Gem Hunter by joewan

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made by joewan for Ludum Dare 45 (COMPO)

Collect as many gems as possible and dont get caught! Can you get all 10?!

Controls: Arrow Keys / WASD / Left Stick (XBOX Controller)

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Ratings

Overall 368th 3.143⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Fun 405th 2.786⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 494th 2.262⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Theme 469th 2.548⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 416th 2.69⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 279th 3.079⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 3🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

AppoxGames
07. Oct 2019 · 09:18 UTC
A little slow and the time of opportunity to sneak past the guards could be tweaked. I liked the simple graphics and the lightning effect.
Well done!
BoltKey
07. Oct 2019 · 09:25 UTC
Fun and polished, but I kept feeling like I am dying to "complete bullshit". The following example just made me rage quit.

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Some checkpoints along the way could be nice, as it becomes a chore to repeat the first parts again and again when dying. And it is a chore made out mostly of waiting. I get that it is a stealth game, but waiting is not fun for me. Last, I think the guards should take more than 1 frame to turn around.
CrispyPin
08. Oct 2019 · 06:54 UTC
I like the simple graphics but it's a bit too hard. This not an unusual thing though, as you get so used to playing while developing that you become an expert and think it's easier than it is. I agree that guards should turn around slower too.
Vaibho
08. Oct 2019 · 07:01 UTC
Nice addictive game with simple and nice graphics but it should be better if it had checkpoints and guard's should take more time to turn around than turning around instantly. Overall, a nice game and I enjoyed it.
Pierre Feuille Studio
08. Oct 2019 · 07:05 UTC
The game seems cool but it's way too hard for me (I quit after the green card), as its been said before, checkpoints would be nice + smoother movement mechanics
🎤 joewan
08. Oct 2019 · 07:08 UTC
@boltkey @crispypin @vaibho @pierre-feuille-studio your are all right, it is a bit on the hard side and sometimes it seems a bit unfair when a guard "sees" you with one ray, that's true. Smooth guard turning and checkpoints are good points here.
Thanks for playing and rating!
LoneWolfDev
08. Oct 2019 · 09:23 UTC
Wow hard game this one ;), but I like challenges! The art style it's simple, but really clear and works fine for the stealth. I just miss some detection time, pretty unfair that they detect you immediately:( But its really fun to play it anyway!! Check out our stealth game, we did one too!! And it's really hard aswell hahahaha ;)
🎤 joewan
08. Oct 2019 · 09:38 UTC
@lonewolfdev Thanks for your comment! I will check out your game.
FrederikH
09. Oct 2019 · 08:13 UTC
Love the "stealth simplefied" approach, but sadly too hard and unfair to be enjoyable - please fix the difficulty and I'll definetly return to try it again :) The base game is super solid, really just that problem...
🎤 joewan
09. Oct 2019 · 08:26 UTC
@frederikh Thanks for your comment. My first approach was that you are detected, when the guard can see the player's center. But then you are half in the red cone without getting detected, what also didnt feel right. So the best solution would be a detection time I guess.
egos
09. Oct 2019 · 09:09 UTC
very well polished !
maybe you may increase player speed
Gonzalol
09. Oct 2019 · 09:24 UTC
Simple but effective. I like the smooth movements.
coffeedrinkers
09. Oct 2019 · 11:20 UTC
Cool and fun game! One more strange case for the detection, but in overall great game! Would add that checkpoints would be nice addition. (and more levels pleeeease)
![LD.PNG](///raw/f10/d/z/2918d.png)
🎤 joewan
09. Oct 2019 · 13:41 UTC
@coffeedrinkers Thanks for the comment and bug report ;)
kuviman
10. Oct 2019 · 11:08 UTC
First enemy is the hardest one, you need to be so quick :)
okkolobr
12. Oct 2019 · 01:22 UTC
Challenging one ! Nice idea well executed !
BoxedMeatRevolution
12. Oct 2019 · 02:07 UTC
Game Finished! 10/10 Gems found!

This game is tough, but I think you got the difficulty just about right. I think the controls could use some work: the fact that left/right buttons override up/down was a bit frustrating at times. Overall I thought the game was well executed. Clean art style and fun reaction puzzles. Good entry!
elysiagriffin
30. Oct 2019 · 02:26 UTC
Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream! I played it today in the last few hours of voting :)

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/501424047?t=1h19m27s

Hope you got some valuable feedback on your game and looking forward to seeing you next LD jam if I dont catch you before then! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin