Brood Defense by franklyn01
Defend your hive from an invading force. Assemble a party of different little insects and send them to battle.
The game does have sound but, fortunately, the insects' screams are inaudible to humans.
| Link | https://play.rynti.com/friends/demos/2024/ld56-benjamin/index.html |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/brood-defense |
Ratings
| Overall | 220th | 3.297⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 157th | 3.391⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 218th | 3.078⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 95th | 3.875⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 187th | 3.453⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 243th | 2.429⭐ | 30🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 219th | 3.121⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 32🗳️ | 40🗨️ |
It was a bit frustrating that most of the difficulty came from trying to make the insects not get stuck on each other and walls rather than strategising against the opponent - maybe it would have been more fun to keep the gameplay locked to the grid rather than the insects having free movement? More variety in units would be welcome too, though that's understandable given the time limits.
The artwork isn't really my style but it's incredibly well done for such a short timeframe - gritty and very detailed! I see that this is your first LD entry so I'm looking forward to your artwork in future games - hopefully with fewer insects! :)
Good work!
Kinda non-intuitive UI with lots of description about bugs, when it is not nessesary
Game has a bug (not alive bug, but script bug) - sometimes green insect does not move and just standing.
That said, a few notes:
- Sometimes it's a bit difficult to tell friends from foe, because enemies use the same sprite as we do.
- In the placement menu, it's difficult to tell apart insects you have already placed and insects you haven't placed yet.
- There is a bug (no, not one of our units) where the first time you buy an insect the game would claim you have no units even though the insect card is right over the text that says so.
- There is another bug (still not our units) where if you replay already cleared levels for resources and you win, you will advance to the next level anyways.
Overall, though, you did do great and it was satisfying to watch my wall of beetles hurl rocks at the final boss. Well done!
I kept getting frustrated trying to close the shop window every time I wanted to place my guys.
Other than that I thought it was great--Lots of fun to play. Just wish there were some sound fx or music
I had a lot of fun! 🌟 Well done! 🎉
Question: If I go into a level and just retreat I get to keep my bought bugs but ALSO get more vouches, this way I can get a full army by level 1. Was that intended?
Bug (haha): The green bug shows above the level select screen, probably just a Z order thing.
need some simple audio( and it would be great if boss has some uniq mechanic!