Crystal Cave by Heta

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made by Heta for Ludum Dare 45 (JAM)

Its a simple platformer exploration game.

You dont start with all set of moves as in normal platformer, instead you need to buy them with crystals.

Its my first game on Ludum Dare :D! Have fun!

CONTROLS

A,D - Move

W - Jump

SPACE - Dash

[You need to buy every move]

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Ratings

Overall 745th 3.25⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 807th 2.972⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 789th 2.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 295th 3.694⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 952th 2.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 976th 2.676⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Szutnik
08. Oct 2019 · 19:47 UTC
yeet
whooshy
08. Oct 2019 · 20:25 UTC
Great art!
PepinoSMH
08. Oct 2019 · 20:37 UTC
Great level design in conjuction with the "recall" mechanic.
chaosed0
08. Oct 2019 · 20:52 UTC
I like the game concept! The areas feel interesting and are generally designed well around your limited movement set.

Unfortunately, I think the game is hampered by a couple of problems. The character's hitbox feels larger than the actual character sprite; I found myself dying a lot when I felt like I shouldn't. In addition, the areas at the start are quite difficult, making it a chore to traverse back to where I was.

I found the art very charming, especially the character sprite. Nice entry!
GraphicEdit
09. Oct 2019 · 20:20 UTC
Nice game
jefvel
09. Oct 2019 · 20:40 UTC
After a lot of jumping I managed to get all of the gems! I wish the camera would move along with the character though, now it seems to jump around very erratically, making things harder than they should. The store guy looks goofy and that's funny. The character's hitbox should probably be a little smaller too. It was pretty fun to play :thumbsup:
JakobTheQuizGuy
19. Oct 2019 · 15:25 UTC
![Ididit.PNG](///raw/3e7/d1/z/29b56.png)

Phew, I did it. The cave has a nice mood to it, it feels well put together. I like the shopkeep character. The fun and curiosity I experienced at the beginning slowly turned into frustration due to strange hitboxes and the janky camera, but overall I still think this is a good entry. Good job!
DrCheetos
19. Oct 2019 · 15:38 UTC
Nice game but colliders are a bit enraging x) Good job guys !
Erilhir
20. Oct 2019 · 12:09 UTC
I really like the game concept. I think there is a small problem of hit-box on the character, but the rest (atmosphere and respect of the theme) is very good. And the character is so cute!
jamioflan
20. Oct 2019 · 18:48 UTC
The level design in this was amazing; I loved how different areas opened up as I unlocked more keys. Also, your protagonist looks just like my favourite childhood dinosaur!

![74396950_2436857549966531_7867031105763803136_n.jpg](///raw/9f2/1/z/29bf2.jpg)
ThePirateNun
20. Oct 2019 · 21:39 UTC
This was a very charming little game. The concept was interesting and fit the theme very well, and the graphics were very cute. Well done!
Bungalow
21. Oct 2019 · 11:18 UTC
Cute art, nice addition of theme and intuitive controls. Awesome job!
Avzgui
22. Oct 2019 · 15:45 UTC
Nice entry ! A great use of the theme :slight_smile: