Eternal War by goodbadokay

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made by goodbadokay for LD31 (JAM)
Yeah!
Eternal War is here!
A beautiful, middle-age game.
Defend your castle from coming enemies by throwing stones to them.
Try to kill as few as your own warriors possible. :)

You can play with your friend or with CPU (on a hard difficulty it's almost insane:)).

Have fun!!!

Android : https://www.dropbox.com/s/w71cgf7vpol3dhk/EternalWar.apk?dl=0

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall(Jam) 3.08 616
Audio(Jam) 3.13 341
Fun(Jam) 2.76 717
Graphics(Jam) 3.46 411
Humor(Jam) 2.28 658
Innovation(Jam) 3.03 509
Mood(Jam) 2.99 544
Theme(Jam) 3.71 340

Feedback

Monochrome Bears
08. Dec 2014 · 18:39 UTC
Another cool game from OLD))
DevoNoel
08. Dec 2014 · 18:47 UTC
Nice visuals. Dat load time though.
OldPeculier
08. Dec 2014 · 18:47 UTC
Really cool concept in a beautiful presentation. I had trouble getting keys to respond though.
CustomPhase
08. Dec 2014 · 19:02 UTC
I like the idea and presentation, but gameplay need a lot of polish. Its super hard to aim properly without killing your own people. Also needs some variety, like powerups, different types of units, etc.
egos
08. Dec 2014 · 19:07 UTC
really nice and original visual but the control with WASD is horrible why not a mouse control ?
sprawl
08. Dec 2014 · 19:10 UTC
What a long load time on this one ! The graphics are worth it though.

Overall the game is great ! The controls felt a little bit floaty and the game a little too long, but otherwise it's very good.
🎤 goodbadokay
08. Dec 2014 · 19:14 UTC
WASD wash chosen to allow 2-Player mode :)
However, there is a link to Andoid version in the description with more handy touch control)
TKF15H
08. Dec 2014 · 19:18 UTC
The controls are a bit awkward, but what really gets in the way is that loading screen. It takes way too long, which raises the player's expectations and makes it easier to get disappointed.
TheZiggy
08. Dec 2014 · 20:13 UTC
Amazing, one of the best games i've tested so far. Great graphics, mood, and a lot of fun. Great job!
tedling
08. Dec 2014 · 20:13 UTC
Really cool approach to the theme! Very original and well executed. Love the season change!
roktom
08. Dec 2014 · 20:15 UTC
Love those graphics, one of the most original games. Improve GUI layout and easier to control, and it will be even better.
ajopart
08. Dec 2014 · 20:16 UTC
Good looking game (music and sound), but almost no gameplay. Need some polish but nice job
Maurogik
08. Dec 2014 · 20:17 UTC
Nice graphics, as stated above, on PC the controls are awkward. But still good game, I really like the seasons changing the trees in the back.
jarry
08. Dec 2014 · 20:19 UTC
Nice graph and music.
Biliogadafr
08. Dec 2014 · 20:22 UTC
Interesting. I like graphics and audio. But gameplay is a bit monotonous. Probably need more ways to harm opponent, because now only defence is available. So the the winner is the player that is most successfull in defence. Maybe it will be better if I would play against human:).
🎤 goodbadokay
08. Dec 2014 · 20:26 UTC
Yeah, the original idea was to make 2-Player mode only and single-player appeared only in the very last moment :)
GagaPete
08. Dec 2014 · 20:27 UTC
Nice game. Very polished graphics. The gameplay itself gets a bit repetitive after a few minutes. But I think it may be really funny in 2 player mode.
Ossi
08. Dec 2014 · 21:00 UTC
Very cool game! I like the aesthetic and how it's all contained in one place like a board game. The changing of seasons was a cool atmospheric touch and the music fit the middle-age setting very well! It sort of reminded me of Age of Empires haha! Well done!
lightsoda
08. Dec 2014 · 22:09 UTC
Pretty nice graphics, though it was really hard to tell apart the dudes on your side from the other side due to the dark colors and similar shapes.
rogberth
08. Dec 2014 · 22:21 UTC
Really nice made game, I like the feel of it, the theme. Music is good also. The only bad thing is that is actually hard for me to know if I'm aiming correctly.

Good job and good luck!
MintArcade
09. Dec 2014 · 01:27 UTC
Really interesting entry. Need polishing like any other LD game, but this game is fun already. Good job including multiplayer.
renatopp
09. Dec 2014 · 02:44 UTC
The gameplay feels strange, but is a cool concept and the details are awesome. nice hand-drawn map! Cool game, nice job.
LukeZaz
09. Dec 2014 · 06:49 UTC
Fun idea, but the controls were a bit difficult to use.
Nelly
09. Dec 2014 · 13:25 UTC
it is really fun on mobile device)
Snuux
09. Dec 2014 · 16:19 UTC
Nice, cute game)
MurderSantaTeam
09. Dec 2014 · 17:53 UTC
nice game :)
AwesomeNuclearMonkeys
09. Dec 2014 · 19:18 UTC
Very interesting game.
Simple and yet very enjoyable.
Loading is a bit too long
Recursiveanomaly
09. Dec 2014 · 19:19 UTC
Neat game! I wish I could do more than just defend though...
Vinyl Pixels
09. Dec 2014 · 19:19 UTC
Neat :) Awesome visual style and audio :) Lacking a little bit of gameplay-fun though.
Krunoslav
09. Dec 2014 · 19:24 UTC
Nice graphics, like to be playing a boardgame, but the gameplay is not too good, maybe more controls or options.
Shampop
09. Dec 2014 · 19:51 UTC
Cool concept, I like it, very good presentation !
I like the seasons and the paper style
ProgrammerPony
09. Dec 2014 · 19:54 UTC
It would be grate if you can choose wasd or arrow keys
🎤 goodbadokay
09. Dec 2014 · 19:56 UTC
In fact you can customize controls in pc/mac/windows versions :)
mechabit
10. Dec 2014 · 12:42 UTC
love the hand drawn style and play box theme
Crosstales
10. Dec 2014 · 15:27 UTC
Very nice game - it's very similar to mine, but more difficult :-)

I think it has a little bug: in single player, I can shoot with the mouse using the enemy tower...
Anyway, well done!
perfect victim
10. Dec 2014 · 18:04 UTC
nice game, love the graphical style
wilpel1234
10. Dec 2014 · 18:39 UTC
Good job!
Hellequin
10. Dec 2014 · 20:13 UTC
Such a unique concept!! Well done! I liked it :')
SushiDestroy
10. Dec 2014 · 20:22 UTC
You something cool with the graphics, but a classic tower defense gameplay would have been better.
Demy
10. Dec 2014 · 20:34 UTC
hah, that picture in main menu looks strange. In-game graphics is way better. Music is a little bit annoying. But the game is nice.
JacksGamesSucks
10. Dec 2014 · 20:38 UTC
good job! i like the idea, its quite simple to play it, lot of fun
uvwar
10. Dec 2014 · 22:35 UTC
Really wish I could control with the mouse instead of the keyboard. Also seemed like the troops were just moving on set paths (not sure if they were or not) might be interesting to set them loose and let them swarm over the map organically.
LTyrosine
10. Dec 2014 · 23:01 UTC
Nice concept and graphics but gameplay looks broken. I really cant fell that I'm doing something at the game.
Troilk
10. Dec 2014 · 23:54 UTC
Interesting game, but wasd controls are not very comfortable and the game definitely needs more variation - some more mechanics, powers-ups...
ShellfishGames
11. Dec 2014 · 00:03 UTC
ваша игра тоже хорошо
..right? Anyway, it's really cool from an artistic standpoint. Controls a bit fiddly, would certainly prefer the mouse instead of WASD. Very well done. :)
bushmango
11. Dec 2014 · 23:31 UTC
The graphics are nice, I like the idea of the game inside the box. I would like to see more gameplay, though.
Yaroslav Kravtsov
12. Dec 2014 · 07:14 UTC
Take attention how small part of gameplay area in comparison of whole screen http://gyazo.com/9d59e741ba533fdac77515c26926c7ef
🎤 goodbadokay
12. Dec 2014 · 07:17 UTC
Yeah, we've improved that part in our post-jam version, I'll make a post about it soon
martial_cantarel_games
13. Dec 2014 · 22:04 UTC
played this game on OLD, using touch screen and fingers, cool
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
14. Dec 2014 · 00:52 UTC
Neat little game. Enjoyed the changing seasons, well done!
MaesK
14. Dec 2014 · 14:30 UTC
Nice game and music, but even on easy it looks hard. Maybe I'd like better aim controls, or a better camera to see it. Nevertheless, great game!
Myyyvothrr
16. Dec 2014 · 13:46 UTC
Cool graphics style!
sP0CkEr2
20. Dec 2014 · 01:31 UTC
nice effort - the controls need work (mouse control perhaps) and the graphics are too small
el_kloklo
23. Dec 2014 · 18:57 UTC
nice game but the control are a bit messy, it would be really nice if they could be customized.
redoxkun
29. Dec 2014 · 10:48 UTC
Nice graphics. The controls could be better using the mouse.
orion_black
29. Dec 2014 · 23:41 UTC
As many people has mentioned the controls are really cumbersome. I find the scoring to be kind of off, in general I would say scoring is about giving/receiving feedback. If I play bad I would expect a bad score, if I play good I would expect a good score, but that doesn't happen in your game. Let's say we are playing a match and it's really, really grueling, in that scenario I would expect to get a so-so(or even a good) score. But given how scoring works it's not unlikely that we both could end with a zero. I can see the logic behind subtracting points for killing your people, but it's problematic. A better solution would be to have some kind of chaining(first enemy killed you get 1x, second 2x, third 3x, you get the idea) that gets interrupted when you kill on yours. Definitely not a perfect solution, but it would reflect more accurately how the match went.

I noticed when enemies collide with each other they can die, die and kill it's opponent or simply kill it's opponent. I couldn't really tell how that works. Is it their HP? Are there heavies, mediums and lights? Is it some rock-paper-scissors kind of thing? I think having a visual tell about said interaction would add a bit of depth to the process of choosing which enemy to kill next, making the game more interesting.