Duel is a round based multiplayer 1v1 duel game. When you click "Duel for honor" you will be matched with a human opponent("Him"). If no human opponents are available, you will be matched with an AI("It").You can choose one Pose and one Shoot Direction per round, and these are played out simultaneously when the round timer finishes counting down. Each round is 10 seconds long. Have fun and good luck out there!
UPDATE - 8/27/2013 All updates only apply to Kongregate link. Dropbox link will remain the original. -Added "Allow Bots" button so you can choose to play against bots or only play against players(NOTE: if you choose to not play against bots you could be sitting in a lobby for quite awhile do to low traffic) -Improved matchmaking functionality
Well done! Fun RPS-like gameplay. Also I'm amazed to see online multiplayer in a Ludum Dare entry. Since I'm guessing most people are playing and rating games alone, that's a killer feature for a multiplayer-only game.
3/5, nice entry. It was pretty fun, but unfortunately, matchmaking seems to not work. I didn't really like the graphics, but the sound was pretty nice. The theme wasn't well implemented to me, but that's just my opinion.
Funny thing is, this is not the first duel game I've this for this ludumdare an they're all different. Great little game, nice to play, really cool overall.
Thanks for all the great feedback guys! For those having trouble with the matchmaking, I have made some improvements to it in the Kongregate link. The original did work but there were very small areas of time for you to actually find a player if you were playing against bots. The addition of the "Allow Bots" checkbox has alleviated this problem. If you Disallow bots you are guaranteed to get matched with a player eventually(if there ARE other players in the network, that is). Please be patient though if you choose to turn off bots, low player traffic could cause the waits to be a little long.
This is a lot of fun, really like the style and the spaghetti western soundtrack. I've played a few duel games by now, and it's great that everyone's put their own spin on it. Great job!
Fantastic job on the art and music! First time seeing the tumbleweed roll by was great :0) Not sure if it was the AI (I assume so), but making sure the AI does not pick combos like duck and shoot down would be good. Again, Great job!
Nice implementation, interesting to see that there is so much that can be done with the duel idea. In the end it is just a bit more complicated rock paper scissor though.
Really nice! :) I enjoyed it a lot. Unfortunately I did not catch up with a player but had to use the "AI" :) I guess that there is not much reasoning in the AI brain right for such a quick reactive game :D
The game's very cute. The music provided a great atmosphere. I didn't get any player's to shoot against, but yeah it was still fun trying to predict the AI's moves. I love the trash talk they indulge in before the duel.
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GaTechGrad30 Aug 2013, 05:43
Nice idea to expand on the classic rock, paper, scissors formula. The ten second timer felt just right. However, it seemed like I was able to win (or draw) most of the time with the Duck/Fire Forward combo.
Really great execution! You really nailed all the small details here. The only thing I wish you would have added was some small "tells" for the AI characters to know what their next move might be.
really cool concept. It would be neat if some of the abilities had cooldowns and some worked better than others against different types. for example jumping and firing does less damage, and ducking takes lest damage than standing or jumping.
Great mood, specially with the music. Too bad I didn't find anybody online to play with. Sound even more fun. You did a very nice job. I've been saying this to a lot of games, but I can totally see this on mobile. "Challenge your friends" "Buy clothing!"
Great music and art. I was confused for a while as it wasn't obvious that the blue cards were for me, so I never knew how to shoot. Putting them on that side of the screen made me think they were for the other player.
Nice game. Love the idea of multiplayer :) The ten seconds wait to choose cards might be too slow, though. I'd rather have a faster pace for this kind of game.
I died defending my honour! Nice twist on rock-paper-scissors style of game, but inevitably luck based which I'm not too big a fan of. Nice art and the music/sound was very good, particularly for the setting. Also liked the little taunts.
Awesome game! Love the card-based looks you gave to control system! Too bad that some combination are totally useless (like duck and fire down, for example)
Simple and really fun! Fantastic concept! I love the dialogue between the two guys and the potential depth of the pose and direction you shoot really gives the game a lot of strategy. The only downside is since you can't really pair up with someone you know it feels a bit random playing against strangers or the AI. Having some sort of way to identify players allows for more mind games. Also the art style is really neat, great job!
Cool idea. I like the idea of using cards to pick action. I tried to do something like that in my game, but it was too random and didn't work out as I pictured. Also liked your rock paper scissors thinking!
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X-0r9 Sep 2013, 22:44
Rock-Paper-Scissors all the way ^_^
Would be nice, if it was possible to change the decision, if you misclicked (then again, the hole in the cards make it even *look* like a final decision^^)
A fun little game. Maybe a bit too much wait time, but I had the same problem with my game :P I really liked the mood and the graphics. The music was fun. The tumbleweed in the background was a nice touch.
The graphics and audio were great, but the gameplay felt a bit lacking. It kinda felt like rock-paper-scissors, except sometimes scissors doesn't beat paper because paper was ducking, you know what I mean? :)
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Very nice asthetics and presentation.
But well made.
Loved the mechanic of it, simple but efficient :)
Nice design and sound
Nice job!
really cool concept. It would be neat if some of the abilities had cooldowns and some worked better than others against different types. for example jumping and firing does less damage, and ducking takes lest damage than standing or jumping.
overall a real fun play. nice game and good job.
Good graphics and music. Need to read the mind of your opponent.
Moreover the relationship with the theme feels quite weak - shooting a gun does not take 10 seconds.
I really like it !
Would be nice, if it was possible to change the decision, if you misclicked (then again, the hole in the cards make it even *look* like a final decision^^)
Nice background music, btw =)
Good game!
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