Ludum Dare #25compo

Dungeon Overlord: Master of the Queue

by bw-devel

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.95

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.64

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.82

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.54

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.85

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.19

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.27

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.71

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%

This is my 2nd official entry into an Ludum Dare Compo.

The game is simple and far from complete, but I think the foundation exists here for something really fun.

Big thanks to Squidi for the idea via his "300 Mechanics" site.

The only thing I didn't get a chance to attempt to tackle was music. Maybe next time!.

Post Mortem and Timelapse coming soon...

Comments43

Tate17 Dec 2012, 05:36

I really like the mechanics of this and think it could turn into something so much greater. Totally see where you are going with it. Great job.

jahlgren17 Dec 2012, 09:50

This was fun untill I ralised that it did not get any harder?

odrega17 Dec 2012, 09:55

Very nice! And I for some reason especially liked the tutorials screen

svenardo17 Dec 2012, 09:56

Good concept!

madmaw17 Dec 2012, 09:58

Could do with some more monster types and increasing difficulty, but I'm a sucker for the dungeon-keeper genre

kroltan17 Dec 2012, 10:26

Definitively bring it outside Compo! More monsters and knights over time and different types of defenders would make this game better. Maybe traps too?

GameRespect17 Dec 2012, 10:55

The concept is awesome, more levels/enemies/traps and some light music would definitely make it shine!

patricklorio17 Dec 2012, 11:00

The game needs more options. Otherwise it's pretty good.

zedutchgandalf17 Dec 2012, 11:12

Nice concept! I'd love to see this fleshed out a bit after the compo :)
Right now it's real easy to just endlessly keep spawning skeletons without one knight ever reaching your treasure, so some more balancing would be cool :P
Oh, and I ADORE the help screen! :D

xgeovanni17 Dec 2012, 11:13

It's quite easy once you have the hang of it. Would be nice if there was some way to win, since I see no end in sight.

Meep17 Dec 2012, 11:33

Very nice concept! Not too much to do in its current state, but it has a lot of potential to be expanded on. :)

kannas17 Dec 2012, 12:01

i like the graphics and the concept, even if adding a bit more difficulty could have been a good choice. i agree with the others. youy should upgrade this game outside of the compos :D

TheCze17 Dec 2012, 15:06

Really liked the "not win" splash screen

Muu? (lanoiadimuu)17 Dec 2012, 15:22

The game itself was fun in the first minute, then when you have 2 skeletons in the same place heroes can't get any further. Eventually I unlocked all 3 spots and filled them with skeletons.
Add more powerful enemies/defenders, and maybe a score, and you will get an awesome game.

Azlen17 Dec 2012, 16:06

Very fun.

Edocentrique17 Dec 2012, 16:35

It's good !

sclark3917 Dec 2012, 17:06

Good work. Similar idea to my entry. Yours is more of a tower-defense approach, mine more of an RTS. I played until I had 3 skeletons in reserve behind each door. :)

robashton17 Dec 2012, 17:47

Good idea, it's a bit easy though.

I've fixed my game in the same way you fixed yours, which is to have two code paths for Chrome vs Everything else btw :-)

AlexFili17 Dec 2012, 18:47

Wow, I like this very much. The only problem is that it gets a bit too easy later on when you've got the hang of it. If the enemy difficulty scaled more then it would be more of a challenge. Also need more monster types. But the system is great, please make a sequel!

Manest17 Dec 2012, 19:33

cool game

Tapestry17 Dec 2012, 19:34

Even though it's simple and easy, great job, really like your take on the theme and on the tower defense games gerne!

lucky.luddite17 Dec 2012, 20:01

Great help screen.

Gornova17 Dec 2012, 20:36

too easy, but I like it, well done in 48 hours!

Zazibar17 Dec 2012, 20:51

Nice concept, could be developed further into something very interesting.

loren17 Dec 2012, 22:13

cool game, dig the art and sound effects. I also like the queued minion system. Nice work!

Mythalore17 Dec 2012, 23:17

Fresh if a bit basic gameplay with a nice art style.

enfyrneaux18 Dec 2012, 00:11

Deceptively simple. I like it.

amassingham18 Dec 2012, 01:26

Nice, fun, simple.
Maybe consider giving the players on skeleton to start?

Faust18 Dec 2012, 03:28

Simple but well executed game. It'll be even better with more variation.

EatenAlive318 Dec 2012, 03:45

Very nice -- I can see a potential for so much more, though! It needs to have a score at least, and a difficulty scale =p

KunoNoOni18 Dec 2012, 04:10

Very interesting game. I hope you make it bigger outside of the compo. Good Job on the foundation though! :)

rylgh18 Dec 2012, 04:10

very cool idea.

ethankennerly18 Dec 2012, 06:03

I quickly understood I was buying skeletons to stop the hero from getting to the gold. The layout was simple. Perhaps a twist at an advanced level to mix up the action would engage further.

boena18 Dec 2012, 09:32

Love the concept. Good job!

Husky18 Dec 2012, 12:44

Win!
Simple but fun.

Blodyavenger18 Dec 2012, 22:39

Pretty good concept. Too bad you didn't have time to take it further.

bigbadwofl19 Dec 2012, 05:32

Could use some more content but what is there works well and is fun.

DustyStylus19 Dec 2012, 16:12

Nice concept, perhaps needs a bit of tweaking with the balancing? (I think I hit a saturation point where I was just adding to the first factory after a while). Nicely done though, good stuff!

GreenPixelDev20 Dec 2012, 06:53

Very cool concept and gameplay! You have something here with a lot of potential and I hope you continue building on it! :D

cwilloughby20 Dec 2012, 08:33

Mechanics are cool. Like the style. Like the sound. Like the graphics. More depth would be cool.

dekart20 Dec 2012, 18:26

Nice one, especially the art is lovely

davidwparker22 Dec 2012, 17:40

I died the first time not realizing what was going on, but other than that, great intro mechanics. It would be cool to introduce harder and harder opponents, upgrades, etc.