After centuries of hyenous crimes and misdeeds, you finally awakened your Master. But now it wants its souls...
Gameplay
Kill the monsters in the temple to harvest their souls and offer them to your Master!
Will you be able to fully explore the temple and uncover its misteries?
Help
* Try to go around the main room from time to time, you could find something useful... * Souls make you more powerful, but they belong to your Master. Find the right balance!
Controls
* WASD or ARROW KEYS to *move* * MOUSE to *aim and shoot* * E to *offer souls* to the Master and to open doors
Development and credits
This was my third game jam and also my third "complete" game. I developed the game using Godot 3.1 (the whole project and the code is very poorly made, I warn you), while I used Piskel and Gimp for the graphics.
I was quite reluctant about creating a (sort-of) top-down shooter, but the lack of other ideas made me decide to go for this before it was too late. It surely lacks some overall polishing, especially on the graphical side, and the rooms feel quite empty, but I'm satisfied by the final result given that it was done with such a restricted time. I had quite some strange problem with the pathfinding behaviour of the enemies, but only in the last two rooms for some reason. I couldn't find any way to fix it nor the actual cause of the problem, that was probably the engine itself, but eventually I managed to create some sort of workaround.
* Possibility to choose different characters with different features * Possibility to choose different Masters, each with peculiar abilities * A skill that you could use to make the Master help you in killing the monsters * A dash or roll move * A final boss
#### Version 1.1.2 * Fixed enemies dying multiple times * Fixed berserk mode not going off after the first time
#### Version 1.1 * Fixed the Master's object spawning * Fixed the monster's spawning * Slightly changed the controls text in the menu
It's a cool idea to have to go back and give the retrieved souls to the master. Some idea could also be that you can get help from the master from time to time. Like shooting a beam killing enemies. Overall it was very intuitive and I enjoyed playing the game.
Very well executed game with complete art, sound, and mechanics. I would wish the souls don't go away that quickly, otherwise the master cannot be satisfied!
Really fast gameplay, beautiful art, sound matching what's happening on screen.The concept is good, the polish is incredible. Congrat to you, that's impressive !
@kneehatgames I had the same idea, but sadly I didn't have time to add it, so I just made that from time to time it gives you items, thank you anyway! @pinballjunior I noticed that, but I didn't have anyone to playtest it, so I found it quite difficult to regulate the difficulty :( @alininavcisi What do you mean? There should already be music in the background
Very enjoyable top down shooter. Combat feels energetic and impactful, if there was a dash or something it would feel very nuclear throne esque. Music and sound effects do their job and I like the choice of feeding your master or the doors.
Really fun game, I just keep want to playing more. Well done!
Great graphcis and sound effects, had a blast while playing it! I am always up for feeding some souls for a lovecraftian eyeball. I liked that the first soul you offer is your own, as you start with one soul :)
Nice little game. Would be nice to have stages so I can feel like I make some progress before things get too nuts. I had an issue where I would get stuck against the walls and unable to get off. Overall good job!
This is very well-executed. Smart reuse of the monster graphic with different colours to make the enemy seem more varied. The core gameplay loop is tight, and the projectiles feel satisfyingly heavy like they're actually making contact with things.
I was surprised at how fast the master's health decreased! You think he'd be a little more robust after all the effort of raising him. Most of the time, when I died it was because I was worrying more about his health than my own.
I had a good time, mostly thanks to the great smooth physics and controls. What I didn't like that much (but I am a noob) is that the game got hard and overwhelming very fast. I just couldn't keep up with the enemies and died quickly. But fits the theme perfectly as well as is fun to play, so a good game for me :)
Thank you all so much for the great feedback and the kind words!
@rirdeg I would have loved to implement a move mechanics like a dash or a roll, I agree that it would have made the game much more smooth, but I couldn't fit it in with the time given sadly.
@pabricka I'm very glad that you noticed that little thing
Some idea could also be that you can get help from the master from time to time. Like shooting a beam killing enemies.
Overall it was very intuitive and I enjoyed playing the game.