Another Castle

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.87
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.62
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.05
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.40
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.02
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.44
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★56%
Storm into castle after castle and capture all the princesses in the land!

Up - Jump

Down - Interact with props

Left/Right - Boost of speed

Break obstacles off the walls to thwart the knights looking to rescue the princesses. Don't walk into the obstacles on your way down!

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TEAM

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Rose - Artist

Vu - Programmer

Johan - Programmer/Musician

Hal - Musician

Comments40

PIXEL^318 Dec 2012, 07:19
Overall I like it, but it has a touch of lag for me and I felt like the player wasn't involved enough. Maybe it's just me. Otherwise the music and art is quit nice.

~AlucardX60
Joncom18 Dec 2012, 08:33
Followed link from Reddit. Nice work!
Scott McBee18 Dec 2012, 14:40
I liked the music and the art was fantastic. For the first level, I thought I was watching a cutscene. More onscreen instruction might help with that if you continue working on this, but I'm wondering what lead to the decision of taking basic movement away from the player.
Sestren19 Dec 2012, 02:45
Lots of fun to play, and the music and graphics are all great. Well done!
Ariake8119 Dec 2012, 04:09
lovely job, good work!
BrothersT
BrothersT19 Dec 2012, 04:21
Awesome! I had a lot of fun with this, was almost out of tower four before realsing that smashed lamps that missed enemies could hurt you when you ran over them.
MrEvilGuy
MrEvilGuy19 Dec 2012, 04:33
Fun! Kind of wish I could smash through the walls and fly out of the towers in somersaults and all that. :D
illugion
illugion19 Dec 2012, 04:40
Wow this game was really fun XD the music and sound effects were just perfect and the gameplay is really neat
bugninja
bugninja19 Dec 2012, 04:44
One of my favorites. Well done, fun, great graphics.
vrav
vrav19 Dec 2012, 05:01
Very nice! I couldn't finish the final tower, but enjoyed the experience.
Tenlki
Tenlki19 Dec 2012, 05:40
Sorry, Mario, looks like this princess...
*puts on glasses* B)
...is in another castle.

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
michax19 Dec 2012, 06:39
Simple and addictive mechanics :) Perfect! Enjoyed audio as well.
LaughingLeader19 Dec 2012, 14:06
Great job! Fantastic artwork and music, and a neat game idea. I got stuck on the Tower with 12 floors, since I'd run out of speed boosts or objects to trip people up with. I didn't even attempt the even harder Tower, haha.
Mythalore19 Dec 2012, 21:35
Incredible graphics! With decent gameplay!
zkenshin
zkenshin20 Dec 2012, 01:43
Good gameplay, nice fitting with the theme.
Colapsydo
Colapsydo20 Dec 2012, 13:08
Really fun and the keys interactions are well thought.
The last level is a bit difficult since sometimes you get touch several times when it's happen at a floor transition.
0110110121 Dec 2012, 11:12
Cool GP concept, very nice graphics. Audio could have been great if the music loop was a little longer.
Dir3kt
Dir3kt21 Dec 2012, 21:42
Was pleasant to play your entry. More levels :)
Drabiter
Drabiter26 Dec 2012, 04:30
Well polished and fun!
fishbrain
fishbrain26 Dec 2012, 12:53
Brilliant! Love this!
recursive frog
recursive frog28 Dec 2012, 06:22
I kidnapped all the princesses! I'm so evil!

The art style here was magnificent, and the game had just the right blend of action and strategy elements to hook in a player and keep their attention long enough to see it all the way to the end. The music was jazzy, and the sound effects totally appropriate.

This is probably one of the best entries I've played yet.
BNeutral
BNeutral28 Dec 2012, 06:27
Haha, amazing.
odrega28 Dec 2012, 09:06
Excellent music, it was just superb
Tobias Wehrum
Tobias Wehrum28 Dec 2012, 16:25
Fantasic art and music, a fitting theme, cool gameplay - good job overall!
Jeremias
Jeremias28 Dec 2012, 19:39
Nice idea, but didn't beat the last level. You say "Don't walk into the obstacles on your way down!" but I don't get what you mean with that.
dcolgan28 Dec 2012, 20:26
Awesome for 72 hours! The game has it all: graphics, music, gameplay, humor. Solid game. Full stars!
brantkings28 Dec 2012, 21:18
Great game! Loved it. Didn't finish because the last level was so hard. I took a while to discover what down did, though. Nice work!
chambers
chambers29 Dec 2012, 07:11
Fun game with nice music and graphics. I found everything too easy and the Tall Tower too hard. Had a lot of fun trying to beat that level at first, but I ended up giving up.

At first I was very confused with all doors having the exact same look. Maybe doors that connect floors and doors that spawn enemmies should look different in some way.
kibertoad
kibertoad29 Dec 2012, 20:36
Art was amazing, wish controls were a bit more responsive.
Cake&Code30 Dec 2012, 01:41
Great work! I wish there were some form of on screen instructions, since I thought the first level was just a cut scene and didn't really do anything. It wasn't until I was 3-4 levels in that I picked up the general mechanics of the game. The player could be more involved. The music and the art are great though! :)
LogGiant30 Dec 2012, 07:12
This is definitely in my top 5 favorite LD games ever. It's fantastic!
dremelofdeath
dremelofdeath30 Dec 2012, 07:55
love the game! knocking wall decorations into soldiers is oddly satisfying
fr_automatik30 Dec 2012, 14:31
Well polished! (The last level was very hard)
bentog30 Dec 2012, 20:14
Well done, the gameplay is interesting and fun, the graphics are amazing and the audio is great. Well done!
uncade31 Dec 2012, 07:39
Neat game! Not to be a dick, but I've been working on a game titled Another Castle for a while now, if you guys release a post compo version could you please change the name? I couldn't find your contact info, hence why I'm leaving the comment here. You can check out my game at http://www.AnotherCastleTheGame.com and
you can reach me by email at david [at] uncade.com
RosyPenguin
RosyPenguinauthor31 Dec 2012, 15:46
Thanks everyone for the awesome feedback! We're working on making improvements and addressing the issues that have been brought up.

@uncade - Thanks for reaching out. We found your game after the jam and totally intend to change our game's name for a post-jam release.
jfroco6 Jan 2013, 16:44
Presentation is extraodinary. Loved the music and the gfx. Nice idea. Great to have a game protagonized by a Minotaur.

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