Nick Cage Adventure Quest for the One room

by tehphen
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★17%
Mostly Incomplete :(. But here's the submission for LD37.

Play as Nick Cage in the adventure for the artifacts that will unlock the one room!

Comments8

hijomo13 Dec 2016, 18:44
reminds me of old rouge likes, Castle of the Winds.
hoqjed
hoqjed15 Dec 2016, 05:53
Oh man, Nick Cage never gets a break
Flaterectomy
Flaterectomy26 Dec 2016, 11:45
I loved those old Roguelikes, so I had to give it a go even if it's incomplete. You didn't mention in what way it's unfinished, so I have to go with my observation that there's no enemies and no win condition (i.e. the One Room you're looking for). I also couldn't tell in what way I am Nick Cage. :D

Graphics are a little harsh. Bright colours with no shading makes it feel flat and very busy. I noticed Nick Cage's idle animation makes his hands and lower half bounce up and down while his torso remains still. He has an inner gyroscope, much like a chicken? :D

The sound effect for combat/taking damage is kinda shrill.

It's a shame there's not much to do but explore for a bit. You have the procedural cave system going (though sometimes there's corridors that are all doors), so the foundation is there. Will you continue this one?
Oddly Shaped Pixels
Oddly Shaped Pixels30 Dec 2016, 09:07
That's a really good basis, I like the retro feeling.

If you already have the procedural generation working, now you can expand with combat and exploration mechanics, that'd make a great game.

On the side: the sound for opening a door is a bit annoying :D
pixelpotions
pixelpotions30 Dec 2016, 15:40
The basis for a fun game is here and I had a good laugh at the 'take that!'. I hope you continue working on this in the future. :)
ijzm
ijzm3 Jan 2017, 02:47
This entry reminded me of old PC exploration games, but it doesn't have too much else going for it. I mostly ended up lost and confused as to where I was supposed to be going. I also expected the main character to be Nicolas Cage, but that's not exactly a problem :P

-TinyCastleGuy

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