Can you Dig It? by petitpois

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made by petitpois for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

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Procedurally generate level with various hazards and pickups along the way. How deep can you get before the time is up. Can you Dig It?

You are the Drill and your task is to navigate the hyrid procedurally generatedd levels and dig as deep as you can. As you dig you will encounter obstacles that will push you up a few metres. How deep can you go before the time runs out?

Keyboard - Arrows/WASD, Jump - Spacebar, Drill - X

Game Controls - Left Stick, Jump - A Button, Drill - X Button

Ratings

Overall 862th 3.545⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 704th 3.477⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 968th 3.159⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 86th 4.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1076th 3.545⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 921th 2.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1419th 3.095⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Given 20🗳️ 19🗨️

Feedback

Hotpaw
26. Apr 2021 · 12:27 UTC
Overall fun game! I found out that if you take the third path from the right you only encounter gems and dynamites and never those -time bags! Enjoyable non the less GJ!
Kubbl
26. Apr 2021 · 12:30 UTC
I think it was fun, but the powerups confused me a bit.
iorena
26. Apr 2021 · 12:32 UTC
Yes! This is exactly the kind of game I hoped someone would make. The music was cool. Maybe would have wanted a drilling sound too. Only thing that bugged me was that I didn't understand what the "time reduced" blocks did. Was that a bad thing or a good thing to collect?
🎤 petitpois
26. Apr 2021 · 13:32 UTC
@hotpaw, @kubbl, @lorena - Thank you for your feedback, and thank you for playing
Vimlark
27. Apr 2021 · 00:34 UTC
Great work. Score wasn't too useful but going for depth was fun.
Shaolin Dave
27. Apr 2021 · 19:55 UTC
Got to 109m on my second try, couldn't get close again. It was pretty fun but the sudden teleports were a little jarring. My recommendation would be that when the player hits the ostacles, freeze time, highlight the obstacle that was hit, let the player see it disappear (or not, if it isn't suppose to), lerp them higher up, and then restart the timer.
🎤 petitpois
27. Apr 2021 · 20:49 UTC
@shaolin-dave thanks for the feedback, and thanks for playing.
RAFFE
28. Apr 2021 · 00:29 UTC
Quite same as what happened with Shaolin-dave, got to literally 109 on my second and didn't get further lmao. Graphics were simple but very fitting for this game, nothing to complain about. Audio was also decent, the song was a pretty fun choice for this game :smile_cat: Obviously the theme was really on point, so gj with that! Those bags that teleported you up + the hard rocks were also a good decision in my opinion, made us think a lot more carefully and not just spam downwards :thumbsup: Gj dude!
Jupiter_Hadley
28. Apr 2021 · 10:11 UTC
Fun little game. I included it in my compilation video series of a bunch of LDJAM games!
https://youtu.be/rCfIoJGG3mQ
gamesplusjames
28. Apr 2021 · 12:52 UTC
This was fun! The drilling felt nice and trying to get deeper each run was a nice challenge. Also, the dynamite was very satisfying to set off :D Great work!
🎤 petitpois
28. Apr 2021 · 17:11 UTC
@jupiter-hadley @raffe @gamesplusjames Thank for playing. :D
buckmeister
29. Apr 2021 · 21:46 UTC
Enjoyed it a lot. Brings back memories of the olden pixel-art games a lot! Good job!
Zeias
30. Apr 2021 · 18:06 UTC
The designs and sfx are cool. I did not really understand how the game worked on the controller but on the keyboard is better. Well done !
🎤 petitpois
01. May 2021 · 08:37 UTC
@zeias thanks for
Jonrei
02. May 2021 · 14:45 UTC
I didnt expect to like this as much as i did haha. Good job!
Curtis Pelissier
05. May 2021 · 17:20 UTC
![can_you_dig_it.PNG](///raw/614/41/z/4230d.png)

Ahah I've been stucked in the wall :rofl:

![your_game_is_good_but_it_can_be_better.png](///raw/614/41/z/4230e.png)

Yes! I think you must tweak the gamefeel of the drill. Spamming the button is a bit exhausting. It's totally ok to let the button down during all the game. It think you core is the movement, and it must be juicy to destroy blocks. And maybe set the spacebar to drill too.

The music and the art are nice, so I hope you will improve the gamefeel in a post-jam!

Good job :thumbsup:
JUSTCAMH
06. May 2021 · 00:27 UTC
Hey matey, thanks for submitting your game to stream! I really enjoyed it, and I hope my feedback helps! Here's the vod if ya wanna rewatch later;

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1011787711
skill347
10. May 2021 · 11:11 UTC
Really cool little game. I liked the gameplay, original idea.