Masquerade
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"Masquerade" is a two-player game in which the objective is for one player (the thief) to collect as many coins as possible while going unnoticed by the other player (the detective), by blending in with a crowd of NPCs. The objective for the detective is to correctly identify and eliminate the player character among the NPCs. It riffs on the themes of facade and deceit.
My original intention had been to make the role of the thief more objective-based rather than just collecting coins, but, given time constraints, I'm pretty pleased I actually got something to the playable state... my main concern is that it's ended up being a very similar gameplay mechanic to Hidden In Plain Sight, but I'm not actually displeased by that!
Music is "Shelter" by Franklin Webber (licensed under CC) - http://soundcloud.com/franklin-webber/shelter
CONTROLS
Player 1 (Thief):
Cursor Keys : Move
Space Bar : Wave (to identify your character if you really need help. Warning - you may immediately got shot for doing so!)
Player 2 (Detective):
Mouse : Aim Target
Right Mouse Button : Lock-on and follow current target
Left Mouse Button : Fire
My original intention had been to make the role of the thief more objective-based rather than just collecting coins, but, given time constraints, I'm pretty pleased I actually got something to the playable state... my main concern is that it's ended up being a very similar gameplay mechanic to Hidden In Plain Sight, but I'm not actually displeased by that!
Music is "Shelter" by Franklin Webber (licensed under CC) - http://soundcloud.com/franklin-webber/shelter
CONTROLS
Player 1 (Thief):
Cursor Keys : Move
Space Bar : Wave (to identify your character if you really need help. Warning - you may immediately got shot for doing so!)
Player 2 (Detective):
Mouse : Aim Target
Right Mouse Button : Lock-on and follow current target
Left Mouse Button : Fire