King of the Castle by adamwfindlay

made by adamwfindlay for LD31 (JAM)

Hey everyone, this is our game; King of the Castle.

Made in about 30 odd hours for the jam. All design, art and code done by myself and all music and SFX done by my friend Sam. Everything was made from scratch by us within the time limit!

Defend your castle from Goblin invaders, put fires out and keep your flags flying high! See how high a score you can get!

Controls:

A - Move Left
D - Move Right
W - Climb Up Ladders
Space - Jump
Return - Swing Sword

Rules
- Kill as many Goblins as possible

- Game over if all 3 flags are lowered, you raise a fallen flag by standing next to it.

- Game over if there are 3 fires, put them out by swinging your sword next to them!

- Game over if you get hit by 5 arrows, try and dodge them by jumping.

Web	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97942042/King%20of%20the%20Castle/index.html
Source	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97942042/King%20of%20the%20Castle.capx
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=29302

Ratings

Coolness	45%	1550
Overall(Jam)	3.43	312

Audio(Jam)	3.10	357
Fun(Jam)	3.55	157
Graphics(Jam)	3.84	220
Humor(Jam)	2.91	338
Innovation(Jam)	3.06	484
Mood(Jam)	3.19	388
Theme(Jam)	3.66	400

Feedback

dlowe

09. Dec 2014 · 00:34 UTC

Thanks for the game!

ViKing Games

09. Dec 2014 · 00:38 UTC

Fun game, but without a high score table, there's not much reason to play more than a few times. Graphics and audio were both good too.

Kuupu

09. Dec 2014 · 00:54 UTC

Woow! Nice game!

rogberth

09. Dec 2014 · 02:11 UTC

Fun game. The meteor fire doesn't seem to hurt me, is that ok?

mutatedsoftware

09. Dec 2014 · 06:05 UTC

Very enjoyable and a fun concept. My only suggestion would be to give an indicator of if a goblin is about to shoot or can't shoot at the moment. Thanks!

Arpeggiatura

09. Dec 2014 · 07:30 UTC

Great controls. Fun to play!!!! I like the art style.
Thank you!!

6DownStudios

09. Dec 2014 · 07:56 UTC

Brilliant! Simple but very well designed mechanic/map. Platform and ladder placement made for a very active playing field, and I love the low-rez art and sounds.

Keep it up guys!

🎤 adamwfindlay

09. Dec 2014 · 08:04 UTC

Thanks everyone! :)

@Viking Games - yeah I would like to of been able to add a high score table!

@Rogberth - It's correct in the current build, but something that I would implement given more time.

@mutatedsoftware - thanks for the suggestion, I like it!

alfadur

09. Dec 2014 · 21:34 UTC

Nice, a very well-rounded game! I especially like how the King flies off the ladders when going up. :)

BuzzJeux

09. Dec 2014 · 22:47 UTC

Very nice and cute pixel art, fun and very reliable, congratz for your this pleasant game !

SuperDisk

12. Dec 2014 · 16:07 UTC

I keep dying for seemingly no reason. Other than that, it's actually nice. Meteors seem to come in pretty often.

Mase

12. Dec 2014 · 16:14 UTC

Needs more luscious animation... more frames.
Gameplay is fun and engaging; the difficulty seems to scale nicely as well. I got 4300.
The audio is too harsh.
Sometimes the arrows reversed direction... one bounced between the two side towers several times.

RyanNielson

12. Dec 2014 · 16:19 UTC

Great little game, I especially like the presentation and the mechanics. Although the hit detection on the sword could use a little work. Well done overall.

Germanunkol

12. Dec 2014 · 16:26 UTC

There was one fire where I'm not sure I could have put it out -> it was on the side of a tower, and in the heat of the battle I did not figure out how to stop it.
And I also saw returning arrows. Other than that -> awesome game. Very well done, it just works, is fun (and funny)!

klianc09

12. Dec 2014 · 16:26 UTC

The game looks great, but the music and sound effects are a bit too loud.
And it would be great if there was some kind of feedback, why it was gameover. Took me several tries to realize I had died because of the fires, I was too busy putting those flags back up.

broknecho

12. Dec 2014 · 16:27 UTC

That was a lot of fun. Well done! Some awesome mid air sword swipe kills!

freaknarf

12. Dec 2014 · 16:31 UTC

Nice game and cool pixel art :)

SneManden

12. Dec 2014 · 17:15 UTC

Really fun! The game is quite hectic without being overwhelming or too hard. Nice graphics.

ZNCatlaw

12. Dec 2014 · 17:30 UTC

This was good! I sometimes felt like I died out of nowhere. When the enemies hit you, and when you take damage, there is no feedback besides the hearts going down. Normally the player might flash, or be knocked back, or better yet... the screen might shake!

Anyway: very nice entry all in all!

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJdEqssNZ-U

Krunoslav

12. Dec 2014 · 18:02 UTC

Very nice game, i liked the graphic and sound. It is very fun well done!
Why the enemies appear in the doors of the castle? :P
A very complet game!

Frump

12. Dec 2014 · 18:12 UTC

Fun entry. When the player is getting hit and losing hp isn't well communicated enough. I kept dying without realizing it.

bushmango

12. Dec 2014 · 18:28 UTC

Cool game! My controls got really laggy for some reason after a while. I love the art direction.

Night

12. Dec 2014 · 18:54 UTC

Very nice oldschool game. Good way to relax.

puppetmaster

12. Dec 2014 · 20:51 UTC

This game is very cool! Nice controls and splatter effects!
Well done!

LTyrosine

12. Dec 2014 · 22:35 UTC

Nice game! Really fun to play, cool music, nice graphics. Top entry.

redoxkun

13. Dec 2014 · 17:48 UTC

I like it, but the controls makes quite dificult to play

Rick Hoppmann

13. Dec 2014 · 20:11 UTC

The high tones of the audio were annoying, imo.
Nice pixelart.

pkenney

15. Dec 2014 · 00:32 UTC

Cool multi-goal game design! Very slick graphics, too. There were a lot of high tones in the audio - the music reached some high pitches and the jump sound was quite long. Personal taste of course but that wasn't my favorite aspect.

Very strong entry with good ideas and execution!

DrGeraud

17. Dec 2014 · 18:39 UTC

Neat little game !

Shimone

18. Dec 2014 · 10:40 UTC

Great entry. I loved the graphics and the gameplay. Audio volume was a bit too high in my opinion.

mathmadlen

22. Dec 2014 · 14:54 UTC

Fun, simple game, nice art and sound. Very well put together - good job!

Shivur

29. Dec 2014 · 02:23 UTC

Fun game!

rojo

29. Dec 2014 · 02:43 UTC

Really nice retro feel! Graphics and audio were pretty solid. I think the next step would be to add some purpose - high scores and the like. It might be interesting if you had to tap a series of buttons to raise flags as well, rather than just standing next to them. Good job, though!

Dining Philosopher

29. Dec 2014 · 15:59 UTC

Very nice entry, my only suggestion is to give some feedback when the player gets hit, and show when a goblin is about to shoot.