Basically, attacks are generated from 6 types, and there are weakness and strengths for each one of them vs all the others. Detailed at the upper link.
!!ATTENTION!!
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I won't be able to participate the whole time, because I have to leave Saturday 19.00, but this is what I achieved in this less than one day.
Sorry for the possible bugs you may encounter, and maybe the lack of completeness in some aspects.
For years, humans have been keeping captive all individuals of a mighty race of elementals, the Sefivms, in order to study their control of nature. Sefivms' abilities have been weakened with nullyfing orbs around their containers.
One day, container maintainers go on for a strike because they claim not to be paid as they should.
What they didn't know is that they just started the beginning of the end.
CONTROLS
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UP/DOWN - move cursor
SPACE - select option, continue
R - roll char (select char)
S - view stats (select char, battle)
E - view status effects (battle)
H - toggle help view
FLAWS
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* Speed do nothing
* Progression is a little trash
* XP earn always more or less the same depending on level
The wizard kicked my ass, fun game though. Reminded me of Pokemon. The audio loop was kinda high pitch and hurt my ears but I just turned down my volume. Good work though!
It's Monster Pokemon. I like it, but there's so little feedback in the game which means at the start you're just kinda flailing about and throwing out random attacks.
The music is a bit on the annoying side but the graphics are well done.
At first I was a bit confused but then I GOT IT. I love the idea that all your moves are randomized but you can customize your character with specific strengths and weaknesses. This is a concept worth refining into a more full-featured game.
I like how your skill set is limited, so how you spread your stats affects which skills are useful. Then it's a game of getting rid of those less effective skills while still using the effective ones to win the fights before you die. If you end up with too many ineffective skills you lose. Spreading out the stats too evenly seems to result in you being too weak, which is good because it balances well and creates the challenge. I like the graphics and sound too. Good stuff.
Cool entry! Gotta love those attack names. That's a nice job you did here, it's not easy making a battle system that complex in such a short time. Kudos!
Nice type system you build up. I suggest making it more obvious to the player (maybe to borrow from pokemon, super effective, not very effective) Just more hints for when the type system is at work.
I had a little trouble choosing replacement abilities if I was tapping too fast. Great song, captured the mood 100% of the battle game. Great work!
It is difficult but the feeling of the game is impressive. It remember me amstrand games from years ago. A retrorpg with a good turn based. You have my two cents :-)
As some others have pointed out, the system is quite complex, especially since there is no in-game tutorial, so I just ended up casting random stuff and hoping for the best. I think this would have benefited from a description window that said the range of dmg for each ability, maybe specifically listing modifiers like "+ 3(mega)"
Yes, you're right. Sorry for that, I did this in less than 24 hours, and had pretty little time to work on details like that, that's why I made the game guide to clarify that kind of stuff, you can check it here with all kind of details:
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I found the game to be pretty much random, I had no idea what attacks where going to do what to my oponnent.
The guide: https://github.com/alesegdia/LD33/blob/master/README.md
The music is a bit on the annoying side but the graphics are well done.
At first I was a bit confused but then I GOT IT. I love the idea that all your moves are randomized but you can customize your character with specific strengths and weaknesses. This is a concept worth refining into a more full-featured game.
That's a nice job you did here, it's not easy making a battle system that complex in such a short time. Kudos!
I had a little trouble choosing replacement abilities if I was tapping too fast.
Great song, captured the mood 100% of the battle game. Great work!
+ Nice and well done.
+ Liked the music and sound effects
+ Fun
+ Linux port!!!
- More help for each power could be better (like colors for each elements and stuff like that)
https://github.com/alesegdia/LD33/blob/master/README.md