Very, very nice entry. I had a blast playing this. It satisfies all criteria in this round’s rubric. Only small thing I noticed is that there is a bug (lol, all the enemies are bugs) where something that I cannot see kills me. It happened a few times in the level where you start in the bottom right and there are two worms and a bee right above you. Still, a great entry.

Very good game! All elements of Gain Ground are in place, I liked the variability of characters and that the doggy can destroy stones, like in the last round)

This was solid! I dont really have remarks, if im extremely nitpicking i could say that I found it hard to see when I was overheating since I was paying attention to that but besides that I really have no feedback, its great fits the theme and criteria. Good job!

Great job with this one! The sfx and music were super crunchy and cool. There was so much juice and it just felt great to play. I loved how different each of the characters played, I found myself using completely different strategies with each one, which I can't really say for many other games in the jam. The UI was suitable, there was so much polish and juice and it was a great time, so nice job!

Anything that reminds me of Nuclear Throne is a good game by default :D

Great take on the original mixed with your game. The action was fast and challenging and you included core elements from Gain Ground. Everything was top notch, well done!

This was such a great way to recreate the original game. I can't think of any notes other than you can still exit while the scene transitions to squeeze out an extra 100 points. I don't think it's a bad thing since it adds a little to the strategy, but super fun game.

That was fun! Heat management is a nice game mechanic, especially combined with the time limit and the exit portal. Rushing to the portal while blasting as much as you can could be a viable tactic for speedrunning.

Great job!

A really good game, I liked everything about it. The 4 characters had great attacks, movement felt good and the visuals were really nice. The only thing I can think of to enhance it further would be to have a blast that pushes the enemies away when the new character comes in

Is it procedurally generated???

I love how all the characters have their own personalities and playstyles. Beautiful use of Kenny assets, and your own personal art blends perfectly in there.

My only criticism would be that the timer is still counting down during the character selection screen. I would have appreciated the time to breath between rounds while picking my character (it's not going to lose you any points tho)

I love how you carried over the destructible terrain from your earlier submissions. It's still as satisfying as ever.

Amazing work. Super impressed.

THE DIG DEEPIVERSE CONTINUESSS

Id love to see all these characters in the original game too

I almost wanna see a Gain Ground variation that is a bit more faithful to Dig Deep even, being even more mining focused, but still, had a great time

UI, art style, and sound design are all very great. I love that you incorporate the game mechanic from previous round. The overheat mechanism is interesting, but I feel like the bar went up a little bit too fast. Other than that, the game is amazing.