Into the Depths by Troloze
My first attempt at the compo jam.
Venture into the depths, hit the bottom, and go back up (For no reason really, didn't have time to include one) Beware of the creatures you might find down there:
The angel: - Will ask you questions - Any answer is fine for them, however: - They will kill you if they repeat a question to you and you give a different answer - They will also kill you if you take too long to answer
The fallen angel: - Same as angels, but always asks repeat questions - Will kill you if you give the same answer you gave to the angel - Only appears after at least 5 angel cycles, you might not ever see this one.
The möth: - Seekth the light - Keep your flashlight usage in check or face its adoration...? - Spamming the flashlight will get its attention faster
The watcher: - Is deathly afraid of small shining creatures (at least compared to itself) - If it notices you it will flash red and scream at a frequency so low you can't hear (totally not because I didn't have time to put the sfx in the game) - The scream will startle you, making you let go of the rope - Just don't leave your flashlight on for too long when they're around
The gigalan: - Curious by nature - Just wants to inspect you - Their hand is enormous, it is a lot farther away than it seems most of the time - Their hand will stop following you right before it tries to catch you, as long as you keep moving you should be fine.
| Github | https://github.com/Troloze/into-the-depths |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/into-the-depths |
Ratings
| Overall | 261th | 2.975⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 285th | 2.525⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 135th | 3.375⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 60th | 3.95⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 167th | 3.35⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 162th | 3.167⭐ | 20🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 199th | 2.412⭐ | 19🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 99th | 3.675⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 14🗳️ | 18🗨️ |
Congratulations on your first compo jam!
What is the goal of the game and how do you achieve it?
You can die from gravity, moth, giant, giving wrong answers and taking too slow to answer.
Overall I found the mechanics quite interesting but a bit muddy in their mix, like I was going down mostly blind because the light would most of the time kill me. sometimes the hand would be in the same time as the angel. I don't really know how to express it, but it did not feel either like a sequence of events or a balance of skills (enough speed, light or dark, and so on). I only really know of the mechanics from the description rather than overcoming the challenges.
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Nice to see you have used github during to document the different version of your game. I have starred and added your repository to a list of ld57 compo : https://github.com/stars/dhmmasson/lists/ludum-dare-57-compo
I have created badges for the readme that you can use:
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Consider using these **topics** to make your Ludum Dare entry more discoverable:
- `game`
- `game-development`
- `ludum-dare`
- `ludumdare`
- `ludumdare57`
- `ludum-dare-57`
- `ld57`
[see my post on preping your repo](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/focus-hunt/preparing-your-github-repository-for-ludum-dare-57) for more tips.