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Protector of the light by mango-malarkey

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made by mango-malarkey for Ludum Dare 54 (COMPO)

Protector of the light is a rouge-inspired tower defense game. Defend the burning light from hordes of enemies that storm your dungeon. Place your towers strategically, you have limited resources and limited space.

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Features

  • Tilebased, movement where every interaction happens on a fixed game tick
  • 3 handcrafted levels of increasing difficulty
  • Towers and melee combat

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Controls:

  • [WASD]: Move
  • [E]: Attack adjacent enemy
  • [Space]: Stand still and advance game one tick
  • [T]: Place tower

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Very much a small little demo, with many areas that can be expand upon. I would for instance like to add more towers, more enemy types, more player weapons, more levels and more tiles that can be placed in the level. However, I am quite happy with the level of polish I managed to achieve within these 48 hours. Hope you enjoy!

Link https://mangomalarkey.itch.io/protector-of-the-light
Link https://github.com/j-ronnas/protector-of-the-light
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/protector-of-the-light

Ratings

Overall 190th 3.526⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 160th 3.553⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 176th 3.421⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 262th 3.316⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 131th 3.711⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 171th 3.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 158th 2.781⭐ 18🧑‍⚖️
Mood 195th 3.278⭐ 20🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 296265
02. Oct 2023 · 20:48 UTC
Solid tower defense. Graphics look promising, sound effects are also on point.
I think that attacking is bugged (it doesn't account for character rotation) and also I got a browser popup when I died. Remember that you can fix bugs in this jam.
bloodyaugust
02. Oct 2023 · 20:52 UTC
A great combination of rogue and TD mechanics. I think it could use some telegraphing of enemy intent, I found myself getting caught out by when they would attack. You mentioned there are areas you want to explore more, and I think you should! With more content around towers, combat, and enemies, I think this is a very promising idea. Well-executed for a compo game, and very nicely polished. Great job! :tada:
freeworld
02. Oct 2023 · 20:55 UTC
Really nice tower defense experience with good difficulty & ramp-up in difficulty for the 3 levels you managed to put in! Pleasent to look at and fits the theme well, great job!
Panda king 976
03. Oct 2023 · 06:02 UTC
Nice use of movement and nice audio.
LaserPanzerWal
04. Oct 2023 · 19:40 UTC
The game would benefit a lot from a bit more development time as you already mentioned in the description. Different tower and enemy types would spice the game up quite a bit. Its good for a compo, keep it up and see where it goes!
Kaimon
04. Oct 2023 · 20:04 UTC
Good tower defense game, I prefer when I only have to place turret or kill things with my sword (that's purely personal) but it's a good entry ! For me it should have a little music to pace the game a little more, outside this, sound effect are great and the art style is cute ! Well done !
Hakro
04. Oct 2023 · 20:58 UTC
Nice and simple. I liked it.
The only thing that is not very clear, is how I get hurt. It's not clear what causes my health to drain.
Other than that, nice entry.
snesgaard
05. Oct 2023 · 17:41 UTC
Very good tower defense. Would be nice if there was a visual indication of when an enemy is going to make a move next. Would love to see this idea expanded on.
cheesepencil
06. Oct 2023 · 02:45 UTC
Tight demo, it seems like everything works! Best of luck if you choose to elaborate on it
Krassenstein
06. Oct 2023 · 17:24 UTC
Thanks for letting me play this! Excellent job!

Here's the VOD on YouTube to watch the gameplay, just skip to your chapter on the video!
https://youtu.be/-eCnQ8GAhN8
Bredera
15. Oct 2023 · 07:39 UTC
Awesome little tower defense game! I really loved the pixel art. It was clear what was happening at all times and loved the simple but effective sound effects. Sometimes the enemies did predict where I was going which sometimes resulted in a death that felt a bit cheated. Some background music would also add a lot to this experience.

One thing I saw that I do not think was intended was that the towers were able to shoot through walls.

All in all it was a great time! Great entry :smile:
Flaterectomy
15. Oct 2023 · 08:36 UTC
A tower defense/turn based dungeon combo, a novel idea! The art is cute, I appreciate the bouncy sprite movement you added to keep things visually interesting--turn based games can feel stale when there's only movement on the turns, otherwise.

I couldn't get through the third level, there was just too much going on from three sides, and I had to stay away from some of the action to pick up coins so I could afford more towers. That element adds interest, but is hard to balance it seems. :smile:

A solid concept and demo, with a few more touches this could be a fun product!
INCD021
15. Oct 2023 · 19:36 UTC
Very nice game, really like the game mechanics :thumbsup:
Great job :thumbsup:
Keely-Brown
16. Oct 2023 · 01:00 UTC
The concept is really cool. Wish that there were more level varieties - I would almost rather have some smaller bite sized challenges that required tighter problem solving/puzzle solving. There feels like there's so much that you could play into - particularly if you expanded on how the combat works with some different enemy types or attacks and such.
ThomasLebel
16. Oct 2023 · 08:34 UTC
Really nice game :)

I liked the simple aesthetic and mechanics of your game !