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Paperload - Deep Bass Edition by frokes

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made by frokes for Ludum Dare 48 (JAM)

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Welcome to Paperload: Deep Bass Edition!

Find out what mystical power source is hidden deep beneath the ground and remember; people have been talking about weird sounds coming from underground… They are not talking about the good kind.

Dig deeper and deeper but do not forget to refuel and upgrade your digger or buy some mining drones from the mining center (left most building).

Can you figure out what inspired this game?

Hint: Help the company to expand their mining operations by buying more mining drones. Maybe they'll find something interesting...

Thanks for playing! We hope you enjoyed the experience, please leave a rating if you have the time!

TUTORIAL:

  • Gather money by mining resources.
  • Use money to upgrade your digger and buy AI diggers to proceed the game story.

Controls:

WASD for movement.

SPACE for interacting.

Mouse scroll for zooming in and out.

Extra notes:

  • All textures are hand-drawn with pen on paper
  • The game has an ending.
  • Made by five people, only one of whom has ever done a jam before. Been great fun!
HTML5 (Web) https://frokes.itch.io/paperloaddeepbass
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/paperload-deep-bass-edition

Ratings

Overall 663th 3.656⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Fun 460th 3.656⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1366th 2.871⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 640th 3.844⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1044th 3.578⭐ 34🧑‍⚖️
Audio 999th 3.065⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Humor 367th 3.448⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1187th 3.29⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 54🗳️ 36🗨️

Feedback

m0dsat
27. Apr 2021 · 11:39 UTC
Definitely Motherload vibes on this one. Got pretty deep, but died from a stupid mistake. Thanks for the game :)
Xeke-Death
27. Apr 2021 · 11:57 UTC
That is my version of Hell, how did you know?

Fun little game, I enjoyed the hand drawn style.
Best end credits I've seen in a game.
🎤 frokes
27. Apr 2021 · 13:36 UTC
@m0dsat aww nooo thats a shame!

@xeke-death Thank you!
Wouter52
27. Apr 2021 · 19:25 UTC
I had fun playing your game, the sprites are amazing!

I think I found a little bug btw: if you upgrade the fueltank, it will be full again. I don't complain ofcourse, that is a killer-deal! A full tank for 10 dollars :innocent:
simex
27. Apr 2021 · 21:35 UTC
my man! motherload is one of my all time favorites, but the minding drone thing was really interesting and the mining shaft look really good. graphics in general looked really good (how did you even do that 3d/2d effect?) I don't mind at all that the game play is a lot like ML, since we don't have enough games in that style anyways. the only feedback notes I made was:

* op that upgrading fuel gives you a full tank, makes refueling useless.
* shop options disabled, is it not in the game, or I'm I stupid?

other than that, the ending made me lol, but maybe you spend a bit too much time on it? that sound track could/should have been used in the main game imho.
but overall fantastic job, hope to see you partake in the next ld.
Scott Steffes
28. Apr 2021 · 02:25 UTC
I love the really shaky art style, it makes it feel more frantic.
DaSpikeyBoss
28. Apr 2021 · 09:55 UTC
Really Fun! I loved the flying car. The graphics a really good as well, great job on those. Actually great job overall!!
leggy
28. Apr 2021 · 10:00 UTC
It captured me while trying it. The art style, really nice. The truck, all to discover. I expected to have a music along digging experience but unfortunately after hititng play it stopped. Nice job anyway! :)
GoldenEvolution
28. Apr 2021 · 12:49 UTC
Fun little game with charming graphics. Not sure if there was supposed to be any music while playing but I couldn't hear anything. Keep up the good work!
Caloudon
28. Apr 2021 · 13:22 UTC
This is a nice quick game to play and re-playable. I like the music too even if it was only on the start screen. Thanks for the chance to play your game.
Nice Gear Games
28. Apr 2021 · 13:41 UTC
Fun little game, and I loved the pen-and-paper graphics, it looks very unique while still being very clear and obvious what is going on. I was especially impressed with the lighting, especially as you go deeper. I think there may be a problem with the sound though, I see from the title screen that there IS music and sound effects in the Settings menu, but when the game actually starts I can't hear anything. The risk-reward mechanics of choosing to keep digging or decide to turn back and refuel was really cool. Overall a wonderful game! Great job!
reheated
28. Apr 2021 · 14:46 UTC
I really like it. I ended up playing it 3 times to see how quickly I could do it. I really like the hand-drawn style. And I laughed a lot at the end.

!> (Of course there would be techno. I mean that in a good way.)

The art and animation during the ending especially grabbed me. I only think it would be nice to have audio during the main game.
🎤 frokes
28. Apr 2021 · 15:22 UTC
@leggy @goldenevolution @caloudon @nice-gear-games Thank you for the kind words! We sadly had to pull the sountrack from the main game right before release as we all thought it would hurt the overall expirience more than add to it. We are working on a patch though so for those that tolerate such things there will be an option to play an updated version too.
miej
29. Apr 2021 · 07:13 UTC
neat little game! the car handled nicely, though i was a little surprised when i exploded from lack of fuel. congrats!
Retro Banana Man NL
29. Apr 2021 · 19:38 UTC
You guys did a WONDERFUL job! I loved the game, the art style is very cool and the game handeled pretty well. It was unfotunate the ores directly translated into money, I assume a lack of time to implement the selling part. I thought I could beat my drones to the bottom, but it was locked off. The ending is great, I liked the music overall, but the end music was epic! I enjoyed that a lot! :smile:
Great work!
nosfer
30. Apr 2021 · 09:25 UTC
Finished! Love the ending. Reminds me of Steamworld Dig. One thing I would fix is assign digging to some action button because often you dig when you don't want to. Overall - FUN game
marcmagus
01. May 2021 · 18:10 UTC
Thanks for bringing your game by my stream for playtesting! If you’d like to revisit the play and commentary you can view the highlight at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1007522811
Local Minimum
02. May 2021 · 09:15 UTC
I really enjoy playing games with graphics the deviate from the more common forms! The first part of the game seemed to have had some intended parts cut out of scope. The trader seemed to be out of office for example. The mining economy was also very kind (a gas station that doesn't care how much fuel you want!). I didn't mind that too much as it allowed focusing on depth and just buying/upgrading all sorts of equipment. And well not to spoil:


!> This all felt like a very good build up to the end crashing through the floor of the world. I think it actually makes more sense having the game part like that to sort of point out that the big reward of the game is the drastic and funny turn with the hellish end credits.
kden
02. May 2021 · 18:27 UTC
really fun game with a weird twist
felo07
18. May 2021 · 17:15 UTC
I loved that type of game you have to upgrade your things! music is very chill, matches with the graphic and the style of the game, the 'turbo' sprite to go up its amazing hahahaha great game!
asdehielo
18. May 2021 · 17:34 UTC
Good game! Nice hand-drawn art. The gameplay picks up really fast, and it is very fun when you become overpowered. The ending was awesome and unexpected.

It's only missing some more sounds, like for digging, flying or getting a mineral.

Solid entry, great job! (Also, good job with the itch page!)