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Healer of Elric by FancyReckless

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made by FancyReckless for Ludum Dare 46 (JAM)

Healer of Elric is something you would get if you mix up JRPG, Iddle game and add chaotic amounts of spells that you must use to keep Elric alive.

Screen3.png Elric will fight monsters, you aid him by healing and buffing him!

Screen2.png More spells than I could fit in the shop screen!

Developer Note: I tried something different this jam, focused on content and made a scope I wasn't sure I can manage. Fortunately I did manage to finish the game. The thing I did not polish is game balance, but I made sure that at least few first levels can be beaten easily just by strategically using few key spells. Hope you like it!

PS. I made resolution for phones, but at the end I resized it and it turned out to work just fine. Fingers crossed!

Update

I had a bug, where animation speeds of most units were incorrect. This caused boar to not attack. Fixed that and notifying here as per the Jam rules.

Youtube https://fancyhat.itch.io/healer-of-the-elric
Youtube https://fancyhat.itch.io/healer-of-the-elric
Youtube https://fancyhat.itch.io/healer-of-the-elric
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/healer-of-elric

Ratings

Overall 1017th 3.571⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Fun 791th 3.536⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1468th 3.161⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1058th 3.732⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1257th 3.607⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Audio 1071th 3.179⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Humor 1891th 2.13⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 1493th 3.241⭐ 29🧑‍⚖️
Given 19🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

IzhVaryag
21. Apr 2020 · 10:41 UTC
Good game! I like it!
ZeppelinGames
21. Apr 2020 · 10:41 UTC
I loved the art and music in this game. Its really nice. Can get abit repetitive after awhile though and I would've loved to be able to interact or fight in some way (other than providing the 'boosts').
Anthony Pengelly
21. Apr 2020 · 10:46 UTC
Really fun game! I feel like I'm addicted. It was all going so well until I decided to try out the bomb :face_palm:
MeHigh
21. Apr 2020 · 10:57 UTC
I like the idea. Feels like one of those retro games. Keep it up!
fachscahfttf
21. Apr 2020 · 10:58 UTC
Nice concept. It'd be helpful to see which free items the game gives you in the next level. Also, I love the music
cles
21. Apr 2020 · 10:58 UTC
feel like a puzzle game more than any thing which is nice
some cards dont feel balanced.
some battles are too long
flashmonkey
21. Apr 2020 · 11:35 UTC
I really like the graphics. Cute Pixel Art. At first I was a bit overwhelmed with the possibilitys, but after a while I got the hang of it. Cute little Game, keep up the work :thumbsup:
🎤 FancyReckless
21. Apr 2020 · 12:37 UTC
@zeppelingames then "book of fireballs" and summon spells is for you ;)

@anthony-pengelly yeah, sorry. I knew this could happen, but I added it in the last moment, because I felt last 5th level needs some help. Hope at least it gave you some emotions :D

Thanks for all the feedback so far everyone, appreciate it!
a-Dot
21. Apr 2020 · 14:12 UTC
This is very courageous to try to make an RPG in a game jam, well done.
Panzerr
22. Apr 2020 · 17:20 UTC
Great game, you get bonus point for having cute boars!
spawnie
22. Apr 2020 · 17:34 UTC
Cool concept, it would make a great mobile game to kill some time on the commutes. I'd wish some more stuff would happen in the fight (maybe get loot from enemies you kill ?) because as it stands there can be a long time between running out of consumables and actually losing the game.
ropedog
22. Apr 2020 · 23:32 UTC
This game is a lot of fun, and I played it for a good while! The multiple abilities you uncover throughout the game keep it interesting, and there's a lot of strategy when deciding which ones to use and when.
I think it would have been helpful to have a mouse tooltip appear when you hover over a spell or item instead of having to hold down the left click.
Really fun entry!
Bastinus Rex
23. Apr 2020 · 20:46 UTC
Really cool idea, very effective and addictive gameplay !! The little assets are good, did you make them?
It was really nice thank you !!
Sibi
24. Apr 2020 · 07:26 UTC
Nice take on the idle genre! I think you could've done without the fireballs to stay completely in the support realm. The most challenging task was remembering what all the items do and finding enough space in my inventory to put them all.
johnnysix
28. Apr 2020 · 00:42 UTC
This was a lot of content for a Jam game, great job with even thinking up all the different potions/spells etc. :smile:

One minor bug I had was a big green box hovering over the UI, than and I could fireball myself! :laughing:

The music and the art were pretty cool too, though I'd say, go all in on the pixel look, and use it for the text and buttons too, the grey squares etc take away some of the charm in the hand draw pixelly dudes.
mambojambo
29. Apr 2020 · 19:23 UTC
Cool concept! Really enjoyed playing the game.