Beneath The Surface by trvr

made by trvr for LD29 (COMPO)

Here it is, my first Ludum Dare entry!
It has been a long weekend, and I got a lot done. Granted I probably could have spent more time on a creative title, and I am in no way a musician, but here it is. If I had more time, I would have added more levels and traps to flesh it out a bit more. I also hoped to add a little bit of a story, but I never got around to it. Maybe I'll finish it up in the future.
Let me know what you think.

Known Bugs:
Menu Screens are cut off when not at a 16:9 aspect ratio.
No music on closing screen.
**Will work on bugs for a post LD version. If you want to follow the progress, find me on twitter: http://goo.gl/fImK1Q

Windows	https://mega.co.nz/#!bUJlQAaD!nP3bKfL-OVuyJYiLujAF4VvNEXFanDzGGLcFEOrE6K0
Mac	https://mega.co.nz/#!aJpgnRqZ!tOz4tKE-4IZ3e6orowGFXCyxO3kgrKBmzzjVMfjfuFo
Linux	https://mega.co.nz/#!GQgQGZCR!TCIIBBH0_kTICKkW2rDiIDSo_sVQv6hCZr0quoRbvv4
Source	https://mega.co.nz/#!bAB3hLqR!6ZzxEa25i96S4l_6Qyg4oaWxrJgGf_GqBZth_iwJrfw
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=28694

Ratings

Coolness	24%	1959
Overall	2.94	788

Fun	2.76	780
Graphics	2.53	963
Innovation	2.19	1134
Theme	3.24	575

Feedback

Root

28. Apr 2014 · 16:58 UTC

Pretty fun game. It describes the theme pretty well and also I like the kind of 3D / 2D feel to it. Great game. Except that I died like 1000 times xP

Ludipe

29. Apr 2014 · 09:02 UTC

It was short but still fun to play due to the challenge. I'd make the map transitions smoother, they can be quite confusing.

kyyrma

29. Apr 2014 · 09:41 UTC

Congrats on finishing your first LD! The transition between levels is a bit abrupt, and I managed to get the game to crash by going left from the start of the second area.

jujule

29. Apr 2014 · 16:04 UTC

The Mac version doesn't work for me. It just doesn't launch. I'll stick around and see if you update it. I really want to try it.

RowdyGhosts

29. Apr 2014 · 22:07 UTC

Mac version is broken for me. I'm getting one of those "file is damaged" errors.

🎤 trvr

30. Apr 2014 · 00:57 UTC

Fixed the Mac build, it should be working now. I also noticed that the main menu is cut off strangely when it is not at a 16:9 aspect ratio, but other than that it should be working. Let me know if it works for Mac, and Linux if anyone has the opportunity. Thanks!

Gamepopper

30. Apr 2014 · 16:42 UTC

Nice use of 2.5D, but I found the game to be a bit buggy, I kept teleporting to random bits of the room and ended up falling off completely.

cheesepencil

02. May 2014 · 22:59 UTC

Challenging! I kept falling through the level on the part where the spike shoot upwards from the ground... I would fall into a lower part of the level and then get stuck behind a wall or fall off the level and fall forever

i liked it though

ChuiGum

06. May 2014 · 05:30 UTC

Love the graphics!

rojo

06. May 2014 · 15:30 UTC

Not bad. Some decent challenge. The music and sound effects were way, way too quiet. I couldn't hear them at all without headphones. Animation would help the overall experience. Also the character moved pretty fast, so dialing that back a bit would probably make the game feel better as well.

🎤 trvr

11. May 2014 · 00:23 UTC

Thanks for the suggestions. I will hopefully continue to work on this as a side project.