Rock Bottom by Josh6680

made by Josh6680 for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

A basic platformer game. Explore the depths of the rocky caves and reach the bottom. Shoot the blue crystals to unlock the path downwards and go deeper. Watch out for those bats and spikes along your way.

Controls

A D or Left/Right arrow = Move around the map.
W or Up arrow or Spacebar = Jump.
Left click = Shoot gun.

F12 = Debug mode.
T = Reset game.

Credits:

Graphics used from OpenGameArt:
- Tileset https://opengameart.org/content/2d-cave-platformer-tileset-16x16 (CC0)
- Gun https://opengameart.org/content/pixel-character-with-gun (CC0)
- Bat https://opengameart.org/content/animated-rat-and-bat (CC-BY 3.0)
  "Animated Rat and Bat by Calciumtrice, usable under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license."
Programming and a few other graphics done by myself.

Tools:

Visual Studio 2019 (C# language)
Pixelorama (pixel art)
LDtk (level design tool)
sfxia (sound effects)

Libraries:

SFML.Net 2.5
OptimizedPriorityQueue
.NET Framework 4.8
J2D (custom, work in progress)

Windows 64-bit	https://joshprograms.com/ludumdare/LD48-Josh6680-Windows.zip
Windows 64-bit (.Net Core 3.1)	https://joshprograms.com/ludumdare/LD48-Josh6680-Windows-NetCore3.zip
Link	https://joshprograms.com/ludumdare/LD48-Josh6680-Source.zip
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/rock-bottom-1

Ratings

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Feedback

savegor

27. Apr 2021 · 19:26 UTC

The gameplay is pleasant, it is a pity that the game is very short!

Ethanthopkins

30. Apr 2021 · 02:54 UTC

I liked how you could tell the path of the bullet. controls felt good.

Connorses

30. Apr 2021 · 03:36 UTC

Gameplay's not bad. The crosshair was a bit hard to see on the background, other than that the game's good.

DeliciousSalad

30. Apr 2021 · 04:20 UTC

Game is fun. Not sure if this is intended but I could not shoot while I was moving and could not start firing until about a second after I stopped moving. This made what I think is the last stage nearly impossible to complete. Otherwise, the visuals are nice and the level design is pretty good. Nice job :)

RubixNoob13

30. Apr 2021 · 04:22 UTC

Overall gameplay is pretty good, controls were responsive. Only problem I had was the mouse kept going out of the window, causing my to click out of the game. When this happens, it doesn't pause, so the bats usually killed me at least twice while trying to get the mouse back in the window lol

real_flamingicecubegames

30. Apr 2021 · 05:41 UTC

This game was okay. I like the controls (although I think being able to control jump height would add a lot to how the game controls) and the combat, while simple, was fun. The only problems I had were there being no variety in enemies and the game's length. Other than those issues I think there is a solid foundation here.

MiniBetrayal

03. May 2021 · 04:00 UTC

Short and sweet! I like it

mariszin

05. May 2021 · 05:39 UTC

The game is great, although a bit too short

naali

09. May 2021 · 01:52 UTC

Nice job. Good game.

Igor KinGamer

09. May 2021 · 17:01 UTC

Solid entry! Simple yet fun, I really wanted to play more levels.

The collision box of sleeping bats seems smaller than it should be. The aim is hard to see when it's over rocks. Also, you can jump in the air when a level starts.

I think limited bullets would add to the challenge, since killing all bats isn't necessary to progress.