Boneventure

by ellian
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.02
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.66
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.04
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.35
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★72%
BONEVENTURE, a game in which you play as a skeleton.

Your ribs are your weapons, but also prevent you from dying!
What happens when you run out of ribs? Maybe it's time to pick up replacement...

Controls: WASD + Mouse
If you kill everyone but nothing happens, you can restart the level by pressing R.

Comments41

mtanton20 Apr 2015, 02:16
Like the graphics and gameplay a lot. I couldn't figure out how to make the balls of magic go away without absorbing the damage. Maybe you're meant to get hit? Good game overall!
nurabsal
nurabsal20 Apr 2015, 02:39
magic ballz op
cubedparadox
cubedparadox20 Apr 2015, 02:43
Good Concept, magic balls should despawn, it got a bit hectic in the game, and I think having harder enemies instead of more items on screen would have been better.
UserAnon
UserAnon20 Apr 2015, 02:43
Wow, awesome, seriously. could use some audio, but with the polish that was put in other places, this really stands out as an awesome game
cdgugler20 Apr 2015, 02:43
I love it! The graphics and audio are good and great use of theme.
cleitoneldorn20 Apr 2015, 02:43
Amazing, very well done and inovative. And I just loved the graphics!
Boodog20 Apr 2015, 02:46
I love your graphics! You are a great artist! Fun game :)
GhostBomb
GhostBomb20 Apr 2015, 02:47
Awesome game. Definately a 5/5. Those electricity balls are way too relentless though, they should probably despawn after a while. I beat the red sorceror guy and everyone else in level 3 but I didn't get anything. Is this a bug?
Ellian
Ellianauthor20 Apr 2015, 03:06
To anyone asking/wondering: if you kill everyone but nothing happens, you can restart the level by pressing R. I'm sorry :(
Neonlare20 Apr 2015, 03:12
This is great, I love the idea of ammo also serving as health, he magic orbs last too long but other than that the game's a very solid concept. The little touches such as the rib cage changing was a really cool. Good stuff!
Fanttum
Fanttum20 Apr 2015, 03:19
Lol wut. This made in 48 hours? haha good job sir.
Such a great game and idea overall I could write too much.
Was kinda hard with those homing lighting things, but I think I'll come back to this soon. My computer been bugging out cause so many games, haha.
RobotHoboDanceParty20 Apr 2015, 03:26
Been waiting a full 48 hours to play this game! haha. Great work on this, love the fact that you can just stuff your rib cage full of swords and wands. XD
TheBigShot20 Apr 2015, 04:02
Awesome Game! The only issue is that those magic Orbs dont go away. You should do it so that you can shoot them to kill them or something. Otherwise amazing work!
TheBigShot20 Apr 2015, 04:04
It works really well with the theme because you basically use parts of yourself as a weapon. Very interesting concept. And generated levels make the game replayable and enjoyable. Well done.
Cryotube
Cryotube20 Apr 2015, 05:20
Really nice graphics and mechanics - I like how you lose your ribs and items upon being hit and need to pick them back up. Reminds me a lot of nuclear throne!
PixlWalkr
PixlWalkr20 Apr 2015, 12:44
Great game concept and mechanics, nice pixel art. had fun playing it :)
Azurency
Azurency20 Apr 2015, 17:32
Great game. The graphics are really nice it's well done !
masterboth20 Apr 2015, 20:29
This is a fun one, also I like how it is randomly generated, it adds replayability value which is something difficult to make in a game created in 48. Good Job!
Lucho921 Apr 2015, 03:31
it s an amazing fun game, the graphics are cool and the use of strategy and random dungeon is something that makes it to play over again
ZanySauce21 Apr 2015, 09:32
Amazing art style, music, and controls. Keeps you entertained though its a simple concept. Loving it!
PIXEL^321 Apr 2015, 09:45
Nice rouge-like took me a few deaths to get into it but it's pretty nice. Wish there were more mechanics to explore though.
Xaychru
Xaychru21 Apr 2015, 15:05
Nice graphics, the game is fun to play, I enjoyed the variety of weapons!
Marty21 Apr 2015, 23:08
Hahaha, this is a lovely idea. Your ammo being your health as well means you try to make every shot count. The magic balls the wizards shoot are pretty dangerous since they only vanish if they hit a wall.
Tipyx
Tipyx22 Apr 2015, 16:46
Beautiful :), but yeah, magic ball are OP :p.
Oh, and you did my first idea, thank to realize it :p
sputnik
sputnik22 Apr 2015, 19:31
Nice concept, good graphics too!
6DownStudios
6DownStudios23 Apr 2015, 04:28
I'm a big fan of procedural generation, and the game's quite fun to boot. Great take on the theme and fantastic pixelart too. Two metacarpals way up!
ehtd
ehtd23 Apr 2015, 04:36
Fun game, but other than dodge the attacks it won't seem like it has an end
DragonXVI
DragonXVI23 Apr 2015, 17:49
Pretty nifty idea, and nice detail on the ribs :D Those homing balls are incredibly annoying too :p
Prowler
Prowler23 Apr 2015, 18:24
Trip to IKEo, hum? Shooting with your ribs and procedural levels? A moody melody and 8 bit sounds combined with strategical play? ... I absolutely love it! Excuse me now! I have to play your game ;)
Prowler
Prowler23 Apr 2015, 18:26
P.s. a pointer to ribs around corners would be helpful!
sbarrio
sbarrio23 Apr 2015, 19:03
I really like the graphics and audio. Everything is really polished :)
sararyCow
sararyCow23 Apr 2015, 21:08
Good entry, I love the dungeon crawling concept with bones. I love the pixel art style.
Franklin's Ghost
Franklin's Ghost24 Apr 2015, 16:26
Great looking entry, the graphics look so polished. Also liked that the ribs are your energy and your weapon, was a nice touch.
Noah Ratcliff
Noah Ratcliff24 Apr 2015, 21:53
Great work! At first, I didn't realize the skeleton was storing this in place of his ribs. When I did, 5/5
StrayByte24 Apr 2015, 22:00
Perfect game. I am speechless on how you made all this in 48 hours.
DDRKirby(ISQ)25 Apr 2015, 08:38
freakin homing balls...
MonoS25 Apr 2015, 17:35
I think that i found a bug in the game, human have 7 ribs IIRC but the game let me use only 6.

Joking aside, the game is pretty fun and have cool music and sprite, the gameplay is not so innovative and the weapon are not "unconventional" in some sense.
Also, you should make it clear that you can pick as many item as you want from the pile of rubbish, would have saved me some times
krzymsky
krzymsky5 May 2015, 10:26
Definitely one of my favorites. I really liked playing this. Really fun game.

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