Pretty enjoyable little tower defense game with a cute premise, impressive that you made all the assets by yourself in only 10 days, nice entry!! A 3d tower defense with stuffed animals as turrets was a unique take on the genre, and I really enjoyed being able to manipulate the camera and view the scene from different angles. There's some really nice bits of visual details that stood out to me: the florescence of the rainbow at night, the real time shadows of the nightmare enemies through the window, the contrast of the bright energy beam shot by the stuffed animals, etc.
The visuals are nice, but it is obvious that "gameplay was sacrificed a bit for looks here" lol. There's really no depth to the gameplay , just place the tower somewhere in the middle and buy the upgrades when you can afford them until you win. Part of the big appeal of tower defense games is the player being forced to make a decision about where to place turrets and which upgrades to choose, and that was lacking in this one. I thought the sound design was solid and the daytime jingle was very catchy. The stuffed animal model was adorable but I felt the nightmare enemy was lacking in personality and felt a bit uninspired.
Overall, I think you have a very interesting premise for a game with some really cute visuals, but the shallow gameplay prevents it from getting to that next level. Kudos to you for creating all the models and sound yourself, that is an impressive feat, and they are all well-executed. Cool entry, and keep up the good work!
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Hey thanks for the extensive review and feedback.
Great points for improving. It needs way more balance and depth to become a "real" tower defence game for sure.
I'm still thinking about a way to make enemy pathing more interesting. The flying in a straight line is way too predictable. But have them follow a path through the roomnlike most TD games do feels a bit off. Probably keeping the straight line but adding other enemies that behave differently is the key here, but still thinking about that one.
Cheers for your constructive input!