Beneath by Stepperz

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made by Stepperz for LD29 (JAM)
**I have added an updated version of the game if anyone is interested after playing the 72hr version :)**

'Beneath' is a turn based Rogue-like RPG. The Player is put into the position of a daring adventurer, who like many people desire to see what lies beneath.

***Web version error help is given below the game***
***If the web version still fails then feel free to download***

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CONTROLS:
-Mouse (left clicking does mostly everything).
-Space Bar uses up one turn.
-The Pickup GUI component lies at the bottom middle of the screen and it may be a little hard to see.
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HELP:
-The Aim of the game is to get as far down as you can.
-The Level reloads when you reach the downwards stairs.
-The Slimes get harder to kill as you descend so stock up on health potions and find a better piece of metal to cut them down with!!!
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TOOLS:
-Intellij IDEA
-Java with the Slick2d library
-Jarsplice for packaging
-GitHub for file hosting
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Thanks for giving it a go!!!

Ratings

Coolness 66% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.30 316
Audio(Jam) 2.11 613
Fun(Jam) 3.24 231
Graphics(Jam) 2.78 591
Humor(Jam) 2.25 499
Innovation(Jam) 2.31 665
Mood(Jam) 3.00 398
Theme(Jam) 3.08 409

Feedback

kyyrma
29. Apr 2014 路 09:31 UTC
I got the security prompt, after I changed that the game still doesn't load. Hangs on a screen saying BENEATH.
John Drury
29. Apr 2014 路 09:41 UTC
Couldn't load because security issues.
馃帳 Stepperz
29. Apr 2014 路 09:44 UTC
What OS are you running?
Yngar
29. Apr 2014 路 15:54 UTC
I really like that auto-pathfinding
WhiteVoidia
29. Apr 2014 路 16:00 UTC
I couldn't get the Linux download to work (on Ubuntu 13.10) but I just downloaded the .jar (OSX download) and it ran.

Once I got it running, I really enjoyed playing! I'm a huge fan of roguelikes and this was good fun. My biggest gripe was just that if you clicked when you were already walking, you had to wait to get to your first click before you would go to the second click (I would expect it to interrupt the walking and take you to the new destination).

I would like to see a bit more variety, but since there was limited time I think that gets a pass. Great game!
Ragzouken
29. Apr 2014 路 16:39 UTC
thanks for the stuff explaining security issues - had that problem with so many games already and didn't get it. though the menu doesn't seem to work in the web version for me anyway

well done on the game though! i dived too recklessly :P
Recon
29. Apr 2014 路 18:39 UTC
After security prompt I can't play, but I doesn't underscore it for this.
DazKins
29. Apr 2014 路 18:44 UTC
This is a really cool game, very in depth stats and item progression for a 72 hour game. I'm a big fan of this genre and the only way I could think of improving this is more diversified enemies and a basic soundtrack. Other than that great work!
Kaoin
29. Apr 2014 路 19:00 UTC
Enjoyed this! nicely done path-finding and gear progression. I didn't find the turn based element have affect any of my player choices as i just went around clicking monsters. Maybe some more enemies could fix this.
Covenant
29. Apr 2014 路 19:02 UTC
Good work, a full roguelike in 72 hours!
TomboFry
30. Apr 2014 路 06:41 UTC
Reminds me of pixel dungeon, if that's what you were going for? Really enjoyed it!
Thorig
30. Apr 2014 路 10:07 UTC
Nice game. Could use some music and more sound effects.
Norse Games
30. Apr 2014 路 10:18 UTC
Good game, pretty basic, but that's expected for a game made in a short time. Graphics served their purpose, helped it create the mood. My only complaint is the lack of music. With just a bit of music (8-bit would especially fit the mood) the atmosphere would have been much better. None the less, good game, Impressive. :)
ccglp
30. Apr 2014 路 10:20 UTC
Pretty good game, simple and easy to play ;)
BubuIIC
30. Apr 2014 路 10:27 UTC
I quite liked the game, a bit more variety would have been nice. Maybe just different colored slimes on later levels.
carrier_signal
30. Apr 2014 路 12:04 UTC
I loved a lot of this. Great job!
馃帳 Stepperz
30. Apr 2014 路 12:14 UTC
After playing pixel dungeon, yes very similar however i was hoping to implement a more puzzle based approach to the game eventually :)
l3dx
30. Apr 2014 路 17:39 UTC
Good job. Works great!
rincewind_cz
01. May 2014 路 14:54 UTC
Nice dungeon! I really enjoyed playing this and it really reminded me Pixel Dungeon :-)
NiceAlexanderAS
02. May 2014 路 14:47 UTC
Very cool game here, i love this kind of games: inventory, RPG, etc. Great work :D
Moosefly
02. May 2014 路 18:02 UTC
Not a huge fan of roguelikes, but still played this for quite a while because I got to keep my inventory upon death. Encountered one bug where the item icons in my backbag wouldn't match the items though (they were off by one I think). Liked the auto pathfinding, but I think using both the mouse (for long distances) and the keyboard (for single rooms) would've been easier for me. Too many small rooms and corridors for my tastes too.

Anssi@MooseflyGames
kirbytails7
05. May 2014 路 00:25 UTC
Took a bit to get past the security, but the game was pretty fun. Having basic pathing for movement is handy.
kristof
07. May 2014 路 10:29 UTC
This is a really cool dungeon crawler! The only problem I had was, that I pressed Esc at one point (I wanted to close the inventory) and the game just returned to the menu screen and my progress was lost. Besides this frustration, the game was really fun.
MAT4DOR
11. May 2014 路 13:00 UTC
Great! Really liked it. A background music would be a great.
Threef
11. May 2014 路 14:38 UTC
Oww... I also made roguelike, but I've spent too much time on 'not fun features'. Good game. :)
DraKlaW
15. May 2014 路 01:13 UTC
security prompt is a problem for larger audience, but fun game overall ;)