A Tale Of Words by Njord

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made by Njord for LD30 (COMPO)
(Troubleshooting : for Web version, it seems going to another browser tab while loading the game makes the Unity player lose focus and not take clicks anymore. Just wait for the game to load ! Same thing with all Unity-web games apparently.)

I am inviting you to embark on an epic journey in the fantastic world of the Kindgom of Word. You will meet Kings and Queens, Knights and Assassins, and even mighty Dragons or scary Witches ...

A Tale Of Words is a game where you connect words (yes, I took that "L" off the LD30 theme ! I didn't like him very much).

The goal of the game is to reveal and combine tiles on a randomly generated Memory-like board. You must claim all tiles in a finite number of actions in order to win. On each tile is a specific Word, and each pair of Words yields a unique and exciting combinaison with its own little story and its awesome (or devastating effects). Learn all the combinaisons and master the destiny of the Kingdom of Word !

This is my very first Ludum Dare, and I'm rather happy with the result, given the goals I had set for myself. I hope A Tale Of Words will provide you with a good challenge and some laughs (you'll understand).

Thank you for playing !

Njord out.

Note : this was developped using Unity, so you will require the web Unity-plugin for the web version. It should install automatically though. Standalone version requires no install.

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.51 263
Audio 3.64 93
Fun 3.77 87
Graphics 2.92 676
Humor 4.24 8
Innovation 3.65 198
Mood 3.48 174
Theme 2.73 877

Feedback

hungyg
25. Aug 2014 路 08:39 UTC
Great idea, very funny and entertaining. I LOLed at the first "Fus ro dah" xD The web version does not register the button clicks, I had to download the standalone. You might want to take a look.
Nanofus
25. Aug 2014 路 08:47 UTC
Really polished and fun :D Loved the sounds.
LPeter1997
25. Aug 2014 路 08:48 UTC
It's a different approach. Absolutely fun! And the sounds are hillarious.
wolfmother
25. Aug 2014 路 08:52 UTC
Love the creative interpretation of the theme.
Humorous and cute gameplay and sound.
Clever spin on Memory - you're not just remembering the cards, you're remembering the interactions between different types of card too.
I can't really find any fault in it. Nothing huge and ambitious, just a well-produced, neat spin on a classic.
My only objection is that I seemed to lose every round due to a Dragon card spawning at the last moment...?
馃帳 Njord
25. Aug 2014 路 08:52 UTC
@hungyg : hmm web works fine I think, you might just have lost the focus on the Unity window, does that sometimes ! Reloading does the trick I guess :)
馃帳 Njord
25. Aug 2014 路 09:00 UTC
@wolfmother : probably really bad luck on last round dragon spawns ! Or you just didn't get rid of the annoying cards early enough ;)
gwa
25. Aug 2014 路 09:01 UTC
Cool and fun game special the sounds :)
EMAK
25. Aug 2014 路 10:05 UTC
HAHAHA love the sound, remind me naeulbuck!
Schoubi
25. Aug 2014 路 10:44 UTC
Funny game :)
Sounds are ... lol ^^
hoyt hoy
25. Aug 2014 路 13:07 UTC
Very Funny!
I love try different possibilities, and the voice is a really great narrator.
Good game :D
BillToWin
25. Aug 2014 路 13:07 UTC
Great voice. Got me to laugh out loud which blows my mind. Interesting twist on the classic Concentration/Memory card game. I'm impressed, I'll be looking at your code later on to learn from it. A+
LaFleur
25. Aug 2014 路 13:10 UTC
You and I have different definitions of the word "easy!" Challenging but fun!!
ittlebit
25. Aug 2014 路 14:52 UTC
The sounds really made this experience fun. Assassin!
Garrett Hoofman
25. Aug 2014 路 15:05 UTC
haha I love the audio. Epic Dragon Quest!
That must have taken a while to connect all of possibilities together. Really neat concept.
hypp
25. Aug 2014 路 17:11 UTC
Very good. Nice sound effects!
BoaHeck_ArtGent
26. Aug 2014 路 11:12 UTC
This is a very interesting game cant say much for the take on the theme though. I enjoyed the stories that I made out of this.
monsterkillu
26. Aug 2014 路 12:28 UTC
Fantastic sound effects .. hilarious ... But just confused about what goes with what :)
PinkNinja
26. Aug 2014 路 12:34 UTC
Fun to play. Very original indeed :) I was just playing over and over again to try new things :) Congrats
Pantelis Petsopoulos
26. Aug 2014 路 21:20 UTC
I got a lot of fun playtime with this game! It's my fav so far, epic work, well done! 16/10 :D
chongdashu
26. Aug 2014 路 21:21 UTC
This was good fun! Made me laugh. The audio is hilarious!
Naytron
26. Aug 2014 路 21:23 UTC
Amazing sounds! Really fun trying to trigger all of the different connections. Great job!
vulpineblazeyt
26. Aug 2014 路 21:24 UTC
Really funny! I loved the voices and the sound effects! I'd love to see more tiles/interactions! But yeah, this is a really polished and complete game!
awesomeusername
26. Aug 2014 路 21:25 UTC
Fun and funny!
Thingo Studios
26. Aug 2014 路 21:25 UTC
A cute way to get around your nonexistent graphic skills, I guess. It's very, very funny. My only problem is that I wish there was an in-game way to understand what did what-- I thought Sword + Assassin would kill the Assassin, but it stole the sword and ran off...?
NicePenguins
26. Aug 2014 路 21:26 UTC
A cute and fun game :) nice job
馃帳 Njord
26. Aug 2014 路 21:30 UTC
@Thingo Studios : you got me, i can't draw ! :p And about combinations, some are easy to guess (like town+earthquake), some are meant to be surprising just to be annoying I guess ;). I considered adding a sort of ingame encyclopedia though, so you'd have a way to remember the combos you already did. Time decided against it in the end.
Danman9914
26. Aug 2014 路 21:30 UTC
A fun tile based create your own adventure. Fresh take on the classic matching games
ellipticaldoor
28. Aug 2014 路 12:20 UTC
hahahah
ellipticaldoor
28. Aug 2014 路 12:20 UTC
I love the sound effects.
waynaul
28. Aug 2014 路 12:28 UTC
This is the most humorous game I've played so far. I enjoyed seeing the result of combinations of words.
JavadocMD
28. Aug 2014 路 18:53 UTC
I am so in love with this idea: the dynamic story-telling aspect is just perfect. Simple but so fun. And the voice-over really brought a lot of life to what would otherwise have been a too-text-heavy game. Excellent writing.

I wish there were more ways to reveal cards, since fairly often I found myself without any real choices to make.
alvivar
28. Aug 2014 路 20:26 UTC
Lovely idea, telling some kind of history while puzzling around.
Gareth Jenkins
30. Aug 2014 路 13:38 UTC
First time I've rated an LD game 5 for humor ;)
mramaizng
03. Sep 2014 路 08:58 UTC
This is a really fun idea. I'm not really sure how well it fits the theme, but it was fun none the less. I played for much longer than I care to admit as it was very entertaining to see all the combinations.

Everything seems to work well. I didnt find any annoying quirks. Great job!
banana4life
03. Sep 2014 路 09:04 UTC
really cool game and i like the sounds :)
cstudios
06. Sep 2014 路 08:44 UTC
It has a simple humor, but the game is realy enjoyable. I could not slay the dragon unfortunately, but the sound effect were awesome! Also: you missred the title of the theme? :D
dhargan
09. Sep 2014 路 11:44 UTC
all cards have been vanished except king and queen. then nothing happened. except... you know. magnificant idea. really good job mate!
Natrium729
12. Sep 2014 路 02:37 UTC
Really a fun game. The sounds were hilarious, and the combinations suprising. I would have never thought that I would enjoy this kind of game! Very innovative an fun! Good job!
SoulGame
14. Sep 2014 路 18:09 UTC
Friends of yours told me about your game, I was eager to try it but unfortunately I have troubles installing Unity web player... I'm currently troubleshooting this issue with Unity support team. Looking forwards to play it!
馃帳 Njord
14. Sep 2014 路 18:15 UTC
Yeah the plugin can be annoying sometimes. I guess you should just download the Windows version. And I tested your game too, was pretty awesome !! ;)