Through The Crust by sweer

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made by sweer for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Through the crust is a game about digging, and getting the highest score possible, what will you get?

Ratings

Overall 552th 3.32⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Fun 388th 3.42⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 722th 2.72⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Theme 256th 3.88⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 569th 3.22⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Audio 498th 3.04⭐ 52🧑‍⚖️
Humor 583th 2.022⭐ 47🧑‍⚖️
Mood 626th 2.957⭐ 49🧑‍⚖️
Given 24🗳️ 21🗨️

Feedback

liammasters
25. Apr 2021 · 23:48 UTC
The reversed controls are a fun challenge. I thought he sound design was done really well. It would be nice if there was more of a ramp to the difficulty. Fun to play!
RufusDrop
26. Apr 2021 · 01:08 UTC
Fun game although very challenging.
🎤 sweer
26. Apr 2021 · 01:51 UTC
@liammasters the reverse controls were actually the original controls... yeah I messed that up.
PixelPortalz
26. Apr 2021 · 01:55 UTC
Verrry challenging! Thank god for the invert turning button :)))
Love it, it's really responsive.
Pez4251
26. Apr 2021 · 02:34 UTC
Very challenging and fun, I liked the mechanics and the style of the game.
LDJam user 237913
26. Apr 2021 · 02:34 UTC
Whelp I had to play it like 100 times :D Definitely has that difficulty level, but at the right amount where you get the feeling "I know I can do better". I was surprised how much the controls through me off, cause I think they fit the "tank tread" type driving. Thanks!
smt
26. Apr 2021 · 02:37 UTC
this is real fun, simple concept but executed super well, the slow down mechanic feels really good too
CorbenG
26. Apr 2021 · 02:37 UTC
Loved the reversed controls button from a usability perspective (I preferred the inverted controls). Great job offering unique abilities to change movement specific to this game style. However, the UI is hard to read with dark on dark, so it becomes harder to count on the abilities if you don't know how much boost you have (maybe put fuel meter on the drill so players don't have to move their eyes). Charming art gets the ideas across with good signifiers for each item's affordances.
LakshyaIsAGod
26. Apr 2021 · 02:37 UTC
UI needs some editing bro.The Black isn't visible.Yet 10/10 Gameplay, astonishing that you were able to complete this.
Overall = 9/10 from me.
Hope you can work on this and make it better
bkelly
26. Apr 2021 · 02:38 UTC
Honestly, I dig it. The controls are very simplistic, but they're more fluid than you'd expect. Nice work on the graphics and sound, they fit the gameplay very well.
LucidDH
26. Apr 2021 · 02:41 UTC
This game is really fun! It's challenging and I love the concept. I'm not that good at the game but what I was able to experience was amazing! I noticed there was some text in the top left of the screen, but I couldn't really read it too easily, maybe make it white instead of black?
Chumzy
26. Apr 2021 · 02:42 UTC
I didn't realize you could slow down until after I started rating it, good thing I went back because since its a lot more fun when you know what you're doing.
nethead
26. Apr 2021 · 02:45 UTC
This is weirdly addicting, idk how my times I ran into a boulder before stopping to write a review. The artwork is cute and you're the best for adding an "invert controls" options, I desperately needed that.
Xenon27
26. Apr 2021 · 03:03 UTC
Difficult, but fairly so, and enjoyable as well. I like the angular motion, it suits the drill more than side to side movements would. Well made!
drewstillwell
26. Apr 2021 · 03:22 UTC
Pretty fun!
Greg the Egg
26. Apr 2021 · 03:36 UTC
I like the sound design and core gameplay loop. The drill feels good to control, which is great.

For a game this tough, it would be nice if the "Continue?" option dropped us right back into the game instead of going back to the main menu. If I'm dying over and over, it'd be preferable to start over faster.

All in all good job!
Zephi_Sero
26. Apr 2021 · 03:42 UTC
Difficult, but also fun and addicting. Turned on inverted controls and suddenly I started getting deeper. :P
William Corrin
26. Apr 2021 · 03:55 UTC
Simple, yet addicting. Executed pretty well - nice :)
Rouge_dragon
26. Apr 2021 · 09:11 UTC
Nice job! The game is really fun to play. I really like the controls.
FDK
26. Apr 2021 · 09:15 UTC
Unforgiving but makes you want to play it again and get better ! As said above I think it would have been nice to gradually increase the difficulty as you go down, but of course it's probably hard to manage while avoiding creating "dead ends".

Overall it's great ! Simple and fun, exactly what we're looking for !
5Mixer
26. Apr 2021 · 09:40 UTC
Really hard, but pretty good. In games like this you can normally turn fully around so that took some getting used to. The trail behind was a nice graphical touch. Minor thing, but my small exhausted brain didn't recognise the 'PLAY' button as a button, thought I had to download it :P
fixxel
26. Apr 2021 · 12:15 UTC
Nice game but quite hard, I didn't really use boost because drill is going so fast.
Hotpaw
26. Apr 2021 · 12:30 UTC
Overall nice, very hard and the controls kept messing with me brain!
🎤 sweer
26. Apr 2021 · 13:16 UTC
@fdk I mean, it does speed you up as you keep on going
FDK
26. Apr 2021 · 13:25 UTC
@sweer oh ok! I think I was not good enough to really notice ahah, well done then, you got everything covered :)
henriquecanella
26. Apr 2021 · 14:21 UTC
Well done, simple yet fun =D
oeschmid
26. Apr 2021 · 15:51 UTC
Surprisingly hard, but a lot of fun! Great job :)
mdotedot
26. Apr 2021 · 20:06 UTC
Sorry too hard for me. Even when slowing down it sometimes speeds up to fast to get anywere. Reverse controls didn't help as wel. But I dig the art.
7Seven Studios
26. Apr 2021 · 22:05 UTC
Really addictive. Easy to learn but hard to master. :smiley_cat:
Brendev
27. Apr 2021 · 14:15 UTC
The reverse controls were a lifesaver! Made the game so much easier, I'm glad you added that. Overall I enjoyed it a lot, though I think some more "juice" with screenshake and some particles would put this to another level. Great job!
JafCraze
27. Apr 2021 · 16:15 UTC
Looks really good but it gets tough quick when the rocks start clumping together.
I think you could add an option to reverse the boost/slow down controls. When I pressed "S", I kept expecting it to go down faster.
Besides that, it was very fun to play :smiley:
🎤 sweer
27. Apr 2021 · 17:01 UTC
@jafcraze Hmm, I put in reverse turning because I thought it would help more people, I guess I didn't realize boost/slow down reverse would also be useful
GuillaumeCARLE
27. Apr 2021 · 17:43 UTC
Simple concept but terribly challenging I love that!
Nature Studioz
28. Apr 2021 · 00:54 UTC
Fun game. but the drill gets too fast for me to handle after a while.
asdehielo
28. Apr 2021 · 20:09 UTC
Challenging game, I like that there are 2 different highscores you can go for.

I think a nice addition would be to zoom out the camera when you accelerate, otherwise it's too hard to react on time.

Keep it up!