Underground by Halogen

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made by Halogen for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

*Play in browser :computer: * ⬇︎

Your a explorer exploring a cave when...

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*Info :information_source: *

Lava kills you and resets the game.

Aim: Go deeper

Difficulty: 5/10

Age: 3+

Good luck have fun :smiley:

How to play :joystick:

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[SPACE] - Jump

[ESC] - Pause

Links :link: ⬇︎

Itch.io page ➜ https://gjammer25.itch.io/

Ludum dare itch.io game ➜ https://gjammer25.itch.io/underground

Screenshots :camera: ⬇︎

Man.png

Sign.png

Ratings

Overall 1886th 2.464⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1843th 2.381⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1903th 2.036⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1473th 3.155⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1729th 2.465⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1209th 2.526⭐ 41🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1055th 2.486⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1781th 2.263⭐ 40🧑‍⚖️
Given 10🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Dovahkciin
26. Apr 2021 · 08:42 UTC
Too bad it's only available on MacOs. You are targeting a small community :crying_cat_face:

PS : The link doesn't work
thesambassador
26. Apr 2021 · 19:28 UTC
Yep, link does not work.
🎤 Halogen
27. Apr 2021 · 14:42 UTC
Im sorry I'll try to fix it :(
🎤 Halogen
27. Apr 2021 · 14:50 UTC
Ok now the link should work
Sheinxy
28. Apr 2021 · 03:26 UTC
Link still doesn't work it seems :c
If you need help with it I can try to give a hand!
0x01F0
28. Apr 2021 · 16:17 UTC
Still down :( Is it still in some kind of preview mode perhaps?
LDJam user 235694
28. Apr 2021 · 16:29 UTC
Links dont work, but i like this screenshorts.
🎤 Halogen
28. Apr 2021 · 16:47 UTC
ok it should be now
🎤 Halogen
28. Apr 2021 · 16:47 UTC
Thanks @KenForest :)
🎤 Halogen
28. Apr 2021 · 16:55 UTC
Sorry this is my first time finishing a game jam/ludum dare so this is new to me.
🎤 Halogen
29. Apr 2021 · 15:57 UTC
@dovahkciin Play it now it can be used in the browser https://gjammer25.itch.io/underground
Spaghetti Inc.
29. Apr 2021 · 16:05 UTC
The game was fun but on browser it suffers from screen crunch. It fells like I am playing sonic on the gba. So good game but could use some polish. But over all good job!
QuantumSeagull
29. Apr 2021 · 16:12 UTC
Cute graphics! I liked it. There were a couple of bugs. If you were in a free-fall but held the movement key towards a ledge, you would stick to the ledge. I also got stuck in black void in the first cave room without a kill screen (yes, I managed to fall of the first platform :smile:)

Awesome job on your first game jam, keep it up!

![Screen Shot 2021-04-29 at 12.09.32 PM.png](///raw/dae/a3/z/4198f.png)
Bruno Bombardi
29. Apr 2021 · 16:33 UTC
Simple but nice entry. I think it would add a lot just by adding some small things like a Walking animation for the character. Graphics are ok, just as a small suggestion, you could try to make the platforms and path contrast more with the background, so it's easier to navigate. Congrats on finishing the jam! Good entry :)
Baturinsky
29. Apr 2021 · 16:49 UTC
It's hard to understand where there is a border between passable area and walls.
LDJam user 236545
29. Apr 2021 · 16:51 UTC
On my first playthough, I got softlocked between two platforms:
![Untitled-1.png](///raw/10c/93/z/4199c.png)

I fell through the ground on my second. On the third try though, I reached the end!

A few small changes could go a really long way towards making this feel less frustrating:
1. Zoom out to cover at least 2x as much screen space as we can currently see. Since we're traveling down, this often leads to blind jumps which aren't fun for the player.

2. Increase the contrast between the background and the foreground. Especially when entering the cave, it felt impossible to know what the ground was.

Good job on finishing your first jam entry!
CharlieGray
29. Apr 2021 · 17:16 UTC
Nice art, maybe a bit too zoomed in, though.

I find it really funny that the same guy (not sure if it's supposed to be the same guy but I decided that for me, he is) warns you to not go any deeper, while going ever deeper himself. Just the same guy running ahead of you again and again to urge you to please stop going deeper. :smile:
🎤 Halogen
29. Apr 2021 · 17:47 UTC
@charliegray Glad your finding it funny I haven't realized that the same guy is going down even though he's saying not to haha :laughing:
Stroe Andrew
29. Apr 2021 · 18:10 UTC
Nice little game you have there :) It was fun to play. But yeah, I have to agree with other with the fact that is zoomed in.

Nie entry!! ;)
🎤 Halogen
29. Apr 2021 · 20:05 UTC
@stroe-andrew the zoomed in is a mistake I should have fixed anyway thanks for playing
Bigbadbison
29. Apr 2021 · 22:16 UTC
Nice artwork and congrats on finishing it! Could use some animations and I'm not sure if it was just my system but it was zoomed in a lot. I think especially for pixel graphics it helps to be zoomed out a bit more. I'm sure you learnt a lot and I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in the future!

I too fell on the first platform :P

![Capture.PNG](///raw/ee8/93/z/41ad4.png)
Plazyqwerty
01. May 2021 · 12:16 UTC
Nice game! I liked it! :)
It has a few bugs and the it seems to be too zoomed in. Otherwise, its a great game with nice music!
🎤 Halogen
01. May 2021 · 12:34 UTC
@plazyqwerty Thanks a lot
fargred
01. May 2021 · 13:47 UTC
Nice little platformer! It was sometimes a bit hard to differentiate between earth the tunnel, plus with the zoom level when going downwards it was hard to see where you will end up (that might be intentional however ;) ). Still a fun game however, plus it has some funky music and a working menu as well!
Shin0nome
01. May 2021 · 13:50 UTC
Cute game I liked it ! Graphics and music are cool. Maybe the HUD (life_bar) is too big but otherwise it was fun. Good job !
LDJam user 158900
01. May 2021 · 14:13 UTC
Actually a cute little game, the only thing i thought was difficult, was that it wasn´t clear for me what is background and what is a real Object but except that this is a nice game
FlorianDuf
01. May 2021 · 14:16 UTC
Good job. Make a game alone is not easy. :)
RazorWolf
01. May 2021 · 14:56 UTC
Nice take. cool game.
guimoliveira
01. May 2021 · 15:16 UTC
Sometimes I got stuck and had to restart the page, but it's a cool game. Good job! :slight_smile:
ladybenko
01. May 2021 · 15:32 UTC
Good job! The art style and music are cute, although I found it a bit difficult to distinguish the character from the background. Also, I think I got somewhat lucky in one of my falls because I didn't get to see the lava. Congrats for finishing the game!
🎤 Halogen
01. May 2021 · 20:12 UTC
Thanks everyone for getting me to 37 ratings as this is my first time finishing a ludum dare/game jam.

I'm really surprised with the comments/feedback on a game that I made in less than 2 days

I really hope you enjoyed it I never expected all of this and thank you for playing my game :smile:
cheesepencil
02. May 2021 · 03:28 UTC
Congrats on your first jam! It works
🎤 Halogen
02. May 2021 · 07:40 UTC
@cheesepencil thanks
oc1d
02. May 2021 · 09:04 UTC
Thank you for your entry! I made it in roughly 1 minute - I love short experiences, it could have been a bit longer though :D

Other improvements:
* Jumping Sounds missing
* Music loops and gets a bit annoying
* Character is too far on the right of the screen and the speed is relatively high, so for me it was not enough "Time, to plan ahead"

Thanks again :)
🎤 Halogen
02. May 2021 · 14:51 UTC
@oc1d Thanks for the tips
STiN
04. May 2021 · 11:12 UTC
Really cool graphics i like it.Good job
wizard sino
05. May 2021 · 20:07 UTC
so... i fell off the first platform and i just fall forever. Otherwise, it's ok.
blobo
08. May 2021 · 18:39 UTC
I fell off the first platform, and into the void I went. The camera absolutely needs to zoom out a little, the player takes up almost 20% of the entire screen! I like the artwork, and the guy with the top hat looked cool! Nice job composing music too!