Bone Rush by beardywombat
Welcome to the Bone Rush.
Rixar the Imperious has cast a great summoning over this ancient battleground to raise an army of undead. As one of the summoned spirits, your goal is to gather powerful body parts to be the best skeleton you can be.
But do not dally, the first skeleton powerful enough to defeat the previous champion will claim the Champion's Banner and the right to lead the army!
To play: follow the Dropbox link, download the Ludum Dare folder, and run Bonerush.exe.
| Youtube | https://www.dropbox.com/sh/51gvxmus7lc7fxn/AACGXc0wJIzab54umvoFfxcta?dl=0 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/bone-rush |
Ratings
| Given | 3🗳️ | 0🗨️ |
* I wasn't quite sure if the bones I picked up were better than what I already had - I was afraid of leaving behind my old gear since I didn't know what, say, a Gnome Leg did differently than my Human Leg.
* I also noticed a distinction between Strength and Magic stats that I got a bit confused about, but conveying information like that can be understandably cut for a game jam game.
* The map nodes became blocked by the red X after clearing them and made them a bit harder to read
* It was also a bit unclear to see which map nodes were reachable from other nodes at a glance
* I wish it had audio :(
Next, good stuff. Oh I had fun with this one. I immediately recognized similarities with the Slay The Spire but that's a very good thing - it plays really well!! The flavor text and card varieties add a LOT to the game, they informed a lot of my choices (Elf = bad). It looks very charming as well, I like how other skeletons are combined in lots of silly ways. The backdrop and maps look very nice too!! I just beat it with Centaur Legs, an Orc Magi (I think?) chest, and a Champion's Skull. Just the fact that it's beatable is a really great achievement for this game jam! Good job :thumbsup:
I somehow got to the banner on my first attempt and couldn't do anything because I had no body parts, I suppose. The only solution was to close and open the game again. The game seems to be interesting but I feel like you didn't have enough time to bring your concepts to live.