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Kings Orders by BookerBlueJay

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made by BookerBlueJay for Ludum Dare 46 (COMPO)

"The King has ordered you to defend him as he suspects there are assassins trying to kill him. You know, he might be right...

...maybe"

This is my first ever submission to a Ludum Dare game-jam (or any jam) so it may be a bit rusty.

-[Controls]-

Move / Arrow Keys

Attack / X

Jump / Z

Enter / Pause

-[CONTROLLER SUPPORTED]-

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Note: to view the source code, open the .p8 file (downloaded at Gamejolt.com by clikcing the submenu next to download) in a text editor or the PICO-8 software

Youtube https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=37463
Youtube https://gamejolt.com/games/kingsordersLD46/487987
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/kings-orders

Ratings

Overall 114th 3.917⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Fun 107th 3.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 869th 2.833⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Theme 337th 3.861⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 210th 3.889⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Audio 300th 3.389⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Humor 275th 3.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Mood 422th 3.333⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 14🗳️ 12🗨️

Feedback

Sergei
20. Apr 2020 · 03:33 UTC
I failed the king eventually but it was a fun protection process! I liked the simplicity of animations (you don't need your hand to move to attack, you just need the sword to move to attack, right?)! = )
bjornkri
20. Apr 2020 · 15:16 UTC
I hate the bats and I killed way too many peasants. Good one!
Pavel Ivanov
20. Apr 2020 · 15:16 UTC
Nice graphics. Like the feedback the game gives. Sounds get a tad annoying later so thankyou for letting me mute it, lol. Great job overall
ZabaMan
20. Apr 2020 · 15:17 UTC
I really like it! Really cool concept, feels amazing to play especially. There's so much possibilities with a game like this in terms of mechanics and enemies/bosses
mailman
20. Apr 2020 · 15:18 UTC
I enjoy the gameboy feel of it! The pixel art and animations were fun to watch and really good audio feedback all around. Did find that only the tip of your sword could hurt enemies. Not sure if that was intended but it made it very hard to hit the bats.
🎤 BookerBlueJay
20. Apr 2020 · 15:25 UTC
@mailman The entire sword has a hit box, but the way it launches when you attack can be disorienting, that came up during play-testing.
mailman
20. Apr 2020 · 15:28 UTC
@bookerbluejay ah ok, I typically found it would happen if I swung when the bat was already over my sword and assumed it to be a small hit box. Very fun though!
irwatts
20. Apr 2020 · 17:00 UTC
Charming art and juicy timings. This felt great to play. I enjoyed the dialog from the king!
alanxoc3
21. Apr 2020 · 16:58 UTC
I loved this one. The music and art style were nice, and the tutorial was very intuitive.
KevTukk
24. Apr 2020 · 16:54 UTC
Great arcade game! The sounds were fitting and the graphics were awesome. I really liked the addition of the peasants as another obstacle. It makes the game more difficult and that's a good thing in my opinion.
It's also pretty funny. I didn't know professional assassins used bats to kill their targets. :laughing:

I love this one, great job! :smile:
Lou Bagel
06. May 2020 · 03:31 UTC
Hey! Absolutely loved it! Best entry I've played in a while. So simple conceptually but it didn't get tedious or boring but got more fun as it went (good ramping). Cracked up the first time I accidentally killed a peasant and the King yelled at me!
nate_wec
06. May 2020 · 12:46 UTC
Simple and polished! All ya need sometimes.
Glad you thought about my intial strat of just jumping and poking by adding the peasents, so good lad.
waynetron
06. May 2020 · 12:54 UTC
I'm a sucker for a simple arcade game with tight game feel.
vfqd
06. May 2020 · 13:45 UTC
Nice game loop! I felt the hitbox on the bats was a bit difficult though
P1x3lc0w
06. May 2020 · 20:21 UTC
Nice to see a pico-8 game!
Simple but quite a lot of fun. really shows you can do a lot with a very simple idea. The game is very polished for a jam game, and honestly feels like a complete release. One thing I'd maybe change is making the hitboxes of the bats a little more generous, it felt a little awkward to hit them at times. Overall a really great entry!
Derek Volker
06. May 2020 · 20:29 UTC
Always like to see a pico-8! Nice premisse, cool graphics, neat sounds, responsive controls! You nailed it!