Falling Tower by Simpathey
You are part of a wizard construction team! Building a magic tower should be easy right?
WRONG!
The magic that holds stones together is failing. At least you have arcane magic threads that can try and hold your unstable tower together.

Gameplay: Simpathey Game Design: Simpathey Sound Track: Calamilio
| Link | https://simpathey.itch.io/falling-tower |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/falling-tower |
Ratings
| Overall | 311th | 3.852⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 246th | 3.883⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 95th | 4.039⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 54th | 4.383⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 722th | 3.641⭐ | 66🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 259th | 3.794⭐ | 65🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 820th | 2.791⭐ | 57🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 471th | 3.658⭐ | 62🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 52🗳️ | 67🗨️ |
+ The physics seem very tight experienced no bugs
- graphically and audio kind of bland
Perfect Score :)
Nice Game, I liked it a lot :)
LOL!
we have some little problems with physics, like floating boxes and ones that shoot up like a rocket. Nothing that one more polish doesn't solve. It's a good idea. The shake at the end is the most delicious seasoning.
Congratulations!
I would have liked something to indicate some kind of progess, because I started to wonder if I was doing it right.
I didn't read the directions until I played once and thought the point was just building a tower that stays stable... so I thought it was way too easy... until I read the directions and realized that wasn't the point, and catching every single block is actually really tricky, but a lot more fun!
I would have like more sound effects :).
I liked the subtle wind effects, they really add to the atmosphere. I could totally see this concept being expanded to a series of levels, even. Great entry!
The game was really fun, I like how unwieldly it gets when things pick up in speed and you frantically try to keep everything together.
I loved the end transition of zooming out to see the crazy tower of our creation.
Had a lot of fun, congrats!
If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1173664587?t=0h51m59s
Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D
💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady
https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin
The music is pleasant and flow-inducing, the visuals are nice but could look a little shinier. Good game overall!
The music is also very nice, I taught it was a version of ave maria :)
It took virtually no time at all to figure out the concept, and there isn't a single moment where you're not furiously connecting nodes to pull together the blocks that fell on course and save the blocks that are a little off the path. I liked the electric snapping sound and the wire physics were very trustworthy-- I never felt like I was going to risk stability with ropes that might just bug out the physics, and every structural weakpoint was entirely down to my own carelessness. Mechanically the tower climb is executed perfectly, keeping you focused on exactly where you need to watch while giving you enough screen space to snap blocks as needed. I also like the BGM, with the synth pads and vocal textures. It's a very calming and upbeat tune that fits the gameplay and visuals perfectly, even if the gameplay was anything but calm.
I only have one small nitpick, but in the interest of criticism I'll say it anyway. The music doesn't quite seamlessly loop. It fades out, then comes back to full volume, then skips; that's about the most I can really knock the game for. Fantastic work!