Here is my entry for this Ludum Dare, done with C and ncurses library as a no-monster, no-permadeath (worst than that !) Roguelike, but with a little something special that I hope you will like.
What can I say more... the game is difficult, but well balanced. Also those who want try to hit the max score, it is at 3140! Good luck for reaching it!
Have fun!
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Content of the zip files:
- full game in binary or source format
- Game Manual (Manual.txt, can be helpful)
- Game dev log (README)
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Note that you do not have a quick restart button on the game if you do not finish it, that was done deliberately!
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Revision History:
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bugfix #1:
after self-testing
- fixed some damages issues
- make the end screen more clear
bugfix #2:
after [Mirroar] request
- added display indication for helping know when you are standing on a trap
Excellent job Kane, as someone not used to the ascii format I found that it was extremely accessible and it looks great. Interesting concept and a terrifying thought to be trapped in a dungeon with no body parts but with the power of immortality. Really liked it, keep up the good work!
Interesting take on both roguelikes and immortality. It was really difficult but I beat it eventually, which is the right amount of difficulty for a roguelike. Sprinting across the room with your body on fire to grab a bandage is funny.
Cool concept for a roguelike kind of game. I found it to be pretty hard and got annoyed a bit at the fact that you can't really tell whether you're still standing on a trap. Bandages don't do much if you keep getting sprayed with fire or acid. :(
The first time I finished the game I was just one mediocre left arm and one good right arm. Laughed, when I read that you need your head to dring something. Funny :)
Extremely difficult to get through the dungeon, but it's a cool concept, I was kinda confused at first about losing my limbs but turns out, that I really need them!
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X-0r18 Dec 2013, 15:26
Yay! ASCII roguelikes for the win ^_^ It doesn't even have too overcomplicated mechanics (I still hit "Q" to Quaff - instead of P for Potion. Oh well :P Awesome game!
I haven't tried them all, but somehow I'm confident this is the only game in the jam where you'll be left with just a head and one arm, dragging your bloody carcass onward. Really triggers the imagination.
Recommend any future immortals go on a quest for the rune of detect traps before undertaking this quest.
Good job on creating an ascii quest. I don't know if it is a bug or a trap but the character is sometimes transfered to the next level totally unexpectedly, which ruined my ambitions to .. take the gold. :D Try expanding this into real roguelike with random generation :)
Wow, nice! I really enjoyed this, great and innovative idea on the field of roguelikes, at least for me. Roguelikes were always about imagination -- but I somehow failed to imagine how head with only one arm remaining move.. I have to try harder I guess.. Good job :-)
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I really love roguelikes and the way you did immortality was awesome! Thumbs up!
-Flatgub
Sorry HuntTheWumpus, I fix that right now!
It doesn't even have too overcomplicated mechanics (I still hit "Q" to Quaff - instead of P for Potion. Oh well :P
Awesome game!
Recommend any future immortals go on a quest for the rune of detect traps before undertaking this quest.
Try expanding this into real roguelike with random generation :)
Still, I really liked the way this game treats immortality. It reminds me of Torchwood! :)