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Tiny Castles by bitslap

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made by bitslap for LD23 (JAM)
Hello tiny world!

We finished the Jam in under 48 hours.

We are Thomas Sennsjo (code) and bitslap (graphics)

Tiny Castles:
Break, smash, squash and annihilate tiny houses, people, castles and wizards.

XNA and .NET required:
XNA- http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=20914

.NET 4.0- http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17718

Stream archives
http://twitch.tv/thomassennsjo
http://twitch.tv/bitslap

Will upload full timelapse of graphics later.

Thanks for watching

Windows http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45651350/LD23/LD23_TINYCASTLES.zip
XNA http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=20914
.NET http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=1771
Timelapse (gfx) https://vimeo.com/41181941
Source http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45651350/LD23/LD23_TINYCASTLES_SRC.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=11516

Ratings

Coolness 61% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.14 109
Audio(Jam) 1.71 194
Fun(Jam) 3.17 66
Graphics(Jam) 3.46 104
Humor(Jam) 3.19 45
Innovation(Jam) 2.31 202
Mood(Jam) 2.93 107
Theme(Jam) 3.40 56

Feedback

caranha
23. Apr 2012 · 13:21 UTC
Ah, nice, mindless fun, what is it not to like about that?
Well, it could be a bit less mindless, I just pressed forward and attack for great justice, but it was fun nonetheless.

I really liked the graphics, the sounds were a bit annoying though (but maybe that is why the giant boy was rampaging?)

Thanks for the game!
CappaGames
24. Apr 2012 · 22:21 UTC
This game did a good job with the theme. However, one of those sound effects needs to be removed, it hurts my ears.
Catman
25. Apr 2012 · 10:41 UTC
Funny and fun to play!! nice graphics too!
Orni
25. Apr 2012 · 10:43 UTC
short mindless fun - brilliant :D

the one sound effect is terrible though but it didn't affect the fun too much
Canard Sauvage
25. Apr 2012 · 18:29 UTC
A master of rainbows! The lightning was great, also parallax and the graphics :D Congrats on the game.
HeuGamer
25. Apr 2012 · 20:28 UTC
The "Augh" sound became abit annoying after awhile. :P
TellusE
25. Apr 2012 · 21:18 UTC
I lolled :D
Mårten Jonsson
25. Apr 2012 · 21:26 UTC
Interesting use of theme, and really good looking. Fun concept, kudos! However, it has what could be the most atrocious sound effects I have yet to hear in a game...
bitslap_
25. Apr 2012 · 21:29 UTC
Im sorry about the bad sound effect. Next time i'll try harder to get better sounds =)
Dr.Pingu
26. Apr 2012 · 11:32 UTC
in the houses there is only women, children .. and goats ?! well, why not ^^

nice work guys :)
rvmook
26. Apr 2012 · 11:34 UTC
Nice art and funny storyline
bitslap_
26. Apr 2012 · 11:52 UTC
Dr.Pingu, the weirdest houses are the ones where 2 men and 1 sheep runs out.
nilstastic
26. Apr 2012 · 12:03 UTC
Nice! I love the killing tiny things bit, but i was frustrated that i could not kill the villagers :/
Still, nice! And nice graphics aswell =)
blob
26. Apr 2012 · 20:35 UTC
Nice graphics and funny story, but a bit too basic button masher gameplay.

And, ow, you cant kill people running away from the houses ?
samwoakley
26. Apr 2012 · 20:39 UTC
I agree with others that the sound was coma inducing. But who cares when you're just mindlessly killing tiny people? I really liked it. Managed to be cute and bloodthirsty at the same time...
Evil Cult
26. Apr 2012 · 22:42 UTC
[Comments and ratings from this account come from various team members]
A bit basic but nice graphics and great overall mood. The only major complaint I have is the audio. Still quite a fun game. Good work!
jwolf
26. Apr 2012 · 22:56 UTC
Heheheh. It could use a bit more things for the player to do, but the graphics are good, and it's pretty fun anyway.
Lidfrid
27. Apr 2012 · 10:34 UTC
mmm have i only to spam forward and space?
The gameplay is too simple.
Anyway it's well presented and you have a funny story and good characters :)
Shadow
28. Apr 2012 · 01:07 UTC
Man, loved the game. The "augh" sfx was indeed annoying but the game itself is solid. Liked the humor a lot, haha.
Fun entry. Congratulations. I enjoyed it a lot.
jeffz
28. Apr 2012 · 01:18 UTC
let me jump over the houses!
DalsGames
29. Apr 2012 · 12:50 UTC
Loved the gameplay, the sound was indeed very annoying! Great twist of the theme and well executed!
RHY3756547
29. Apr 2012 · 13:02 UTC
Nice game, I love the progression in difficulty. The graphics were super impressive but the sound effect when a house got destroyed was ear shattering. Very funny though.
deejorg
04. May 2012 · 05:00 UTC
Pretty fun, although i just smashed on through it hehe.
The sounds can get a bit annoying especially towards the end.
I liked some funny details like all the houses having a couple and a goat ahah and a master of rainbows!! Nice entry :)
Beerman
11. May 2012 · 12:56 UTC
Smashy smashy is always fun! Bit repetitive though, with no real sense of control over whether you take damage or not, and the sound effects are really awful.