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A jam submission

Key DefenceView game page

Tower Defence, but you can't place any towers. Instead you control were the path will be.
Submitted by Mika la Grand — 1 hour, 58 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#223.8223.822
Game Design#343.7923.792
Overall#1443.2713.271
Fun#1493.3173.317
Graphics#1673.6343.634
Audio#2033.1783.178
Theme#7641.8811.881

Ranked from 101 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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ThePieFaceSubmitted4 years ago

Really loved this game, very pleasant and fun!

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Mondays
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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago (1 edit)

I'm glad you liked it. Your game was also lots of fun!

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Mechaspear StudiosSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

I like the concept and the visuals are great, but the connection to the theme is pretty far fetched.

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A normal Dungeon
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EnzoUPSubmitted4 years ago

I loved this game so much, That idea of you thinking is a keyboard but it is a game surprised me

I'm really happy with your game :) <3

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This is just a simple and normal game.
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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks Enzo, glad you liked it!

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Giyomu4 years ago

Nice way to use the keyboard, simple and elegant graphics :)

You might add an in-game tutorial, I wouldn't have figure out how to start without the reading description, I almost left before that.

It could make a nice mobile game too!

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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks ;-). There is also a page with instruction accessible from the main menu, but I guess most people click start right away. I'll do some more playtesting with others, to see if there is an elegant way of adding a tutorial.

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SpecturnalSubmitted4 years ago

It's a cool concept turning your keyboard into a game :D

Feels like a board game too

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All is Chaos in Love and War
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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks, I'm glad you like it!

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domgoestohollywoodSubmitted4 years ago

Really cool idea and I love the graphics!

A fast forward option to speed up the enemies could be a nice thing to add

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Fox Boy
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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago

Thanks! Someone else also suggested a fast forward option, so I'll add that in the post-jam version.

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DevDragi4 years ago

The turret is sometime bugging.

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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago

Could you be more specific as to when it is buggy? Does it only happen in a certain level and with which keys enabled?

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MAQUSubmitted4 years ago

This is very polished! I played through all the levels and then enjoyed trying to find the most effective solution to each one :) Graphics look great and the gameplay explains itself very well! The only thing I don't really get is the connection to the theme, but this theme was pretty difficult to wrap a game around i think. Really well done!

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the plane is a lie!
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ApplePieDevSubmitted4 years ago

The game looks great, have interesting mechanics, and loved the music is really relaxing. But I feel that the games doesnt have a connection to the theme.

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IM FREE!
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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Yeah the connection to the theme isn't very strong. The lie was that the game was not really a strategy game (normal tower defence), instead it's a puzzle game. Glad you liked it!

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Frog Box Creations4 years ago

Weeeeell if you get caught in a lie I suppose you would need a key defence ;)

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BearVanillaSubmitted4 years ago

Your game is very fun but I don't understand the connection to the theme.  One suggestion (maybe i missed it) have a button to speed up the game.  Sometimes it makes the game feel too slow watching the enemies make their way across the screen.

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Light
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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago

The connection to the theme was that the game is a puzzle game in disguise of a tower defense. I do admit that the connection isn't as strong as I would have liked. Though, I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Also, thanks for the suggestion. You can reset all enabled keys to disabled with F2, but a button to speed up the game would be great addition.

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clemonadesSubmitted4 years ago

Wow the game is very polished.  I like the art style and the twist on typical tower defense games.  Each level gets more challenging and it's really well made.  Nice job!  Although, I wish it fit the theme more, or maybe I missed the liar part.

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Round-o Emporium
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Mika la GrandDeveloper4 years ago

Yeah I spent a lot of time polishing the game and improving the pathfinding, as I had quite some difficulty coming up with interesting puzzles. Maybe you noticed the towers returning to a perpendicular angle, if there were no targets. Or how they aim ahead of enemies to account for the movement of the enemies. ;-)

The connection to the theme is the twist on typical tower defence games (puzzle game instead of strategy game). I have to admit that the connection isn't as great as I would have liked. I'm glad to hear that the difficulty curve is on point.

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