Villanus Haerfest by LenardG

made by LenardG for LD25 (COMPO)

Here is my little puzzle game. I interpreted "Villain" to mean "farmhand", which is the origin of the word - look it up in wikipedia, the relevant entry is available on the game page. You are the Villain and you must reap crops by order of your king. Watch the introduction.

I included some hints (hidden initially).

I tested with IE8/IE10, Google Chrome and Firefox. Chrome is recommended, but it should work with the other browsers as well. Sorry, there is no load indicator, so if something seems off (particularly the sound) it might just be delayed. :)

Web	http://lenardg-ld25.azurewebsites.net/
Web (mirror)	http://www.lenardgunda.com/ld25/
Source	http://lenardg-ld25.azurewebsites.net/villanus_haerfest_source.zip
Original URL	https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-25/?action=preview&uid=18720

Ratings

Coolness	41%	831
Overall	3.18	259

Audio	2.67	282
Fun	3.32	145
Graphics	2.77	434
Humor	3.11	173
Innovation	2.52	523
Mood	2.78	361
Theme	3.18	383

Feedback

Dark Acre Jack

17. Dec 2012 · 06:34 UTC

Holy smokes this makes me want to play Ultima V.

NeverAutomatic

17. Dec 2012 · 06:35 UTC

I really liked the goats.

uuav

17. Dec 2012 · 06:36 UTC

Ahah best implementaion of the goat so far !

apophenia

17. Dec 2012 · 06:37 UTC

Enjoyed this a lot. Will probably come back later to finish all the levels. Nice goat cameo!

SimianLogic

17. Dec 2012 · 06:44 UTC

Nice interpretation of the theme. The puzzles are pretty easy, though!

🎤 LenardG

17. Dec 2012 · 07:35 UTC

Yes, I had some inspiration from Ultima V for the tiles. I really liked that game :)

I realized too that the levels aren't too difficult. Maybe I will expand the game post-LD :)

svenardo

17. Dec 2012 · 08:25 UTC

Fun game! Agreed with the other commenters. Make more and harder levels :=)

h.attila

17. Dec 2012 · 09:18 UTC

Great interpretation of the theme!
The presentation is also really nice, the tiles are drawn well.
The game is pretty easy though, and it gets repetitive fast.

Manest

17. Dec 2012 · 15:23 UTC

Love it!

joekinley

17. Dec 2012 · 16:08 UTC

I had a blast with this game. It was fun and I got to the 17th level before dying. I see it as an accomplishment as there were no more wizards or cows or goats in there anymore.

Good work with the game, it was a lot of fun. Congratulations on finishing.

Husky

18. Dec 2012 · 06:05 UTC

Fun and humor lol!!

Spotlightor Gao

19. Dec 2012 · 11:59 UTC

Good use of the goat.

Jiggawatt

20. Dec 2012 · 17:28 UTC

Yeah, it's pretty easy and basic. You should've at least done more with the gnome/goat mechanic, as once you've realized what they do, you have no incentive to talk to them again.

raincole

22. Dec 2012 · 12:32 UTC

Nice, but I don't feel me like a villain.

Yacodo

22. Dec 2012 · 13:50 UTC

Oh... the goat :) Nice one, need more levels.

azurenimbus

05. Jan 2013 · 20:52 UTC

Nice take on the theme, good job on the level design and, of course, the goats.