by Michael Tucker - 01.30.10
A little bit to my shame but accurately illustrative nonetheless, when I first began to play Tower Climb I thought to myself that it was quite like an upwards version of Derek Yu’s most recent explosively popular title Spelunky. Obviously, Spelunky did not create the cave-exploring platformer genre (or the inversely complementary tower-climbing genre), but it did create a new standard which I think Tower Climb hits spot on with enough originality to differentiate it. With procedurally generated levels, randomly triggered events, strangely hypnotic music, and minimalist pixel art, this game is an entertainingly simple climbing platformer that requires only casual commitment and at the same time is addictively difficult.
Hey, thanks for the write-up. The game does actually include a read-me now. This build was rushed to meet a contest deadline, and the next version will contain much more content.
Davioware - 01.30.10 11:01 pm
Thanks for letting me know, I’ve updated the post. Can’t wait to try the updated version.
Michael Tucker - 01.30.10 11:27 pm
Thanks for the heads up. Now I have something to do on a lazy afternoon.
Kaspian - 01.31.10 2:14 pm
controls really need some work and better instructions, the 1-5 is not really mentioned at all
ffsdf - 01.31.10 2:51 pm
so uhh, there’s this recurring problem with dogs immediately landing on me the moment I spawn on a new floor.
Otherwise, its lotsa fun. If the controls bother you just use joytokey to map them onto a proper controller.
DAMO SUZUKI - 01.31.10 9:39 pm
I have an epic run on Youtube …. well epic to me anyway since i cant seem to break 700feet at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3p7Pfogyl0
HaunterV - 02.09.10 5:44 pm