Quest for the Castle by igoramendola

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made by igoramendola for LD33 (JAM)
(* Webcam is required *)

Well, I wasn't considering to participate on Ludum Dare 33. I had some commitments this weekend and my previous idea for a game was too complex for the available time. BUT, yesterday (sunday) at night this new idea came to my mind. I had less than 24 hours to finish it, besides I had to work today (monday). So, my available time was pretty short, but the game would be pretty simple, so I decided to try it... and I couldn't make everything that I wanted hahaha but I could finish the main concept.

If you have already finished and you're thinking that it is stupid... yeah, it is :P
Many years ago, I saw a flash game called "Quest for the Crown" ( http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/quest_for_the_crown ) and the first thing that I thought was "WHAAAT?", then I laughed a lot for a while. It is so stupid but so hilarous at the same time... at least to me hahaha. So, my entry is inpired on that game. In case you liked, try the post-jam version later.

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Use arrows to move the character and SPACE to use the sword.
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Made with Flash (AS3) and Photoshop.

Thank you :)

Ratings

Coolness 77% 2
Overall(Jam) 2.80 880
Fun(Jam) 2.69 791
Graphics(Jam) 3.18 624
Humor(Jam) 3.67 128
Innovation(Jam) 3.00 520
Mood(Jam) 2.83 731
Theme(Jam) 3.90 177

Feedback

GeorgeBroussard
25. Aug 2015 · 06:07 UTC
Made me chuckle. Especially the ending music :)
broknecho
27. Aug 2015 · 23:36 UTC
Cute idea. Fun use of the theme :)
JoJoX
04. Sep 2015 · 09:11 UTC
Really fun interpretation of the theme. Very short but nice ending too.
Jakob37
05. Sep 2015 · 08:43 UTC
Interesting take on the theme :)
hunttis
05. Sep 2015 · 19:13 UTC
Stupid, like you said, but still gave me a chuckle :D
Antonio Elizio
05. Sep 2015 · 19:35 UTC
what a pleasant 8 bit sound! Great graphics too, lovely pixels - Congratulations! You could expand the game! Would be awesome!
SecondDimension
06. Sep 2015 · 10:22 UTC
Very funny, and a great use of the webcam.
local minimum
06. Sep 2015 · 12:02 UTC
Interesting use of webcam for the game. I would have liked the image to be a bit pixelated to work with the general style. And I'm not sure it needs to be longer, but maybe give the monster a health bar that the player has to hack down for a while. Monster still as passive as now. I liked the game.
🎤 igoramendola
06. Sep 2015 · 17:08 UTC
Thanks everybody for your comments and feedback :D

@local minimum - Initially, I put a filter to make pixelated the webcam image, but I didn't like the result because I wanted pixels with the same proportion of pixelart graphics, and the player's face was too much pixelated. So, I felt that the webcam without pixelated filter looked less weird than having different pixel proportions. By the way, the text has a different pixel proportion, but using the same it looked awful. Anyway, I'll consider to put an option to activate the pixelated filter.
I liked the health bar idea and I'll put on the post-jam version. However, I'll maintain the option of killing monster with just one hit hehehe. A sudden death makes it more stupid, and it's part of the idea based on the game that have inspired me.
Thanks again for your feedback :)
StabAlarash
08. Sep 2015 · 19:37 UTC
what an ending !!! :P
crucknuk
10. Sep 2015 · 08:18 UTC
Made me giggle :)
would have been nice to see the idea getting real.There is something there that was telling me "yeah it would have been good if there was more!"
It is polished but lacks a bit of gameplay, so i'm sure you could have done more! :)
looking forward.
ReddogStone
11. Sep 2015 · 06:22 UTC
This IS a true successor to "Quest for the Crown", indeed :D
careless
11. Sep 2015 · 08:29 UTC
haha very nice entry!

I did not even put up a fight, I am ashamed!

Great graphics, nice sounds and a really clever idea. Love it!
MagnusFurcifer
12. Sep 2015 · 00:51 UTC
I think this might be my new favorite entry!

Very well done on Graphics, Humor, and Theme.
🎤 igoramendola
12. Sep 2015 · 05:26 UTC
Oh! Thank you all for your comments and your kind words ^_^
PixlWalkr
12. Sep 2015 · 09:28 UTC
That ending.. made me speechless and think about life while I'm listening to the BGM :P Nice usage of the webcam also. I like it! :)
klbrazil
12. Sep 2015 · 09:35 UTC
best ending 6/5
peterthehe
12. Sep 2015 · 10:52 UTC
I really like the whole photo thing :3 Really cute overall - short and sweet
Franklin's Ghost
13. Sep 2015 · 05:22 UTC
Liked the use of the webcam, was a nice touch to go with the theme. Wish you'd had more time to fill it out more but can understand with the last minute decision that was hard to do. Funny entry.
pixzleone
13. Sep 2015 · 07:44 UTC
made me laugh! :D
xvw
14. Sep 2015 · 04:35 UTC
Brilliant ! Love the graphics and the theme 's using !
scriptorum
14. Sep 2015 · 06:26 UTC
Huh. I ... AM ... the monster. <self-reliazation/><immediately-seeking-therapy/>
Sparrow
14. Sep 2015 · 21:30 UTC
Short but fun! Wish there was some music.
🎤 igoramendola
15. Sep 2015 · 00:32 UTC
Thank you very much to all for having played and especially thanks for your feedback :D