Precipice

by canyon
Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.66
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.02
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.16
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.84
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.23
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.76
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★72%
Your village is under siege by crazy bad warlocks man!!

Quick! open a portal to another world, and keep it open so all the villagers can get through.

Controls: Drag your mouse/finger.

Toward Center = Shield
From Center = Projectile.

Tools:
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Pixel Art: http://www.pickleeditor.com/

Sublime Text 3: http://www.sublimetext.com/
Light Table: http://www.lighttable.com/

Person JS Libraries used:
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Sprite Animation: https://github.com/JAForbes/Frame
Entity Component System: https://github.com/JAForbes/e
Functional Object Literal https://github.com/JAForbes/o

Other JS Libraries:
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Underscore: http://underscorejs.org/
JQuery http://jquery.com/
Hammer http://hammerjs.github.io/

screenshot

Comments23

mess110
mess11025 Aug 2014, 13:29
hehe, love the mini wizard attacking :D
Makio
Makio25 Aug 2014, 13:54
pretty, this game is intense on laptop ! :p
Bendix
Bendix25 Aug 2014, 14:00
Took me a little to understand what's going on but after that it was fun
jgthespy
jgthespy26 Aug 2014, 02:38
It's tricky to get it to do what I want but I like the idea and I'm glad it lets me constantly screw up while I try to figure out how it works. Good work!
Maxium
Maxium26 Aug 2014, 02:40
Took a bit to figure out what to do but after that it was great!
Hamsternator
Hamsternator26 Aug 2014, 04:46
Simple pick up 'n play mechanics. Awesome =D
The shield seems to protect you no matter where you cast it but I really liked that you movements determined the strength of the spell. Would really like to see an actual release of this on mobile devices =)
Piat
Piat26 Aug 2014, 04:46
Simple concept, I used my second monitor to make giant snow balls that filled half the screen haha :D fun game.
elkiwydev
elkiwydev26 Aug 2014, 11:11
Nice concept but missing music and the theme of the LD isn't that strong..
Clyde
Clyde27 Aug 2014, 04:31
Nice art and interesting gameplay, though the control scheme felt a little awkward? Still awesome.
Raphy
Raphy28 Aug 2014, 11:55
Interesting idea, controls aren't great though. I like the pixel art! With a bit polish this could turn into a great mobile game I think!
arzi28 Aug 2014, 11:59
Nice control scheme, I think mouse gestures + magic is a quite good combination. Took a while to understand how to play the game, but after that it was quite fun.
Shide
Shide28 Aug 2014, 13:35
Controls doesn't seem to work correctly sometimes, but idea of more touch oriented controls is good. Pretty difficult and fun, but sound is a bit annoying
wobbleboxx28 Aug 2014, 16:21
Nice graphics and FX! :)
esayitch28 Aug 2014, 16:21
Liked the idea xD Playing this on a laptop is mega-tuff. Graphics are pretty cool too. Theme is only in the narrative, and the narrative isn't what this game is about dude! It's about blasting stuff and saving villagers :)
Team Klappermann28 Aug 2014, 16:22
Took me a while to get a hang of the controls but nice idea! Keep up the good work!
PixelMonkey29 Aug 2014, 08:29
Controlling the shield was a bit difficult at times, and occasionally something went possibly wrong with the projectile scaling and a projectile would take up the entire screen until it disappeared, but it's a fun game that would be nice to see expanded!
ehtd
ehtd29 Aug 2014, 23:54
Whoa! really fast paced game
Oddly Shaped Pixels
Oddly Shaped Pixels30 Aug 2014, 08:34
Nice concept and pixel art! Playing with the mouse was challenging, and I'm sure it's way funnier on a mobile phone or tablet :)
jimmypaulin
jimmypaulin30 Aug 2014, 14:27
Intense and frantic, superb artwork and a nice feel to it. I liked the simple yet satisfying control system, it had that 'just one more go' effect on me. Those mages looked seriously evil and the puny villagers were cute as they ran to the portal for sanctuary - hope life's better for them on the other side!
spotco
spotco1 Sep 2014, 22:41
Game goes all black after any sort of click+drag in chrome on Windows.
runvs
runvs3 Sep 2014, 14:58
Nice Entry. well executed. Had some problems with mouse input.
mcapraro
mcapraro7 Sep 2014, 22:35
neat feeling game!, simple concept but could make a great mobile/touch game (i played on a pc)
xrm0
xrm011 Sep 2014, 10:26
Nice

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