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SmashTower by Spierek

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made by Spierek for LD31 (JAM)
Amidst the forgotten outskirts, The Stairless Tower stands tall and unconquered. For decades no one has been able to claim the riches it holds (because there are no means of climbing to the next floor)...

... until brave Sir Andrew (who has a PhD in Demolition and Hammerwielding) decided that it was time for him to step into the action.

Attack the monsters, avoid their claws, smash columns to make the upper floor drop down and try to level the tower as much as possible!

Controls:
WSAD / arrows - move
LMB - attack
RMB - dash

Made in 72h by:
Luke Spierewka (@Spierek) - code
Bartłomiej Sieczka (@ret44) - code
Piotr Bartosiak (@PiotrekPete) - art

Music was shamelessly borrowed from Kevin Macleod (http://incompetech.com/).
Web http://spierek.net/Games/SmashTower/
Web (Post-Jam) http://spierek.net/Games/SmashTower/PostJam/
Source https://github.com/Spierek/StairsAreForLosers
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=14319

Ratings

Coolness 39% 1742
Overall(Jam) 3.61 202
Fun(Jam) 3.55 157
Graphics(Jam) 3.66 316
Humor(Jam) 3.04 281
Innovation(Jam) 3.55 218
Mood(Jam) 3.32 303
Theme(Jam) 4.00 133

Feedback

sharp911
09. Dec 2014 · 02:59 UTC
Not bad. I liked it. Not quite sure if I found out how to play it or not. But I got enemies spawned and killed them and hit the pillars ;)
RyanNielson
09. Dec 2014 · 03:43 UTC
Great game, I love the aesthetics and the music. I found myself getting killed by those yellow platforms that fall pretty often.
Frump
09. Dec 2014 · 03:49 UTC
Very steep difficulty ramp. I enjoyed it a lot. Good art, music and gameplay.
barryrowe
09. Dec 2014 · 04:45 UTC
This is fun. The concept and mechanics are great. I wish the dash would dash in the current moving direction. The bottom right column is always a tough one to get away from.
2Bit
09. Dec 2014 · 04:47 UTC
I really enjoyed it! Loved how the pillars worked and the art/sound was nice
SilentNight
09. Dec 2014 · 05:34 UTC
Nice graphics and gameplay, it was pretty fun overall. Solid work!
Geckoo1337
09. Dec 2014 · 06:19 UTC
Interesting controls and pleasant concept on One screen as theme. I like it. Thx ++
ilokimo
09. Dec 2014 · 11:57 UTC
Cool little game, it was really hard to play with a trackpad. It seemed also that my attacks didn't works. At first I though I was not clicking right.
I really wish there was more game like this in my childhood :).
RobustInteractive
09. Dec 2014 · 12:45 UTC
fun gameplay, tracking the spiders by their shadows was fun. just found the direction of looking of the player was not smooth enough, sometimes it did not turn away when i tried to run from below the floor, being unable to dash.
fullmontis
09. Dec 2014 · 14:14 UTC
I really like the idea, the game is challenging and interesting, I like it. One little complaint I have is that when you dash you should do so in the direction given by the WASD keys, not by the pointer of the mouse since it's less intuitive. Aside from that, I really like it.
ainokaisa
09. Dec 2014 · 17:12 UTC
GG :D
NeithR
09. Dec 2014 · 20:54 UTC
Great simple game especially I like the pixel graphics ;).
Wertle
09. Dec 2014 · 21:43 UTC
Nice feedback on the hammer swing with the animations, especially on the bat, it felt really good to smash them. Music was really nice. The floor dropping out mechanic feels like it could be explored more to get interesting strategies and whatnot. Good job!
Code Medicine
10. Dec 2014 · 02:23 UTC
Great concept and fun to play! I dig the art and the music. I did struggle a little with the controls but started to get used to by the end of my play through. I kept wishing for a swing sound and for hit sounds when you either hit an enemy or take damage. Dig the UI elements on the left side as well. Great submission! Enjoyed it!
Lynx
10. Dec 2014 · 06:06 UTC
Single mechanics yet fun game. Might need to tighten up the controls, they feel a bit out of touch or just ever so slightly floaty to me.

This feels like one of those games that feels and plays great when the controls are perfectly tightened up. (by controls I mean press of key to movement and inertia of character)
Taldius
10. Dec 2014 · 07:21 UTC
Those f***** spiders and the fact that the ceiling kill monster are some great idea. Nice game !
BroCade
10. Dec 2014 · 09:39 UTC
Great Concept, Great Polish, Great game!
Pulsartronic
10. Dec 2014 · 14:06 UTC
Great entry!!!!
ruerob
10. Dec 2014 · 19:25 UTC
The only thing that i don't like about this game is that the hero didn't change his direction, so that i can smash to the other side. But except of that little thing it is very well made. Nice graphics, nice music and nice sound.
SoulGame
11. Dec 2014 · 00:48 UTC
Cool one. It took me 3 dead to understand that the floor was killing me when i destroyed a tower (in fact it's a column tath supports fllor, right ?). Maybe you could make the column higher to let the player view the floor that they supports because at 1st view, floor seems to pop out the ground.
With some balncing and less enemies can be really fun. For now, it's amusing. Nice idea.
deyteris_team
11. Dec 2014 · 12:42 UTC
I had a fun with the game. But the only problem to me was the character can't turn when going right
JJEvil
13. Dec 2014 · 19:53 UTC
Liked the controls & graphics. Good job.
JJEvil
14. Dec 2014 · 01:02 UTC
I awarded you a trophy. This post explains why: http://ludumdare.com/compo/2014/12/13/my-picks-for-ld31s-top-10-best-beards-manly-mustaches/
PapyPilgrim
15. Dec 2014 · 10:35 UTC
The progression felt a little dull after a while, but this is a really good job. Bookmarked
Jupiter_Hadley
21. Dec 2014 · 20:44 UTC
Really interesting, fun game! I Included it in part 13 of my Ludum Dare 31 compilation video series, if you would like to check it out :) http://youtu.be/yuPvpTdD-O8