In a roundabout way by tiffi

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made by tiffi for Ludum Dare 47 (COMPO)

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I wanted to make a mining game for quite some time and somehow this LD seemed like the time to go for it. If you're wondering why the player is a ghost --> it's because ghosts have no arms and legs and I'm pretty lazy when it comes to animations :wink:.

Mine stuff, sell it, upgrade your tools!

Edit: Spoiler - the game has an end!

HF and thanks for playing :heart:

Controls: - Movement -> Arrow Keys - Inventory -> I - Attack -> ctrl - Pickup Item -> space

Ratings

Overall 152th 3.727⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 91th 3.833⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 265th 3.405⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 150th 3.955⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 230th 3.591⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 219th 3.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 267th 2.65⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 131th 3.614⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 14🗨️

Feedback

tpsy
05. Oct 2020 · 13:09 UTC
A cool idea having to follow the light while you are trying to mine things. And the graphics are nice as well. Opening the inventory causes the game to start lagging a lot though.
Lombax
05. Oct 2020 · 21:17 UTC
nice, first game that ive tested that have actualy made a "mechanic" out of stuck in a loop.

@tpsy i kinda thought the game was just slowed down so that we could click on stuff in the invenstory?
🎤 tiffi
06. Oct 2020 · 06:21 UTC
@tpsy I know it feels kind of laggy, but its on purpose, so you don't just die when you're looking at the inventory
LucaVazz
06. Oct 2020 · 16:40 UTC
Very nice way to incorporate the theme - full marks for it. The atmosphere is also very moody / spooky, I like it.
AFlatThrasher
18. Oct 2020 · 18:54 UTC
Fun little resource collection game. My only real complaint is that it felt a little too long. I think it would have felt better either with one less upgrade level or fewer hits needed at the end. Still, though, it was fun, as I said, and I was enjoying myself enough to play to the end, so good job!
Sli
18. Oct 2020 · 20:32 UTC
Great take on the theme. I liked it over all.
The "press return to restart" doesn't work for me.
St1ckY
18. Oct 2020 · 22:43 UTC
I have to admit: it was pretty fun gameplay. Nor audio neither graphics can`t make me say it is a bad game.
It was cool, good luck!
BlackLambert
19. Oct 2020 · 00:13 UTC
Very innovative gameplay. And it does fit the theme. The controls were a bit weird to be honest. But most importantly: The game was fun to play.
Lichead studio
19. Oct 2020 · 06:41 UTC
Graphics and mechanics are good.
kuro
19. Oct 2020 · 11:12 UTC
Fun entry! I have to admit I like these iterative carrot-on-a-stick mechanics. You inspired me. Maybe I'll make something like this myself someday .)

Also, not entirely related to the game: One round, I missed a diamond ore because I had a sword equipped. So I went to the pickaxe, equipped it, finished the loop, and the diamond was gone. I caught myself saying "Where's the money Lebowski?" out loud. So you made me do that too.

Good job :laughing:
WhyNotYT
19. Oct 2020 · 17:20 UTC
A Great Entry! The Graphics, Audio And The Gameplay itself are Really Fitting.

It Does Need Some Quality Of Life Changed Though.

- Making The Player "Attack" In the Direction Of The Mouse Rather Than Forward.
- Having 'E' and 'I' As The Open Inventory Key.
- Clicking Outside Or Pressing "Esc" Closing The Inventory.
- Balancing The Sword. There Really isn't any use for the sword Currently. Maybe Increasing The Kill Reward Of The Sword As It's Upgraded Might Help.
- Setting The Pivot To The Center Of The Ghost Rather Than The Sprite. It Was Quite Distracting While Moving.
- As Mentioned By @sli 'Press Return To Restart' Doesn't work

And That's It. Its Super Addictive!
JRevel
21. Oct 2020 · 10:36 UTC
Pretty good entry ! It reminded me of the reason why I don't play mining games : I can spend hours on it even on very simple ones...
I agree with the constructive comments you have received so far, a bit more polish would make it even better, but it's already really good
Inferture
25. Oct 2020 · 17:53 UTC
It was a fun little game. I almost exclusively used the pickaxe so maybe it could use more enemies, but otherwise, it was a fun experience ^^