good concept and execution. I thought the music was good, too (if a bit loud).
Darkhogg
22. Dec 2010 路 17:08 UTC
Too much gravity, I guess... apart form that it looks fun!
Also, a MAJOR problem: If you maximize the window, you can see the whole level - LIT! You should probably fix that
馃帳 zdanielz
22. Dec 2010 路 17:56 UTC
Thanks for the comments - as for the MAJOR problem, I'll try to fix it soon. :-) Thanks!
tonic
23. Dec 2010 路 21:00 UTC
The controls and implementation (as a whole) feel quite solid in a nice way. However I think it's a bit annoying to play with not seeing much where to see, so that it's almost a sudden death unless you go by very carefully all the time. :) I think it might have been more fun if there wouldn't have been dark at all, or if the light area would be larger!
dmennenoh
24. Dec 2010 路 14:03 UTC
Hey tonic - I can't run this on my home machine... too many people don't do web playable games... but just wanted to say if you were walking through a dark cave you'd go slow and carefully. Will try this on 1/4 or so when I go back to work.
dmennenoh
24. Dec 2010 路 14:05 UTC
I do say though - tonic has a point... we have great compact lights now. I can ride through the woods on my mountain bike at 20mph in the middle of the night with my light... this is kind of like holding a candle. Might be cool if the theme is mining in 1800 but... it's not.
馃帳 zdanielz
24. Dec 2010 路 20:56 UTC
I probably forgot to mention - the caves of darkness takes place in er... the year 1342 AD, nothing interesting happened then, so it fits well with the game. :)
Now seriously - I think you can play the game rather quickly if you use your flares wisely, and also - you have unlimited life, so dying now and then should be alright!
Anyhow, thanks for the comments!
Endurion
27. Dec 2010 路 09:33 UTC
Very nicely done. Looks good, the levels are of manageable size. The only issue I had are the somewhat floaty controls.
Devenger
30. Dec 2010 路 21:25 UTC
Jumping was a bit strange (very fast falling compared to walking). Completing the game mostly came down to trial and error, and two of the levels could be completed without throwing flares at all - just jumping over holes and spikes when you see them. You probably ought to include in the instructions that you only have 3 flares. Not particularly thematic (maybe I'm just tiring of all the games that are just platformers in dark places, though). Still, a solid game, quite fun for its brief duration. Well done.
badlydrawnrod
01. Jan 2011 路 10:50 UTC
Does exactly what it says on the tin.
alexlarioza
09. Jan 2011 路 22:11 UTC
Awesome! I love the little torches you can throw to see whats in front of you.
馃帳 zdanielz
10. Jan 2011 路 12:10 UTC
Thanks! :-)