Kings Court

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.47

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.26

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.97

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.87

Being a king is not all about giving commands and enjoying the riches of your kingdom. Ruling the 7... 8 kingdoms of Wes.... Estros is not easy. Listen to your people, deliver justice where needed and heed council when appropriate. At the end of the day, the goal of a king is to maintain their head on their shoulder, among other things like maintaining a prosperous kingdom.

Made Using:

- Unity
- C#
- Aseprite
- Audacity

Credits:

- Programming, art, and game design by: ClumsyWizard (Nabil Shelim)
- Background Music: by lucafrancini from Pixabay

Tags: #2d, #management, #pixel art

Genres: role playing, strategy

Tools: Aseprite, Audacity, Unity

Comments24

ChrisBeck16 Apr 2024, 14:43

Really like this concept, I like the balancing of resources and trying to keep everyone happy at the same time. The art fits really well and the music loop/sound effects help build the world. You managed to get it quite feature complete as well which is difficult for this type of game in this time frame. I also liked that you went a different direction with the theme than most other people :smile: Really good job!

Nabil Shelimauthor16 Apr 2024, 17:27

@chrisbeck Thanks, glad you liked my game :smiley:

Rolly16 Apr 2024, 18:07

Nice concept, overall a great mood with the visuals and music.

Your take on the theme is cool!

The messages become a bit repetitive fast, it would have been nice to see more of them. But I understand you can only do as much during a jam :D

Cool game!

EklBirifine16 Apr 2024, 18:42

I like your interpretation of the theme! And art design is simple but stylish and charming. For some reason the game suddenly froze and I couldn't make it to the end( But still a fun time

unchain16 Apr 2024, 19:20

This is such a great idea! Compact and clear game play with nice graphics, I like it!

Nabil Shelimauthor16 Apr 2024, 20:05

@rolly Glad to hear you liked my game. I really wanted to procedurally generate the prompts but had to settle with hand written ones. Something to change if I get to working on it in the future.

Nabil Shelimauthor16 Apr 2024, 20:09

@eklbirifine Sorry to hear you had trouble with the game :cry: but glad to know you enjoyed it.

Nabil Shelimauthor16 Apr 2024, 20:10

@unchain Thanks, good to know you liked it!

player0418 Apr 2024, 18:21

seriously cool game, the vibes are spot on. I like the "simple" but very effective art style. bonus points for the unique take on the theme. all around nice work!

ski11az18 Apr 2024, 18:52

For being made in only 72 hours I'm surprised by how complete the game felt. The music, sound effects, art and writing all come together to form a very cohesive experience that could easily be a demo for a larger game. The only major critique I have would be the lack of variety in engaging requests, which is completely understandable due to the nature of being made in a jam. Really well done!

LDJam user 38523218 Apr 2024, 18:53

Loved this entry ! We actually had a relatively similar idea at the beginning but failed to make it original and cool enough. Congratulations ! I love the "Reigns"-like gameplay, good writing and satisfying soundtrack. Keep up the good work :)

gord10ahmet18 Apr 2024, 18:57

I'd buy this game if it was in Steam. Good job!

It froze at me at this 4-4, though.

denilseven18 Apr 2024, 19:13

It's so cool that you went with this genre for a game jam and made it pretty balanced and fun! The art is *impeccable* as well.

In my first run I got to 11 days before getting hung by the advisors xD

Lonthy18 Apr 2024, 19:21

Such a pretty game :heart: but after 5 decisions it stops somehow. :(((

Nabil Shelimauthor18 Apr 2024, 22:16

@player04 Thanks, glad you enjoyed my take on the theme!

Nabil Shelimauthor18 Apr 2024, 22:19

@ski11az Thanks for the feedback and glad you liked my game! I really wished I could get more events in but by the end of day 3, my brain was cooked :dizzy_face:.

Nabil Shelimauthor18 Apr 2024, 22:20

@chronicpain Glad you enjoyed it! I have been rewatching GOT so the idea came to me almost instantly when I saw the theme.

Nabil Shelimauthor18 Apr 2024, 22:21

@gord10ahmet Thanks, that means a lot. Some other players seem to have the same issue as well :cry: but the bug seems to happen at random times. Need to look deep into it.

Nabil Shelimauthor18 Apr 2024, 22:23

@denilseven WOW! 11 days is crazy, I could barely make it past 8, and I made the game :laughing:. Glad you liked my take on the theme. As you can tell, Im a big GOT fan :crossed_swords:

Nabil Shelimauthor18 Apr 2024, 22:25

@lonthy Thanks, good to know you liked my game :smile:. Seems to be a issue when the day ends but does not occur consistently. Thanks for letting me know, I will look into it.

Blue Pin Studio19 Apr 2024, 10:15

King for 7 days, doomed by priests. I wouldnt be surprised if most people got doomed by the priests. Excellent game!

Nabil Shelimauthor19 Apr 2024, 12:33

@blue-pin-studio Thanks, glad you enjoyed my game. Ha! True, while playtesting I died to priests and army the most. Some sort of stat tracking would have been nice. Thanks for the idea, something to add if I ever get back to this game.

LDJam user 37223120 Apr 2024, 20:34

Great concept! It gets pretty easy once you understand how to play, but overall its really interesting!

dxk229421 Apr 2024, 00:19

Love the artstyle and atmosphere! I only made it to day 6 before the Nobles got tired of my head. I noticed repeats within the first couple of days, so it would have been nice to see more events. Still, great job!

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