2013-04-30 02:56
Fuck that dragon.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD26 → Small Tale
By hitchh1k3r
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolness | 3 | 51 | ||
| Graphics | 140 | 3.71 | ||
| Humor | 199 | 2.44 | ||
| Fun | 208 | 3.06 | ||
| Overall | 222 | 3.28 | ||
| Innovation | 256 | 3.03 | ||
| Audio | 275 | 2.90 | ||
| Mood | 278 | 2.92 | ||
| Theme | 437 | 2.74 |
Fuck that dragon.
Fun little tale, I liked it. But the dragon is so tough :(.
Got an error when downloading packages sadly, looks like it would be pretty awesome to play too.
Nice work!
Liked the build up to the dragon fight, wasn't sure whether my choices did anything though.
I almost killed the dragon, but it got me with a fireball :(. It was a little unintuitive to me that I should move away from the dragon to block his attacks, that got me hit more than once.
What a wonderful game. The difficulty of the dragon makes multiple restarts a necessity, but the opportunity to make different choices before the dragon makes that restart a reward in itself. Genius!
I tried the controls, but didn't work. Overall it has very nice art!
Dear [hitchh1k3r], i really want to play this game ! i always get a package error when trying to play, so i'll fav it and come back later to test it !
i get the following error in chrome
"An error occured while loading the applet.
Please contact support to resolve this issue.
This occured while 'Downloading packages'"
Well polished, fun, and with a very classy artstyle.
Controls were a bit unwieldy, couldn't get the hang of press s to jump. Other than that neat job.
-- PORT UPLOADED --
Anyone that has been having issues playing the game online, try the new Windows, Linux, or OS X compatible jar file. Hopefully that will fix all porting problems.
The stand-alone version works, hitch! Also, I'm interested to hear how people interpreting the story.
nice game. I had fun. The successful end though is a bit unsatisfactory. at least the text "you slay the dragon" would give some closure.
Awesome! I like the approach to the theme. Nice grahpics but very strange control scheme, it was difficult to get used to it.
Man, that took a while to figure out the optimal path to get all the best items/upgrades. Very cool. Beat the dragon once barehanded, but not on challenge mode. Loved this game.
I wish the UI had been a little easier at first. Also the fading is way too slow. But after a while you get used to it. :-)
p.s. also couldn't run the browser version, had to download the .jar file.
Rosypenguin: Interesting how your choices affect your battle with the dragon; gives a high replayability value since I want to try to find different outcomes. The controls are unintuitive though, I can't get used to pressing S to jump when many other 2D platformers use the up arrow or W. Otherwise, interesting gameplay and solid pixel art work!
(this is a team account)
Great graphics, cool audio, and decent writing. Groovy game, dudes.
I do have to say that the first comment made me play this game. It was AWESOME and I fucked that dragon up.... after he demolished me the first time :P
I try the windows version this time, it works! Good fight with the dragon !
"A error occured while loading this applet. Please contact support to resolve this issue. This occured while 'Downloading packages'." I'll try the download version later ^^
Awesome way to establish your 'stats' and 'equipment' by giving us the choices up front. Would make more sense in an actual full game, but the concept is very refreshing for a 48 hour game. Great challenge on the boss battle! Nice job!
Same problem like lotusgame with the web version. Will try the download version later.
Controls are a bit odd, but I liked them. Loved that making choices changed what equipment you had to fight the dragon. I worked out a pattern to fight the dragon and when I tried challenge mode found out my pattern no longer applied (since I didn't have a shield)! Nice touch.
Quite interesting, but I didn't really get it, I'm too stupid. I guess... what a shame! :( I would like to play it longer if I had the time, however...!
What a dragon :)
I beat Challenge Mode.
http://i.imgur.com/etd0wqb.jpg
The dragon clearly gets more challenging as the fight goes on; this is mainly because the speed at which it can raise or lower itself increases. So what you need is a a way of delaying the dragon for as long as possible while the initial burst of fireballs passes, and then you have to close in on the dragon. What I finally settled on was: stay on the outside edge of the upper platform as the dragon comes out of the lava. Right as he's about to reach your level, jump up into the upper corner of the room, and then fall to the ground; since the dragon won't fire fireballs unless you're standing, this gives a long delay, by which time the initial volley of fireballs should have passed. Start walking towards the dragon on the ground level, and jump to the second level as you're about to run into one of the fireballs shot at you. Then do the same on the second level; you should be close enough to punch the dragon in the face before you land on the top platform, so the dragon won't shoot a fireball at you. Then cross over to the other side of the room while the dragon's up in the air, and repeat.
@Burnside Awesome work!
I sent a message to Solifuge (graphics guy), and he's starting on your trophy's graphic. I don't think we can award it until the competition is over though, (If you haven't submitted a game, I'm not sure we can officially award you :( but we'll defiantly do what we can, it's a very impressive feat).
The three of us were competing to see who could be Challenge Mode first... Solifuge won that, but I'm not sure his technique. I could only get the dragon down to half health, and then I'd get bored and make carless mistakes. Challenge Mode was added probably in the last couple of hours and wasn't properly balanced, but I think the challenge is a pretty good level, and provides a fair challenge for people that really want to beat it. I'd still probably change some things if we did it again.
very nice job -- like the overall concept and play
Great game!
My only complaint are the controls. It really confused me at times having two attack buttons, instead of only one that hit toward the direction I'm facing.
The controls are a little weird, and damn, it's hard. But otherwise it's a fun game to play and the art (music + graphics) is fantastic !
The music is simply awesome.
@Burnside, I can't officially award you your trophy (I think you need to submit a game before you can get trophies), but that's not good enough for us. For now here's a thing, and if you post a game in the future or the site changes we'll officially award it to you.
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/82034266/LD26/DragonPuncherAward.png
In retrospect I think the story is a bit too obscure. There could have been more emphasis on key elements to draw out the imagination of the player.
For programming, I think working on library and helper functions was where my time thrived. I also enjoy working on such things so I think it's a good match (example: class GUIBox).