Really fun, very creative take on the "Get Started" theme. Super chill. Nice music to match the vibe.
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I just played your game -- Incredible! If you care to, check out Just Dig It -- https://itch.io/jam/shovel-jam-2025/rate/3670247
Nice art that fits the "Treasure Hunter" aesthetic well. Challenging, but fun. Good puzzles that increase in difficulty in a balanced feeling way. Good hints on what to do without directly telling the player. Really nice to have gameplay state save/persist. I first played the game yesterday and came back today, picking back up where I left off!
Nice visuals and art style. No bugs encountered. I really liked the idea of a "broken wand" that needs to be upgraded. Fairly intuitive controls and nice balance of movement speed, enemy strength, etc. I liked that you used the mouse to aim instead of the direction the player is pointed in (which kept fighting clean). I liked the zone transitions and that you could drawn enemies into a previously cleared zone to ambush them. I thought the wand upgrade was very satisfying.
Thanks for playing and for the feedback! The hover-to-mine instead of clicking is a nice idea! I agree that having to click can get a bit tiring. The story idea was a little loose. We had in mind that the player worked for the "old mining company" before he quit after the sadness of his dog dying. As he digs down further, he uncovers a deep mystery/conspiracy about the mine company. We weren't sure exactly what that mystery/conspiracy would be (except that it was somehow tied to his dog getting sick). We also envisioned it having a bit of a metroidvania style, where there would be sections of levels the player had to come back to after leveling/skilling up.
A fun, Metroidvania style game -- where you have to "collect" the basic movements as you go along. The levels are well made to hint at progression without directly telling the user what to do/where to go. Great ambiance, with nicely designed music and graphics. I really like the parallax effect on the background as well.
