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The Magnificent Tale of Knight Heighden's Delivery Adventure Across her Homeland by TildeCat

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made by TildeCat for Ludum Dare 53 (JAM)

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Play online: https://nettlescat.itch.io/tmtokhdaahh

Join brave knight Heighden on a great adventure across her homeland!

After her honor is bruised by an unfotunate tavern incident, she has no option but to go on a great adventure to reclaim her honor back.

What she didn’t expect, though, is that this grand journey would start with delivering a bunch of eggs to an old lady who lives in the woods. And it surely isn’t the last delivery she has to do.

Submerge into this story-driven text adventure game with beautiful hand-drawn graphics and original story with alternate storylines. Find every item or event that needs to be delivered, meet every charater and visit every location to help Heighden get her honor back.

In the game you travel across the thematically created map to every location, collect items and deliver them to the right person at right location. There are choices to be made that influence your in-game experience and outcome.

Game controls

  • Walk/Change dialogue option: WASD, Arrows
  • Action/Continue: E, Enter

Also gamepad is supported!

Credits

  • NettlesCat - Graphics and programming
  • EmaZuro - Writing and story design

Tools used

Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/the-magnificent-tale-of-knight-heighdens-delivery-adventure-across-her-homeland

Ratings

Overall 166th 4.017⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Fun 407th 3.617⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 720th 3.183⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Theme 146th 4.339⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 65th 4.548⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Audio 715th 2.625⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 170th 3.833⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 248th 3.931⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 35🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

Mesaying
01. May 2023 · 19:51 UTC
very unique artstyle, enjoyed the dialog as well!
ThomasVenner
01. May 2023 · 19:59 UTC
I got stuck after the ~ Behold! Eggs! dialog :(
I'll come to it later if it gets fixed
Ducxss
01. May 2023 · 20:01 UTC
I didnt really like how its hard in the start to know what your controling, but still really cool game.
🎤 TildeCat
01. May 2023 · 20:23 UTC
Hello, @thomasvenner :) Thank you for your feedback. We improved dialog system to be more intuitive. We will be happy if you try our game again.
Gzalo
01. May 2023 · 22:00 UTC
Loved the graphics!
BezedH
02. May 2023 · 00:49 UTC
Amazing art ! it remind me of a heroes of might and magic map !
evilgeniusdance
02. May 2023 · 06:49 UTC
this art style is amazing!

is there no music? i've only heard some at granny's place
DanielShershnev2Game1
02. May 2023 · 13:03 UTC
The art is very beautiful!
Cecilia Blanco
02. May 2023 · 16:45 UTC
I love the art and the dialogue too! I really liked this game, it was fun playing it!
🎤 TildeCat
02. May 2023 · 18:30 UTC
@evilgeniusdance Music in game is playing only if player successfully give item. We had more wide plan about music usage but we skip it because of the deadline :(
mitur
02. May 2023 · 20:13 UTC
Such a sweet and stylish game, I enjoed it <3
chusmimax
02. May 2023 · 23:14 UTC
For some reason I can't seem to open the game again. I finished it, I was going to say it needed an inventory, I saw there was one at the bottom when i checked some screenshots (It was my bad, it was out of focus on my screen), but I couldn't check it out again, it just won't load for me again.

So the only thing I can say is: Play it on full screen mode, learn from my mistakes. (The loading thing is probably itch.io not withstanding the load of work)
SmelJey
03. May 2023 · 09:26 UTC
Art looks amazing. I wish there would be some medieval music in the background, but other than that, it's really great!
Iqoribou
03. May 2023 · 16:58 UTC
Very good entry, loved the art especially. The writing is also good and funny, but I was a bit stuck/confused at the start having to select the egg was a bit confusing especially when it's the only option to pick from. But overall a very lovely entry, long live the bandit named Aaargh!
LorenzoCgt
03. May 2023 · 17:05 UTC
like the art ! and very funny good job
cobrajs
03. May 2023 · 17:06 UTC
Perfect little game! I really liked the art and the humor, and the ditty that popped up when I completed a delivery. I did have some issues remembering exactly what I was supposed to be doing with some of the deliveries (though that's likely just a me issue haha), but overall this was excellent. Nice job!!
Movealonghome
03. May 2023 · 17:17 UTC
This game is very beautiful! I had fun on the little quests, but I think I did something wrong because I couldn't get to the end of the game, just sort off wandered around looking for another item to deliver, maybe a hint system for a situation like this would work?
🎤 TildeCat
03. May 2023 · 17:22 UTC
@movealonghome Thank you for your feedback :) Some kind of hint system is really good idea! Unfortunately, we had a little problem with deadline :D We will try to fix issues like this after end of voting :)
ardorugus
03. May 2023 · 17:31 UTC
An intriguing text-filled journey. Some adventurous music and more humor would fit nicely here. Overall, good one, had a thing being a knight.
DarchanKaen
03. May 2023 · 18:58 UTC
Awesome game and art!
Characters also interesting.
In my opinion, it will be more better with additional music.
Good work!
MallanSandan
03. May 2023 · 19:41 UTC
I love the art! Very cute little quests! Well done!
xbcw
04. May 2023 · 16:38 UTC
Well I loved this. I clicked for the art and was pleasantly surprised by the humor and gameplay. Nice game!
Luis Priego Cuenca
06. May 2023 · 19:04 UTC
I love the idea of a kingdom map being the background for the game, the hand-drawn graphics are very cool, and I enjoyed so much the story.
kanity
11. May 2023 · 17:40 UTC
Very very pretty map, I loved the visual design a lot. The little song when the item is delivered is quite sweet. The quests were nice and the game is chill and not complicated, I delivered everything. I got slapped several times though, even after delivering the slap already ^^'
Pouyan ShekariKiani
11. May 2023 · 23:22 UTC
I was laughing alot with this game, that slap delivery was pretty funny, and that Na na na sound effect with the grammy was cute. loved your game.
SleepyStudios
13. May 2023 · 15:20 UTC
I love the hand-drawn overworld map look. Very simple game but the dialogue and charm make it fun, nice work.