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Unearth fossils with minimal damage, carefully chipping away the earth.
Practice - No Limit
Timed - Time Limit
Recover - Reveal 90% of the Dinosaur
I wanted to make this into 3D geometry but lost a bunch of time to silly Unity stuff. So I kept it 2D in the end but for post compo I will make a DX11 version.
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Ratings
 | Coolness | 52% |
| #25 | Theme | 4.11 |
| #68 | Innovation | 4.00 |
| #240 | Overall | 3.53 |
| #374 | Mood | 3.19 |
| #504 | Graphics | 3.24 |
| #780 | Fun | 2.76 |
Comments
Love this. Looking forward to seeing a 3D version as it would be easier to spot how much damage is done to the bones visually. What would be kinda cool is if it worked with a graphics tablet and the pressure affected the tool strength.
Great gameplay! I wish dino parts could stay visible if not damaged and make nice TRex bones shape :)
Cool game, feels very authentic. I agree with the tablet suggestion, that would be awesome
I had a lot more fun with this than I thought I would. I started out really peaceful, but got more stressful the more of the dino I had uncovered lol. Great job!
Nice, defo would like to see this in 3D with a graphics tablet! Nice fine brush controls for when ones "Huge Hard Tool" proved to be just too much.... sorry but someone had to bite :-)
I applaud a very original concept and good execution. I will be honest, I didn't feel compelled to play after I got the basics of how the game went, but looking at the other comments I think it's just more about my preference of game. I also agree that a tablet version would be wonderful as you could use your fingers to chip away. Good job!
nice idea! took me a long time to find the dino as i was using too light a touch
I really liked this game, it was unique and very pelasant to play. Only real downside was the lack of sound, and it was still playable (and enjoyable!) nonetheless.
Great job!
Excellent idea, looking forward to the 3D version, as it stands though, the reward for the patience required isn't enough, as you can already see the end result perfectly in the xray.
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Looking forward to a 3-D version!