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The Leaning Tower Of Pizza

By erikengineengineer

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall5683.6570
Fun3883.7371
Innovation10103.0671
Theme2224.1071
Graphics7733.5871
Humor1723.8970
Mood5023.6270

Comments

jk5000 2021-10-04 08:11

The idea is fun and I really like the music. I will say it's a bit too easy to stack them, and really had to try to make them fall. But anyway this is overall a good jam game. Well done.

slimmerburger 2021-10-04 08:37

I see a game called the Leaning Tower of Pizza and I must play! Wasn't disappointed, pretty simple but fun nonetheless. The slow motion when your tower falls is majestic

random-ideation-studios 2021-10-04 09:11

Nice game!! For me it was hard bcoz I have a low spec computer

kromeboy 2021-10-04 10:05

Love the slow mo effect. The music is a great choice.

An online leaderboard to keep te highest score could be a nice addition.

Great work!

devparty 2021-10-04 11:38

Fun game! Slow motion is one of my favorite things in games, so this game is really my fancy. Great game overall, kepp making games!

swen 2021-10-04 11:43

Oh man, that slomo cam and the angle switches when the towers falls is soooo gooooood :D

2021-10-04 11:43

I love it! The stacking functionality works well. I especially like the slow mo effect. I feel that the pace of the game could be sped up a little bit as there is quite a wait before you can place another pizza. Very fun game :)

guine 2021-10-04 11:44

GG! I loved it!

blind-archer 2021-10-04 12:05

Loved the soft physics, music and tragic ending. Got to 67520.

maluskhan 2021-10-04 12:09

The mechanic is simple but very efficient ! As others have said, the slow motion is a very good idea My best score : 93907 x)

erikengineengineer 2021-10-04 12:12

@blind-archer @maluskhan You both managed to beat my Highscore of 63000 :D

debone 2021-10-04 12:19

I liked the mood and how you took care of some small details to keep the suspended belief of the environment, like the ending with a blast of pizzas in slow motion. The sound also gives a lot of taste to those pizzas :))

For the innovation, I think you could have played a bit more with it. You have the physics engine and the pizzas set, you could have had some fun with different concepts!

wamien 2021-10-04 12:25

Big fan of the word play :wink: I manage to get 45222 on the first try! I'll would replay to try getting a better score!

octahedronsoftware 2021-10-04 13:18

I got a system error "The code execution cannot proceed because D3DCOMPILER_43.dll was not found" and "The code execution cannot proceed because XAPOFX1_5.dll was not found"

erikengineengineer 2021-10-04 14:38

@octahedronsoftware a quick google search suggests to reinstall directx, mayber this could solve your problem?

mascoll 2021-10-04 16:03

Super fun game, nice graphics and feel and worth playing for the end state alone!

octahedronsoftware 2021-10-04 16:12

@erikengineengineer I tried it on another computer and got it working. I got a highscore around 68k. The game is simple but fun. The slow motion effect when the tower falls is glorious. The music is fitting but it was quiet compared to the sound effects. Very nice overall!

xschaumix 2021-10-04 16:43

Nothing to add. The title says it all. Overall a pretty simple game but it fits the theme perfectly! :thumbsup:

kekkodude 2021-10-04 19:30

Neat take on the theme, Those were indeed some unstable pizzas to stack, not sure they would be safe to eat tho! Would like to have a word with the chef about that recipe cuz i have never seen pizzas bounce around that much haha. pretty nice difficulty curve having the pizzas shuffle back and forth faster after each stack. Got to say the soundtrack was pretty fitting, and the ambience was also a nice touch.

##### reading the comments it seems i got the highest score so far! PizzaParty.png

Good entry:thumbsup:

adamjn 2021-10-04 21:01

I got 41675, Im proud of my score! Was a fun little game. nice work!

mrbell270 2021-10-04 21:19

I love pizza, and I love that old game from buttons-time cells, where you need to build a tall house. At one moment I wanted to do something like this. Now I am glad I did not, because your version would destroy mine :D Great game :thumbsup_tone2:

grevanu 2021-10-04 21:40

Think the game would be better if the speed increased slightly faster as It was a little slow paced. But I had fun playing it and liked the idea. Great entry dude! Was a pleasure to get to play it!

javicoder 2021-10-05 00:01

simple but very very well done. Good job!

vectrex28 2021-10-05 06:20

Fun game! Love the slow-mo effect when it topples. Also a very good take on the theme

Could benefit from a faster pace though. Another fun thing would be to randomise the toppings on the pizza, maybe even the size of the pies which could work as a mechanic.

Still, it's fun enough for me to wanna play it more after work :D

coderaurus 2021-10-05 08:43

Nice little game! I'm bit unfamiliar with Unreal, but I wasn't able to launch the game from the root folder. I had to launch it from binaries. Also my GPU decided to start working real hard, even though game is supposedly simple. I wonder if there are any quick optimizations you could do for jams.

nebiros 2021-10-05 11:12

Why did I have so much fun just piling pizzas on top of each other ? Quite a straightforward approach for the "Unstable" theme, and it works ! Good job !

fancyreckless 2021-10-05 11:59

Really nice choise of genre, I didn't even think about it, but it fits there really well. Overall it's a simple game, with nice graphics, but the dramatic ending effect is just genius.

curleyrach 2021-10-05 12:05

This was a fun experience and very fitting for the theme. I think my highscore was around 66653 :D Pizza squelching sound was good and the slow-mo ending a nice touch! :ok_hand:

falawiska 2021-10-05 12:59

I love this idea and the slow motion when the pizza tower collapses is a pleasure to watch. And thank you for your feedback on our game "Lapis Vitae"!

denhette 2021-10-05 15:11

Had fun with this :p The slow motion fit so perfectly! Also, have my riskiest (but somehow not unstable) pizza: riskypizza.png

pat-cleaver 2021-10-05 16:59

Who knew slow motion tumbling pizzas could be so fun? Nice entry, music really adds to the atmosphere too.

tricky-fat-cat 2021-10-05 17:03

It's a nice small game with a great idea. Well done.

rolly 2021-10-05 19:01

Very nice implementation ! I loved the slow-mo at the end, and the music fits very well. Nicely done !

pink-shard-games 2021-10-05 22:43

Really cool! Loved slowly seeing it increase over time and found it hilarious when it fell in slow mo. Simple, yet very cool. Awesome entry!

chaosbrick 2021-10-06 01:43

I found the gameplay itself to not be the most thrilling thing in the world, but I'll be damned if it's not worth the pay-off when the tower falls. The slow motion, blur, and camera change at just the right time are just so very effective.

andidebob 2021-10-06 06:43

Oh my god... At first I thought, oh, this is fun, a little physics based tower building game with a pun. But then I lost... And now my stomach hurts from laughing! What a strike of genius to let the tower fall in slow motion while the music just keeps going and you see disaster unfold... So good!

cabjhegas 2021-10-06 12:01

The title of your game rocks! The game has attracted me since the title. The mechanics are simple but effective in making the game fun, while fitting into the theme

dannyk1994 2021-10-06 13:49

Really nice game! Simple and relaxing. The slow motion and the end is great :D

dock-frankenstein 2021-10-06 15:58

A very nice game, although I had some issues: - the pizza drop sound effect sounds like goo - when starting out it takes way to long for things to ramp up - the slow-mo camera is nice, but when you have a big tower it takes forever for it to finish

Except those points, this was a very nice funny game

pixelydian 2021-10-06 18:06

That pizza drop sound effect was hilarious. I know some have complained about it but I kinda liked it lol. I let my 11 year old play your game and she fell to the floor saying "nooooooooooo" as her gigantic tower hit the ground. She says "simple game but fun!" Easy to play, good increase in difficulty, and the slow-mo death was entertaining. Good style over all and it fits the theme. Great job!

kyrell 2021-10-06 20:44

Simple but fun! Loved the music, and its been said a lot here but the dramatic slow-mo ending is hilarious. well done!

subcreation 2021-10-07 03:46

Really nice idea, simple but surprisingly compelling. When my tower finally fell, I felt a sense of loss that will haunt me to my grave.

ollieoa 2021-10-07 04:03

This was a great little game, the music was funky without being too overbearing and getting on your nerves, the sound effect of the pizza however made me laugh almost every time it was such a wet squelch. I enjoyed the very dramatic slow motion fall when your tower of pizza inevitably tumbles to the ground. Simple yet well executed well done!

potkirland 2021-10-07 08:55

pizza ? check

picnic table ? check

epic cutscene? CHECK

cool game very well done keep up the good work :thumbsup:

thegamerasd 2021-10-07 12:23

Cool game, stacking pizza is fun.

ganny 2021-10-07 17:16

The slow motion in the end really nailed it! Great game!

loreign 2021-10-07 17:48

The concept of the game is so funny, I really enjoyed playing it. And the slow motion effect when the large pizza tower falls is just hilarious!

xparker 2021-10-07 20:12

Like the slow-mo effect when the tower inevitably falls. only got to 38k..

would have liked to have a variety of pizzas. at first only visual, maybe later on even in shape.

nahuelito 2021-10-07 20:28

Best pizza physics, ever.

dreamerflow 2021-10-08 14:27

A simple but funny game, also original, i like it!

jpatchz 2021-10-10 06:05

it's a fun game, I like it.

mardozux 2021-10-13 15:04

Good idea, realy interesting how the pizza pile shakes with each new item added

atmospherium 2021-10-13 16:19

Nice take on the stacking theme. I definitely didn't get my pizzas as high as the Tower of Pisa. I guess I'm not Italian enough. Graphics were nice, music really fit the mood, but that overdramatic slow-mo is what made the game for me. Felt absurd in the right ways. Nice job!

chairshot-games 2021-10-17 05:32

Fun game! I like how the pizza speeds up as you get higher and higher. That slo-mo cam at the end made me laugh out loud. Great job!

fromthechasm 2021-10-21 15:33

Ridiculous. I was half expecting a chef to be standing in the background with hands on his/her head when the tower fell. Maybe a gust of wind or a passerby, would give it more sense of peril. Very funny. I liked the squelch.