Warrior Of Dragons by Jesse Freeman

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made by Jesse Freeman for LD33 (JAM)
Warrior of Dragons is a mix between an Dragon Warrior, Mine Sweeper and Combo Quest. As the Dragon, it's your job to find the heroes hidden in the land and kill them before they can stop your evil plans to take over the world.

Credits: Jesse Freeman (Code/Design), Andrew Sandifer (Art) & Sean McCracken (Music)

Ratings

Coolness 36% 1752
Overall(Jam) 4.12 32
Audio(Jam) 3.74 108
Fun(Jam) 3.96 46
Graphics(Jam) 4.00 222
Humor(Jam) 3.12 352
Innovation(Jam) 4.13 25
Mood(Jam) 3.77 127
Theme(Jam) 3.63 383

Feedback

madmaw
25. Aug 2015 路 09:37 UTC
I'm getting 404 pages for the webplayer and the webgl link doesn't load
馃帳 Jesse Freeman
25. Aug 2015 路 10:40 UTC
Sorry about that. I fixed the WebPlayer link. The WebGL one should work but it takes a long time to load and only works on desktop.
ruerob
25. Aug 2015 路 14:48 UTC
This game is awesome!!! I really want this for my desktop as a little minesweeperesque casual game when I'm thinking about my world domination plans!!! The sound and graphics are so well made and that whole game is so fun! I really have to thank you for this gem! The only thing that bugs me is the daily message that hides some of the gamescreen which makes me wait to click the lower fields!

Thank you very much for this little jewel!!!
馃帳 Jesse Freeman
25. Aug 2015 路 18:09 UTC
Thanks ruerob for the comment. I'm porting it now to other platforms and cleaning it up. Really pleased with how it came out. I also plan on putting a small delay on the messages before they pop up so you don't have it cut off some much but I noticed that too.
boardtobits
25. Aug 2015 路 23:24 UTC
nice! like a reverse minesweeper meets rpg. love it!
blahgyn
25. Aug 2015 路 23:24 UTC
i love the graphics. gameplay is adorable. gratz
Mothdan
25. Aug 2015 路 23:44 UTC
Fun! It's a simple game but still difficult (I played on Medium). I had to click back all the way out to leave instructions but that's minor. This is a great submission for the theme.
Kep
26. Aug 2015 路 18:45 UTC
Great work. Innovation 5/5!
(+1 vote for moving the message box.)
crucknuk
26. Aug 2015 路 23:21 UTC
A good mix of differents gameplay makes this game not boring. I like the art direction (remind me of my chidhood with my gameboy). Nice job!
NIGIC
26. Aug 2015 路 23:35 UTC
Got an IndexOutOfBoundsException on my first try, when the map loaded. Not too sure how to reproduce it: it was on Hard mode, and everything worked fine on the second try.

A minesweeper-like hint system would have been nice; reduce the randomness a bit. Got a map with roughly 6-7 tiles of grass; still managed to find 4 heroes through sheer luck, but it's a bit annoying to lose to a dice roll.

Assets are well made. Game overall is short but quite fun.

Good job!
馃帳 Jesse Freeman
26. Aug 2015 路 23:43 UTC
Thanks NIGIC for the feedback. There is actually a minesweeper-like hint system but it's subtle: grass is #0, trees is #1, hill is #2 and mountains is $3. I'll look into the OutOfBoundsException so thanks for pointing that out.
peterkirk
27. Aug 2015 路 03:03 UTC
I really like the mechanic you used for combat. It is simple but effective.
The music was good and same with the art.
If this was developed further more some more depth I'd play more of it.
Good work.
mzmiric5
27. Aug 2015 路 16:40 UTC
Art and music set a great mood for this fun game. I really enjoyed playing it, it fits the theme and the concept is really cool. Wish there was a desktop version available as well, but WebGL build worked well.
EncryptedCow
27. Aug 2015 路 19:42 UTC
I loved it! This Quick Time action feature is awesome and innovative for this time of game. the graphics fit really well, so does the music. So far the game with the most replay ability that I played here. Got to go, I gotta play some more! Great job!
madmaw
27. Aug 2015 路 22:43 UTC
Great polish on this one. Audio and graphics spot on.
GeorgeBroussard
28. Aug 2015 路 04:40 UTC
Great entry! I really liked the style as well as the minesweeper-esque gameplay. Everything is very cohesive and fun. The minesweeper thing doesn't immediately read (got it from the discussion) but that's easily solvable. Good job by all involved.
Xanjos
28. Aug 2015 路 11:47 UTC
This was absolutely fun to play. I like the gameboy style graphics and I love how the battle minigame gets harder when your days start running out.
derr
28. Aug 2015 路 14:40 UTC
Nice take on minesweeper!
jcwelgemoed
31. Aug 2015 路 18:55 UTC
Very polished. Good combination of mechanics. Love the art style.
Unrelated: love your weekend code project books! :)
MaesK
31. Aug 2015 路 20:36 UTC
Nice game, although the first time I got a hero right away and died without learning way too fast :P
igoramendola
04. Sep 2015 路 04:15 UTC
cool! it's simple but very well done. Nice graphics, good sounds and an interesting gameplay. I also liked the difficulty option :D
Seantron
04. Sep 2015 路 16:31 UTC
I'm glad that I finished the music for this instead of finishing my own game entry, ha. But, really proud of being part of this team. Jesse did a great job on the game design and implementation. It's really fun.
SoloDuoTeam
07. Sep 2015 路 18:53 UTC
AAAh 8 bit era... so damn good. Nice gameplay here!
NightShadow0
09. Sep 2015 路 21:03 UTC
My major grip with the game is the "X days remaining" message appearing every turn, it feels unnecessary with the day counter, and it's particularly annoying that it can't be skipped when you want to click on bottom tiles. It's a fun concept though, would like to see it expanded with more levels. Love the retro aesthetic too. Nice work!
mickanio
10. Sep 2015 路 15:14 UTC
Awesome game! Would love to have more control over my ability to find heroes - feels a touch too chancy if you know what i mean. Great job!
DavidErosa
11. Sep 2015 路 12:47 UTC
Cool game! A really original approach for the controls. Maybe this could be a nice mobile game?