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How is your game related to the Theme and Special Object?
You have to protect the tomato deity, while also providing tomato of youth to the soldiers to stop them from aging.
What tools and 3rd party assets did you use?
Unity Game Engine & Assets that are mentioned in the page description and game credits.
How did you use generative AI? (If you did)
None
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Really cool game, I think it is my favorite of the jam.
Very concise and well thought. I liked the difficulty in choosing to have 2 knights which kept aging.
The visuals really fit the simplicity of the game.
It just feels good to play. I actually had to get myself to stop playing because I have to get work done.
How did you go about implementing the scoreboard? Is it a server on which you keep the scores?
Thank you for such a high praise! I'm actually glad to hear that you liked the game mechanics! Its kinda funny how I implemented the leaderboard. Originally I was gonna use dreamlo.com but in order for me to get it working on the web build, I had to get SSL (which is essentially https instead of http) which I can't get immediately and it was a bit too late on the jam to contact the dev of dreamlo. Then, after a bit of research, I found out I can just make one using Google Forms, Google Sheets, and Google App Scripts apparently. With a little bit of Javascript and setup with parsing JSON type files, I was able to get everything working!
That sounds like a cool solution, I will have to try that.
I really enjoyed playing this! The gameplay is smooth and really enjoyable. I really liked the upgrade selection, it retains the fun of the game while also keeping up with the player's demands! 10/10
Thank you for giving it a go and for your kind comment!! I'm glad you liked the upgrades xD!
This game is amazing! Unlike typical tower defense games that require you to constantly spam turrets(or knights) to deal with enemies, the inclusion of knights who actually age definitely adds a whole new layer of strategy. At first, I didn't realize the knights' age would increase, so I wasted a perk to add two extra knights—only for them to eventually die of old age, which broke my heart. This is absolutely a game worth investing your time in. The mechanic of dragging enemies is also really fun. I wonder if the late game introduces any mechanics to make things a bit easier for the player, so we don't have to scramble so frantically, haha!
Thank you for your kind comment! Yes, the knight perk adds new knights but you also kinda need to balance the tomato cooldown as well to keep the knight alive just so there's a balance of having lots of knights, and having youth tomatoes to feed! I really wished I implemented some sort of late game mechanic for more experienced players but unfortunately I didn't have time. Definitely something I will think about in the future though!
Absolutely addicting. I nearly topped the leaderboard on my first run and couldn't stop! Very well polished. I wish the difficulty curve rose a bit more quickly and leveled off a bit more, but it still feels great to play!
Thank you!! I'm so glad to hear that you found it addicting xD. I do agree with you with the difficulty. Though balancing it with first time players can be a bit tricky, hence why the sort of like initial sections are a bit easier to play but definitely something that I will keep in mind in future updates!
unique gameplay - difficult and fun
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the gameplay!
What an amazing game! I really liked the idea of being able to hold enemies in place =) and having to manage the tomatoes.
The best build is reducing tomato cooldown, followed by reducing age evolution time, attack speed, and the number of knights. GG.
Thank you for trying it out! I'm so happy to see you strategizing and even thinking of best builds for the game xD. I completely agree with your strategy though! The number of knights power up is probably the most broken, hence why I only make it a rare and epic power up!
Had a lot of fun playing this, the game loop is really solid and addicting, it feels well balanced too. Great work for the 2 days of game jam!
Thank you for giving it a go! Balancing it was a bit of a pain but I figured out how to scale things exponentially properly. Great to hear that you think its properly balanced!
Absolute cinema. Given some extra mechanics and progression, I can see this as a fully fledged game. I tip my hat to you :)
Thank you for trying it out and for your kind comment! I'm happy to hear you liked the game! I tip my hat back to you xD
I liked this game, great visual style)
Thank you for giving it a go! I'm glad you liked the visual style!
I really liked the visuals and the gameplay! My tomato died way too soon on my first run :(
Thank you for trying it out! I'm glad you liked the visuals and gameplay! You got around 12k points so its not too bad xD. Feel free to retry and get a higher score as much as you'd like!
Good idea, and looks enough polished. The art style is great, sfx the best and core mechanics also good. It so impressive about this game, good job!
Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad you liked it!!
Just an FYI, the leaderboard takes a while to load up. Takes around a couple of secs but its there! Here's the current rankings!
super polished game and visuals and a really nice spin on the genre with the dragging the enemies around, i liked that management aspect between spawning tomatoes and dragging.
Thank you for trying it out and for your kind words! I'm glad to hear you liked the management aspecct of the game!
Quite fun little game. The juicies are very nice.
Thanks for giving it a go!
Super juicy and addictive. Bravo!
Thanks for trying out my game!!
Seriously solid and polished game!
The sound effects and animations feel really nicely done and polished to where you can't guess its done in 2 days. The intro cutscene is fun and well implemented, the tutorial is very helpful and quick, and the gameplay is genuinely fun. The only thing I think could be added is maybe speeding up the pace - more enemies faster and stronger upgrades?
Absolutely brilliant game, you're going to win this lol, gg
Thank you! That's such a high praise! Really appreciate you giving my game a go!
I do agree with speeding up the pace. The game starts off very slow but then it gets more chaotic as time goes on. Balancing this was a nightmare for me since the power ups are RNG and people also have different playstyles that I didn't get to playtest much due to time constraints!
If you'd like to revisit the game, feel free to put your name up on the game over screen to see how you compare with other people on the online leaderboard! :D
Again, thank you for your kind comment!