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Wizards of the Brew

By aagrapsas

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Innovation2442.1513
Fun1682.6213
Theme1082.9213
Graphics1442.9213
Audio1112.6712
Humor303.3611
Overall1462.9213
Community2012.2010
Coolness243

Comments

telluse 2011-05-02 20:24

I like the graphical touch - despite the lack of animations there was a nice completeness to it.

the-jack 2011-05-06 03:26

Kind of gives off that Magicka vibe. Nice riff!

aagrapsas 2011-05-06 14:44

@TellusE:
Thanks! I have to say, I think art is my weakest skill, closely followed by audio. It's cool to hear that someone enjoyed it :)

@Dark Acre Jack:
Magicka definitely popped into my mind a few times, even though I haven't played it. I tried staying away from their paradigm; but, in the end, the beer must flow! And it was an intuitive fit.

Thanks for playing, guys! That's the ultimate reward. Apologies for the bugs :)

endurion 2011-05-10 08:56

Very neat. I especially like the graphic style.
A dialog skip key would be great.

strd6 2011-05-10 17:45

Pretty fun, but there seemed to be a bug with the dragon: I just pelted him from a distance and he did nothing...

adramalech 2011-05-13 22:49

Pretty nice entry, But you Really need a dialog skip button!
I also found a bug I think, while fighting the dragon, I can shoot him, but eventually I just die and the dragon is still miles away, and my heart is full. I also didn't really get the use of the brews, gold restores health, but the rest didn't really do anything?

aagrapsas 2011-05-17 16:01

@Daniel:
Yeah, there's a maximum distance for him to detect you at :) I didn't really have time to play test, so I didn't adjust it beyond what I set it at by default.

@Adramalech
There are definitely a few bugs! The dragon can kill you for no apparent reason sometimes, and if you die, there's a chance it'll muck up the music, your health, and a few other things. So, just try not to die :)

The brews are as follows:
Golden Ale - restores your health
Slime Molt - makes you move faster for a short duration
Bubble Brew - makes you invisible for a short duration
Dragon Stout - launches a very damaging fireball

If I'd had more time, I would've progressively introduced them :) Alas, 48 hours isn't that much, especially when you work on Saturdays!

A skip button is the #1 most requested feature :) Next time, hopefully, I won't be building the engine at the same time and can accommodate with nice elements like skipping dialogue!

Thanks, everyone, for playing!

hempuli 2011-05-23 09:32

Great narration, nice idea, decent audio...
...But absolutely horrendous controls; the player moves really fast but rotates really slowly, thus leading into some really awkward maneuvers.