Death Death Resurrection

Defend your lair...

It is not as easy as one would think, being an evil necromancer in a hellish fortress.
Every other day, it seems some heroic paladin or another marches in, intent on 'cleansing' the place you live.

So prepare your spellbook once more, and summon your minions to ward off this latest annoyance.

Like any evil wizard worth his salt, you can modify your spells to adapt to the challenge, using both magical prefixes and suffixes to summon the right combination of beasts for hero-slaying.

Gameplay

* The crusader will move through your lair, cleansing ritual sites. If he gets through all of them, it's game over.
* Use WASD to input spell combinations.
* Take 'prefixes' from the left and 'suffixes' from the right for unique results.
* Space bar locks the spell in, click to cast, Q to cancel.

Mechanics

* Our shiny hero adapts to what you throw at him - swarms of weaker monsters will turn him into a reckless horde killer, and stronger ones will make him armour up. Strategise accordingly to bait him into letting his guard down.
For example, try luring him into 'Hordebreaker' mode with mass zombies, then put the hurt on him with some tentacles...

Known issues

* Weather effect is turned off by default due to causing performance issue on some machines (can turn it back on in settings)

Post-jam plans

* Difficulty progression - a series of crusaders that get stronger each time you beat them, leading to a smoother difficulty curve as mechanics are mastered

Credits

* Code - ChewieCB, Johnminer
* Art - Redvirus, Fireforge, Akashdeep Hehar
* Sound Design - Josh Stead
* Music - Lachlan James

Additional art assets used

* https://codemanu.itch.io/vfx-free-pack
* https://kenney-assets.itch.io/fantasy-ui-borders
* https://fontmeme.com/fonts/av-qest-font/