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The World is Mine! by matthias_zarzecki

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made by matthias_zarzecki for LD25 (COMPO)
Take over the world is this World-Domination-Simulator!

Features!
- The G.O.A.T.
- Evil Bases!
- Goon-Management!
- A Blimp! (it's evil)
- Laser Death Rays!
- Kongregate-Highscore-integration
- A kick-ass evil march I composed in less than an hour


You control the game with the mouse. Mute the sound with M. The rest is self-explanatory. (if not: recruit Goons. Take over cities. Get Cash. Expand. Make the world YOURS)

The game ends if you destroy the world, or take it over.

Also available for your convenience: A windows-standalone, Mac- and Linux-Files (I hope they work)

Enjoy!

-Matthias

//Music!
I uploaded the soundtrack. Now you can hear it whenever you want! (if that is your thing :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26mkyr4sFRE&feature=youtu.be

//Post-Mortem
I wrote down some thoughts how this could've been so much better
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/01/01/thoughts-on-the-world-is-mine/

Web http://www.kongregate.com/games/IcarusTyler/the-world-is-mine
Windows http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20373082/the_world_is_mine/the_world_is_mine_windows.zip
Mac & Linux http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20373082/the_world_is_mine/the_world_is_mine_mac_linux.zip
Source http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20373082/the_world_is_mine/the_world_is_mine_source.zip
Timelapse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GgPCVgIJrI&feature=youtu.be
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=3880

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.33 181
Audio 2.93 202
Fun 3.08 247
Graphics 3.07 309
Humor 3.05 192
Innovation 3.14 238
Mood 3.03 236
Theme 3.94 62

Feedback

CNIAngel
17. Dec 2012 · 02:53 UTC
Love it. +1 for getting a song stuck in my head with the title.
Mieville
17. Dec 2012 · 03:27 UTC
Pretty fun, my armies have conquered the world!
Robotic
17. Dec 2012 · 03:28 UTC
Very efficient concept, loved the detail of the moon
Zillix
17. Dec 2012 · 03:28 UTC
Great work! I loved that all the goons had individual names. Nice touch.
Devenger
17. Dec 2012 · 03:33 UTC
Certainly captured that feeling of being a villain - and was quite funny in some ways too! - but could have done with some antagonists of some sort.
Freakill
17. Dec 2012 · 03:34 UTC
The game idea is really good, with good menu options well thought for the gameplay. But then when one plays the game seams too much easy. There could have been the oportunity to lose by not managing well the resources at the beginning, but one must do it really badly for doing so. The music is really nice, addictive even, doing the experience pleasant :D
metadept
17. Dec 2012 · 03:35 UTC
Absolutely fantastic. Played through the whole thing. It's too easy, and there are a few graphical issues (some city labels were inside the continents for me), but for a compo game this is golden.
FacticiusVir
17. Dec 2012 · 03:35 UTC
Liked the idea; UI was a bit tricky, and it took a minute to work out what I was supposed to do and how you're supposed to win (why did new cities appearing halfway through?) but basically fun and definitely fits the theme.
Cosine
17. Dec 2012 · 03:43 UTC
Not 100% what I was doing while playing. Gameplay was very simple (buy 3 goons, take over city, repeat) and fairly boring, there was no way to "lose." Game fit the theme. Graphics were simple, yet effective (UI could've used some touch-ups). Music was a good effort, although the dun dun-dun-dun-dun of the piano began to get annoying after a while. I found the best part of the game to be the humor and mood, because I really did feel a bit like a deranged maniac trying to take over the world.
Cosine
17. Dec 2012 · 03:45 UTC
Oh, forgot to add: Found a bug where city names would draw inside the planet. http://puu.sh/1BPom
KhaoTom
17. Dec 2012 · 03:46 UTC
How is the score figured?
🎤 matthias_zarzecki
17. Dec 2012 · 03:53 UTC
Yeah, the text sometimes appearing in mountains is irritating. It took a lot of time trying to get it to work.

When I move the text further away the screen became cluttered with fyling texts, which was more irritating :P
Tobias Wehrum
17. Dec 2012 · 04:13 UTC
I like the graphics, and the texts are very cool! Especially the named goons are a nice touch :)

The gameplay definitly has potential, but right now there is little to no challenge. Is there anything fighting back? (The slow resistence of the cities is easily overcome by sending goons quickly.)

I'm also quite unsure how the points are calculated.

Oh, and I like the music!
Dark Acre Jack
17. Dec 2012 · 06:32 UTC
Pretty cool. I need an instruction manual, though.

Always fun making globes ;)
feltip
17. Dec 2012 · 10:58 UTC
This is so sweet :D
DavidErosa
17. Dec 2012 · 11:02 UTC
I can't get that song out of my head! Nice concept and easy to play, so perfect fit for me :)
rasmusrn
17. Dec 2012 · 12:24 UTC
Oh my god - the price of goons these day. The prices are sky rocketing! ;)

Lots of fun details in this game :)

Fun game!
Spierek
17. Dec 2012 · 13:12 UTC
Really nice idea with cool execution. The UI could've been a bit better, but all those upgrade descriptions gave me a good laugh :)
CoffeeOnimal
17. Dec 2012 · 14:29 UTC
Good fun! I like a game that I can pick up easily and get a good sense of it quickly.
Polar
17. Dec 2012 · 19:45 UTC
Liked it, but a bit too easy - I left it for a while, bought my way to the Lunar Death Ray, and won.
Pierrec
17. Dec 2012 · 20:56 UTC
Nice one! A lot of nice touches in there.
Too bad it's way too easy. I would have loved a bit more strategy, like attacking the cities in a correct order to keep the cash flowing, because right now, the most efficient strategy is to take a 5 minutes break and come back ^^
I think the GUI buttons could be improved too, maybe with symbolic icons instead of text.

Anyway, it's a great work. They should make a 007 movie about it! ;)
Mythalore
17. Dec 2012 · 21:15 UTC
Technically pretty cool, but the goons must be incredibly powerful!
SamoojaMies
17. Dec 2012 · 21:36 UTC
Yes the soundtrack is good. Maybe you could add some opposite force to give the player more challenge. I felt evil.
Cthu
17. Dec 2012 · 21:47 UTC
Congratulations on a great soundtrack and a fun game!
steamgirl
17. Dec 2012 · 23:52 UTC
Really liked this game! Great premise, full of humour, nice touches. I'm amazed you managed to get all this done in such a short amount of time. It would be interesting to find out more about what you had planned for this game as there isn't much challenge to it (yet). Will you be making this into a full game at some point?
Cat Burton
18. Dec 2012 · 00:13 UTC
Absolutely brilliant! Really, really well done for making this in the competition time! Please make a bigger version with more levels/worlds - I've taken over the one world already and want to send my Blimp to take over some more! :D
MagmaLemur
18. Dec 2012 · 00:21 UTC
I really like the concept of taking over the world. It's a fun game with a good sense of humor. Good job!
crashbanito
18. Dec 2012 · 01:01 UTC
Pretty neat to play a spherical domination game like this, but I quite like the concept. The one the game could use would be more challenge and a bit more obvious as to what effect you are having on the world. Other than that, good job!
Rex Peppers
18. Dec 2012 · 02:56 UTC
Told you so! Heh fun!
ChainedLupine
18. Dec 2012 · 05:58 UTC
Cute! The theme is simple but nice!

Not really much of a challenge, though.
Nanolotl
18. Dec 2012 · 10:00 UTC
Fairly enjoyable, although the only challenge was waiting for money to build up.
Will Edwards
18. Dec 2012 · 10:13 UTC
Lovely game, nicely rendered. There were minor z problems with things like helicopters but it was perfectly forgivable.

(I would have liked left-mouse-button to pan and right-button on something to bring up a context menu, for example.)
ratking
18. Dec 2012 · 10:20 UTC
Generally I miss a little bit of quality in the execution, though. For example there is no reason why Labels and Buttons look alike (or why the buttons don't have a "hover" state). The houses don't even have a rooftop but are textured with the same window texture at the top.

But overall it's a very relaxing game and I played it through. =)
🎤 matthias_zarzecki
18. Dec 2012 · 11:43 UTC
Indeed, the models could look a lot better. Should've set more time aside, this is more of a 10min-job.
har_g
18. Dec 2012 · 13:33 UTC
feel like in mine but outside the base.
Lashiz121
18. Dec 2012 · 13:46 UTC
Great game not too much waiting around and +1 for the death ray
loren
18. Dec 2012 · 16:19 UTC
nice audio and gameplay. Good writing too!
singpolyma
18. Dec 2012 · 16:56 UTC
Am I the only one who got stuck at the title screen? How do I get past it? I tried clicking and dragging and hitting various keys. Nothing seems to happen, it just plays the song and shows me a spinning world.
D3zmodos
18. Dec 2012 · 17:41 UTC
I didn't even get a chance to go to space with my rocket pad =/ Was really fun though.
ramoncb
18. Dec 2012 · 22:01 UTC
really fun!
told you so! xD
KrisKinD
18. Dec 2012 · 22:31 UTC
Niiiice stuff
Mase
18. Dec 2012 · 23:57 UTC
The music seemed kind of upbeat, as if it was for a game about opening restaurants in cities, instead of conquering them.
amassingham
19. Dec 2012 · 00:57 UTC
Good game, I feel the UI needs a bit of improvement though. Made me think of the World Domination map from Evil Genius!
Komradus
19. Dec 2012 · 02:42 UTC
Really cool game, CIA HQ was a bit too easy to capture :P
hannardynamite
19. Dec 2012 · 09:28 UTC
That music. That awesome, awesome music.
DustyStylus
19. Dec 2012 · 14:19 UTC
Nice little game, clean interface! Agree with the comment that the goons must be pretty powerful! :D
Andrey Pradun
19. Dec 2012 · 18:06 UTC
Very nice, but as for me too easy.
shaneshanekavanagh
19. Dec 2012 · 19:31 UTC
Nice one! This would make an awesome multiplayer.
CMaster
19. Dec 2012 · 23:18 UTC
Nice work.
Be even better if there were ways for things to go wrong though.
wademcgillis
19. Dec 2012 · 23:39 UTC
I FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO PLAY.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

This is fun.
GreenPixelDev
20. Dec 2012 · 06:42 UTC
Great job! Simple, fun, and I felt compelled to take over the world :D Could have been more challenging but for a 48 hour project, you did well! I hope you keep building on this!
cwilloughby
20. Dec 2012 · 08:06 UTC
Really cool. Liked the music. Keep working on this and expand it!
Faust
20. Dec 2012 · 08:56 UTC
I just can't stop laughing when I see the abbreviation of GOAT, very interesting entry.
Zed
20. Dec 2012 · 13:57 UTC
I always KNEW piracy was evil, and funded global terrorist organisations! I'm not just saying this to echo what you said, but this is a very 'you' game. I love your simple 3D. I would pay actual real cash money for an entire game world built in it.
zenmumbler
20. Dec 2012 · 21:27 UTC
I like how 2 to 3 of my goons can take over a city of millions instantly. Funny lines, good effort.
recursor
20. Dec 2012 · 21:28 UTC
Even though it was a bit on the easy side, I quite enjoyed it.
HeyChinaski
20. Dec 2012 · 23:18 UTC
Loved the Deathrigible!
Winterblood
21. Dec 2012 · 00:11 UTC
Good fun, but rather unbalanced in the player's favour. Could do with a tickdown on conquered cities so you have to keep sending henchmen in to hold them - a juggling act that would get harder as you conquer more... also the menus were a bit hard to navigate. But I did enjoy it. Post-compo version please!
zkenshin
21. Dec 2012 · 01:59 UTC
Really fun, good job.
eraldo
21. Dec 2012 · 04:52 UTC
Nice.
Somtimes it said.. the world is mine.. with only one city owned. ?
Controls are a bit strange for turning the world. (click-drag click)
BarrensZeppelin
21. Dec 2012 · 07:00 UTC
2 ez
raincole
21. Dec 2012 · 07:17 UTC
very good, especially the music
StoneMonkeyStudios
21. Dec 2012 · 10:40 UTC
Pretty awesome game.

Told you so.
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
21. Dec 2012 · 11:23 UTC
lovely audio, fun gameplay! Top marks
nilstastic
21. Dec 2012 · 19:47 UTC
Good: Loved the details of the moon
Improve: Perhaps more varied sound, and gameplay that's a bit easier to get into. =)
rinaka
21. Dec 2012 · 23:17 UTC
Good concept and user interface. Graphics are nice and the procedural details (goon names, cities) are cool. As others pointed out, it would be great to see this game continue to evolve to include more opposition.
illugion
22. Dec 2012 · 06:41 UTC
Really cool idea and i liked that i had so many options for upgrades and everything XD
Edocentrique
22. Dec 2012 · 08:58 UTC
Very good !
SunShiranui
22. Dec 2012 · 11:57 UTC
Rotating the world was hard on a Mac, use keyboard keys next time. Otherwise, good game!
kill0u
22. Dec 2012 · 14:02 UTC
Nice one. Took me some time to realise I could "move" with right click.. :facepalm:

But I couldn't stop until the world was mine :evil:
Kuulog
22. Dec 2012 · 16:10 UTC
Cool game. I really liked the ending.
Niavlys
23. Dec 2012 · 11:18 UTC
That's very fun and somehow addictive, although not very challenging :) I like it!
Mesene
23. Dec 2012 · 16:48 UTC
Nice game and audio, it wasn't self-explanatory for me, you should write a little instructions here :). nice job!
ENDESGA
23. Dec 2012 · 23:26 UTC
Amazing!
SimianLogic
24. Dec 2012 · 19:33 UTC
Good start, but needs more challenge. I chose "invade" first and had no goons, so thought it was broken. Kept poking around, though, and eventually conquered the world.
Rabbits...
24. Dec 2012 · 21:51 UTC
World dominated! I loved the game!
DDRKirby(ISQ)
25. Dec 2012 · 09:17 UTC
Haha, nice little touches with the button text. Cute.
lotusgame
25. Dec 2012 · 10:47 UTC
Excellent work for a 48h entry !! I enjoyed build evil stuff and watch their presence in the world. A very nice concept and well realized :)
ahmed.majd
25. Dec 2012 · 12:50 UTC
Nice gameplay, i can't finish it because de poor english, but very good game made in 48 hours ^_^
WiseGAMER
25. Dec 2012 · 14:44 UTC
very good game remind me of Rise Of Nations hhhhhh
Xavier
25. Dec 2012 · 21:27 UTC
Can be a good game (everyone here can't be wrong) but I'm stuck with the game play (perhaps I'm too impatient)
ghotifrye
26. Dec 2012 · 04:35 UTC
Nice graphics, nice audio. It tends to scale a bit too quickly and I'm not certain there's anyway to lose, but those are my only complaints. Regardless, a fun concept. Well done!
Neonlare
26. Dec 2012 · 08:49 UTC
Enjoyed this! The game was a bit hard to follow with the Interface though.
TheMelon
26. Dec 2012 · 09:12 UTC
Cool world domination(we have a very simple concept) idea. I like that everything is simplified. Some more depth and feedback would be cool. Otherwise nice job.
BrothersT
26. Dec 2012 · 16:51 UTC
Haha, fun game. Could be harder, but even as it is, it's super fun to take over the world. Hired goons are expensive these days! Also the money/income rolls round when you play the game again. I'm sure you knew that and I have to say I couldn't complain, it was quite satisfying to beat the game two more times just to see my income go skyrocketing :P Some great humour in this game. Generally a great idea which would make an awesomely addictive game if it were more strategic.

Thanks for commenting on our game too, I left you some instructions on the controls and I hope you'll have another go!

Rob
BrothersT
26. Dec 2012 · 16:52 UTC
Also congrats on rating so many games! Must've taken ages!
barigorokarl
26. Dec 2012 · 20:37 UTC
What a great game! And what a great tune!! +1k :-)
Aswissrole
26. Dec 2012 · 20:51 UTC
Very nice. Few text bugs and the missile doesn't actually cost anything but really cool idea and nicely implemented.
BNeutral
27. Dec 2012 · 00:04 UTC
ZAP
deathray
27. Dec 2012 · 04:56 UTC
Very good start! It does become a bit easy - especially with missiles!
AyCe
27. Dec 2012 · 14:41 UTC
Nice game! At first I was expecting troop movement on the world, did not quite understand the goon and invade system.
Also, the percentage at each city was confusing: What did it tell me? As soon as I could launch missiles for 1000$ the game was very easy: Launch & invade -> got city. Very villainous game :)
Oreganik
27. Dec 2012 · 22:18 UTC
Cute, short. I can definitely see a post-compo version with a few actual mechanics in there. Nice.
Houly
27. Dec 2012 · 22:56 UTC
Would have been nice if there was some kind of threat against the player. I just had to be patient and wait for my money to pile up so i can buy some new goons.
ConflictiveLabs
28. Dec 2012 · 07:00 UTC
Pretty fun! although playing again seems a bit broken (especially once you have the deadly moon ray). You seem to start with the resources and things you had your previous run.
kibertoad
29. Dec 2012 · 22:36 UTC
Wish there was more to it than just waiting for cash to pour in, some gameplay and challenge wouldn't hurt. Wish you could do a post-LD on it...
Cake&Code
30. Dec 2012 · 00:00 UTC
A fun little game but, as others have said, there is no opposition. No resistance from the peoples and cities of the Earth :O

The balancing of the goons felt about right. At first it was more cost effective to buy them in bulk before invading a bunch of cities but after taking over enough cities it became much more efficient to rain down missiles on them. Pretty cool!

The moon doom laser was awesome! I definitely felt like I'd conquered the world at that point :)
AdventureIslands
30. Dec 2012 · 18:20 UTC
ZAPPP

Destroying IS Conquering. It's true. I looked it up.

Nice game, but could have used a bit more challenge, the game is very easy because there isn't anything to really stop you.
JacksGamesSucks
30. Dec 2012 · 23:00 UTC
good job, but i think it needs some polishing:
1. you dont need to buy anything more than goons
2. nothing is trying to prevent you from taking over the cities

but overall i like it, however it reminds me game called UFO :)
🎤 matthias_zarzecki
30. Dec 2012 · 23:06 UTC
Yeah, I really miss the missing "Opposition".

First draft had "Agents", which would be dispatched from headquarters against you to stop your progress. Then it turned out that getting the system working as it was was diffiult enough :P
impulse9
01. Jan 2013 · 15:37 UTC
Nice game. A bit too easy, somehow. :)
recursive frog
01. Jan 2013 · 23:12 UTC
Not a bad entry. I played this after seeing your post mortem, and while you're right about the graphics and the strategy, it still works as a fun little game. The city names are charming, and it's got a theme song that's pleasant yet not too infectious.
PaulSB
02. Jan 2013 · 13:27 UTC
Great work! It is just a matter of time till you win but I enjoyed the gradual progression, nice touch seeing your little vehicles appear around the globe.
Datw
05. Jan 2013 · 00:12 UTC
I liked, but the game ended abruptly for me and when I restarted I already had lots of cash but no cities. Really strange :(
ddionisio
05. Jan 2013 · 19:39 UTC
Nicely executed concept. I love the names of the cities, those definitely add to the humor! I wasn't quite sure what some of the stuff I bought from expansion/black market do. The game is too easy though, there seem to be no threat or impacting consequences.
Xeke_Death
06. Jan 2013 · 10:02 UTC
Bit too easy to take everything over, but good idea.
DalsGames
06. Jan 2013 · 21:31 UTC
Liked it! However it was not at all challenging!
dalbinblue
06. Jan 2013 · 21:38 UTC
Pretty cool game, but without an antagonist element the game is just a waiting game. As an odd glitch as well, at one point I clicked the invade city button and the game kinda half reset. All the cities reset to an uninvaded status, the board was filled with my expansion elements, I still had all my money, income, and goons, but everything in the black market and expand menus were back, so I'm not sure what happened.
jujule
07. Jan 2013 · 10:48 UTC
The World is Mine !
Is there a way to lose, though ?
Anyways, great effort. Good fun !
angrygeometry
07. Jan 2013 · 12:50 UTC
somehow forgot to rate this one. played it some time ago and really liked it. played it again just now and still enjoyed it.
chrismwaite
07. Jan 2013 · 18:52 UTC
Really impressive for 48 hours. I was totally engaged from start to finish (something about seeing cash rack up exponentially :). My only comment would be that the black market and expansion screens clash with the text on the world map - I think they need an overlay background of some kind for contrast.
hadesfury
07. Jan 2013 · 22:23 UTC
Pretty fun, quite easy but really efficient gameplay mechanism, you're hanged on almost immediately...
Congrats !