Octarine
2019 7DRL
Octarine is a wand zapping roguelike.
With a variety of spells to learn and master, travel through the dungeon dimension and face great challenges
Inspiration from Cinqo Paus , Haque and Discworld.
Controls:
- Arrow keys to move,
- Z to aim, then Arrow keys to fire
- Z to reload a wand when empty (must be on a rune)
- X to change item
- Enter / Select to pause
Tips:
- All spells have a secondary tactical effect (stun, entangle or knockback etc) not all of which are obvious.
- Stand on a rune to recharge an empty wand, or gain a heart
Open source code can be found here
7DRL Challenge Evaluation can be found here https://itch.io/jam/7drl-challenge-2019/rate/379373
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I love this game! Fast-paced dungeon crawler with unique effects. I gotta say, light Is my favorite although octarine can get me out of sticky situations, when I boost sometimes It just takes my lives Instead and shows an explosion In the top right corner. Still great game though! 5/5
Didn't like the game. The gameplay is weird, theres not a back story or even a history at all. The only thing i like was the pixel art but even that is not easy to see what's happening. With that idea u could made a better game.
4/10
octarine like from the discworld books?Also great game
Yes and thanks
Found this via the Spelunky Discord. It works really well stylistically, and the wand mechanic is cool. Kudos.
Thanks, I spent a lot of time thinking about interesting wand mechanics with interesting double-edge sword secondary effects
I love the look and the animations! It was hard to tell how to pick up new wands but I figured it out. I can't figure out what the starting wands do other than damage, but maybe thats part of the experience like in Cinco Paus.
Thanks, all the wands have a secondary effect which provide more tactical options. The earth wand will stun an enemy if they are up against a wall for example.