Third Ludum Dare, first time with Unity and still learning so the scope of the game ended up being smaller than expected, but I think I still ended up with a fun game.
It's a strategy game Darkest Dungeon style, where you control heroes of your kingdom by sending them on different quests to save the princess of the kingdom from her illness. You need to manage their exhaustion, recruit new heroes and upgrade them while keeping your fortune from decreasing.
Tools used - Unity (Engine) - Aseprite (Graphics) - Paint.NET (Graphics) - Bfxr (Audio) - Abundant Music (Music)
How to play Only the mouse is used to play the game, there is an in-game tutorial that will appear when you first start the game.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below, enjoy!
@micahlg Thanks for the kind words! I noticed there was a UI problem with different aspect ratios than 16:9, I uploaded an update so that now there will be black bars around, but at least all the UI is visible!
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20 Apr 2020, 04:34
Great game and features! I am looking forward to seeing an extended version of it, it was so captivating I ended up playing 45 mins lol
Funny game ! Nice mechanics that worked well on an RPG fan like me =D I wouldn't mind having a bigger text font though, but considering it's 5 am here I'm not sure the game is to blame x)
Funny game ! Nice mechanics that worked well on an RPG fan like me =D I wouldn't mind having a bigger text font though, but considering it's 5 am here I'm not sure the game is to blame x)
Fun game, but man do I suck at it! I can't seem to figure out how to build up my recruits without losing too much money. I may just be stupid though. I had fun!
I feel like some of the internal logic was off. In attempting an Easy mission I was given 'Extreme Risk' assigning two villagers, but 'low risk' assigning only one.
@brenno263 Thanks for trying it out, I had other people make the same comment to me as well, the logic is correct, but is not explained to the player correctly. The risk means the risk of having one of your heroes die, so if you select a second hero that is really exhausted to go on the quest, the risk of that hero dying is high, hence why it's showing a higher risk with 2 instead of 1! :)
A good start, not sure if there is a random generator but some of the recruitable heroes seemed a little weak. Maybe I was just unlucky? (2 atk?) Keep up the work, good art work.
This is a really cool game. I love the story. The amount of quests you made in such a short time is remarkable. I'd love to see this in post LD :smile:
Felt a bit grindy and lacking in variety, but nice to see something a bit more strategic or with RPG elements.
Seemed to be more saving the princess than keeping the princess alive - maybe you could use the princess's health to drive the player to risk more dangerous missions, would also be nice if you had a bit more variation than just pass / fail - maybe get the reward but lose a hero or something like that.
I found it super difficult, but judging from the winners in the comments above I just didn't have enough patience to make progress in the early part of the game. I liked the art and the interface was clean and clear.
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I wouldn't mind having a bigger text font though, but considering it's 5 am here I'm not sure the game is to blame x)
I wouldn't mind having a bigger text font though, but considering it's 5 am here I'm not sure the game is to blame x)
Felt a bit grindy and lacking in variety, but nice to see something a bit more strategic or with RPG elements.
Seemed to be more saving the princess than keeping the princess alive - maybe you could use the princess's health to drive the player to risk more dangerous missions, would also be nice if you had a bit more variation than just pass / fail - maybe get the reward but lose a hero or something like that.