ASSAULT THE DARK FORTRESS by FrankieSmileShow
My Ludum Dare 22 entry!
Join up a small team of intrepid adventurers as they explore an old, scary fortress.
Arrow keys move
X C S and D uses items when you found them (like the Sword)
press ESCAPE at any time to quit the game (sorry! no pausing. Didnt have time!!)
So! Was it a good idea to make a Zelda-like game for the Ludum Dare? You tell me!
The game is way too big. I didn't have time to place tiles in the rooms of the right side of the game, so half of the game is simple, ugly blocks over a pink background... whoops! Well, use your imagination! The rest looks decent enough though.
The game isn't finished at all, but its quite playable and actually takes a long while to explore. Which makes it likely there are some bugs. I couldn't even test the entire game yet as Im writing this! Ill get to it now, actually. Crossing my fingers...
I will probably properly finish up the game in the coming weeks. Finish up the tiles, add some new enemies, give it a proper ending... But its good enough for now. Enjoy!
Join up a small team of intrepid adventurers as they explore an old, scary fortress.
Arrow keys move
X C S and D uses items when you found them (like the Sword)
press ESCAPE at any time to quit the game (sorry! no pausing. Didnt have time!!)
So! Was it a good idea to make a Zelda-like game for the Ludum Dare? You tell me!
The game is way too big. I didn't have time to place tiles in the rooms of the right side of the game, so half of the game is simple, ugly blocks over a pink background... whoops! Well, use your imagination! The rest looks decent enough though.
The game isn't finished at all, but its quite playable and actually takes a long while to explore. Which makes it likely there are some bugs. I couldn't even test the entire game yet as Im writing this! Ill get to it now, actually. Crossing my fingers...
I will probably properly finish up the game in the coming weeks. Finish up the tiles, add some new enemies, give it a proper ending... But its good enough for now. Enjoy!
| Windows | http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4861231/AssaultDarkFortress_LD22_Frankie.zip |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=1892 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 74% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.61 | 38 |
| Audio | 2.39 | 293 |
| Community | 3.47 | 48 |
| Fun | 3.53 | 21 |
| Graphics | 3.58 | 91 |
| Humor | 2.20 | 224 |
| Innovation | 2.55 | 302 |
| Mood | 2.93 | 161 |
| Theme | 2.81 | 284 |
The graphics are interesting- the style should hurt my eyes, but something about its chaoticness just WORKS, I think. It's fun to run around and cut up enemies, and I really liked exploring. The theme of 'alone' only kicked in later, but you kept to that- apart from all of the enemies. THe sounds that you did put in worked well, though it really needs a nice soundtrack to go with it. All in all, a very good game. Bravo.
This game is great, but after about 20 minutes of killin' and collectin' stuff, I walked down 1 screen and it booted me saying "You escaped..."
Aside from that, I really enjoyed this game and it is among the best I've seen so far.
There's something really satisfying about dropping some dynamite down as a cloud of enemies flock around it... BOOM!
Great work, give yourself a cookie.
[SPOILERS]
I had somehow forgotten the LD22 theme while starting the game. Meeting the team I started thinking about how they would work together.. and then I come outside again and their gone. Their gear just strewn about the dungeon. I felt so alone.
Also, needs music, needs music, deserves an awesome chiptune music track or two. =D