Questris by commanderzzx

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made by commanderzzx for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

credits.png Hail, brave adventurers! You've entered the mystical realm of Questris, a land not just of perilous quests but of—ah, yes—quest blocks! Picture a magical scroll unfurling before you, teeming with adventures that descend from the heavens like meteors. Each quest block fills the spaces of your Quest Scroll. Complete a line, and voila, the quest is resolved, purged from the scroll to yield your hard-won loot!

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Gather your gold pieces, adventurers, for in Questris, gold is not just currency; it is your lifeblood. Secure a dragon's hoard to truly master this realm.

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Upon the scroll unfurling anew, a quest block shall descend at a glacial pace, a new trial for you to undertake. A wily adventurer such as yourself can certainly manage these blocks to form lines, can't you? Earning more gold and magical boons in the process. Though you may spend gold to banish a block, even such magical deeds require a moment to cast. Beware, for your Dungeon Master shall levy campaign fees at intervals—always be ready to pay the toll. Endure through two centuries of these rounds, and eternal glory shall be yours!

May your rolls be ever in your favor, adventurers!

-Controls Guide-

Delete falling quest blocks: Z

Pause falling quest blocks: Space

Move left quest blocks: Left arrow

Move right quest blocks:Right arrow

Speed up falling: Down arrow

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LelulaGames
02. Oct 2023 · 21:57 UTC
No web version? I'll probably play this later tonight then when I can download it.
treenut
03. Oct 2023 · 16:49 UTC
This looks cool, could you add a webgl upload?
🎤 commanderzzx
04. Oct 2023 · 14:47 UTC
@treenut @lelulagames We've rolled out the web version on our Itch page. Give it a whirl on Itch and don't forget to drop us a rating!Link: https://jeelygames.itch.io/questris
arzi
04. Oct 2023 · 15:52 UTC
Can you add some instructions how to actually play? In plain English, preferably. I tried the web version and wasn't able to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing.
🎤 commanderzzx
04. Oct 2023 · 16:07 UTC
Delete falling quest blocks: Z

Pause falling quest blocks: Space

Move left quest blocks: Left arrow

Move right quest blocks:Right arrow

Speed up falling: Down arrow
@arzi
hopem
04. Oct 2023 · 17:14 UTC
Nice game. I played for a few rounds even despite losing a few times. Its cool that you added a cost for each round. Though, I didn't really see an incentive to use the bigger blocks, or get more than 1 line. Also, it was unclear what the colors of the blocks did. Its interesting that you added different effects to the blocks, although the negative blocks were something I wanted to throw away if I had the gold for it. Also, throwing away a block doesn't take away a round, at least it doesn't show it on the UI, like it says in the description. But what's here is solid.
Raptorspank
05. Oct 2023 · 00:30 UTC
Interesting idea, I love the artwork with it. I found it pretty difficult overall but still strangely addicting at times. It did crash on me eventually though. I had a pretty hefty negative turn in, I think it was -5 to an existing pool of 1 gold that did it.