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This game was really fun! I love survival games and the day and night cycle was really nice. I feel like sometimes the fishing process would be really slow but that's minor. The main thing is that I can't tell how charged up my spear is, but otherwise this game is probably one of the most fun. The art and animations are also amazing! The audio was nice too. The theming might be more "above the surface" but it still works for beneath the surface. Again, super fun game. A truly hidden gem (I really hope you get more votes in the remaining timeframe. good luck!)

Wow, the art was great and I liked the enemies! I like the spin off of hollow knight but maybe you could come up with your own characters next time? Maybe add some background music too. I like the game though and the dash mechanic!

Why does this only have 2 votes  😭 
Honestly I love the sound design and the game isn't bad. Would've liked to see more puzzles but the opening animation was super cool! Great game!

you could always download the game which has saving... *wink wink*

Keep up the great work!

Fantastic game you've got here! I think the theme was pretty basic but you guys turned it into a really nice game anyway! First of all, huge props to the pixel artist because that's some great art and animations. Secondly, great idea for a game (who doesn't like a mining game with upgrades?) and I especially love the pickaxe-throw-jump mechanic (kinda reminds me of hollow knight lol). The gameplay was really fun, but I wish some things were a bit more randomized like crystals so not everything was predetermined and replayability would've been higher that way. I love the bossfights too, and don't even get me started on the sound design (amazing sound design). I loved the menu too, simple but great. Definitely one of the best in the jam! Good luck!

This is a great game! I love the kawaii art aesthetic and just the art in general. The sfx were also really nice and the pew text was so good. I feel like it was a bit hard to see projectiles because they were small and were light like the background more or less. I also think that it gets kind of monotonous after a while in terms of actual gameplay, but the new enemies are fun! Overall nice game, could use some more theming, but yeah good game! (also please fix your github repo next time. you should have all the files you used and not in a zip)

I loved this game so much!! The game is so so fun and even though this is a water-themed take on beneath the surface, I feel like it's got a bit more thought into it, which is great. The fact that you can play by yourself to test your skill or with someone else to have fun is amazing too! The enemies and difficulties felt good. Movement was a bit too icy at times, but that's probably a skill issue on my part lol. So simple, so fantastic! One of my favorite games in the jam (I use this phrase sparingly)!

Thanks for the review! 

respect for finding the tutorial. also to the developer: look at all the original games people have made. all it takes is a team and motivation. 

This game is so underrated! I love the aesthetic.

A truly hidden gem! The movement is smooth, the game idea is good, the art is amazing. It's kind of hard to tell what's what at the start, but otherwise amazing game!!

Thanks for the feedback! Obviously, we couldn't get all the things we wanted to add into the game, but we actually do have a bossfight (with some extra story!). We also added the enemy enhancements too (not as many as we wanted but a good amount).

yeah we had a lot of webport issues too which sucked. thankfully the mechanic isn't too much of a problem overall :D

the heroic hero that did heroic things to heroically hack at the slurping slimes really made me shed a tear. the worldbuilding, the atmosphere, the fun, this game has it all. /j but fun game

yeah, and the emoji spam too

i've playtested for 1 hour and you can only hold right before hitting ground or else you cant go through. r u on mac?

definitely ai

the text alone is prob ai (i checked github, sure looks like ai to me)

Thanks for the feedback! We did add some rare upgrades, but I do agree we could've added more unique ones.

Wow the art and animations are so cool!! I also love the way the music speeds up on the train! I find that the gameplay is kind of repetitive at times but nonetheless good. Great game (and thanks for adding a tutorial)!

By far one of the coolest games! I can see the effort that went into this (and I was very skeptical that this was made in the time we had, but huge respect to you. was this really solo?). The controls can feel a bit rough at times but it's a fun game. I'm so glad you added a tutorial because it just really solidifies the player's understanding of the game and it's mechanics/controls. This could probably be a category/overall winner. Keep up the amazing work!

This is a great game and I love the art style and the fact that you guys put the theming into game mechanics! I feel like the main mechanic of going beneath the surface is a bit janky since a) it's not very intuitive [although you guys did put it in the itch page description] and b) the timing is awkward and it's not very lenient towards the player. I think the music fits great as well as the sfx. Most levels have good design but some like level 7 (dive to white platform is straight ragebait compared to other levels) and level 5 (jumping is not very intuitive, and it would feel better to reverse the up/down controls imo where down jumps, but the control thing is minor) could be better. Overall, great game! Good luck!

No problem! Good luck!

This is a nice, chill game! I love how you put all of the assets together (maybe next time try to make your own!), and the shotgun animation is especially cool. It's kinda weird shooting at your TV but it makes sense game-wise. I feel like there could be more incentive to keep playing and the bat movement is too random (especially at the start) to make the game feel good and the skill curve is just too much imo. I think there could be something like the dog in Duck Hunt where there's something that you shouldn't shoot. Maybe you could make the TNT interactive too? Overall I love the aesthetic though, good job!

The game is really cool! I love how you guys went all in with the story and the game just gives me a cozy vibe (idk why lol). I wish there was a way to skip the dialogue entirely if i come back to play again though. Also since the death screen UI text is in spanish [i believe], it probably would've been better to auto-translate. I think going a bit more into the combat would've been nice and it doesn't feel very balanced (at least from what I've played). The game kind of reminds me of hollow knight though. Great job! (are you going to make this a full-scale project? seeing that you added "demo" to the title)

That makes a lot of sense. Game jams are really hard with the whole deadline and all. It's nice that you were able to ship and put a game out there though!

Thanks for the review! About the whole resolution thing, it's because of the web build😭. If you download the game (no viruses trust me), it should be a lot better quality, because we had to use compatibility rendering for the web build and stuff. Good luck to you too!

First of all, thanks for the long review, I really appreciate the feedback. Secondly, I know the theme isn't the most prominent and I like your ideas, but we tried our best (bc we didnt really have any unique mechanics utilizing this theme besides puzzle platformers lol). Again, thanks!

The art is nice but I wish there was more of a menu and/or tutorial, as it wasn't very intuitive as to what was mine-able and what wasn't. You can kill enemies easy by putting your sword through the wall, and they just go there so maybe next time try looking into zoned enemies (they have a range the player must be in to start attacking). I like the game though, it's pretty fun!

Wow this is really cool! I love the level design and how you introduced all the techniques!

Worked fine for me on my 10 year old laptop lol
Just wait a bit

Because it was made over a month ago 😭

This is the initial version of the game without much explanation, but we will be pushing out the newest version before deadline (which you should definitely check out). Thanks for the feedback though!
Answer to your question:
We actually added an FAQ on the itch page if you scroll down...

sigmar