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The Darkling Plain by theomnis

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made by theomnis for LD26 (COMPO)
The Darkling Plain is a kind actiony-strategy thing, where the goal is to destroy the enemies bases, while protecting yours. It is playable on desktop and mobile browsers that support HTML5, and should run fine except on some of the lowest-end phones.

There is a short 4 level campaign mode, and and an endless arcade mode. Every time a player wins or loses in the campaign, a global score gets updated on the webserver.

The graphics are pretty minimal, and the controls are simple, too. Just click or touch to move around, and you will automatically shoot at nearby enemies.

Web http://www.thehipsterquiz.com/ld/
Source http://www.thehipsterquiz.com/ld/source.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=15860

Ratings

Coolness 85% 2
Overall 3.27 447
Audio 1.25 1080
Fun 3.17 383
Graphics 2.63 872
Humor 2.17 603
Innovation 3.13 543
Mood 2.82 606
Theme 3.77 325

Feedback

Elrobo
29. Apr 2013 路 03:16 UTC
Was difficult but cool. I liked the little touch of hills slowing you down.
bastiandantilus
29. Apr 2013 路 03:24 UTC
Looks good, I really wish there was a bit more to dying. I didn't get any audio, and it was rough trying to defend your base when it only takes one hit from a rampaging enemy to obliterate it.
馃帳 theomnis
29. Apr 2013 路 03:27 UTC
Yeah, there is no audio, as HTML5 is a beast with getting it to work. Also, don't forget that enemy bases are just as vulnerable. Thanks for the feedback!
uberneen
29. Apr 2013 路 03:41 UTC
This is a solid game and I enjoyed playing it. I like the quotes, but usually I was still clicking the moment after death so it was easy to click past the loss message.
Nickardson
29. Apr 2013 路 04:00 UTC
Hard as nails, but pretty cool.
Nice game!
ned366
29. Apr 2013 路 12:18 UTC
Awesome game! Super fun to play. Minimal controls and graphics were spot on. I player this game with one hand, while drinking coffee with the other...on a train. (Android phone, android browser) played both campaign and arcade: liked campaign more. Lots of action and the pacing of the bullets and troops was great! It really created a fun tension with minimal game elements. Nicely Done!
bummzack
29. Apr 2013 路 12:54 UTC
Awesome game. I like that you added two game modes as well.
nintendoeats
29. Apr 2013 路 14:24 UTC
That's a really neat set of mechanics! I very much enjoyed this one. One thing: I never get to read the quotes after i die because I'm still clicking when they come up. You need to turn off input for 2 seconds or something like that.

well done!
kewry
29. Apr 2013 路 14:36 UTC
Interesting design, quite amusing
Idovoodoo
29. Apr 2013 路 15:50 UTC
Cool stuff, well done! :)
GustavGMD
29. Apr 2013 路 23:17 UTC
Great design. Seriously, i loved it. The hills slowing you down, the trees and it's stealth mechanics... And for a bright closure: minimalistic RTS gameplay. Bravo.
Milktoast
29. Apr 2013 路 23:26 UTC
The best strategy is definitely to capture the bases in the middle of the map to spawn your blue legion. This brilliantly captures the minimalist theme and manages to pack in a lot of gameplay. Good job.
daydalus
30. Apr 2013 路 02:07 UTC
I like the style you have here, and the color theme. thought it was interesting to move around and not worry about shooting. Pretty impressive you got two game modes in there. Would be good to have some indication of which army is winning in campaign mode.
tonbery
30. Apr 2013 路 03:06 UTC
WOW man, really awesome game, the feeling, the controls, like, really responsive, the simplicity in it is great, feels like doing the thing without doing, very nice =D

jus didnt loke the trees!
LizEngland
30. Apr 2013 路 07:42 UTC
Nice - had fun with this. A bit on the difficult side - especially separating out bullets from hills/trees visually - but a pretty solid RTS-lite.
rezoner
30. Apr 2013 路 09:09 UTC
Great idea! Feels like Cannon Fodder mixed with Armor Alley. Hope to see it improving.
Tiago
01. May 2013 路 06:35 UTC
Cool game, hard and fast paced!
littleball
01. May 2013 路 12:41 UTC
Addictive! I found I kept on going until I had one. It was harsh, but not unfair.
ddionisio
01. May 2013 路 16:43 UTC
I love the quotes you put, it added depth to the game. The game is actually pretty fun and dying in one hit adds a lot to the intensity. Also cool that you keep tabs on which color is winning. Come on, blue team!

Overall I enjoyed this! The idea of keeping tabs on team score is really cool.
Prudiiarca
03. May 2013 路 16:13 UTC
Nice game, had fun to play although sometimes a bit difficult
Beldarak
16. May 2013 路 00:13 UTC
Great game. I used to click all the time and usually skip by accident the end text that says if you win or lose. Except this little detail it a lot of fun.
Xanjos
16. May 2013 路 00:33 UTC
Quite a good game with some surprising in-depth mechanics despite the simple graphics.
avidgamerNino
17. May 2013 路 04:08 UTC
Pretty cool minimal game. I dig it. The most fun I had pressing just holding down one button. Great Job.