Deep Fall by qmdev
Hi, this was my first gamejam
So now you have to find the source of the signal at the bottom
what? why? how? — that’s none of your concern, go find out
controls: - W / A / S / D : Up / Right / Down / Left
(The game has been tested, is fully functional, and can be completed, although it’s a bit drawn out)
| Source Code | https://github.com/qm-develop/LD59 |
| Itch.io | https://qmdev.itch.io/deep-fall |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/deep-fall |
Ratings
| Overall | 211th | 3.208⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 255th | 2.688⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 206th | 3.043⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 75th | 4.083⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 149th | 3.479⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 174th | 3.083⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 198th | 1.941⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 48th | 3.896⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 60🗳️ | 19🗨️ |
It turned out pretty well. It’s a bit unclear whether you’re moving or not at times, but overall it’s easy to get through fairly quickly. It would be nice to see some changes to the submarine along the way.
In any case, thanks!
I saw other comments mentioning how amazing the audio is, but unfortunately, I was playing this during class so I had to play it muted... so sad!
The pinging being automatic I'm torn about, on one hand, it contributes to the overall atmosphere of the game nicely and creates some tension - but on the gameplay side, its a bit frustrating more than anything to have to wait and not have control over what you're surveying.
And just to echo @winbion's comment - I had no idea I was even moving for the first while either. A more polished fix could be adding UI buttons to show you're moving, or having something other than just solid dark as the background - but even a super simple fix such as making sure you spawn near geometry to see the ping move could also have worked.
Hope I'm not too harsh. I really enjoyed the concept and I think you were pretty close to hitting a mind-blowing entry, but its missing a few things here and there. Great job for your first jam!
Since I wasn’t sure whether I was getting lost, it was mentally hard to keep going through the maze.🤔Maybe you could add a map showing the areas already explored? Though I think it’s already pretty perfect as it is.
For a first game jam, I think this is already really impressive! (Why is your first time so different from mine.jpg)