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Grow a Goldpile by Skaz

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made by Skaz for LD34 (COMPO)
Dig down and grow yourself a HUGE PILE OF GOLD. Because that's what life is about, aimless WEALTH!

This is a dig game. You are a Dwarf.
Left and Right arrows to move and dig, down arrow to dig down.

But pay attention, you are not alone in the depths. Weird jelly creature lives there, and you might fit their taste...

If stuck, R to restart the level.

Escape to quit.

To stash your precious Gold, exit the levels by reaching the bottom. Between each level, see your fortune growing, raining from the ceiling!

Make it a mountain fellow digger!
Windows http://gamejolt.com/games/grow-a-goldpile/113633
Source https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5kttTxShh3iYlhxRGVTNlNtVDQ/view?usp=sharing
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=60779

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 3.50 278
Audio 2.73 431
Fun 3.35 330
Graphics 4.13 71
Humor 2.28 528
Innovation 2.91 625
Mood 3.43 197
Theme 3.35 746

Feedback

realbogart
14. Dec 2015 · 13:51 UTC
Clever use of the theme and very moody graphics!
DarkGrisen
14. Dec 2015 · 13:52 UTC
Fun game! It reminds me a lot from the game Minecraft.
DesignerNap
14. Dec 2015 · 13:56 UTC
This is a tidy entry. Great use of theme, lovely visuals and nice loop in gameplay. Great work
Saymon
14. Dec 2015 · 13:56 UTC
Epic game, really cool graphics !
ripatti
14. Dec 2015 · 14:04 UTC
Whoa, so much gold to collect! Love the pixel art. It was very fun to jump over jelly monsters. Also maybe it's a bug - the game generated the same dungeon for a few times.
🎤 Skaz
14. Dec 2015 · 14:42 UTC
Thanks everyone!

No ripatti, it's not a bug it's a feature... I started making level wayyyyy to late (like 1 hour before the deadline). There is only tow "real" levels, the first to one being dedicated to teaching you the basics.

Lesson: don't spend more time making the dirt mining effect than you spend making actual LEVELS.
aamatniekss
14. Dec 2015 · 14:52 UTC
It's pretty nice! The art is what shines the most! Wish it was a bit more challenging though!
silkworm_sweatshop
14. Dec 2015 · 17:45 UTC
I got into the gold pile by holding left after dying. Bug or feature? :P
graceavery
14. Dec 2015 · 18:31 UTC
Really lovely pixel art, the controls work well and feel nice. Great work on the mechanics! :)
🎤 Skaz
15. Dec 2015 · 14:33 UTC
Ahah Silkworm, wasn't it funny to mine all those piles of gold? Yeah ok, BUG. Bug I squashed, 0.1.1 is out, with the room restart function WORKING (and not only trapping you where you already are), and level switch WORKING. Because it was really badly messed up.
coywolf
17. Dec 2015 · 03:38 UTC
Really impressive! The graphics were great, great mood to the game. Cool idea
Kepab
17. Dec 2015 · 17:23 UTC
Sorry for not rating, but my Avira Antivir Personal virus scanner recognized the download file as malware (Gen.Dropper or something), so I didn't dare run it.

Also, "Downloads and links" with the "Web" option had me originally think this was a browser game.

Screenshots and description both look nice!
🎤 Skaz
17. Dec 2015 · 19:24 UTC
I think the .exe is fine, some anti virus are a bit jumpy... My girlfriend browser wouldn't even let here DOWNLOAD the file. But if nobody had issues running it, I don't see why there would be a problem.

Oh and thanks, I fixed the web link, put it in the Windows field instead ;)
radmars
18. Dec 2015 · 02:05 UTC
Nice! At first I thought this was just another procedural game but the level design is actually really clever. Great graphics & animation too. My only complaint is it's a bit on the slow side, and that plus the moving jelly you have to jump on in the second level made me give up after a few tries :P Still, awesome work!
Eingya
24. Dec 2015 · 16:31 UTC
Fun and interesting. Only 2 notes

1 - maybe make it clearer that getting to the bottom of the level is the win condition
2 - I feel like it would work better if it was a bit more fast paced. Digging blocks with one hit rather than two would probably have a worse game feel, but maybe make for smoother gameplay
Nooner Bear
30. Dec 2015 · 20:17 UTC
If I could only give one Compo a perfect overall score it'd be this game. Incredibly well done. Great aesthetics and gameplay. I really hope you continue to develop this if it still interests you.
Rogod
04. Jan 2016 · 23:15 UTC
Awesome little game, I was coming to the end of my spree of voting and saw this and decided to download it because I wanted to play it, not because I wanted to vote on it.
Shorter than I expected, but a neat little concept that could easily be expanded on (and has already inspired me a bit).
Possibly could have used some polish around the edge and maybe an objective but it has a clear purpose none-the-less. :)
patvanmackelberg
05. Jan 2016 · 00:17 UTC
Awesome entry, something about collecting little things like the gold is always satisfying.