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Fortune and Glory by cptalbertwesker

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made by cptalbertwesker for LD29 (COMPO)
Fortune and Glory, kid! That's the life of an archaeologist, or so Indiana Jones would like us to believe!

Like my games for every Ludum Dare you won't be getting award-winning gameplay on offer, instead the game takes place in two different sections, the digging section which has no skill or luck involved, but allows you to dig four holes of a potential eight prepared dig sites.

The main section of the game is convincing your family that you know what you're talking about.

Hopefully it's cute, it's a little silly, and I get to use the spelling 'Dinosaw'

Created in Game Maker Studio, using Audacity and GIMP 2.

Also please note, words are spelled incorrectly on purpose, but I figured a small child with the dreams of becoming an archaeologist would not know how to spell the word!

Please also be prepared for audio not loading as quickly as it should in the web version.
Web https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22267668/Fortune_and_Glory/index.html
Windows https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22267668/Fortune_and_Glory/Windows/Fortune_and_Glory-1.0.0.0.exe
Source https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22267668/Fortune_and_Glory/Source.rar
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-29/?action=preview&uid=1535

Ratings

Coolness 49% 1314
Overall 3.47 278
Audio 3.62 110
Fun 3.16 427
Graphics 3.24 504
Humor 3.64 70
Innovation 3.57 216
Mood 3.46 221
Theme 3.92 70

Feedback

louiscarl
28. Apr 2014 · 06:53 UTC
Like it a lot! It is a very cute and pretty game!
zeh
28. Apr 2014 · 12:43 UTC
Nice one!
ezolotko
28. Apr 2014 · 12:44 UTC
Fun
Caridorc
28. Apr 2014 · 12:47 UTC
Small and nice, but there isn't much gameplay
LewisW
28. Apr 2014 · 12:47 UTC
Really liked it. Like you said, not the most award-winning gameplay but it was a fun couple of minutes that I don't regret using!
j_peeba
28. Apr 2014 · 12:48 UTC
A straightforward with a cute presentation. Very different from what is usually seen in LD!
Filecreation
28. Apr 2014 · 12:55 UTC
It is nice and homey, as if I was talking with my younger self about archaeology!
vilya
28. Apr 2014 · 12:57 UTC
I love the music and the voice acting & it's a really innovative idea. Top stuff!
liamtwose
28. Apr 2014 · 13:14 UTC
My kids will be playing this later, I know they will love it. Great work at an educational title.
hexagore
28. Apr 2014 · 13:42 UTC
This is so cute. How hasn't hummed the Indiana Jones theme tune while digging something up? :) I nearly blew it was I said something was from the future but apparently I'm an actual archaeologist. Yay!
KayZ
28. Apr 2014 · 14:05 UTC
Great soundtrack :)
Catmoo
28. Apr 2014 · 20:26 UTC
It's totally awesome, fits the theme and is super cute! I love telling a story, although I've gone for more safe stories rather than crazy over-the-top future stories :D

The childish spelling is also a great though and your bg singing is great :D
DesignerNap
28. Apr 2014 · 20:47 UTC
This is superb work! I really laughed so much when they started to whisper to each other. I think you have done a great job with this, well done. I am a great archaeologist by the way! ;)
thinkster
28. Apr 2014 · 20:55 UTC
I really like it, cute and unique. If there was something interactive about the digging I think it would improve it a lot!
Lucio
29. Apr 2014 · 12:04 UTC
The voice acting is glorious!gloriousvoice
Ryan up in here
29. Apr 2014 · 18:27 UTC
That was not what I expected. Good job.
Jeffalisk
30. Apr 2014 · 15:36 UTC
YAY I got my archaeologist badge! Really liked the idea here, and it was so much fun trying to think how a child would describe what they imagined they'd found. This game really put a smile on my face.
ioboi
30. Apr 2014 · 16:21 UTC
Very cute game :D
Solifuge
30. Apr 2014 · 22:03 UTC
Hi, this is Vector from the Victory Garden team! (posting under Solifuge's account)

This is cute! As you said--not amazing gameplay, so I won't cover that, but I liked the audio and it was overall a sort of positive, emotionally enriching experience. Really well-done mood, nice job melding audio, graphics, gameplay experience, and story. It was a nice break from some of the darker titles featured in the jam.
Gazok
30. Apr 2014 · 22:47 UTC
I loved this! The mood created by the voice acting and the spelling was great.
Dreii
01. May 2014 · 04:26 UTC
This was adorable! I found a toy horse fossil from the future that was used to hold things haha!
zedutchgandalf
03. May 2014 · 11:32 UTC
This is fun :D
I love the voice acting!
Good job! :)
mrexcessive
03. May 2014 · 17:23 UTC
Hi. That was lovely. Like the show and tell... I'm a SuperArchaeologist ! Woot!
ThingoStudios
03. May 2014 · 20:24 UTC
The gameplay itself was minimal, but I found the game's core concept so adorable that I can forgive you for focusing on the hilarious voiceovers and drawings.
joe40001
05. May 2014 · 10:59 UTC
The boy is funnier if you think is nostrils are his eyes and his eyes are his eyebrows.

Also I love that the baby is part of the consulting.
AmmarAlsharekh
09. May 2014 · 05:43 UTC
nice, I like sound acting in this game
Candyhandy
12. May 2014 · 16:36 UTC
Very nice and educative game.