Save the king by BeregAlto

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made by BeregAlto for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Guide the king through the chessboard to beat his curse and turn him back to life. WASD to move, space to skip turn! Press E to proceed the dialogue. Screenshot_3.jpg

Ratings

Overall 436th 3.847⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Fun 363th 3.778⭐ 38🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 302th 3.809⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1707th 3.429⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1148th 3.686⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Audio 358th 3.794⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Humor 524th 3.485⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Mood 975th 3.514⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Given 56🗳️ 31🗨️

Feedback

Meemog
20. Apr 2020 · 22:08 UTC
Really interesting take on the theme, I really enjoyed it. The controls felt a bit weird at the start, but I got used to them
Nuckelavee13
20. Apr 2020 · 22:08 UTC
Nice idea, fun to play!
Fever Dream Johnny
20. Apr 2020 · 22:12 UTC
I like the idea a great deal, though I'll admit I'm no good at chess games! I will admit I'm not sure what's going on with the graphics, a lot of it seems blurry and pixelated, which takes away from the overall feel a bit. Also there seems to be some typos in the text, but it's perfectly fine.
Fever Dream Johnny
20. Apr 2020 · 22:12 UTC
I like the idea a great deal, though I'll admit I'm no good at chess games! I will admit I'm not sure what's going on with the graphics, a lot of it seems blurry and pixelated, which takes away from the overall feel a bit. Also there seems to be some typos in the text, but it's perfectly fine.
Guille
20. Apr 2020 · 22:13 UTC
A very fun game stuck to the game jam theme well. The levels were fun and tricky. I did not understand the enemy troops movement or enemy horses movement at first, but once I figured it out I enjoyed the game a lot more.
MemoGaming
20. Apr 2020 · 22:13 UTC
Love it, really fun to play and simple to understand :D
Izokia
20. Apr 2020 · 22:13 UTC
That was really interesting. The goal of "rebuilding" the king was interesting. A nice concept of "keeping it alive". One thing that set me off was awkward, but it was understandable (and I can't judge as some creators do not speak English). The A.I. is hard to read and seems random so completing a level is sometimes impossible. I do like how losing rearranges the map so each experience is different. Art looks cute and feels good and progress is fine.
PetTurtle
20. Apr 2020 · 22:14 UTC
Another Game based on chess pieces! This is a great game, but having indicators where the pieces could move would be great!
Daniel Conway
20. Apr 2020 · 22:16 UTC
Great entry! Had fun using the chess mechanics with a clear goal!
PxGluz
20. Apr 2020 · 22:19 UTC
I was legit grooving to the soundtrack, really enjoyed how I had to think every time a new map layout loaded, though some of them felt impossible, but within the 72 hours given, it is more than enough.
bziarkowski
20. Apr 2020 · 22:26 UTC
I liked it. Good soundtrack and art. But it was hard for me to understand enemies movement patterns.
Storyteller Games
21. Apr 2020 · 02:05 UTC
Great game! The music is so fun, the messages the king says are fun, the challenges for each map are fun. I loved!
Anna161998
21. Apr 2020 · 10:59 UTC
Cool game! Liked the idea of recovering the king. Easy controls and fastly understandable movements of figures. Thank you!
yxmx_rsx
21. Apr 2020 · 13:11 UTC
The music was groovy and the game is fairly easy to get into. I think it's a cool game overall. Good job.
DareGB
21. Apr 2020 · 19:34 UTC
Nice game. I love the art in this game.
Franklin Lei
21. Apr 2020 · 19:43 UTC
Very clever use of chess mechanics!
ROBOWARRIOR1982
22. Apr 2020 · 07:04 UTC
I like the idea, character and story is original and fun. Fortunately it's easier than the real chess game ^^, good job.
Reiqy
22. Apr 2020 · 07:38 UTC
Interesting game! But I would change the controls or the perspective. WASD directions confuse me a lot with isometric. It's definitely very difficult game at least for me!
Ynk
22. Apr 2020 · 07:50 UTC
Soooooo clever idea! Reusing the chess game this way is so cool!
The AI is a bit random though, so it is at the same time difficult to anticipate the next move but also very easy if the AI doesn't chase you. A more polished version of this game could definitely be very enjoyable to play! :D
tsombi100
22. Apr 2020 · 07:52 UTC
Really cool idea here. This game surprisingly challenging after a while. The perspective messed little bit the controls, but once you got them it was fine
AkwardWhale
22. Apr 2020 · 07:54 UTC
Loved gameplay, sound and the concept, but i would suggest not haveing random enemy placement and having a Into the Breach sytle system where u know exatey when the enemy AI will move next because it was diffculty to tell where they were going to go based on my next move.
Michaela Schanes
22. Apr 2020 · 12:54 UTC
I love it! I'm a chessnoob but know some movements of the enemies and even though it said "CHESSBOARD" I didn't realize my enemies are chess figures so I straight ran into an enemy.
Compared to others I had no problem with WASD (I WOULD have had them if the camera moved too) and I think it's really smooth made! Love the graphics too! Well done :)
DoctorTM
23. Apr 2020 · 05:28 UTC
Really nice concept, simple and fun :)
pabulum
23. Apr 2020 · 18:29 UTC
I reeaally suck at chess but had good fun with this. I found the isometric angle made it a little difficult to see where the enemies could move but the speed of play kept me having fun when I skrewed up. Good job!
Molpe
23. Apr 2020 · 23:52 UTC
I am so bad at chess :D And it took me some time to realize they are moving like prope chess peaces... But I did it! Really nice game, good job!

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