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Poor Man's Tower Defense by UntitledQ

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made by UntitledQ for LD26 (JAM)
Everybody has left to attend a party in celebration of minimalism. Meanwhile the aliens are attacking and you alone are to fend them off with your single measly laser tower and some mirrors!

You might need:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable
x86: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555
x64: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14632
- DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

Windows http://triedtoswiminlava.net/ld26.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=12291

Ratings

Coolness 62% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.15 266
Audio(Jam) 1.60 451
Fun(Jam) 3.09 196
Graphics(Jam) 2.88 360
Humor(Jam) 2.57 180
Innovation(Jam) 3.59 77
Mood(Jam) 2.77 319
Theme(Jam) 2.88 399

Feedback

wrongcoder
30. Apr 2013 路 03:15 UTC
Looks like this is linked to the debug version, MSVCP100D.dll
馃帳 UntitledQ
30. Apr 2013 路 04:12 UTC
You're right, good catch, thanks a ton!
Replaced it with a release build, should work now.
MRvanderPants
30. Apr 2013 路 11:49 UTC
Good game with cool new mechanics. Some sound effects and music would make the game a lot more colourfull.
Tainted_Code
30. Apr 2013 路 12:18 UTC
Hmm, lacks sounds. It is a good game though and I enjoyed playing it, so Kudos! :)
TheAwesomeProgrammer
30. Apr 2013 路 12:20 UTC
I can't turn :/ So it is a little hard to do so much :(
I think the explosion, when they die is awesome :D
Pinkerator
30. Apr 2013 路 12:22 UTC
Original idea :) Wish more comfortable controls, but right now it looks cool!
Aron
30. Apr 2013 路 13:17 UTC
Wow I followed your streams from time to time and never thought your game would be that hard to beat. Ok, maybe I just dont got the controls right. I really like the idea of manipulating the shootingpath.
GetFun
30. Apr 2013 路 19:19 UTC
whoa! Really cool! =D I like it!
TriBeard
30. Apr 2013 路 19:20 UTC
This would've been a lot more user friendly if the mirror had it's pivot point in the middle.
reheated
30. Apr 2013 路 19:23 UTC
This is a very clever take on both tower defense and the theme.
alcazar
01. May 2013 路 00:08 UTC
Nice Entry, i like the idea
Purplescape
01. May 2013 路 09:53 UTC
This was a fun but challenging tower defense game. It was fun trying to aim the beams. The graphics had a lot of character. Nice work.
EatenAlive3
01. May 2013 路 20:10 UTC
Fun :P I think sound would have made this one of the best games here... :L
nicso
01. May 2013 路 20:39 UTC
sorry but you are way too much out of the theme :(
avidgamerNino
01. May 2013 路 21:33 UTC
You watched me play, Sound guy just failed... lol. Great Idea, love the mechanics of mirrors. Fun all around. No sound = minimalism I guess.... maybe just 1 sound..
gameXcore
02. May 2013 路 21:29 UTC
Clever mechanic, but very difficult.
Dew
04. May 2013 路 08:45 UTC
I made a tower defence too!! The idea of multiple path is fresh and great :D
manax
05. May 2013 路 01:02 UTC
Nice gameplay idea. Although general angles seems like a good idea, it might have worked better with more regular angles (like 45 degree increments). Controls were a bit... surprising... at first.
klianc09
07. May 2013 路 21:19 UTC
This is a really fun and hard game which can be really frantic at some times.
HelkeGames
10. May 2013 路 19:00 UTC
Nice game, well done!
Spiridios
11. May 2013 路 23:06 UTC
Great concept. I think the mirror controls could improve a bit, especially since the pivot point changes based on... Randomness? Definitely needs audio, but overall I like it.
Tifu
11. May 2013 路 23:11 UTC
Most original Tower Defence I've seen in a long time, but very very hard. The mirror doesn't seem to rotate how I'd expect, like around the centre? Good job, even if I suck horribly at it :)
kibertoad
15. May 2013 路 18:46 UTC
fun and pretty. lots of enemies and interesting mechanics. nothing to do with minimalism though.