Gregory`s Mine by _pilcrow

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made by _pilcrow for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

We made a game about grandpa Gregory and his mine. He`s had a break and returns to take care of his bussiness.

Controls are WASD

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Ratings

Overall 1083th 3.426⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1627th 2.778⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1455th 2.808⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Theme 201th 4.167⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 333th 4.185⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 136th 4.093⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 12th 4.556⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 32🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Alina Baybulatova
26. Apr 2021 · 18:16 UTC
Cool!)
michal
26. Apr 2021 · 22:44 UTC
soooo climatic game. Awesome job
LeHaine
26. Apr 2021 · 23:31 UTC
A nice atmospheric little game. A very nice art style. Great audio too which really helped set the mood. I was hoping to find out what killed all the people since it seems to abruptly end. Almost like a cliffhanger :). Nice job!
Andrew Hoyer
27. Apr 2021 · 03:18 UTC
This is not my style of game at all, but it totally sucked me in and I played right to the end. High marks all around.
Kornel
27. Apr 2021 · 09:30 UTC
The mood is sto strong with this one! Great job! :smiley:
Moski
27. Apr 2021 · 15:43 UTC
Big mood.

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It's already been told that the game surely looks atmospheric and sombre. The flickering of lights and what not go well hand in hand with the graphics (save for a few visual hiccups). But it really has a promising starting point and build up.

It does convey some starting mystery, which then turns dramatic, and some scenes like the train cart were great to behold. But I can't help but think that with a bit more of time you could have elaborated a bit more on the plot. Not necessarily towards a conclusion or big explanation, but the ending does feel very abrupt.

Regardless, not bad at all! It's always great to give a shot to different experiences in the jams, and horror narratives likes these are such a rare treat! Thumbs up to y'all! :whale:
TIM4
27. Apr 2021 · 15:47 UTC
Awesome graphics and music! I feel the atmosphere
Squiers
27. Apr 2021 · 23:36 UTC
Amazing atmosphere Bro, nice game! Keep going!
Cinderblade
27. Apr 2021 · 23:49 UTC
incredible graphics and beautiful storytelling, i need to know more about grandpa's mine, please don't abbandon this project!
funemaker
27. Apr 2021 · 23:51 UTC
Agreed, great atmosphere....I figured it would end badly for me...but actually I wasn't exactly sure what happened to me at the end!
Rovernoon
28. Apr 2021 · 00:16 UTC
**+**Great art and music

**+**solid direction: almost everything contributed to the spooky atmosphere.

**+**The thing on top of the elevator was a really nice touch.

**-**The ambient flickering noise was a bit too clicky. maybe needs a low-pass filter?

**-**too many dialog popups. could have floating "examine" text without the box and buttons

**-**the minecart part didn't feel like it fit
Panagiotis Iatrou
28. Apr 2021 · 00:23 UTC
Was such a vibe! I think the end was a bit too abrupt though.
cvetk0
28. Apr 2021 · 17:50 UTC
I swear I was just waiting for the game to give me a heart attack at some point. Honestly I can't tell if I missed something or just ends when you run out of light and get into the darkness, stepping into some slime :slight_smile:. Great atmosphere there. I did miss a bit more actual gameplay than just walking but that's fine, I think just the suspense was enough.
There are few things I'd like to point out:
- Loved the Indy moment in the cart and how the speed affected grandpa's hair, lovely detail.
- The hands shadows that appeared above elevator when riding down... just reminded me of Don't starve, hehe. Subtle and maybe hard to notice but great!
- Grandpa character himself - I really liked the design and I think he would fit great into some point and click adventure game

Keep up the jam spirit and thanks for your previous feedback on my game :wink:
Ve_ret
04. May 2021 · 21:03 UTC
The result is a very atmospheric game, music and graphics are at a good level))
Hopefully in the future, grandpa will get a walking animation and be able to turn the other way)
Dominium11
05. May 2021 · 11:58 UTC
@ve-ret It's actually an error on our part, he has an walking animation, nbut only for the WASD keys, i forgot to code in the arrow buttons :(
Steven C
05. May 2021 · 17:17 UTC
Cool game! very atmospheric!

But is there a way to survive?
Jack Lance
12. May 2021 · 23:02 UTC
I think this is the first game I rated a 5 for mood! Very nice and eerie :)