Aww, that's nifty! I noticed after the first couple of attempts that part of the skill comes in figuring out which castles you can safely stomp on, which was clever. Might've been unintentional, though.
Also, don't know if this was just me, but I think I had a bit of a bug where, when retrying, some of the castles I destroyed in the last attempt were still destroyed.
Some castles were impossibly close to forests which made me lose a bunch, and then when I started skipping some I still passed a level. A bit confusing, but congrats on making your first Ludum Dare game! :)
This is fun, I love this concept. You should expand it, tighten the controls and add some variety, but there's a great potential for the idea. Could be very satisfying to stomp all kinds of things.
Also, I really liked the fact that you confirm by pressing the stomp button and it goes straight into stomping the first castle. Fun stuff.
Finished it! Pretty rough, but if you polish it it could be a real gem.
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Cake&Code26 Apr 2012, 03:36
I had a lot of fun playing this, actually. It's one of those games where you can mindlessly play it and it's still really enjoyable. I like the graphics, and the idea of stomping strategically (don't stomp the ones near the forest!) is a nice touch. I dislike the sound effects to be honest, I can tell you used bfxr (it sounds like the sfx I tried to make for my own game hehehe). I don't know where, but maybe consider a different means of production?
Nice idea, could have used more things to crush besides castles, like tiny people. Some of the castles are near impossible to crush because they are so close to the trees though. Anyway it's pretty good, nice job.
Simple controls make a fun game. Simple gameplay doesn't always make an addictive game. It would need something more to be addictive - like tiny people that you could crush... Not that I'm a psychopath or something...
Nice game. I think that sometimes it states that I stomped a forest but I did not... Could be a good mobile game with a few more gaming elements. Thanks!
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Also, don't know if this was just me, but I think I had a bit of a bug where, when retrying, some of the castles I destroyed in the last attempt were still destroyed.
Apart from the bug its a pretty funny idea thought :)
Also, I really liked the fact that you confirm by pressing the stomp button and it goes straight into stomping the first castle. Fun stuff.
I'd like to see it if you expand it, let me know.
Great game! I enjoyed it a lot :)
Stupid feudal lord no let me in for banquet. I drink green water, all of it. Now I stomp!
This was totally cool. I'm not totally sold on the white flag castles, but I had tons of fun with this.
This download includes a bonus game called Giant Stomp, which is an interpretation of StompAThump.