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Locked in the DARK by Alexandru Barbanoua

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made by Alexandru Barbanoua for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Locked in the DARK

we are a miner who got into an accident, now he has to find the exit so that the light doesn't end. The fear of the dark kills us and we start to see monsters. Help the miner get out alive

What is his purpose?

His goal is to find another way out of the mine while trying to find a light source in order to survive.

Why does our character need light to survive?

Our character has Nyctophobia - fear of the dark,also experiences hallucinations, from which he can see scary creatures and get a heart attack

What creatures does the game contain?

The game contains creatures and monsters that are the figment of our character’s imagination.When the light runs out, our character sees monsters due to extreme fear, he may have a heart attack

Thank you for your attention <3

Fixes

change:

1.character speed

2. adding sprites for slopes

3.light from the character

4.in the death menu there is a restart button

5.in the menu of death eyes

6.more light time

7.in the survival menu the button will return the player to the menu

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itch.io https://abpaladin.itch.io/locked-in-the-dark?secret=ngEAE4wtc5MoJCbvVRvCdLfnsHY
github https://github.com/ABPaladin/Locked-in-the-dark-Finale
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/locked-in-the-dark

Ratings

Overall 762th 3.371⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 839th 3.083⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 839th 3.016⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 655th 3.5⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 562th 3.629⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 394th 3.483⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Humor 590th 2.833⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 349th 3.783⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 46🗳️ 41🗨️

Feedback

AnnaLu9494
03. Oct 2023 · 09:57 UTC
I really like the mood and colors, good job guys!
Animaster
03. Oct 2023 · 18:39 UTC
Mood is dark and sounds brings suspence. But it's too short and not so hard, to be honest. Also character movement is too fast. Also I noticed that main character of the game is a miner who is afraid of darkness. Nice choise of job for him :) Nice entry, hope to see something bigger in the future!
smiley405
04. Oct 2023 · 23:11 UTC
the sound track is really scary in a good way. Loved the game level design and the pixel art. I think the player movement is little bit fast isn't it? would love to have the controls like the Mario/splunky in this game. Keep up the good work.
DinaraVlada
05. Oct 2023 · 09:13 UTC
love it omg
Spica
05. Oct 2023 · 18:28 UTC
Am I supposed to move at supersonic speed? In case that's not intended, you might've forgotten DeltaTime in your movement calculation script :smile:
amirrajan
07. Oct 2023 · 00:13 UTC
Fantastic atmosphere/mood
Kris3
07. Oct 2023 · 10:14 UTC
Nice game, though I wish there was a restart button so we won't have to refresh the page.
🎤 Alexandru Barbanoua
08. Oct 2023 · 10:14 UTC
![Screenshot_5.png](///raw/fb2/95/z/60026.png)
## Thank you very much for the comments, you give us motivation to continue the project, soon we will change the speed and a little visual to make the atmosphere better, thank you.
Dijkstra
08. Oct 2023 · 11:09 UTC
really getting a kick out of this game. Love it!!
Soul Grinder
08. Oct 2023 · 11:17 UTC
Fun idea for a game. The miner was too fast and needs a restart button when game over happens, but I like the idea of keeping the light on to survive. Good luck with further development of it.
Danial Jumagaliyev
09. Oct 2023 · 15:33 UTC
Nice concept. The music and the graphics really set the tone for a dark and spooky atmosphere, which fit the theme pretty well. If you're gonna continue working on this game, there's definitely lots of room for improvement. My one tiny suggestion would be to add some transitions between the menu and the level, whether it would be a fade or something else is up to you, but ultimately there are many things to consider for further polishing :)
Phillips Albright
10. Oct 2023 · 03:52 UTC
I like the graphics, the light effect on the pixel art looks nice and the monster designs are also cool.

I think that the light pickups in some cases don't give enough light to be worth picking up. I found myself on my first playthrough trying to go out of my way to get them, but in the grand scheme of things it just wasted more light, which made me just run to the right on my second playthrough and I won rather easily. If you want players to explore it might be worth making those more rewarding. As for replayability, more levels or maybe some randomized elements would be nice.

It also would be cool if the monsters in game had some effect on the game world.

One question: is the artwork pasted here and on the itch page concept art for the game? it is kinda cool but I was unsure how it related to the entry.
boddiul
11. Oct 2023 · 23:11 UTC
Good job! Excellent work on the atmosphere and nice pixel graphics.

Good level design; I liked the dead ends from which there's no escape.

I managed to reach the Floppa and complete the level!
CoffeUp Studios
14. Oct 2023 · 17:02 UTC
Ok, I would like to play the original version made under 72 hours, so I can review, is it the one on itch.io? The site says it was updated 5 days ago. I can't judge a jam project if it had work made after the jam.
🎤 Alexandru Barbanoua
14. Oct 2023 · 19:10 UTC
@coffeup-studios source code was not updated Ill make a link with original version
Le Don
14. Oct 2023 · 20:04 UTC
The mood in this is amazing! I feel some of the pickup could be more rewarding, as sometimes it didn't feel worth taking the detour to pick them. And I honestly didn't like some of the dead ends, as there is no way for me as a player to know if I am going to be trap, which feels quite cheap. The art is also great!
🎤 Alexandru Barbanoua
15. Oct 2023 · 00:37 UTC
@le-don thanks for the comment, yes the dead spots are something added by the level designer specifically to make the game a bit longer and to motivate the player to try other ways to get to the exit and if a miner were to run into such a situation in reality, I would be sure that the miner could reach a dead end and not find the way out and die. What about the headphones, I added more time, which may be the reason that the headphones give less effect
TonySlav
16. Oct 2023 · 22:21 UTC
Amazing work for a first game!
Moldovan1n
18. Oct 2023 · 12:36 UTC
Cool idea and design. I like the atmosphere that you create with sound. Amazing work guys.
LDJam user 376027
21. Oct 2023 · 17:50 UTC
nice game, please give us feedback, thanks