Mining, from a game perspective, is an activity in which players can obtain the most resources at the lowest cost . Mining has no cost. In some more realistic games, you may need to make or buy or find mining tools, but even so, mining is still simpler than other ways of obtaining resources.
Mining-themed games are usually lightweight business simulations. Players start with only an old and broken studio and a nearly scrapped mine cart. (Stardew Valley: Does it look familiar?)
Of course, this combination of elements is the most reasonable solution that producers have explored over the years. However, this type of game also has obvious drawbacks. They basically do not have much content for players to explore in depth.
However, compared to traditional mining games, the developers of "Lava Mine Cart" cleverly slowed down the burnout period caused by the low difficulty design. This game has blood and accidents. It is not an ordinary horizontal scroll mining . Players You need to dig from top to bottom, and you don't dig in a certain level, but in the entire map .
Of course, this also brings about some designs that are tricky for players. For example, players need to pay attention to their footing, because players can only dig downward or left and right, not upward, and they cannot dig left or right while falling or flying. .
If the player does not choose a good foothold, he is likely to miss some rare ores, and if he wants to obtain them, he will have to dig them out from a new route;
But players should not be too careful, because in addition to HP (blood volume), players also have an "MP" bar (fuel). If the fuel runs out, the mine cart will also explode on the spot , and whether the player is flying, moving, or mining All consume fuel.
Although it is a small game with a size of tens of megabytes, "Lava Mine Cart" does not follow the linear process and level design route. The entire large map will be randomly filled with diamonds and other special rare props.
Of course, this kind of rare prop basically only serves as a currency or achievement unlocking function, because if players can directly mine accessories that can be installed on the mine cart, then this mechanism will hardly bring about a growth experience, which is very important for simulation management. Quite deadly for the game.
Uncle Monster personally likes the trading design of "Lava Mine Cart". All mined ores except soil blocks can be sold.
In addition, the selling prices of mine cart accessories and mineral prices are designed to be very reasonable, allowing players to maintain a very comfortable growth curve and avoid the geometric inflation that often occurs in some placement games.
After knowing that they only need to repeat the full mining work 3-5 times to replace a new mine cart accessory, players will become more motivated during the mining process. On the other hand, new ores will appear at a certain depth during the mining process. The design also makes people want to explore more.
Because there is no process and this game is a stand-alone game (can be archived), we can completely play it as a long-term leisure development game . When we are free, we can go to the next mine. Wouldn't it be beautiful?
If you are an achievement party or a picture book party, then the happiness you can get may even exceed that of ordinary players.
"Lava Mine Cart" is one of the few treasure mobile games unearthed by Uncle Monster in 2023. The whole playing experience is very satisfying. So far, Uncle Monster has not found any shortcomings to complain about, even in [Highly Recommended Masterpiece] 】There has never been such a game in China. I recommend that everyone give this game a try.