Hollow Earth by Vinyl Pixels

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made by Vinyl Pixels for LD29 (COMPO)
Hollow Earth lets you walk / fly around... well... Hollow Earth :)

See what it would be like, if there was Earth beneath Earth, with a central Sun and two Moons.

The game may need some time to load - there's a hefty amount of triangles being generated on startup :)

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1460
Overall 2.23 1220
Audio 1.20 1068
Fun 1.62 1253
Graphics 3.45 368
Humor 1.30 1054
Innovation 2.93 648
Mood 2.09 1156
Theme 3.32 506

Feedback

deathray
28. Apr 2014 · 03:55 UTC
Very nice looking... but no real gameplay, right?
Blueberry Soft
28. Apr 2014 · 04:32 UTC
I actually like the earlier version more! That aside there's something in this idea, keep at it!
Mago
28. Apr 2014 · 23:16 UTC
Looks awesome but there's nothing to do.
Hamsternator
29. Apr 2014 · 00:14 UTC
Cool concept, but as others have stated the lack of solid gameplay makes this pretty but lacking in fun factor.
jugglerrob
29. Apr 2014 · 01:44 UTC
wow, crazy. I really like how the terrain looks.
cirolve
29. Apr 2014 · 01:56 UTC
You have some nifty looking models, though I concur with the other comments. Doesn't really have much gameplay, but I don't think that's what you were going for. Interesting stuff!
twelveplusplus
29. Apr 2014 · 02:14 UTC
that's a cool concept... could be an "underworld" map for an RPG or something...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth
conormn
29. Apr 2014 · 03:09 UTC
Really liked just walking around and exploring. Very cool environment. Thanks for making :)
The-nameless-kompany
29. Apr 2014 · 05:07 UTC
I like the environment, but I move too slow
zillix
29. Apr 2014 · 06:27 UTC
definitely super trippy! this is neat.
robert_steiner
29. Apr 2014 · 07:11 UTC
I can't turn around, can only look ~20 degrees left or right. After a while when trying to move I started to spin furiously...
🎤 Vinyl Pixels
29. Apr 2014 · 08:22 UTC
@The-nameless-kompany You can use Shift to move faster :)
CDK
29. Apr 2014 · 09:00 UTC
aaww :/ can't play on my ubuntu laptop :/ looks great - can't wait to try it later today.
DanEEStar
29. Apr 2014 · 10:58 UTC
Very nice looking.
NuSan
29. Apr 2014 · 12:00 UTC
Great graphics and idea, controls a bit too slow and i always seem to fall bellow the earth. Keep up the good work.
DMinsky
29. Apr 2014 · 13:03 UTC
Great concept. But no actual gameplay.
BoaHeck_ArtGent
29. Apr 2014 · 17:38 UTC
Look's nice but no gameplay, and the controls were awkward.
CaiusTSM
29. Apr 2014 · 20:00 UTC
I like the triangular looks, but it needs a challenge.
🎤 Vinyl Pixels
29. Apr 2014 · 20:12 UTC
I'm aware of the fact that there is not much gameplay here :) I went with the "experience" path ("Protheus" anoyone? ;)). When I thought about the "Below the Surface" theme, and the idea of "hollow earth" poped into my mind - I knew I didn't have an idea for actuall gameplay, but just wanted to check how the hollow Earth concept would feel. The controls are a bit strange because I fixed them an hour before the deadline ;) Although the player gets positioned correctly (always aligned along the "sun-current position" axis) the actual movement moves you "in front when you are looking" - that's way it's possible to fly (just look up) and fall below Earth (look down). I alredy got an idea for a mini-project based on this concept and code: stay tuned for more! (and maybe look for "Vinyl Pixels" on Facebook to stay up to date? ;))
Ragzouken
29. Apr 2014 · 21:55 UTC
the game of thrones theme is playing in my head :D
Neonlare
29. Apr 2014 · 22:11 UTC
Not really a game, but it was interesting to toy with for a while. Love the graphical style.
MSaul
29. Apr 2014 · 22:50 UTC
I'm not really a fan of this kind of game but wow i got a strange sensation when I looked to the sun and i couldn't stop to admire that particular world. Well done.
joe40001
30. Apr 2014 · 02:15 UTC
It's a shame there's no gameplay, even just jetpacking around the center while dodging lasers or something, as opposed to walk on rocky colliders, would have done a lot for the game.

This is a frustrating one, because it's 1 hour of coding away from being a simple game that looks great, as it is it's just a graphical demo... (a nice one though).
EpiphanyG
30. Apr 2014 · 05:59 UTC
Very interesting take on the theme, as others have said I would like more of a game of it though it is fun for a while to fly around in there.
Roman Kornev
30. Apr 2014 · 11:42 UTC
This potentially could be a very interesting concept! I hope you can develop this idea more.
benmcnelly
30. Apr 2014 · 16:46 UTC
Great start, you should build it out more later!
Robber
30. Apr 2014 · 23:04 UTC
if these was an actual game inside this environment it would rock
Ken Ichi
01. May 2014 · 20:13 UTC
I like the concept of Hollow Earth =]
my first concept for the LD29 is about this theme too... but I ran out of time and start another project.
GertJohnny
02. May 2014 · 04:49 UTC
It reminded me of the game of thrones intro sorta - pretty neat concept, doing a full game in a world like that could be amazing. I'd love to see some game mechanics that take advantage of this hollow world you've got goin on.
Manuel Magalhães
02. May 2014 · 17:26 UTC
It was pretty interesting to explore, good job. :)
icereci
03. May 2014 · 10:49 UTC
interesting world to explore.
mrexcessive
03. May 2014 · 19:42 UTC
Hi. Really nice toy you've made there. Excellent job. Have bookmarked to find out how you've done that later on!