10 Seconds In Line by monkeymad2

made by monkeymad2 for LD27 (COMPO)

A dying king genetically engineers 10 possible heirs, and now he has to place spikes to kill them off so only one reaches the crown.

Arrow keys to move the level along while in build mode.

Not very pleased with this at all, wanted more traps fewer bugs, nicer graphics, more interaction etc etc.

In an attempt to make a game I didn't think anyone else would make I forgot about the gameplay parts...

Concept wise I'm not even sure it stands up, it'll nearly always be place 9 traps -> kill 9 heirs -> Win.

But hey, take what you can from it.

Please use Chrome, will still be buggy but should at least work the first time around.

HTML5	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1482003/LD27/index.html
Source	https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1482003/LD27/index.html
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=7386

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rezoner

26. Aug 2013 · 23:21 UTC

what did I just played =0

john_conder9

27. Aug 2013 · 21:56 UTC

I'm not sure if this is unplayable due to bugs or if it's just incomplete, because I can totally see the idea you are going for - it's just not really got enough "going" for it. The art is fantastic, the zombie dude is hilarious. The different brick textures are nice, but other than that the game is bug-ridden and slllloooooooooooooowwwwwwwww with no real objective or way to win lose in sight. Still, this is something that with a bit of polish and some more work could turn out to be a really amazing little game. I'd love to see more!

john_conder9

27. Aug 2013 · 22:01 UTC

Actually, re-reading the description again I'll say this: I used chrome and it was super laggy. If an heir reached the crown nothing happened. - Oh, that just made me realize you have to have just a SINGLE heir reach it. So I went back and did that, and AH. I won! Yay! Maybe I didn't see what you were going for before then :D I thought it was intended to be more like, say, some kind of trap-based TD or something. Anyway, I also noticed that the lag isn't really there until you manage to get back to the build area after the first time, at which point it's really bad. ANYWAY, either the game isn't very clear about the objective (a way to lose would help that :P) part of that misunderstanding must be my fault, so, whoops sorry :D

udo

28. Aug 2013 · 23:32 UTC

I loved the graphics, so moody! Overall the gameplay was enjoyable, but the player character hangs near the edges and generally behaves unpredictably. This entry would have been even better with some sound effects thrown in!

udo

28. Aug 2013 · 23:43 UTC

Oh no, I commented on the wrong game, so sorry. The dangers of many open tabs. There doesn't seem to be a way to delete a comment. Anyway, here's the right one:

I'm not exactly sure how this was meant to be played since it seemed very slow on Chrome/Mac. Anyway, the heir and king graphics are very well done. Can't say much else about the gameplay though.

gre

31. Aug 2013 · 16:35 UTC

CSS blur!!!

That game was weird.

Diptoman

31. Aug 2013 · 16:46 UTC

I played on this chrome, but it seems to be framing quite a bit. Something in the code might be taking up a lot of the memory. Do check it out. I bet the game will become faster once you fix the issue. I'd like to play the game once that's done. :)

Jupiter_Hadley

07. Sep 2013 · 12:39 UTC

Found this game hard to play but I liked it. I featured it in my LD27 video compilation series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GXNOecUq9c