Tower of Doom

While the concept of clearing obstacles and fighting your way through to reach the top of something is quite good, I think the game (I call it such as there was no real plot) was lacking in several elements. I think the randomisation isn’t used to anywhere near its potential – for example, on one of my playthroughs, I met the gambler on the first two floors, then earned money on the third, before being teleported to the treasure from the fourth. To be frank, the teleport feature is not very useful for such a story.

I also think the execution was very primitive, you don’t get to actually ‘fight’ the creatures you encounter but you just lose life based on your combat level. Also, I imagine if you have bad rolls on each floor, you could die wondering where you went wrong.

Perhaps the biggest issue with this game though (from the perspective of the contest) is that I can’t see where there is a riddle or puzzle. Unless getting to the top is meant to be the puzzle, but that doesn’t fit the definition set by the contest creator.

I think this story could have been quite good with more of a plot, actual riddles/puzzles and better scripting, but I can only rate what is in front of me, and I think a 3/8 is a fair rating for this game.

I... Um... I used that teleport thingy near the start of the game. It took me up to the alchemist's room right before the last floor and I went straight in and took the jewels... I never actually had to fight anything. :p

That aside, I think that for a short game it was really good and quite cleverly put together. I think I would've ditched the teleporter though, since it does enable to player to win the game without actually having to do any fighting.

Asides from that, a pretty major flaw with the game is that you entered it into a competition for riddle/puzzle games. This game, as far as I could see, didn't have any riddles or puzzles, so as far as the competition goes, that's a pretty big issue. Competition aside, it's cute and fun. ^_^

The variable work here is really good. I like the idea of a randomly generating dungeon, it's really creative. The only weak point is a lack of narrative. I don't really feel invested to climb this tower, or understand who the characters in it are, or what they're even doing there. With no real motivation, you have no real reason to even make the journey.

As for how it's related to the contest, I don't really see and puzzle or riddle elements. I'd say to keep working on it and establish a narrative; maybe make it a full story!

This is awesome

Currently working on the 3rd game

The moment I hit play again I died? Is that normal? I guess it was ok, but more levels would have been preferable

Great time playing, keep up the good work!

The story was short and simple. However it was free and fun. I really enjoyer what was there. I say the gambler was the most important find in the game. I was able to max my combat ability to 7/7 and keep myself healed. Someday I hope to find and beat the dragon.

Fun for a dungeon crawl-type game. There's very little in the way of characterization, plot, or description. Now and again, I ran into some peculiar use of syntax in some of the sentences. My character managed to fight and kill the dragon that destroyed his village, but the battle was over in the blink of an eye and I was like...Okay...then my character just DIED! Didn't quite get that. I would advise painting more of a picture in the description and giving the character a substantive back-story (something more detailed than the Conan the Barbarian bit about just avenging his village). The game is fun fun, though, in a Zork kind of way.

You have won!
Your Score is 83!
Combat: 7/7
Life: 7/7
Coins: 28/100
Meeting the gambler is the only way to beat the dragon and earn extra $ IN THIS GAME