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[mazimadu]

The Squares: The princess in the castle
Version: 1.3.2

CATEGORY: Platformer

STORY: A princess has been cursed to remain in a haunted castle for a millennium. Cut off from the outside world, only a brave warrior with a heart of gold can break the curse. You are tasked with entering the castle to save the fair maiden from her fate.



Unfortunately, the princess isn't too happy to see you. In fact, she is pretty pissed.



REALLY, REALLY PISSED!



Now the rules have changed.
Stop the princess from blowing up the castle, save yourself, and grab some precious booty along the way.



Will you survive the wrath of the princess in the castle?

FEATURES:

• Fast paced action with multiple enemies on screen
• Ever present enemy princess who flees, taunts and sets traps
• Player can double jump and attack in 5 directions
• Player can block (and even deflect) most attacks
• Fully animated cut scenes made using Adobe flash

DOWNLOAD: This is a demo
- Box.net
- Yoyogames


CONTROLS:

• Arrow keys: Move left and right, aim
• Down key: Block attacks
• Z: Attack, Hold to run
• X: Jump and double jump
• Enter: Pause
• Esc: Exit
• F4: Fullscreen

TODO LIST:

• More enemies
• More levels
• More bosses
• Online high score table (for gems and speed)
• More taunts

CHANGES:

• Fixed the game over screen. There is a new one when the for when the player overtakes the princess
• High score table added
• Minor bug fixes

Edited by mazimadu, 09 June 2011 - 04:32 AM.

[Awesomeness]

Looks fun. I'll try this then edit.

EDIT: Okay, wow, five days later and I'm editing this...
Your game is really funny. I really liked the cutscenes and the animation in them. The story's cute, it's a fun take on that rescue-the-princess cliché. I loved how the graphics on the menu move around with the mouse.
I love the details too, like how he gets this "oh crap" expression when she pulls a gun on him, and also the little knights that attack him. You also signed your name in the background. Nice.
I wanted to play it again, but it froze and crashed, so I checked out the resources. "Fission Mailed." Lol.
The only thing is that I can't run without first attacking, and I'd like to be able to run throughout the rooms by holding the key instead of hitting it again in the next room. Speaking of that, could the entire level be in one room? I found that it broke the continuity a little to have it switch every thirty seconds. Also the signs are really really tiny for some reason.
I hope to see this finished!

- Awesomeness

Edited by Awesomeness, 13 June 2011 - 08:54 AM.

[phoelich]

Nice game. One thing though
The first sign says that you have to hold 'z' to run.
Also can you make it, so that for running it doesn't first attack?
And there were a bug with the princess. She were stuck in the room with the falling blocks on the first floating piece.

else it's a nice game

[mazimadu]

I have fixed the poster. It now says X, not Z.
Also I have added a high score table.

[mazimadu]

What, no one is even trying this game?

[Melle1]

I will try this game later on, im on a bandwidth data plan, and your game is a big whopper lol.
Everything looks polished and ready to go though!

Will be played soon,
Melle1

[Drathro]

I just got errors whenever I tried to run it... :/ Yes I unzipped and such. Looks like it could have been awesome though! XD

[Supertoad25]

She got glitched but then I went to the next room and it was fixed.
Only after getting a lot of money out of her...
hey is there is a penalty for being hit or what?

Also the first cutscene failed to work, though it may or may not have been my computer.

Edited by Supertoad25, 12 June 2011 - 11:36 PM.

[Titanium]

This game is amazing. The fact that it isn't more well known is really really sad and a testament to the decline of active GMC members.

[Melle1]

This game is amazing. The fact that it isn't more well known is really really sad and a testament to the decline of active GMC members.

What he said, mazimadu these people have to be idiot s not to try this game its just perfect! Well, except when the princess gets stuck, and the fact that the demo is'nt any longer i give it 3 thumbs up, well when i find another person 's hand

Keep going!

oh and pm me about a project

[mazimadu]

uploaded a new version of the game with one extra level. I have also decreased the file size to 16 megabytes. Turns out there were some redundant files.
http://sandbox.yoyog...s-in-the-castle

[wakeskater_X]

Yeah I just get "Unexpected Error" When running the game I did try to do it though : /

[mazimadu]

Yeah I just get "Unexpected Error" When running the game I did try to do it though : /

How did you get this error and where? You didn't say.

[octy-orlando]

Not a fan of the chasing game play, but the platforming aspects and story/theme feel makes up for this portion. Hope there will be less hectic moments in the future, as this is indeed a game to look out for. Nice job. 8)

[Silver Scratch]

Downloading... Looks really fun!