Rock Bottom by Bex2499
This chaotic action game puts you in the boots of a stubborn dwarf who's dropped his beloved pickaxe down a mineshaft. With nothing but sheer determination (and his fists, and throwable objects), he’ll fight through wave after wave of mobs, clearing each room on his descent to retrieve his treasured tool. Developed by a team of four students, this short but punchy adventure is all about fast-paced brawling, quirky charm, and good old-fashioned dwarven grit.
File was too big to upload so i left a link to a itch.io shrugs in pain
CONTROLS
WASD: Move F: Pickup T: Taunt LMB: Attack RMB: Throw P: Pause
Audio - 'Action' by Pondan on https://pixabay.com/. https://pixabay.com/music/rock-action-255730/
| Link | https://bexquisite.itch.io/rock-bottom |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/rock-bottom |
Ratings
| Overall | 587th | 3.34⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 425th | 3.404⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 496th | 3.149⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 659th | 3.245⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 508th | 3.5⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 123th | 3.723⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 634th | 3.234⭐ | 49🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 57🗳️ | 91🗨️ |
It is also sad that the animations of enemies upon death are not turned off. It is not immediately clear whether they are alive or not.

It's fun, good job :)



The gameplay has a fun, fast pace that I like. Finding new weapons encourages moving around the space and weaving around enemies. I found myself using melee attacks a lot more than throwing, though, which is a shame because I like the dynamism throwing mechanic. Throwing is tricky to aim and immediately discards your weapon, and since most enemies die in a couple melee hits anyway I found myself defaulting to that.
I agree with others that the camera was a bit too sensitive. On top of that, Unreal game jam games never run well on my laptop and by default have a lot of motion blur, which added to the disorienting feeling. I know the lag isn't your fault, but some camera tweaks could help this out a lot.
Good work overall!
P.S. forgot to say, you need to add mouse sensitivity settings!