I finally tried out the #TIC80 fantasy console today because I saw that the #aGameByItsCover 2021 #gameJam (https://itch.io/jam/a-game-by-its-cover-2021) had started and I liked one of the covers enough to join:
https://famicase.com/21/softs/114.html
I've already got the base mechanics of moving using cards, and I even have holding a card from your current hand and some cute pixel art. I wish I had thought to post while on my computer, but I'll have to post a progress screenshot tomorrow.
I've been debating whether I should /not/ shuffle the deck but instead try to make the mazes hand-crafted puzzles, but that's probably a bit too much work for a game jam (and for me generally). Maybe a future version could have a puzzle mode?
To make the game more challenging, a monster will appear every every 10 discards. The monsters will probably move around randomly to mess up your plans. After a certain number of monsters appearing/time passed?), the minotaur appears and moves straight for you from the entrance.
There will also be different difficulties in the maps themselves. Some areas will have pits instead of just walls so you have to navigate carefully: with walls, you can use cards to just walk into them without moving, but pits will send you back to the beginning without your cards!
I should start actually using the right hashtag for the A Game By Its Cover jam... #AGBIC
Well..... I get up for work in about 6 hours, but I got to spend 3 hours tonight working on sound effects and music for my #AGBIC game! I'm going for a spooky sort of vibe and I'm getting pretty good results so far!
Yeah, I'm definitely not finishing this game on time. I'll release what I've finished on Wednesday, but it's woefully incomplete. I've become too busy in life to finish game jams anymore it seems...
Whoa, I either wildly misread the #AGBIC end date, or it changed at some point because it's due NOW! Yikes. I'll at least put up a "demo" of the incomplete game to submit.
Alright, here's where you can play my #AGBIC 2021 #gameJam submission in all its incomplete glory:
https://alamantus.itch.io/labyrinth-deck
I intend to finish it ASAP and update the page when it's ready! #gameDev
I haven't decided what happens if you run out of cards yet... maybe you just lose? Or maybe I make it a scary affair where you can't move while the minotaur comes and gets you without any obstacle!