Manifest Destiny
This game is from the old Ludum Dare platform. You can try viewing the original page on Web Archive
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Manifest Destiny is a 'hack n slash' with a twist. Progress through the seasons, destroy everything in your path and chart your progress of domination.
Controls: WASD to move, Spacebar / Leftclick to attack, Press Spacebar or left-click in quick succession to make your murder-death spikes bigger and better.
Made by @wofiel and @gamingarchaeo
*SEMI SPOILERS*
Starting out in spring you explore a new land, earning currency for acquiring natural resources and interacting with the friendly local population who are eager to interact with you (unfortunately for them the only way you know how to interact is through your murder-death spikes).
Once summer and autumn have passed, and winter has come (hah) your colonial expedition / exploitation / destruction is in full swing. The local populations now fear and revile you (and your murder-death spikes) and attempt to flee whenever they see you. You, being the monster that you are, have ways to make them comply.
Manifest Destiny drew its name from the 19th century belief that America was destined to dominate from coast-to-coast, a belief which fuelled a great number of monstrous people and acts. The game itself further draws its theme from the colonial-era and trans-atlantic slavetrade, trying to use changing aesthetics, distinct audio segments and changing AI responses to alert the player to the processes of colonization. In Manifest Destiny you are the monster, a very real monster of history.
Known issues: The webGL is touchy with user input stuff, be sure to run it in fullscreen and even then it is a matter of 60% of the time it might work. ALSO there is a bug on level-switch where sometimes the next level (almost exclusively between 3 and 4) won't load up and you will be stuck on an inoperable camera - this appears to be linked to the user controls, if you have this issue reload the game and (its not an ideal solution, I know) try not smashing space-bar-murder-death-spikes 2 seconds before the close of the level.
Controls: WASD to move, Spacebar / Leftclick to attack, Press Spacebar or left-click in quick succession to make your murder-death spikes bigger and better.
Made by @wofiel and @gamingarchaeo
*SEMI SPOILERS*
Starting out in spring you explore a new land, earning currency for acquiring natural resources and interacting with the friendly local population who are eager to interact with you (unfortunately for them the only way you know how to interact is through your murder-death spikes).
Once summer and autumn have passed, and winter has come (hah) your colonial expedition / exploitation / destruction is in full swing. The local populations now fear and revile you (and your murder-death spikes) and attempt to flee whenever they see you. You, being the monster that you are, have ways to make them comply.
Manifest Destiny drew its name from the 19th century belief that America was destined to dominate from coast-to-coast, a belief which fuelled a great number of monstrous people and acts. The game itself further draws its theme from the colonial-era and trans-atlantic slavetrade, trying to use changing aesthetics, distinct audio segments and changing AI responses to alert the player to the processes of colonization. In Manifest Destiny you are the monster, a very real monster of history.
Known issues: The webGL is touchy with user input stuff, be sure to run it in fullscreen and even then it is a matter of 60% of the time it might work. ALSO there is a bug on level-switch where sometimes the next level (almost exclusively between 3 and 4) won't load up and you will be stuck on an inoperable camera - this appears to be linked to the user controls, if you have this issue reload the game and (its not an ideal solution, I know) try not smashing space-bar-murder-death-spikes 2 seconds before the close of the level.