Riches Below! by mobiledev
And another Ludum Dare goes by. It was fun.
Note: Well guess I didn't provide any way to play the game -.- guess sleep deprivation is a bad thing... anyways here it goes, with more information this time.
You are searching for the treasures in the caves below, but reaching down there won't be easy.
Goal: Keep your generator running with coal and don't let it get destroyed by the monsters. Use the coins that you gather to buy upgrades and help you on your adventure. Keep going down the elevator until you reach the last depth.
Instructions (Keyboard only):
- Arrow keys (Left and Right) to move;
- Space to jump;
- X to attack;
- Z to throw dynamite if you have any;
Notes:
Elevators will only turn on when you kill all the baddies, which will complete a wave. Touching an elevator will open it's options. To close the dialogue press SPACEBAR, to choose an option press X.
Choose between each wave if it is better to stay and farm, or move on. That's it, have fun.
| Link | https://mobiledev.itch.io/riches-below |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/riches-below |
Ratings
| Overall | 1554th | 3.095⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 1460th | 2.952⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 1561th | 2.714⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1338th | 3.286⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 361th | 4.159⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 1122th | 2.421⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 1560th | 2.905⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 12🗳️ | 21🗨️ |
also, the elevator gave me a choice for whether to go down or not, and i'm not quite sure why. is it that you have the option to stay on the easier levels to grind more gold before going down to the harder levels?
I think it could use a little more visual feedback on when hits are landing on the player, and moving the player's health bar to a static location on the screen would help to make sure it doesn't disappear among the skeletons or generator.
The attack delay from when the button is pressed to the actual attack could be reduce.
Nice game, with some polish it'll be a great game!
Regarding the option to "Stay" at the current level, it is to grind more gold, but you have to decide: stay at a level where it is safe but you get less rewards, or risk it by advancing. Anyways, thanks for trying out the game:)
Visually it is awesome though! :smile: Like the graphics and animations. Good job!
I noticed in one run the elevator and shop text seemed to have swapped, and I did find it funny when the skeletons had blocked each other a couple of times (walking into each other)
Awesome entry!
Upgrade system was a nice touch. Audio would have helped a lot with the mood, but the graphics were lovely.
It was a little confusing starting so far from the generator. Once I got there I was surprised a wave had already spawned, but luckily they were easily dispatched. I enjoyed upgrading and farming the floor, but at first I really had no idea I could continue down at will. I think it might help if the camera was zoomed out a bit.
Nice work, I enjoyed it.
The concept is nice with the upgrading system. I like graphism is yours ?
For an improvement, you could work on a more polish controls.