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Gnome Alone by bitwise-constructs

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made by bitwise-constructs for LD25 (JAM)
You are McCullough, a Gnome Janitor who maintains the grounds of an evil Warlock's lair. The Warlock is off on business so it's up to you to keep out the pesky mob of Hero Do-gooders!

----Instructions----
Click the sign-posts to reroute the heroes path. Rusty sign-posts can only be changed once before they lock into place.

If there are spike walls on the bottom of the screen, click one to select it, move it to where you want (can only go on brown areas) and click it again to place it. Click it once more to delete it.

Press Esc to restart a level.
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Runs on XNA

Windows - No Install http://www.mediafire.com/?790u5w89ohnzp9o
XNA 4.0 Redistributable http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20914
Windows - Install http://www.mediafire.com/?bo6en3sd7m04d6w
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=14345

Ratings

Coolness 74% 3
Overall(Jam) 3.64 46
Audio(Jam) 3.68 29
Fun(Jam) 3.56 34
Graphics(Jam) 2.90 213
Humor(Jam) 3.63 28
Innovation(Jam) 3.54 42
Mood(Jam) 3.38 65
Theme(Jam) 3.63 91

Feedback

TechnoBulldog
18. Dec 2012 路 03:48 UTC
My initial reaction was "Oh, they expect me to install this game... Darn." But after playing it, I definitely enjoyed it. This was a really creative idea, and dialog is very humorous, and the music fits perfectly! Good job!
Team Tibbles
18. Dec 2012 路 04:51 UTC
Ready the above post perfectly summarizes it for me too! I hate installs, but this one was worth it!
blob
18. Dec 2012 路 05:01 UTC
Good title ;)
Nice concept and good evolution of game mechanics though the beginning is slow. The game just misses a "fast forward" button, a lot of time is spent waiting for heroes to reach a wall and turn back. Good game overall !
sparkymc
18. Dec 2012 路 05:20 UTC
I really enjoyed this game! Really great work.
馃帳 bitwise-constructs
18. Dec 2012 路 05:32 UTC
@blob A fast-forward button was something that got scrapped in a last minute compromise, unfortunately. And the slow beginning was my attempt at familiarizing the player with the different mechanics without too much text. After play-testing it some it turns out the text would have been better ;P Thank you for the feedback!
ethankennerly
18. Dec 2012 路 05:50 UTC
The music entertained me. When I saw the opening levels it was clear to me how to switch the signs direct the heroes to their doom. Occasionally I was not sure how to click on a sign with a reddish mark.
dalbinblue
18. Dec 2012 路 06:04 UTC
Unfortunately I'm getting an error in the installer "C:\windows\SysWOW64\msiexe.exe the service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion". Windows 8 is the likely culprit. The comments make me really want to try it. Any chance for a non-installer version?
馃帳 bitwise-constructs
18. Dec 2012 路 06:06 UTC
@dalbinblue unfortunately I used XNA which is unsupported in Windows 8. I'll upload a MonoGame port under "Mac" tomorrow; that should run it.
ddionisio
18. Dec 2012 路 06:20 UTC
The main screenshot and title caught my attention. Great music! I got a bit confused with the rusty-looking sign.
vrav
18. Dec 2012 路 06:49 UTC
Awesome! I finally beat it. Love how it just kept throwing more levels in. Great job. Memorable game, funny voices. :]
LogGiant
18. Dec 2012 路 07:10 UTC
Definitely a clever title for the concept. The reddish arrows were a little frustrating when they were first introduced, but I picked up how they worked quickly. Good job!
馃帳 bitwise-constructs
18. Dec 2012 路 07:21 UTC
Realized the rusty arrows weren't greying out when clicked once; fixed the typo. Hope that is the correct interpretation of "typo", if not I can put the old version back up.
moomoo112
18. Dec 2012 路 07:32 UTC
would be nice if you had put in a reset for when you know you messed up, rather nice besides that
馃帳 bitwise-constructs
18. Dec 2012 路 07:33 UTC
@moomoo112 didn't have time to put it in a tutorial, but the debug level-reset key is Esc.
dremelofdeath
18. Dec 2012 路 07:41 UTC
awesome game!
Wukkopi
18. Dec 2012 路 07:56 UTC
Again, the installer ;) Very nice puzzle game. One level actually gave me some head scratching, nicely done. Maybe you could provide a version which doesn't need to be installed, and provided xna runtime installer link (like I do in my game page.)
Peping
18. Dec 2012 路 08:03 UTC
The gameplay of this game is really something. It's like inverse lemmings
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
18. Dec 2012 路 12:07 UTC
What a fantastic game :) Loved the poster ^-^ Definitely worth the download. I second a "fast forward" button, like in lemmings
sauronz
18. Dec 2012 路 15:03 UTC
The poster and title grabbed my attention. And this is totally worth the download. Very good game, addictive and fun. Sounds fx are fabulous!! :D
I'm keeping this!
joyboxed
18. Dec 2012 路 19:20 UTC
really like it =D the mechanics were nice and it tooked me 2 tried to understand that I have to kill the heros xD
loren
18. Dec 2012 路 21:39 UTC
Pretty cool puzzle game, really digging the reduction logic, nice job! Audio was pretty fun too :)
pighead10
18. Dec 2012 路 23:01 UTC
Great music and dialogue!
馃帳 bitwise-constructs
19. Dec 2012 路 03:55 UTC
Added a non-install option, sorry it took awhile! Also, thanks for the tip @Wukkopi
Retrac
21. Dec 2012 路 03:15 UTC
Well done, I think the game turned out great. The music and dialogue were enjoyable and really helped solidify the game. The game played out smoothly and was very fun. Great job!
fishbrain
21. Dec 2012 路 10:47 UTC
Very nice concept and well executed - nice graphics and tunes - well done!
goerp
21. Dec 2012 路 16:03 UTC
Great game. Easy to understand, and you keep on trying to beat the levels. The music was good too.
It's just a shame that I didn't get to see the poster in the game.
dj_pale
22. Dec 2012 路 22:48 UTC
Nice game with good level buildup. Nice sfx (music at least ;)
Spelchan
22. Dec 2012 路 23:05 UTC
I'mg glad you added the non-installed version before I saw your entry because I would have missed a great game. Very well done but the bodies on the blocks should be removed with the blocks.
Tobias Wehrum
28. Dec 2012 路 23:17 UTC
Interesting! The first two level very pretty easy, so I didn't expect too much from the game, but whew, the third level was a LOT harder. And then came the spiky road blocks...

Very cool what you pulled of with such a little amount of gameplay elements! The graphics work well, and the music is cool. The audio effects are funny and fit well.

All in all, a pretty good game. Thanks a lot!
Neonlare
06. Jan 2013 路 04:55 UTC
Very very good game here. Beginning was a lil slow but damn the mechanics are something awesome.
StMatn
07. Jan 2013 路 01:01 UTC
Cool music! Really enjoyable gameplay. Nice work
azurenimbus
08. Jan 2013 路 00:33 UTC
Loved it! I'm not a huge fan of the art style + animations, but the game had some really cool depth to the mechanics. I feel like I could learn a lot from you!

Loved the music too.

Great job, it was lots of fun.