Toaster Defense by ETHproductions

made by ETHproductions for LD32 (COMPO)

In the not-so-far-away land of baked goods, a war has arisen. The Toast Kingdom is hogging the Toaster of Life, and the Kingdom of Toaster Tarts is demanding it for themselves! Your mission? Play as the Toaster of Life, and destroy as many Toaster Tarts as you can for the highest score.

This game was made, using Stencyl, in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 32. There are a lot of things that could be improved, and believe me, I am going to improve them. But I think this is a good enough game for 48 hours.... :)

Controls:
Mouse to aim
Hold mouse button to load
Release mouse button to fire
R to restart
P to pause/unpause
M to switch to the menu

Any feedback is appreciated. Have fun!

P.S. As a thank-you for commenting, I'll rate your game! :)

Web	http://www.stencyl.com/game/play/30525
Web w/ Leaderboard	http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/656476
Source	http://goo.gl/HTxcXs
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-32/?action=preview&uid=44122

Ratings

Coolness	55%	3
Overall	3.38	357

Audio	3.14	314
Fun	3.38	282
Graphics	3.49	300
Humor	3.69	121
Innovation	2.73	797
Mood	3.29	267
Theme	3.97	103

Feedback

Photon

20. Apr 2015 · 03:35 UTC

Heh, toast weapon. Its pretty straightforward as far as gameplay goes, but that little touch of humor and charm are there. Would have liked to see some different enemies or something though. Still, good job.

Pantelis Petsopoulos

20. Apr 2015 · 13:13 UTC

Rip poptarts

KedumeBits

20. Apr 2015 · 15:07 UTC

Nice game. Funny to play.

xWarZonex

20. Apr 2015 · 21:17 UTC

Probably the best game I've played so far. Everything about the game is great. I love how the toaster and bread catches on fire depending on how long you keep the mouse held down. There is nothing to hate in this game.

Destruktorrr

21. Apr 2015 · 00:30 UTC

Seroiusly, this game deserves to be in the top five for everything, if not win. This was FANTASTIC. Very imaginative, fun, enjoyable, challenging, and smooth gameplay. The audio is nice, and despite looping forever, actually isn't annoying! Great job!!

Donni11

21. Apr 2015 · 13:03 UTC

All 5 star !!

jfraser

21. Apr 2015 · 16:01 UTC

I don't know why, but I found it really funny to be shooting toast at angry bread. I love the burning toaster animation and mechanic!

KCrimson

21. Apr 2015 · 20:20 UTC

Like this game a lot. I'd like to see the game expanded to include more bread based weaponry. Maybe a croissant that works like a boomerang?

Fabraz

21. Apr 2015 · 21:13 UTC

Simple concept, cute though. Perhaps consider some more extra moves?

CarlsonAndPeeters

21. Apr 2015 · 21:15 UTC

I really enjoyed this. Might've liked a charge meter for the toaster weapon, but other than that its very solid. Funny, good use of the theme, and functional.

One note, in your description you say R is reload. I hit it thinking I needed to reload the toaster. "Restart" might be a better descriptor :)

rg_rem

21. Apr 2015 · 21:16 UTC

toasts like assholes )

Tommislav

21. Apr 2015 · 21:18 UTC

Liked the details you put in the game, like catching fire if charging for too long.
But I managed to find an angle where the toast could just sweep along the ground which meant that the gameplay would consist of nothing more than pressing the mousebutton as often as I could. Would have loved some more challenges, like stuff blocking the way forcing you to aim higher, and reward for precision.

monkeedude1212

21. Apr 2015 · 21:24 UTC

Graphics and audio are great. Love the little bits about it that make it intuitive. The toast handle drawing down to show you the power. Flaming toast for max power. Love it.

🎤 ETHproductions

21. Apr 2015 · 22:35 UTC

Wow, thanks for all of the feedback! I'm glad you folks like it. :)

@CarlsonAndPeeters: Thanks for pointing that out! I've changed that now.

@KCrimson, Tommislav: Hadn't thought about adding in some more bready weapons. Thanks for the suggestion!

@Photon: I was planning to add in more enemies, but in the end, I ran out of time. :( Definitely going to add them in the post-comp version, though!

🎤 ETHproductions

21. Apr 2015 · 22:35 UTC

I'll try to play all of your games ASAP :)

Blobo

22. Apr 2015 · 00:01 UTC

Really nice game. love the concept. the music loop is pretty repetetive and short, but overall a great game.

klbrazil

22. Apr 2015 · 03:50 UTC

nice game XD i like how it burns when overcharged XD

TravisRoot1

22. Apr 2015 · 06:57 UTC

Solid mechanic here! I enjoyed straddling the line between ultra-powerful shots and burning myself.

Music is great, but presentation is rather poor. Not the point of games, though. All in all, nice work.

P.S. thank you so much for helping me on Firefly Gun's flash embed :)

NoxNode

23. Apr 2015 · 02:02 UTC

Pretty good. I prefer more fast paced games, but was pretty funny shootin some toast at the evil pop tarts lol

ceosol

25. Apr 2015 · 17:01 UTC

Love the idea of a toaster fighting poptarts. I did not see a real impact between light toast to flaming toast. The light toast almost seemed better because it would roll a little on the ground. Without having an upgrade system, I think it definitely needed clear toast power levels. That was my only real complaint, it was still a great entry!

Tatsu Studio

28. Apr 2015 · 03:58 UTC

Nice game, i think funny! ^^

jk5000

28. Apr 2015 · 07:08 UTC

Simple and charming. Good job.

Omiya Games

29. Apr 2015 · 02:11 UTC

Pretty neat game, especially made by oneself in 48 hours. I do think is too simple to be enjoyable. Some abilities to either combo or power-up your attacks will be nice. Additionally to respond to those improvements, different enemy types would be cool as well. Felt a bit like a tower-defense game without any upgrades.

Geckoo1337

29. Apr 2015 · 21:44 UTC

Interesting concept. I like it. All works well. I think that this project can be improved by adding some features, but it's good enough. Well done ++

LMT

06. May 2015 · 17:52 UTC

Interesting game - I like it. The jusic is fun and the whole game idea definitely fits the theme. it did take me quite a qhile that you can hold down to cook the bread more (xD)

crazya02

12. May 2015 · 00:51 UTC

Funny, though it got pretty tedious.

SledKnight

12. May 2015 · 00:53 UTC

Very repetitive... but, I loved the animations, and the smiling toaster. Fits the theme well. Good job!

Xanjos

12. May 2015 · 00:54 UTC

I actually like how you can charge your shots and get burning toast for more firepower.

IamAcoconut

12. May 2015 · 00:55 UTC

Nice game. Very cute and charming! It'd be nice if there was other stuff you could do, either than just clicking, but the game is pretty solid :). I liked the music :)