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Black Knight Blockade

By smaxx

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness373
Graphics873.85
Overall1903.31
Fun1963.20
Humor2312.94
Theme2633.44
Audio2732.69
Mood3982.71
Innovation5232.52

Comments

kroltan 2012-12-16 22:46

Monty Python reference?

smaxx 2012-12-16 22:46

Partially. :)

mokujin 2012-12-17 12:28

Nice graphics!

spolvid 2012-12-17 12:29

The humorous image of frantically running around trying to stab peasants brought a smile to my face. Nice little game!

ahmedcab 2012-12-17 13:52

nice idea and the art style is very good.

tifu 2012-12-17 13:53

Kind of reminds me of a scene in Robin Hood: Men in Tights... why is he so concerned about a bridge when the little dudes just run over the river anyway? Silly knight dude D:

datw 2012-12-17 13:55

Cool, while it lasted. :)

neonlare 2012-12-17 13:59

Definitely one of the slicker games about, love the aesthetic! Pretty simple but it works :3

bigbadwofl 2012-12-17 15:12

Enjoyed your game. Especially the art. I laughed when the fast mobs came by.

Just a quick note on my game, there is a help file and a splash screen that tells you the commands. I replied to your comment on my page for more information.

caranha 2012-12-17 15:53

That is a cute little game! I really liked your spritework, and the game was fun to play. Sounds were nice too.

Some comments:
- I really expected the bridge to mean something. I understand that the game won't quite work if the peasants can only walk through the bridge, but what if walking across the river made the peasants/knigh move slower?

- Mashing the space bar to attack was not so good. I usually don't like it when games make me mash a key. Maybe just holding it should suffice to keep attaking?

- A minor note regarding packaging: Put all your files in a directory in the zip file! With so many games to play, it is nice if I can open the zip and drag the game directly to my LD folder, without worrying about creating a special folder to it :-)

Thanks for the game!

smaxx 2012-12-17 18:08

Well, let's see - maybe I'll do an expanded version with some more features, enemies, weapons and different ground tiles.

Spacebar mashing: I know both sides and I dislike both. Maybe I should just make hitting a bit easier, so you don't have to mash that excessive.

Zip folder: I usually extract stuff to sub dirs. named after the zip (not by hand), so I hate included directories - can't make everyone happy there. :)

bigbadwofl: Okay, will have another look.

snutt 2012-12-17 22:25

Why doesn't anyone pay the bridge toll! >_< I got addicted to the game...

henrypenface 2012-12-17 23:19

'Tis but a flesh wound!

manuel777 2012-12-17 23:24

Its pretty good, I found it rather difficult to aim with the sword, but not impossible.

zenmumbler 2012-12-17 23:25

Nice game that is a bit unbalanced, it goes from really easy to completely insane very suddenly. Nice art style but I have to object: his head did not explode, his whole body exploded in a ball of smoke.
I also expected the bridge to be of more significance than just a being a different tile index.
Nice.

smaxx 2012-12-18 00:35

Balance is a bit based on luck, there should be one new additional peasant every ~ 15 seconds. The explosion is that way due to the armor being really tight and protective. As for the bridge... I'll definitely create a more advanced version some time soon incorporating all suggestions posted here (like the bridge one).

Didn't expect so many people to actually like it due to it's simplicity. Keep the comments/suggestions coming. :)

meep 2012-12-18 00:42

I really love the overall look of this; cute sprites. :)

ilo 2012-12-18 03:08

Simple but fun. Also amusing to see a rather ineffectual black knight chasing and poking people (who don't even need to use the bridge), he he he. :)

felix20 2012-12-18 06:07

Wow, this was definitely more fun than I expected.
The balance of anger going down when you kill, and going up, when a peasant gets away is spot on, I got 40 kills >:)
Also the graphics are good, and the sound effects are a nice touch.

bigbadwofl 2012-12-18 09:44

@Felix20: You just made me LOL

bigbadwofl 2012-12-18 09:45

I meant @ilo -.-

cassio 2012-12-18 16:58

Nice art Style.

fireblend 2012-12-18 20:09

Simple and small, yet lots of fun. Played a couple of rounds :) I love that it looks like a GBC game.

bereuge 2012-12-18 20:09

Fun game, good work! :)

tau7153 2012-12-18 20:22

A nice take on a more 'futile' Villain and +1 for the knights of nee! ;)

vladp 2012-12-18 20:39

Fun game and nice graphics :)

harsayhd 2012-12-18 20:41

Very liked this art. Good game for break :)

mscottmcbee 2012-12-19 05:08

A fun little game that grew on me the more I played it. Loved the art

jfroco 2012-12-19 06:12

Nice pixel art. Hope you keep working on it, it has a lot of potential. Congrats.

jaj 2012-12-19 15:00

Simple (but effective) game, but really charming visuals.

arakade 2012-12-21 13:49

"But your leg's off!" >_<
Like others, I loved it, including the pixel art (how did you do it?). Would have been nice to be able to move diagonally but generally super-cute :-)
I think the Android/Ouya/etc ports will do well -- good luck!

smaxx 2012-12-22 11:02

Drawn pixel by pixel. :) Used GraphicsGale for a first mockup of the walking animation.

You should actually be able to move in 8 directions, so might be your keyboard.

lekochen 2012-12-23 15:58

Concept is so hilarious. And the pixel art are very adorable. :)

bradleypollard 2012-12-23 23:44

Love the Monty Python reference and the game does well what it sets out to do! The limited scope hurts it a little though, woulda been nice to see some expansion on this idea along the lines of what others have said. Liked the art too! Tiny window size is somewhat appealing, although I don't know why.

smaxx 2012-12-28 12:29

I've just incorporated two of the most often whished items:
- Water now slows down the player as well as peasants.
- It is now possible to hold down the attack key to keep poking.

I've added an updated binary above (separate link). Updated source code can be found in the repositories.

krutech 2012-12-29 11:12

Very funny idea! IT could very well be expanded upon with achievements and loot and shopping!

joozey 2012-12-30 16:19

nice graphics! Some background music would help. Funny idea, running after passerby's, flailing your sword at them. As suggested before, would be good if the bridge had more function.