Turn-A Totally BS!: Turn Up a Dig Site by avalonknight
NOTES:
Newgrounds Dumping Grounds Entry and DeviantArt:
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Newgrounds Portal Entry:
Tweaked graphics, added colors to characters. Entered after the time limit.
Very loosely inspired by the Atari ET Excavation, follow the misadventures of Tabitha Snowick as she watches the two adorable trouble makers she's suppose to keep under control try and find the "Infamous Treasure". Will they find it? If they do, what will they do with it? (And the bunch of holes they'll make as well?)
Newgrounds Dumping Grounds Entry and DeviantArt:
Original upload entered in before the time limit.
Newgrounds Portal Entry:
Tweaked graphics, added colors to characters. Entered after the time limit.
Very loosely inspired by the Atari ET Excavation, follow the misadventures of Tabitha Snowick as she watches the two adorable trouble makers she's suppose to keep under control try and find the "Infamous Treasure". Will they find it? If they do, what will they do with it? (And the bunch of holes they'll make as well?)
| Newgrounds (Portal Entry) | http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/638414 |
| DeviantArt | http://avalonknight.deviantart.com/art/Turn-450789282?ga_submit_new=10%253A1398732612 |
| Newgrounds (Dumping Grounds) | http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/a542c94f553eb4ca68e6346170c2787c |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=11623 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 30% | 1877 |
| Overall(Jam) | 2.73 | 624 |
| Audio(Jam) | 3.00 | 393 |
| Fun(Jam) | 2.29 | 668 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 3.19 | 445 |
| Humor(Jam) | 3.61 | 68 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 2.40 | 641 |
| Mood(Jam) | 2.87 | 479 |
| Theme(Jam) | 2.95 | 477 |
This is cute! I really liked the little animation stings you put in as the game progressed, and the characters were cute. Same thing for the general idea--it was a nice story, well-executed, with a good feeling.
Unfortunately... the gameplay. It didn't even behave as I expected, since it said something about digging up three spots? I could just click on each square in turn, so it was kind of just a "click up to x times" game. Since you're participating in a jam, you might want to consider pairing up with a dedicated designer... as-is, I felt like what I was receiving was a really nice flash comic with a great interactive portion, more than a game.
The idea was simple and somewhat cute. I loved the simplistic map screen, and the music was very clear. There wasn't really any challenge, since from what I saw you basically just click until you win, but it's not bad (and certainly less buggy than other entries - unlike our own!), so well done.
Vector from Victory Garden said it pretty well; this felt like an interactive webcomic page, which isn't a bad thing at all.