Shaft by Minaus
My task is to search and find the life-crystal hidden somewhere. This cave is strange, everytime i turn off my light things seems to move positions. Though it could become handy to progress !
I haven't had time to show/explain the keys in the game.
AD : Movement Spacebar : Jump LeftClick : Turn On/Off Lights RightClick or E : Pickup Crystals/Loot Corpses
You are stuck ? Have you tried turning your light off and on ?!
| Link | https://minosu2a.itch.io/shaft |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/50/shaft |
Ratings
| Overall | 339th | 3.8⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 343th | 3.7⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 71th | 4.05⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1076th | 3.275⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 467th | 3.925⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 358th | 3.658⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 736th | 2.861⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 305th | 3.85⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 21🗳️ | 10🗨️ |

Love the chara design btw
Thanks the intro skip is a good idea I don't know why I did not think of it before :laughing:
The lamp charge was no concern at all for me. I was able to complete the entire game without it running out. I didn't even realize that it could run out until I read some of these comments. Maybe having it flicker or get dimmer as it gets low would make the threat more apparent without taking away from the chilling uncertainty. A similar effect for the player's health would be smart, just something to let me know when I'm low.
Another thing that really jumped out to me is how easy it is to get stuck in walls. While it (impressively) doesn't break the game, fidgeting around inside barriers is never a good look, imo. Maybe you could do something like in A Link to the Past, where when you world change into a wall, it goes through, shows you your mistake, and then immediately sends you back.
Overall, this is a really good entry. I especially like the lighting and atmosphere. There were no huge glaring issues that I saw. As I said, it was just a bunch of nitpicks. Good work.
I'll look into it. Thanks a lot for the feedback and yeah i agree with you the light/battery system could definitly use some more sign & feedback :smile: !
Great job !