Just Desserts by LevelUpJordan

made by LevelUpJordan for LD27 (COMPO)

This is my first ever Ludum Dare. I learned a lot, made some new friends and had fun.

Hope you like the game, I took on the additional Ludum Dare Tower Defence (#LDTD) from Folmer Kelly on Twitter. I expect a lot of people to have games that last 10 seconds, but I took a different take. I'm no artist/musician but hopefully nothing distracts from the gameplay too much.

Please tell me what you think by voting and/or reaching out to me on Twitter at @LevelUpJordan

Web	http://www.scirra.com/arcade/puzzle/6793/just-desserts
Windows	https://www.dropbox.com/s/k028rwf1i66fhj7/Just_Desserts_Windows_v1.zip
OS/X	https://www.dropbox.com/s/9lblofhef6x8qer/Just_Desserts_Mac_v1.zip
Linux	https://www.dropbox.com/s/seukndt6lmqfgkk/Just_Desserts_Linux_v1.zip
Source	https://www.dropbox.com/s/2hstrxufy56s9cu/Source.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=26920

Ratings

Coolness	35%	1500
Overall	2.96	660

Audio	2.04	797
Fun	2.93	550
Graphics	2.44	827
Humor	3.12	170
Innovation	2.70	763
Mood	2.58	670
Theme	3.35	378

Feedback

Josh Riley

26. Aug 2013 · 03:42 UTC

Really fun light-hearted theming. Like I mentioned to you, I have a weird infatuation for how smooth the cones look when they turn. Also, really applaud the inclusion of a tutorial. I probably could have figured out the mechanics, but that definitely makes getting into it easier. Good work!

Andrio

26. Aug 2013 · 04:09 UTC

A nice, simple tower defence, not bad for 48 hours! Doesn't really do an effective job of relating back to the theme, although I understand how it does. Good humour ;)

Simulacrum

26. Aug 2013 · 04:18 UTC

Fun game, everything looks and feels very smooth. The mouse-over coins adds a nice touch to the Tower-Defense format.

DavidBittner

26. Aug 2013 · 04:20 UTC

Good game! Pretty tense to be honest, collecting all of them coins and clicking on all of them cones! Haha

Twistedsnail

26. Aug 2013 · 06:17 UTC

Good game!
It has the best humor of any entries I've seen so far.
My only gripe is (at least on my computer) the time next to the desserts were really blurry.

But that was fun!

mtrc

26. Aug 2013 · 11:56 UTC

Lovely little game! Kudos for taking on the Tower Defence challenge, and I thought you did great on the art and music. It was first-time music-making for me too, so I feel your pain! You did a great job though.

I liked the theme addition. It was a bit easy to simply reset the same few towers over and over, but I still think it worked out well!

SasoriDama

26. Aug 2013 · 15:56 UTC

Nice job. It feels like solid tower defense and the winding paths made strategic placement fun. I don't think my desert resets were working though.

mutuware

26. Aug 2013 · 17:21 UTC

They ate my cake!
Nicely done game.

Jacic

26. Aug 2013 · 23:32 UTC

I really like the dessert theme! The art was all pretty great, and the game is fun overall. :)

Alex Rose

27. Aug 2013 · 10:24 UTC

Thanks for the kind words. This is a really well implemented tower defense game, I like how you have the set path so you can maximise the efficiency of your "turrets". At first I was using one turret and a toffee trap at spawn, but then I got overzealous and put a few things down, completely wasted my funds. They managed to get close to base, but never in! Nice one.

pikkufighter

27. Aug 2013 · 11:28 UTC

fun game indeed only thing i wish for is that you would have a image following your mouse when you have selected a dessert to place.

Shugor

27. Aug 2013 · 20:35 UTC

Everything is pretty smooth, and the graphics and music are pretty decent for not being an artist/musician. Although, the paths made it feel more repetitive, making it so all you had to do was babysit the entrances.

Folis

27. Aug 2013 · 22:23 UTC

Very interesting take on the theme! And it's quite thrilling too, as you have to watch out for your defenses, unlike in a regular TD.

Overall a very good job for your first LD! :)

SamuelDivinium

28. Aug 2013 · 07:54 UTC

Pretty nice tower defense game, and a decent entry.

BUT the repetitive music segment was killing me! :(

folmerkelly

28. Aug 2013 · 10:16 UTC

Well done for a jam game, no doubt about it. Like I told you before, I don't feel that the 10 second theme is super clear, but I do *get* it.

bassarisse

29. Aug 2013 · 23:37 UTC

Nice use of the theme! The cannons needed to turn a bit faster.

tripleVisionGames

31. Aug 2013 · 11:18 UTC

Good game, felt it needed a bit of work on balance (for a post jam version) as I ran out of money. Good use of the theme too having them self destruct and needing to click on them. Sounds will help with that too as I lost track of what was about to run out.

shard123

08. Sep 2013 · 01:51 UTC

Simple and fun, nice work!