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Dogtor Jones and the Holy Bone by Neon Glass

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made by Neon Glass for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

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Description

Dogtor Jones has found another cave, filled with ancient treasure! But what is this?! A trap! Now Dogtor has to find the safe spot over and over again! How long will he be able to survive? Tune in to find out!

Instructions

  • Try to find the spot where the roof and floor of the cave won't touch.
  • You can interact with objects to score higher, but it takes time, so be careful!
  • There're nine levels, afterwards it's freeplay. Try to score as high as you can!

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Controls

  • AD/Arrows: Move the character.
  • S/Down: Examine the treasure.
  • Space: Slow Motion.
  • Esc: Pause.

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Credits

Neon Glass Team:
@dragonayzer
@yerkwell

Friends:
@Dragonburn
@Zyak
@Mawrak
@Tamer30
@kadavr95
@00tha110sm00re1
@EvilEbolai
Olgabo

Music by Aleks SHAGI

Link https://neon-glass.itch.io/dogtor-jones-and-the-holy-bone
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/dogtor-jones-and-the-holy-bone

Ratings

Overall 330th 3.815⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Fun 346th 3.704⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 269th 3.722⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Theme 102th 4.352⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 413th 3.87⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Audio 263th 3.704⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Humor 403th 3.241⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Mood 576th 3.519⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 37🗳️ 33🗨️

Feedback

InitialPosition
03. Oct 2023 · 01:13 UTC
Very very nice entry! Loved how he would just pop up from the side when you get it wrong. Adds some nice humor to this game. The gameplay was nice, especially how you had to contemplate getting treasure vs getting out of danger in time. Music and audio were very fitting and well done. I encountered one bug where I accidentally used a time slowdown right before the stage ended and the first walls on the next stage wouldn't close until I used another one. Other than that, I had a great time with this :D
LDJam user 365791
03. Oct 2023 · 01:15 UTC
Very cool concept and well executed! That's a lot of levels to string together.
BigAl
03. Oct 2023 · 01:18 UTC
Made it to level 4, very cool idea and fits the theme well, but I was a little bit confused on my first playthrough as I wasn't sure if I was doing it right. The game made more sense once the treasures spawned and pressing S/Down actually did something. Maybe some audio queues or sfx would be great
LDJam user 374809
03. Oct 2023 · 10:52 UTC
It's simple, fun, and pretty addicting. There's quite a bit of levels too. The animations are nice and full of personality. The game's pretty good
Savolae
03. Oct 2023 · 18:04 UTC
Nice one, well polished visuals and animations. Made it to level 7, I guess I should have used the slowdowns a bit more and not get so greedy with the treasures :laughing:
Geronimo
03. Oct 2023 · 20:51 UTC
Wow! Very nice game :D, the thumbnail caught my eye, it was very nice, and the game itself was also good :D, got to level nine and played a little bit in freeplay, and i must say, quite challenging at times, though i did have about 3 slowdowns left at the end, so maybe it would be a good idea to reward players that didnt use their time slowdowns with a bigger score perhaps? I loved the details in the animation, for example the way jones tries to push into walls when hes inside, or when he "dies" he just looks out from behind the rocks and continues exploring. very good game, liked everything about it, keep making more!
kasmilus
03. Oct 2023 · 20:51 UTC
Cute artwork, and fun gameplay, although it was getting a bit samey after few minutes. There are some bugs as well - I lost 2 lives even though I was standing in the correct place. Had a lot of fun with this. And the title is pretty funny :)
Donitz
03. Oct 2023 · 20:55 UTC
Cool idea and nice graphics, although I wish the downtime between levels was a bit shorter. I got to level 25 before losing my first life.
Alpie
03. Oct 2023 · 20:58 UTC
This is a very addictive game, love it.

I also was damaged when standing in the only empty square

But apart from this, game is very well made
spooncats
03. Oct 2023 · 21:00 UTC
Pretty cool! Reminds me of something you might find in in a WarioWare game. Had a bug where using a slowdown near the end of a level caused the next level to never smash the walls together, but it fixed itself after refreshing and continuing.
Pe7e
03. Oct 2023 · 21:02 UTC
Good fit with the theme. Nice artwork and sound. More spikes and skulls please.
GumiBear
03. Oct 2023 · 21:03 UTC
what a cute game! the concept is fun and engaging, the music adds a lot and the animations are neat. i would love to see more of the treasure looting mechanic!
made it to level 5 with a score of 54. that got really challenging really fast :D
Sacramentix
03. Oct 2023 · 21:06 UTC
Very good game ! you got me i lost a life because of those juicy chest .
Vincent7
03. Oct 2023 · 21:41 UTC
Nice concept! Very much in line with the theme. The game feels pretty solid overall. Also loved the way the character comes from behind the wall when taking a hit
Denzel
03. Oct 2023 · 21:47 UTC
Really nice! i like the animation when you get it wrong and how he does reaper from behind the pieces!
LDJam user 375016
03. Oct 2023 · 22:01 UTC
Who knew something so simple could be packed with such a punch of fun? 👊 'Dogtor Jones and the Holy Bone' had me grinning from ear to ear with its title alone! 😆 And the gameplay? Equally delightful. The graphics radiate charm, and the music? Spot on for setting the mood. It's evident that every detail, from the playful name to the joyful gameplay, was crafted with a lot of love and creativity
LDJam user 300461
04. Oct 2023 · 09:43 UTC
Nice game, I got stuck in the running animations once, couseing me to get hit. Otherwise pretty well made.
HagamosVideojuegos
04. Oct 2023 · 10:46 UTC
Nice game, I like the animations a lot, specially the detail when you "push a wall" , maybe less waiting time between walls move can be more dynamic, but I like the game, it's funny!

Well done! Take a candy! :candy:
kankje
06. Oct 2023 · 19:40 UTC
Fun game and good music! I wish it got harder a bit faster though 😁
LDJam user 258850
09. Oct 2023 · 23:50 UTC
what is the job/role of 8 friends? haha I loove the walk around animation when you get crushed haha ^^ I made it to the main goal - the other tileset

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Dragonayzer
10. Oct 2023 · 00:09 UTC
@rickylee Good job getting to level 6! This time friends were doing all the art, a decent part of coding, SFX and juice!
...I should probably write friends' roles in the description...
LDJam user 243193
11. Oct 2023 · 14:04 UTC
Nice game, kinda repetitive with only finding safe spot most of the time.
it would be better if chests, vases and skeletons are dropped very early to give extra challenge to player how to get them and to get to safety spot.
deadjolly
13. Oct 2023 · 03:14 UTC
The rock sound effects were really done in conveying the cave pieces smashing together! Fairly simple mechanics wise, but still fun. I liked how Dogtor Jones squeezed into a new spot if you messed up (provided you still had lives). Maybe some sort of power-up to clear a spot to get out of a jam would be handy? Or if you run horizontally as the cave chomps down around you to add a bit more variety? Good job on the entry!
Skosnowich
13. Oct 2023 · 07:49 UTC
Really nice idea and execution. I liked that you had to choose if you go for more treasures or for the safety - of course I mostly chose the treasures and died a lot. :smile: My tactic was to go to the middle of the room each time - because of that it made me a little bit restless that there was no real middle, because there is an even number of tiles. :sweat_smile: Also nice that you could just continue even if you lost all your lifes
LDJam user 250426
17. Oct 2023 · 07:30 UTC
pretty simple gameplay, but done very well! I like the risk reward aspect of it, really puts me in my place when it spawns 3 treasures and i try going for all of them like the greedy gobbo i am

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