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A jam submission

Black D. GoldView game page

Travel back in time to kill dinosaurs and harvest their oil in the present
Submitted by Cowgummiboy, Jamoily, JulyTheMonth — 10 hours, 49 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 15 people so far
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How does your game meet GBJam's theme
In our game you travel back in time to slay dinosaurs to harvest their oil in the future when they have decomposed. Oil is also called black gold, and what is older than dinosaurs? Together that gives "gold gold"

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Submitted

I really like how you implemented the theme! The graphics are also really nice, and I like the soundtrack and SFX as well.One problem I encountered is that when you defeat a dino and the defeat animation starts, you can still get hit during the animation if you walk into it.

Futher great submission

Submitted

Hell yeah! slayin some Dinos for that sweet oil, what is there not to love!
This was really good, ye had a whole map to explore, multiple hunts, narrative! A  package filled with goods!
I also manage to leave boss arenas by having the dinos pushing me out, happened when I fought the velociraptors! 

Submitted(+2)

Now that’s a cool interpretation of the secondary theme!

I liked that each mission had you going to different parts of the map.

I do wish there were a bit more “invincibility frames” after getting hit, or maybe a stronger knockback, so that the player is pushed out of reach of the enemies.

Other than that, the art is very nice and the story and music are fun, this is a nice entry overall!

Developer(+2)

Thanks! Yes i agree I-Frames would have made at the very least the Velociraptor boss significantly less frustrating.

Submitted(+2)

I love how alive it looks, everything is moving in the background. Art is amazing. Good game

Developer(+1)

Thanks for the kind comment!

Submitted(+2)

That’s a really cool interpretation of “old gold”! I loved the variety of the map and the boss encounters. Well done!

Developer(+1)

Thank you so much!

Submitted(+2)

Loved dashing my way across the map and fighting dinos. The bosses were a lot of fun, only complaint I have is that there aren't any more to fight :)

Developer(+1)

Thank you! We had plans for about 3 more bosses but since were absolute pixel art(and normal art) beginners we already spend the majority of our time drawing the sprites we have in the game now and sadly didn't have time do draw those too.

Submitted(+2)

ahahaha, that 'you made the dinoes extinct' was great. I loved the joke.

Developer(+1)

Thanks! Thats what happens if you mess with dinos in time travel :)

Submitted(+2)

So THAT'S how they went extinct! Honestly didn't see that one coming. Great sense of humor and variety throughout. You kept it snappy. The one change I would suggest is that if the player takes a hit, they should get a tiny little moment when they can't get damaged again, these dinosaurs would chomp me too bits in a fraction of a second! But I can see it was balanced with that in mind, and swiftly chopping dinos before could get me was a fun challenge.

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Yes i agree we should probably have added I-Frames, watch some people test the game the velociraptor swarm was kinda frustrating.

Submitted(+2)

I absolutely loved this game! The humour and premise is amazing. I really appreciate that each scenario required different gameplay. That's quite a feat in a jam! A+

Developer(+1)

Thank you very much!

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Cool idea! I really liked the dinosaurs!!

Developer(+1)

Thank you^^ 

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Nothing like getting oil directly from the source. It was fun! If feedback is important... I think the last boss might be too easy, but besides that it was well balanced.

Developer(+2)

Thank you! And feedback is always welcome :)

Submitted(+2)

It reminded me a lot of Monster Hunter, it’s like a Game Boy version of it. The game feel is amazing, and I also really liked the typewriter sound effect :) During the Spinosaur section, I went to the upper part of the map and couldn’t get back (I’m not sure if it’s a bug or if I was supposed to do something else). Really great game, congratulations!

Developer(+1)

Thank you for the feedback :) And indeed you did find a bug. Apparently we activate the boss border of that boss in the wrong level :/ I hope you could still enjoy the other levels, sorry for that!