A Shallow Dive by onnofal
Far from being very original - I expect the diving and digging theme approaches to be repeating a lot this time. No revolutionary idea in the mechanics either, still one of the busiest LD jams for me overall.
One day of asset creation and one day of coding. Not much time left for the level design, maybe post jam, hence the game is (already traditionally) very short.

Simply move around by WSAD / Arrow keys, you'll get the rest. You may aim to get all three coins .)
- Unity3D, Gimp, FL Studio, Audacity
- both fonts by Kenney
Thanks for trying out.
| itch.io | https://mavlac.itch.io/a-shallow-dive |
| Link | https://github.com/mavlac/ludumdare48 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/a-shallow-dive |
Ratings
| Overall | 116th | 3.92⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 73th | 3.98⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 300th | 3.48⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 269th | 3.86⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 60th | 4.24⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 159th | 3.7⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 220th | 3.095⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 230th | 3.64⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 33🗳️ | 26🗨️ |
I finished the game but I still dont get how the harpoon work...
I think you can get stuck in the final room if you start incorrectly though!
My recomendations would be to not restart on death in games where levels stay the same)
@corporation true indeed, if there would be more levels than those two I fixed in last hour, definitely a good practice not to let you struggle through everything again and again
@adamwatters, @generalsturgeon and @vasco-freitas thanks, very appreciated
Very nice!
The biggest complaint I have is the restart from the beginning when you die. It felt a bit annoying having to redo all the levels that I already passed before. It felt a bit like adding insult to injury. I felt this especially when I got stuck in the last level, and I could not do anything but die. (Although in the end it was ofcourse just my fault for getting stuck :p)
Another point of feedback is that at first I did not really understand how the spear worked. I died at some point thinking I would fire my spear, but I didnt and died. Then I understood that you move alternatingly with and without the spear, and everything made sense.
Thanks a lot for making this! It felt great to play, and it looked beautiful. The pixel art was amazing, and the colorpalette fit the them wonderfully. Great job! :D