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Pyrrhic Victory

By kroute

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1433.9027
Fun2283.6426
Innovation2363.5627
Theme6173.3227
Graphics2074.0827
Mood1733.7726

Comments

alex-davies 2018-12-03 19:23

Nice, clean graphics! It doesn't really feel like that much of a sacrifice though

keithdae 2018-12-04 15:10

Great game! Love the graphics and really enjoyable. Only nitpick is that it feels impossible to win by defending so I could only win with an all-out attack strategy.

royur 2018-12-04 15:15

I enjoy it. took me 3 times to win the game.

rektorgladowski 2018-12-04 15:17

It is really challenging, I like it! As for the theme, I'm not convinced

kroute 2018-12-04 15:30

@keithdae ~~Yes you can! But it's really not easy. I win by finding the right balance between improving the turrets and improving the barricades. In addition, I focus on a single turret. Also, you have to keep at least one barrack to be able to destroy one enemy building. But I agree it's hard!~~

EDIT: Yeah well ok I just tried again for a while and... apparently you can't really win in complete defense :-) I might have tweaked the numbers a little too much before publishing! But hey, you know what they say : The best defense is a good offense!

eric-smith 2018-12-04 22:16

Music was great, art was fantastic. Great game! Took me a while off the bat to figure out what to do. Having no credit to upgrade or activate was a real pisser. :) Well done! :clap:

mitch-cutler 2018-12-04 22:40

Way cool. Would definitely play this all the time. Cool music and visuals. Interesting gameplay. Top Notch!

codesity 2018-12-05 16:27

looks amazing! love the idee to sacrifice yourself base to make you stronger. Good Work!

kasaki 2018-12-05 16:37

Great game! I like this game even it's hard for me to pass through. Also, music is great and cool visual and I've played for hours. :clap:

kaeveris 2018-12-05 21:32

I really like the idea! It's actually a hard choice to either play defensively or attack. I like the graphics a lot and the menus were done nicely!

honey 2018-12-05 21:38

Great music, great visuals, but controls are pretty unclear, together with no restart/replay button means a lot of annoyance. However the core concept despite being very simple is great and the gameplay is solid! Thanks for the experience!

hermeses 2018-12-08 18:02

Simple but great art, it works pretty well. Fun to play and good desing, and the post-jam version it's interesting that you added diferent IA Behaviours. Well done!

skettynmeebs 2018-12-08 19:00

Wow! This entry was so polished, I could see my reflection in it. I got absolutely dunked on by the AI the first time, but I managed to pretty alright the second time around haha. I dont really have anything to critique. DO you have plans for the future of this game?

chaczyk 2018-12-08 22:00

Wow! Makes positive impression, hope I will finally win

kroute 2018-12-09 15:31

@skettynmeebs Haha thanks for your comment! When I have some time I might make a multiplayer version of the game because I think it would be fun to play against another human. I will also try to create other levels to see if it leads to other game situations. If these experiments lead to something interesting, maybe I'll publish it :-)

secretpocketcat 2018-12-09 23:12

Took me a while, but I got an offensive win. I also tried the updated version and just 1 upgraded defense turret just decimates the attacking units. I won (on normal) by destroying just 1 enemy shield :laughing: My final try was agains a hard defensive AI and an aggresive strat just demolished it. Also, a defensive turret, range of whcich is upgraded enough, will attack the shield blocks.

This shows a lot of promise. I'd like to be able to select an area of units and a starting grace period would be nice. Building it all in advance and then just watching it play out could be interesting. But I digress. The visuals are lovely as is the music. The balancing could use a bit more work, but hey - it's a jam - that's to be expected. Also, the rotation of the turrets is a bit wonky (it rotates around the wrong axis when aiming at a horizontally passing unit). Other than that, it's a great entry.

mambojambo 2018-12-10 22:01

I did beat the hard AI 😃Great entry! Really liked the mood of the game.