I learned a bit about publishing a browser game on itch - never put it in fixed 1920x1080 ;) Also implemented Leaderboards which turned out to be pretty straightforward. I also validated that my ideas work - got a lot of positive comments on my game. Finally, I saw that I can make the player feel certain emotions thanks to proper design, which was also reflected in the feedback.
Overall, even though I was quite late to the party I'm glad I joined this as my first Game Jam!
I don't have any specific ideas - all I can tell you that once I descended into the mine it felt like an empty area. After some time I felt like I spent more time searching for resources rather than mining them - maybe that was your design but I just didn't like that. The mining itself also felt shallow - it was essentialy just 'press X to mine'. Maybe it gets better later on thanks to upgrades, but after the first few I just wasn't hooked enough :/
Now, I think that it's not my place as a player to tell you HOW to fix this, I can just tell you my feelings and what was going on in my head. I hope that maybe some of my comments will let you improve on the game - or make it appeal to a broader audience.
Wow, this game is criminally under-reviewed for how good it is. It's sooo creative and there's so much going on, when you introduced the phone it blew my mind - this is the true detenetion experience I guess (don't know, didn't have phones in my time at schools... come to think of it we didn't have detention as well :)) The presentation and audio is top notch! Whoever visits this page and is wondering whether it's worth a download - YES IT IS!
Also if you like pressing A and D you should try my game ;)
I clicked on it for the visuals but stayed for the gameplay which was really fun while it lasted. Then I drowned in coins and my fps went to 1. Would really love for you to expand on this, great potential. Also - make the enemies do stuff!
Wow, attempting this on a trackpad is next level torture! And don't worry, cause the game is like real life where no one pays attention to their boss' ramblings :)
Glad you liked the sound design, I fiddled around with it for a bit, but then found a combination that felt like a perfect balance of anxiety and motivation :) Thank you for the comment!
I really wanted for people not to bounce off after the first 10 seconds as it can be a bit slow. But then it picks up as you fall deeper into the corporate machine ;) Thanks for your comment!
Really solid - movement feels great, presentation is on point, simple but you don't need more here. Too bad that there's no music, it would've benefited from a good soundtrack.
This is really solid. The movement is fun, I haven't felt cheated once. Could use a checkpoint system, I repeatedly fell down during a section and it was a chore to get back up.
