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Princess Kingdom

By ncannasse

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall114.09
Fun253.86
Coolness360
Graphics644.03
Innovation1013.63
Mood1113.49
Theme1413.55
Humor1493.23
Audio3672.77

Comments

mcgraw 2013-12-16 05:19

I'm really enjoying this one! One of my favs. Very solid work here! :)

hemuuuli 2013-12-16 08:53

Really good use of the theme. A bit slow at the beginning though.

suese 2013-12-16 08:55

Great graphics, very well polished. I'm not sure what the real challenge in the world map mode is though.

alismuffin 2013-12-16 08:56

Solid implementation :)

citiral 2013-12-16 09:09

This game was amazing, by far my favorite game I have played thus far! I am amazed how you managed to put this together in 48 hours!

ydg 2013-12-16 09:12

Loved it! Great graphics and solid gameplay. Quite a lot of content as well, you always have something to do.
Great job!

sebastian 2013-12-16 09:18

Wow, a surprising amount of depth here! Excellent work, I'm most impressed.

2013-12-16 10:04

My only complaint is the control in the castle being a little bit floaty. Especially ledge jumps are hard to pull off.

Otherwise, good work! :D

lantto 2013-12-16 12:24

Very nice game and awesome graphics but I got stuck at Castle Level 3 and couldn't get past the fire.

nicotuason 2013-12-16 12:50

Fun and engaging game! I played it longer than I planned to.

jakub 2013-12-16 14:51

Great entry! Awesome graphics and amazing level of polish.

colapsydo 2013-12-16 15:19

I really like how you've created a whole universe.
Nice touch with the princess character.
It was fun defeating the evil.

zebi24 2013-12-16 16:11

Wow, all that stuff in this one... you must posses some super powers to get this done in 2 days... ;)

feizenbara 2013-12-16 21:05

Awesome!
City building part is perfect (only dialog sounds are boring ^^) but castle could have been better (controls, level design and rendering wise).

volute 2013-12-17 01:47

It's comforting to know you can always rely on drunken soldiers, heart throwing skills, wealthy spiders and cucumber strength.
Very nice entry, tons of fun ! Bravo :)

catonmars 2013-12-17 05:59

Good concept and addictive gameplay. I like this one :)

senordiablo 2013-12-17 12:19

The best entry I have played so far, addictive gameplay which kept me playing way longer than other ones I have played. The ludum dare entry I have spent the most time playing :D Also Incredible graphics. Really aced it :)

jward 2013-12-17 15:22

I played this for some time. Great job! When I started moving quickly, I appreciated that the menus updated when actions happened in the background.

valerien 2013-12-17 15:51

Very well done in only 48 hours. At first, I found it a little bit frustrating that you only get one, but I enjoyed playing for quite a long time. Congrats.

sunshiranui 2013-12-17 17:23

Great game! Your idea was very similar to mine. :) Good job!

midnightcreators 2013-12-17 17:45

Bom trabalho, eu amo o estilo deste jogo :)

gaspard_ 2013-12-17 17:55

"Due to the fact he ..." Loved that line, not going to spoil it!

doitle 2013-12-17 18:56

I can't believe I've been playing this for an hour... Great game.

jgpicatoste 2013-12-17 20:43

Truly one of my favorites. Amazing!

tcarter 2013-12-18 03:01

I couldn't figure out how to get past the lava on level 3.

lekochen 2013-12-18 03:23

Completed! Ohh this is so addictive.

lexgarza 2013-12-18 03:36

Nice gameplay! Really catchy! Nice implementation of the "You only get one". At the end I believe I was overleveled after one hour of playing lol. There was not much to do at the end because there was no way of spending some resources. A suggestion is a little bit more rewarding victory screen :P

broxxar 2013-12-18 05:50

Very complete and polished. Also I'm a sucker for these incremental games!

tfjo 2013-12-18 07:56

Aw... It doesn't work for me, in the title screen, when it say "click to start", I can click all I want, but it won't launch the game proper...

I'm using Windows 8.1, with up-to-date Firefox, an up-to-date install of the Flash player...

tfjo 2013-12-18 08:20

*says
*and an up-todate install...

I should go to sleep

sonnybone 2013-12-18 08:44

Anything that even remotely reminds me of Actraiser is automatically awesome. I played this sucker for a loooong time and ended up slaying the end boss like a champ.

Awesome use of theme and great, innovative mash-up of limted resources, timing, platforming, combat, upgrades... just so much going on.

Outstanding entry!

xaychru04 2013-12-18 08:57

Awesome game, it kept me playing for about an hour! The amount of content is really surprising for a LD game! The graphics are nice, and I like the game mechanics built around the theme, the idea of collecting resources to finish the levels of the castle was quite clever... Well balanced, you're always busy with collecting something or trying to finish a level of the castle. Good job, I had fun playing it! :D

senevri 2013-12-18 09:18

Had to play all the way through. Something like this could definitely be developed further.

popogames 2013-12-18 09:49

Good pacing of complexity as the game progresses

junongx 2013-12-18 15:11

I almost gave up because of the horrible platforming control. Otherwise, an innovative concept and great game.

joemanaco 2013-12-18 18:58

Great concept. The platforming part should be improved. Other than that one of my favourites.

christian-s 2013-12-18 21:19

Congratulations, great work!

ghostinthesoft 2013-12-19 06:33

Bon boulot comme toujours :)

garethiw 2013-12-19 10:00

Possibly my fave so far, truly addictive right to the end.

Jeremias 2013-12-19 19:37

A very addictive game. The graphics and the audio are okay. Really enjoyed playing this. The platforming part feels not that good (jumping over gaps can get annoying and the enemies are hard to predict... it is mostly a run towards them and hoping you got enough health). This is sad, because the strategical part is very, very fun to play!

kunonooni 2013-12-20 00:38

I really enjoyed your take on the theme. very addictive gameplay. Job well done!

pixelulsar 2013-12-20 02:44

I liked it a lot. Was slow at the beginning but it got more and more hectic, which was awesome.

masadow 2013-12-20 02:57

Really really good game ! Excellent take on the theme

First I did not really understand how to play it, I clicked everywhere and finally, the house was the key.

It would be great to be able to speed up dialogs with SPACE, because it's often boring to get your mouse to the top to speed up dialogs.

IA is quite dumb, but with all the work you put in this game, I can easily understand. For example, I force the boss to go to the floor level so I could easily beat him in a face to face.

I had a small bug, when you clear a level, if there are monster's missile remaining, they will "freeze" and the door won't show up, I had to kill myself.

peacegiverman 2013-12-20 04:49

Great art, Nicolas! Very addictive game as well.

angelk 2013-12-20 07:19

I really like the two modes of fighting and town building. It reminds me of Act Raiser. The art and animation is very charming, and the premise is very cute, one of my favorites so far!

dyn 2013-12-20 12:20

Really nice and addictive game. Great job.

steamgirl 2013-12-20 17:43

Great entry! I'm amazed you managed to get ALL THAT done in such a short amount of time! Good job! Was candybox an inspiration? It reminds me a bit of that but with graphics. I liked the town building more than the jumpy princess bit, but then I'm not a massive fan of platformers generally. Anyway, good job well done! :)

ncannasse 2013-12-20 20:06

Thanks to all the comments so far. I had a lot of fun making it and I'm glad you're having fun playing it as well :) I'm currently thinking about making a more HUGE version of it later next year.

erkberg 2013-12-20 22:31

Probably the best game I played so far. I love the graphics and the gameplay is just awesome. Only too things to criticize if I had too: Music would make this even better and it got a tiny bit tedious towards the end. Great job!

barkergames 2013-12-21 00:32

Very addicting!

The talking got annoying though.

Great job!

cinnamonmelonpig 2013-12-21 02:49

Great entry, I especially like the art and the length of the game is perfect considering its a jam entry

techblogogy 2013-12-21 14:11

Truly fantastic game probably one of the best games I have played in LD28.

P.S. Art is dramatically improved over other entries.

jacklehamster 2013-12-21 23:10

Very fun game, I love the discovery process. I just wish the game saves your state when you exit the screen.

mmickyman 2013-12-22 01:11

Good job ! I played it for a long time, even with the basic sounds :)

snoringfrog 2013-12-22 03:45

Got a little boring after a while, and I found castle level 4 significantly harder than level 5 (due solely to the platforming elements). Game looked great though, I liked how you used the theme.

knighty 2013-12-22 11:40

Pretty good, the only problem I had is with the platforming sections. The jump over the lava in stage 3 was pretty difficult, even with the shoes. The Fire+ powerup seemed to make my attacks worse, since it lowered my firing frequency.

christinaneofotistou 2013-12-22 14:19

Solid! I love how there's a princess saving someone else, for a change.

strangelander 2013-12-22 18:28

Inexplicably compelling...

nyrrrr 2013-12-23 02:46

wow, you got pretty far in just 48 hours :O like it pretty much

lipedal 2013-12-23 17:04

Fantastic entry! I'm addicted to it, having only one of each item is simply genius. Grats!

dudsen 2013-12-25 18:28

And the girl has to do all the housework as usual -.- Great game and amazingly complex for a 48h jam! The little princess-platformer levels spice things up very nice. What else to say? Boooze ? :D

gfm 2013-12-27 01:05

Nice game about managing a village with only one resource of each kind... this made me keep clicking madly at times, trying to keep up with all the resources I had and stuff I had to do. XD

zephyr-raine 2013-12-28 14:30

Very awesome game.

william_edwards 2013-12-28 23:54

The very best theme entry so far, I think! Actually amazing how, if you keep everything going, you can get just one of something to grow into something :)

kgs0142 2013-12-29 07:01

Pretty awesome!
It's addictive and enjoyable, I like it :D

sience 2013-12-29 15:11

Nice graphics. The overall gameplay speed is a bit slow.

mcapraro 2013-12-29 16:18

this is really an awesome game, great work! i love the limitation of only being able to hold one item and how the game reveals itself as you play. this would be an awesome mobile game

stvr 2013-12-30 03:51

Surprisingly engaging and funny! My only complaint is that I clicked a bookmark on accident and my progress was wiped...

zyxer 2013-12-30 13:03

Wow, what an amazing game! Love the story, the graphics the mood...

anvoz 2014-01-01 16:59

Awesome game. I really love your pixel graphics. The game was really well made.

mephi 2014-01-02 15:37

Very nice entry with a humorous twist :)

bradleysmith 2014-01-04 22:45

Great entry, enjoyed this a lot. :)

rosastegosaurus 2014-01-05 19:15

good entry! Fun & very well made. ^-^

deepnight 2014-01-06 21:18

This is probably the entry I spent most time on. Excellent gameplay, VERY addictive! You should definitely make a game out of it ;)
The platforms were a bit annoying though. Small gameplay tip: when the player falls, allow the jump action for a few frames after the beginning of the fall. It gives much more control on jumps and removes the unpleasant feeling you have in your game: you miss lots of jumps because you pressed UP key 1 frame too late.