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Museum Maze Heist by yazara

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made by yazara for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

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Steal the Vase from the Museum Maze

Bob the Rob is a robber in training. He want's to prove himself and steal the most valuable Vase from the reknowned "Maze Museum of aetherial art and Liminal spaces - M.M.O.A.A.A.L.S".
Can you help him find the ancient golden Vase in the maze and bring it back to the entrance?

  • navigate through the corridors and rooms
  • pick up keys to unlock doors
  • collect and use scissors to cut through tape barriers
  • luckily a map of the museum is drawn with each step you take helping you track your path

Controls

Move: WASD or Arrow Keys
Items: are collected in your inventory and used automatically when you touch barriers and doors
Alt+F4: to close the game

Still missing some things
We prioritized the core loop, and dind't finish the "signal" part. So we removed the theme category from our ratings ;) Just in case you were wondering. There was supposed to be a phase two - starting an alarm and chase sequence when you pick up the vase, while you run back to the entrance.

Contributors
Code - Timo Falcke @yazara
Tech-Art/3D - Zwi Zausch @zwi-zausch

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Link https://toukana.itch.io/museum-heist
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/museum-heist

Ratings

Overall 724th 3.067⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Fun 644th 3⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 810th 2.417⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 631th 3.242⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 324th 3.067⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 761th 2.875⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

Sylvic
Apr 21st · 13:25 UTC
It's a fun game, the mechanics feel smooth. I don't see much relation to the theme though.
t00nbink
Apr 21st · 13:25 UTC
Really liked the art style, and the minimap works very well, very nice to add the colored dots to remember what places you need to still investigate. I might've liked some kind of timer or something else, I was missing a bit or urgency for being a heist.
CrimsonTrouper
Apr 21st · 14:53 UTC
I just like the dude's design, he looks so goofy 😏
The game itself is great too, you did a great job (and just NAILED the main character)
lost990
Apr 21st · 16:31 UTC
nice game bro
NNO1
Apr 21st · 16:35 UTC
The character is so cute, hahaha!! I like this!
Ekopeko
Apr 21st · 16:36 UTC
Nice game, but there does not seem to be any relation to the given theme
msipp27
Apr 21st · 18:11 UTC
i liked it, my computer did not, lagged alot, but that's probably a me problem.
Zwi Zausch
Apr 22nd · 01:57 UTC
Thanks everyone @sylvic @t00nbink @lost990 @nno1 @ekopeko @msipp27 for your feedback, glad you liked the little character!
Yup we didn't get to finish the signal part apart from the map. We had envisioned a "phase two" - when you pick up the golden vase it was supposed to sound an alarm and guards were supposed to chase you on your way back to the entrance. So yeah we removed the theme category from our rating options :)
LDJam user 427605
Apr 22nd · 10:52 UTC
I'm very pleased with the responsive controls. Thank you so much for the minimap.
Although, I must say that having such a detailed minimap simplifies gameplay.

Thank you for your game, it's cute and cool!!
LDJam user 49756
Apr 22nd · 11:23 UTC
The gamefeel is really good, it's great to run anywhere with this little guy ! My PC took off like an airplane but it was fun to steal this legendary golden vase.
LDJam user 423872
Apr 22nd · 13:26 UTC
The game is fun to play, it would be great to have a hint in the form of various signals that will help you find the vase
Zwi Zausch
Apr 23rd · 01:59 UTC
@indiepanda Indee we could improve it, in fact we still want to implement "phase 2" - the chase phase after you have found the vase. Alarms will go off and guards will chase you until you rech the entrance 👍
Zwi Zausch
Apr 23rd · 02:01 UTC
@mortith Thanks so much for your feedback, makes me very glad I dabbled in rigging and animation this time around (not to experienced in it yet)
Yes it's still very unoptimized, sorry for the bad performance ^^
YurisCat
Apr 23rd · 05:52 UTC
Pretty fun maze game! Some music would make it even better. And if you add chase mechanics later on, I'd enjoy it even more
LDJam user 342640
Apr 23rd · 07:14 UTC
I do think a phase 2 would really help the game - let the player scope out the museum's layout and prepare an escape by cutting / opening barriers. The idea reminds me a lot of Monaco if you've played it. Either way, I still enjoyed the breezy heist, so good job :)
gil4
Apr 23rd · 09:52 UTC
While it's a shame that the second part had to be reduced in scope, the core feels very smooth and pleasant. As a fan of the heist genre, wish you luck in expanding the project if you ever feel like it, well done!
Zwi Zausch
Apr 23rd · 10:12 UTC
Thank @gil4! Glad you liked it!
Gecko64
Apr 23rd · 13:54 UTC
Fun game to play, only issue i faced was the constant looping all the way back through the maze sometimes through the massive winding maze. Still a very good game! Good job :)
3blackpixels
Apr 23rd · 18:33 UTC
I liked how the mini map is drawn as you progress through the level.
Aashen
Apr 23rd · 23:00 UTC
Love the goofy character! Enjoyed the game even though it is a bit short haha
FadingDreamStories
Apr 24th · 06:55 UTC
Finally, someone tells the true story of what happened with the Louvre Robbery last October!
Decent entry, ran smoothly, easy to understand and straightforward execution. Nice!

Just, kind of a mixed message ;)
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Zwi Zausch
Apr 24th · 16:06 UTC
@fadingdreamstories Haha thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it! And very on point, totally what we had in mind ^^
Deraxus
Apr 25th · 17:17 UTC
fun simple game, 3D models are good, i like how minimap works
apt_prose7
Apr 26th · 08:30 UTC
Solid gameplay and smooth mechanics.
VenomousMouse
Apr 26th · 17:59 UTC
It`s a fine game, well made and cute.
Lenny Rudeberg
Apr 27th · 08:02 UTC
Great little maze game, had fun exploring around and even became a little obsessed with checking every corner to see if there were any extra easter eggs laying around. Character model is very cute and I loved his little run animation with the particles popping up. GG!
BloodCat8090
May 04th · 00:31 UTC
good game
Alexandr Gerya
May 05th · 14:19 UTC
my pc sounded like a jet engine taking off but stealing a golden vase as a silly little guy was worth the lag
johnnysix
May 06th · 20:57 UTC
Loved the character design! :smile:

Would be fantastic with some sounds and music to add to the vibe, and some guards on patrol to avoid using the mini-map.

I really also wanted to drive the car away at the end with the vase in the boot :smiley:

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