Untitled Ghost Game

My entry for the Crimson Retro Jam 2021!

Though there's not much to do, I had a good time building the backend systems that would have made a cool game! If I had the time :D

The game I wanted to make was inspired by Minit, in which the player has a certain amount of time to explore the world, solve puzzles, etc. before being reset to their spawn point.

I got as far as the puzzles! Very frustrating, but a good lesson in project scale!

The mechanics of the game follow in a similar vein, revolving, however, around "Soul Shards". The player begins with 3 shards, allowing them to explore the environment for a given duration. When this duration expires, the player is warped back to the spawn, leaving a shard behind! If a player recollects a shard, the timer resets, encouraging exploration and strategy! Running out of shards, however, will result in a game over! All of which was implemented!

Most of the time this jam was spent on backend systems: building a custom dialogue system, procedural player animator and the soul/respawn mechanic.

In either case, I hope you enjoy the aesthetic of the game! I look forward to playing the others! 

CONTROLS:

W, A, S, D - Move

Space - Interact

X - Reset