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Nimble Forge by matestinha

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made by matestinha for LD32 (JAM)
The enemies have arrived! They are gonna attack the village!

Only a legendary blacksmith can help us win the war... or can he?

Nimble Forge is a ridiculous quest about an experienced blacksmith trying to perform miracles. Overcome a chain of quick challenges and create the best offensive against your enemies' increasingly absurd army.

May only the great survive!

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Best playable in fullscreen or using the link WEB down there \/

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A game by:
Endel Dreyer (code)
Epa Neto (design & code)
Maíra Testa (design)
Sérgio Tomo (art & animation)

Many thanks to:
Newgrounds afliXio for the track "Knights of the Castle Crash"
Freesound artists - loofa, CrazyFrog249, Claire.H, theta4, unfa, mickleness, Surn_Thing, differentieel, michorvath, LittleRobotSoundFactory, kiddpark, jorickhoofd and pfranzen

We also pay homage to:
"Shovel Knight", the original unconventional weapon, by Yacht Club Games
Michael Jackson, the man and the legend

Thanks for playing!
Web http://endel.github.io/LD32/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=51983

Ratings

Coolness 44% 1566
Overall(Jam) 3.90 76
Fun(Jam) 3.62 155
Graphics(Jam) 4.79 6
Humor(Jam) 4.24 12
Innovation(Jam) 3.76 122
Mood(Jam) 3.96 60
Theme(Jam) 4.28 15

Feedback

ApocoNypse
21. Apr 2015 · 01:54 UTC
One of my favorites so far! Very polished and I gave the guys a fruit salad to fight with, and that seems like a pretty unconventional weapon :) Great job guys!
dvdfu
21. Apr 2015 · 01:59 UTC
I like how the days get progressively more abstract. Only complaint is I wish I had more time per day to craft. Otherwise, very solid and fun game!
Pixel Heart
21. Apr 2015 · 02:59 UTC
Very cool retro pixel art graphics!
ArthG
21. Apr 2015 · 03:27 UTC
Fun, if not a little on the nose.
Jakob37
21. Apr 2015 · 04:56 UTC
Looks great, and nicely executed! Nice humor. Took some rounds for me to get the hang of the crafting, a small hint 'drag the materials on each other', would have nodded me in the right way immediately. Good job!
Tangible Games
21. Apr 2015 · 12:13 UTC
Amazing graphics, music and sounds!
llamaguy
21. Apr 2015 · 23:17 UTC
I like so much!!!!
Manu & Wan
22. Apr 2015 · 02:11 UTC
Very funny, I like it a lot.
My only complain would be the hit box of the deliver panel. Don't know if it's only me but sometimes I had to try 3/4 times before managing to put my great weapon inside.
ConflictiveLabs
22. Apr 2015 · 08:44 UTC
Lovely entry. It was a bit frustrating at times but still fun as hell! Also really polished! Loved it!
Tiago Ling Alexandre
22. Apr 2015 · 14:47 UTC
Awesome graphics! Interesting idea and nice audio, congratulations!
Kuupu
22. Apr 2015 · 15:29 UTC
Nice gameplay, just a little slow paced

Maybe icons instead of words would be cool

Amazing graphics and sound!
Team Ex-Sword-Stential
22. Apr 2015 · 16:36 UTC
Fun idea, most of the combinations I tried would result in nothing though, but understandable for such a short time XD
luizgama
22. Apr 2015 · 18:52 UTC
Very polished, funny, great art and music. Battle sound is funny too.
_Rilem
22. Apr 2015 · 20:27 UTC
But why is the kitty not a good weapon :P
Awesome art and fun to play. I ended up wanting to try all possibilities.
Floko
23. Apr 2015 · 03:55 UTC
Very nice idea! I just wish there were more combinations / levels, but hey, it's a game jam :P
The humor in the game is pretty neat,too.
It took me a while to understand how to play,but it was pretty fun.
William Florencio
23. Apr 2015 · 22:10 UTC
Wonderfull game. Congrats!
FrederickK
25. Apr 2015 · 02:11 UTC
Very, very awesome idea! :D
My biggest problem is that sometimes it doesn't drag the ingredients.
Other than that, lots of fun and replaybility!
Tselmek
06. May 2015 · 01:01 UTC
Awesome game, it is very polished and the gameplay is very innovative. The time restriction makes the game way too hard for me, I didn't have much time to try out different combinations or read what was being said in the meantime. The mouse control was tough. Nothing to say about the graphics and sounds. Good job!