Ludum Dare #55compo

Cthulhu Defense

by flying-dog-fish

Overall:★★★★★★★★★★2.94(#301)

Fun:★★★★★★★★★★3.13(#238)

Innovation:★★★★★★★★★★2.12(#353)

Theme:★★★★★★★★★★3.44(#217)

Graphics:★★★★★★★★★★2.79(#291)

Audio:★★★★★★★★★★2.50(#261)

Humor:★★★★★★★★★★2.83(#176)

Mood:★★★★★★★★★★2.90(#275)

Intro image says it all.

Everything was created by myself in 48 hours.

Software used: Unity, Visual Studio Community Edition, Inkscape, GIMP, Samsung Voice Recorder, Audacity.

Possible future improvements:
- balancing
- clear indication of defense unit power and cost to buy/upgrade
- more types of enemies (fast, slow, tank)
- more types of defense (area, slow-down, ..)
- music
- better sfx
- more levels
- prettier graphics
- flying enemies (angels) and defense against them

Tools: Audacity, GIMP, Inkscape

Comments20

Rob656615 Apr 2024, 04:49

Cute TD! I like this take on the theme. Loved the sound effects and art/animation. It was a little unclear when towers had been upgraded - from what I could see there's no visual change. More tower options would have been great too (but I know how limited time was!). Nice work putting this together in such a short time.

0X_VOID_X015 Apr 2024, 18:30

After wondering around in your page (which is pretty cool), I got to play the game. I love tower defense games, they remind me of my childhood playing flashgames. this one fun to experience, it feels random at first but once I realized that you can upgrade the towers it was more fun to play around. the repeating "Cthulhu" audio in the background gave me a headache though lol

VortexB15 Apr 2024, 22:15

Fun little tower defense! Took a couple tries but i beat it! CUTHUULUUU

Owtuvammo16 Apr 2024, 00:08

I wanted more indication on the upgrade levels of the towers, but this felt like a cross between tower-defense and idle clicker.

Might have been nice to have a bit more control over tower placement and such, but this was a pretty fun little game!

CamD6716 Apr 2024, 00:23

Fun TD! when it got going fast I was worried I was gonna lose but managed to get to the win screen! I really liked the idea of "locking in" your tower choice. It made me prioritize upgrading certain towers after I realized which ones were placed in the best spots.

Parts of the audio was a bit too difficult to listen to for me being so repetitive, a volume slider would be helpful to turn some down

bentglasstube16 Apr 2024, 06:36

A simple but fun tower defense. I didn't realize you could pick two kinds of towers so I wound up with entirely ranged ones but still won. As others have said, the chanting background noise was a bit annoying. Having some kind of indication of the upgrade level and cost would be nice as well. Fun game.

Sargonius16 Apr 2024, 06:39

Another Cthulhu game, yay! I hope you can check our project. It's, as said in the comments, "Love-raftian" :D

Great game! I wish there were a clear indication of current level of tower upgrade and I didn't understood what the yellow towers are doing (beat everything with just the red ones).

Zonoxx16 Apr 2024, 06:44

Great little game, the sound effects made me laugh. I felt like the UI could need some work as some things (like upgrading towers) did not feel immediately apparent. But I had fun nontheless!

jbisnee16 Apr 2024, 16:23

It was fun. While I was playing it I was thinking only about cthulhu chibis.

zubspace17 Apr 2024, 19:27

Nice litte game. Works well and is easy to play. Music is a bit repetitive, but sound effects are good. Would love a bit more feedback to player input, like when you place a new minion or upgrade it. But overall good job!

henk17 Apr 2024, 20:06

Fun entry, it got pretty hectic by the end, there!
I found the sounds entertaining. It could use a bit
more of a challenge, though. As is, I was able to win
by randomly clicking around without putting much thought into it.

goddzeproject18 Apr 2024, 07:05

Interesting TD, but lacked competent management

Usenrame18 Apr 2024, 23:24

nice game! crazy how intense it's becomes

Christo Staszewski19 Apr 2024, 22:16

Nice little TD game. I think a minor enhancement that would make a major difference would be to make the upgrade levels & cost a bit more clear. Even something as simple as a (lvl 1) above the tower and an image outlining upgrade costs on the right could suffice. Overall, great job for the Compo!

Ansible20 Apr 2024, 10:35

Great entry, that was good fun! It took me a few goes! As others have mentioned some tower level / reach indication could be a good touch. But I did kind of like having to keep track of it all my head - until it got out of control.

Great maze design and art (really like the path floor pattern). The future updates in the description sounds good, but regardless congrats on the comp entry!

zimny1120 Apr 2024, 17:52

Nice game! Love the drawing of Cthulhu. Some QoL stuff would be great. Like price of towers and upgrades, maybe some other stats like damage or speed of fire, somewhere on the screen. Also, having brick road and green walls felt a bit weird. maybe the other way around it would felt more natural. And, chanting was nice addition, but it happened a bit too often. Anyway, good job with the game!

EmilAlix21 Apr 2024, 01:32

The sound design is repetitive, and it lacks some visual feedback. Otherwise, it's nice. The game is easy to understand. Congratulations on completing it!

Flying Dog Fishauthor22 Apr 2024, 22:35

@zimny11 Thanks for the review and the suggestions. The yellow brick road is a reference to the Wizard of Oz, so it has to be yellow and made of brick.

Baluj25 Apr 2024, 16:08

A classic tower defense game, it is a good game. Good job!

Linky43926 Apr 2024, 09:56

Nice short game! I managed to summon Cthulhu, but it was getting tense murdering all these people at the end ^^

As others pointed out, a clearer indication of the level of our units and the cost of any action is what's missing the most. But I see you have a nice roadmap, cool!
The graphics could be improved but are OK for a compo game. Overall the game works fine, and your future updates should bring some nice content to it! Congrats!

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