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Another Castle by RosyPenguin

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made by RosyPenguin for LD25 (JAM)
Storm into castle after castle and capture all the princesses in the land!

Up - Jump
Down - Interact with props
Left/Right - Boost of speed

Break obstacles off the walls to thwart the knights looking to rescue the princesses. Don't walk into the obstacles on your way down!


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TEAM
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Rose - Artist
Vu - Programmer
Johan - Programmer/Musician
Hal - Musician

Web https://dl.dropbox.com/u/33320448/preview/AnotherCastle/index.html
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=5628

Ratings

Coolness 56% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.87 17
Audio(Jam) 4.02 7
Fun(Jam) 3.62 29
Graphics(Jam) 4.40 17
Humor(Jam) 3.23 63
Innovation(Jam) 3.54 42
Mood(Jam) 3.44 52
Theme(Jam) 4.05 23

Feedback

amassingham
18. Dec 2012 · 03:11 UTC
Nice! I quite like this.
hallsofvallhalla
18. Dec 2012 · 03:26 UTC
Nicely done!
PIXEL^3
18. Dec 2012 · 07:14 UTC
Overall I like it, but it has a touch of lag for me and I felt like the player wasn't involved enough. Maybe it's just me. Otherwise the music and art is quit nice.

~AlucardX60
Joncom
18. Dec 2012 · 08:28 UTC
Followed link from Reddit. Nice work!
Scott McBee
18. Dec 2012 · 14:35 UTC
I liked the music and the art was fantastic. For the first level, I thought I was watching a cutscene. More onscreen instruction might help with that if you continue working on this, but I'm wondering what lead to the decision of taking basic movement away from the player.
Sestren
19. Dec 2012 · 02:40 UTC
Lots of fun to play, and the music and graphics are all great. Well done!
Ariake81
19. Dec 2012 · 04:04 UTC
lovely job, good work!
BrothersT
19. Dec 2012 · 04:16 UTC
Awesome! I had a lot of fun with this, was almost out of tower four before realsing that smashed lamps that missed enemies could hurt you when you ran over them.
MrEvilGuy
19. Dec 2012 · 04:28 UTC
Fun! Kind of wish I could smash through the walls and fly out of the towers in somersaults and all that. :D
illugion
19. Dec 2012 · 04:35 UTC
Wow this game was really fun XD the music and sound effects were just perfect and the gameplay is really neat
bugninja
19. Dec 2012 · 04:39 UTC
One of my favorites. Well done, fun, great graphics.
vrav
19. Dec 2012 · 04:56 UTC
Very nice! I couldn't finish the final tower, but enjoyed the experience.
Tenlki
19. Dec 2012 · 05:35 UTC
Sorry, Mario, looks like this princess...
*puts on glasses* B)
...is in another castle.

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
michax
19. Dec 2012 · 06:34 UTC
Simple and addictive mechanics :) Perfect! Enjoyed audio as well.
LaughingLeader
19. Dec 2012 · 14:01 UTC
Great job! Fantastic artwork and music, and a neat game idea. I got stuck on the Tower with 12 floors, since I'd run out of speed boosts or objects to trip people up with. I didn't even attempt the even harder Tower, haha.
Mythalore
19. Dec 2012 · 21:30 UTC
Incredible graphics! With decent gameplay!
zkenshin
20. Dec 2012 · 01:38 UTC
Good gameplay, nice fitting with the theme.
Colapsydo
20. Dec 2012 · 13:03 UTC
Really fun and the keys interactions are well thought.
The last level is a bit difficult since sometimes you get touch several times when it's happen at a floor transition.
01101101
21. Dec 2012 · 11:07 UTC
Cool GP concept, very nice graphics. Audio could have been great if the music loop was a little longer.
Dir3kt
21. Dec 2012 · 21:37 UTC
Was pleasant to play your entry. More levels :)
Drabiter
26. Dec 2012 · 04:25 UTC
Well polished and fun!
fishbrain
26. Dec 2012 · 12:48 UTC
Brilliant! Love this!
recursive frog
28. Dec 2012 · 06:17 UTC
I kidnapped all the princesses! I'm so evil!

The art style here was magnificent, and the game had just the right blend of action and strategy elements to hook in a player and keep their attention long enough to see it all the way to the end. The music was jazzy, and the sound effects totally appropriate.

This is probably one of the best entries I've played yet.
BNeutral
28. Dec 2012 · 06:22 UTC
Haha, amazing.
odrega
28. Dec 2012 · 09:01 UTC
Excellent music, it was just superb
ArkadyDracul
28. Dec 2012 · 11:45 UTC
Nice!
Tobias Wehrum
28. Dec 2012 · 16:20 UTC
Fantasic art and music, a fitting theme, cool gameplay - good job overall!
Jeremias
28. Dec 2012 · 19:34 UTC
Nice idea, but didn't beat the last level. You say "Don't walk into the obstacles on your way down!" but I don't get what you mean with that.
dcolgan
28. Dec 2012 · 20:21 UTC
Awesome for 72 hours! The game has it all: graphics, music, gameplay, humor. Solid game. Full stars!
brantkings
28. Dec 2012 · 21:13 UTC
Great game! Loved it. Didn't finish because the last level was so hard. I took a while to discover what down did, though. Nice work!
chambers
29. Dec 2012 · 07:06 UTC
Fun game with nice music and graphics. I found everything too easy and the Tall Tower too hard. Had a lot of fun trying to beat that level at first, but I ended up giving up.

At first I was very confused with all doors having the exact same look. Maybe doors that connect floors and doors that spawn enemmies should look different in some way.
kibertoad
29. Dec 2012 · 20:31 UTC
Art was amazing, wish controls were a bit more responsive.
Cake&Code
30. Dec 2012 · 01:36 UTC
Great work! I wish there were some form of on screen instructions, since I thought the first level was just a cut scene and didn't really do anything. It wasn't until I was 3-4 levels in that I picked up the general mechanics of the game. The player could be more involved. The music and the art are great though! :)
LogGiant
30. Dec 2012 · 07:07 UTC
This is definitely in my top 5 favorite LD games ever. It's fantastic!
dremelofdeath
30. Dec 2012 · 07:50 UTC
love the game! knocking wall decorations into soldiers is oddly satisfying
fr_automatik
30. Dec 2012 · 14:26 UTC
Well polished! (The last level was very hard)
bentog
30. Dec 2012 · 20:09 UTC
Well done, the gameplay is interesting and fun, the graphics are amazing and the audio is great. Well done!
uncade
31. Dec 2012 · 07:34 UTC
Neat game! Not to be a dick, but I've been working on a game titled Another Castle for a while now, if you guys release a post compo version could you please change the name? I couldn't find your contact info, hence why I'm leaving the comment here. You can check out my game at http://www.AnotherCastleTheGame.com and
you can reach me by email at david [at] uncade.com
🎤 RosyPenguin
31. Dec 2012 · 15:41 UTC
Thanks everyone for the awesome feedback! We're working on making improvements and addressing the issues that have been brought up.

@uncade - Thanks for reaching out. We found your game after the jam and totally intend to change our game's name for a post-jam release.
jfroco
06. Jan 2013 · 16:39 UTC
Presentation is extraodinary. Loved the music and the gfx. Nice idea. Great to have a game protagonized by a Minotaur.