The Governor's Will by chusmimax

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made by chusmimax for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

Be loyal to the governor and defend his precious treasure. The army of pillager's is lurking, use your loyalists or in case you don't have any left, hire mercenaries to defend the governor's domains.

Ratings

Overall 133th 4.02⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Fun 99th 4⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 664th 3.14⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Theme 21th 4.458⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 162th 4.3⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Audio 46th 4.18⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Humor 76th 3.98⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Mood 224th 3.92⭐ 27🧑‍⚖️
Given 30🗳️ 35🗨️

Feedback

Dimoseek
07. Oct 2024 · 22:59 UTC
Guys you are very Great! This game realy Fucking Awsome!
ThaProfesional
09. Oct 2024 · 12:41 UTC
Graphics were great, music was flippin' phenomenal. Really liked the take on the theme - especially with the defensive units. Had fun and managed to beat it first try - in the end it was chaos for the poor ants :)
milq
11. Oct 2024 · 11:10 UTC
Victory! I had a fantastic time, and honestly, this tower defense game is incredibly fun! The presentation is excellent, the graphics are highly distinctive, and the gameplay is wonderful. I might tweak the difficulty slightly and adjust the size of the sprite outlines, but aside from these minor details, congratulations on a well-crafted game, a truly solid title. By the way, my favorite tiny creature is the Behemoth, and the most satisfying feature is the "Will of the Governor", ha ha. Great and amazing game!
Pachino55
12. Oct 2024 · 21:48 UTC
Love this game, amazing graphics and amazing audio
JonasOlsson
12. Oct 2024 · 21:49 UTC
Really nice graphics, sound, idea and gameplay! It took me one round to figure out that I wasn't controlling the ants though :D
Frostbeak
12. Oct 2024 · 21:52 UTC
Really creative use of theme, and good implementation of tower defense mechanics. Definitely felt a bit too easy, but it was still very fun to have a hundred "trebuchets"
Nazariglez
12. Oct 2024 · 22:04 UTC
Really fun game! The unique graphics and fitting music made it stand out. It deserves more attention, great work!
Riv
13. Oct 2024 · 20:33 UTC
Really great idea, graphics and sound! Maybe would be better if you increase the difficult, but great work!
LarrySeinfeld
14. Oct 2024 · 05:03 UTC
Great little Tower Defense! Love the art and the images that set up the scene and I'm a sucker for anything with frogs or toads, so you instantly won me over with that! Audio fit really well too. I enjoyed laying an onslaught of Nature's Trebuchet by the end and achieving victory! Great job on the game!
Cam Moore
15. Oct 2024 · 03:23 UTC
I think I won XD This was fun haha

![Untitled.png](///raw/024/93/z/68d72.png)
Exa
15. Oct 2024 · 14:01 UTC
Omg!!!It is S-o beautiful!!!Nice job 10/10!!!
InOnesGraveDed
15. Oct 2024 · 14:38 UTC
Remember son...
![peace_was_never_an_option](///raw/430/16/z/68dc2.png)

I really enjoyed, though it was too easy
🎤 chusmimax
15. Oct 2024 · 18:39 UTC
@inonesgraveded @riv @milq @frostbeak
Difficulty was difficult to balance in time, and I personally went for the better a bit easy than impossible (It gets really hard to know if the game is easy or you are just too used to a game you have been playtesting for 3 days straight)

This being said, we want to release a "final version" after jam solving that and other issues and implementing a turret I could't implement in time (sorry @luis-priego-cuenca, I know you did your best drawing it)
ditam
15. Oct 2024 · 20:04 UTC
Wow, this is one of my favourite entries so far this jam. I've played for probably half an hour at least, I beat it on the 4th try.

Sure, it could have more levels, better end-game balance, but I think for a jam game it does everything great: plays super smoothly, has a story with a freaking intro sequence, cool art, custom music, and it even fits the theme well. Well done!
Knatt
15. Oct 2024 · 20:13 UTC
I had a lot of fun with this one. The music was great and the style of the art was very well done.
MenacingMecha
16. Oct 2024 · 00:26 UTC
Neat tower defence! Love the art & audio here! Would love to see this expanded into a larger game!
john-wuller
16. Oct 2024 · 23:51 UTC
This was a fun game! I'm still not 100% sure how I won (I guess by surviving), but yay! Great music and art. I wish it was a bit more challenging - once I had like 10 trebuchets set up, there was now way I was going to lose. I also loved the closing cutscene. Great job!
Yeris
17. Oct 2024 · 11:39 UTC
I really enjoyed this take on Tower Defence. The Japanese aesthetic added a lot of charm to it!
Carraka
20. Oct 2024 · 11:50 UTC
The music was delightful! I feel like I was really rooting for the ants though...they seemed like the underdogs, especially since I beat them on first try once I got over my desire to try everything once and actually focused my strategy. Would love to see a version with multiple levels and progression, but perhaps most of all, some story about why we have to follow the Governor's will and where this dragon comes from :D Great job!
irwatts
24. Oct 2024 · 21:02 UTC
I really enjoyed the music in this! Fun game too, though a bit easy. Well done!