The Ritual
Welcome to our fantasy survival game! Step into the shoes of a young alchemist on a quest to pass an initiation ritual. Your journey takes you through a dark forest where you'll need to use spells from an ancient alchemist book to survive and defeat the shadows lurking in the woods.
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🕹️ Gameplay Instructions:
- Move: WASD
- Aim and Cast Spells: Mouse pointer
- Browser the spells in the book: Q and E
- Enter spell casting mode: Space bar
As you navigate the forest, use torches to light your path and uncover hidden dangers. Master your spellcasting skills and overcome the challenges that await. Can you survive the initiation ritual and emerge victorious? Play now and find out!
Credits and assets
- IceSpell03.wav by alonsotm -- https://freesound.org/s/396499/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
- Magic Circle Short Ringing SFX.mp3 by Ari_Glitch -- https://freesound.org/s/432287/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Necromancy Summoning Magic Spell by qubodup -- https://freesound.org/s/740776/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Smoke Bomb Teleport by moogleoftheages -- https://freesound.org/s/729536/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Magic Enchantment by GammaGool -- https://freesound.org/s/739444/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Tension Pad 1 - 48-24-mono.wav by i.m.eddy -- https://freesound.org/s/515938/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Noise Acute.wav by erikeah -- https://freesound.org/s/345885/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Deep Kick + Tension by bryanbulmer -- https://freesound.org/s/255885/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- Running in Wood Mulch by vhschool2019 -- https://freesound.org/s/716929/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
- https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/hand-6f344275d79649fd8993f7b6843c9dfb
- https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/spell-book-a9e831fea546419e80f469f8ece8ee8a
- https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/book-open-bcc69dacd1bc4eadaf4b9fc0d6e2430b
- https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/hand-base-meshes-8d75bcebce4c47eca8ed290b827c486...
- https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/book-d43d1e74315a46359a2e898f31fa94c2
Comments
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Looks and sounds great, like others here I just ended up walking to the end, maybe have a "first enemy for free" type of thing, where you MUST cast a spell in the first place
Or maybe make it pitch black to force a light spell
I wasn't able to shoot or casting any spells at the beginning even with the messages trying to help me. I just walked to the end of the map and that was it, pretty uneventful. I tried a second time and I was able to do the first spell but I think I found it by mistake, I think it will be nice that the node in the patterns can glow one at a time or something to know where to start. I wasn't sure what to do even by reading the prompts in respect of using the spells
After I was chased by the enemies I was running and disorienting a lot, I got the hang of memorizing the spell patterns but still I wasn't sure if the enemies were closed to me so I didn't know I was hitting them or not. I was just running around changing direction unintentionally by hitting the spell pattern and getting disoriented. if the map was a little bit more complexed I sure will have had some trouble.
This is gold! The usability of the spell mechanics indeed needs a lot of work. Thanks a lot!
Game looks great!
I didn't really encounter any enemies or anything, just ended up walking to the end... did I miss something?
Spell system and graphics look great though :)
Hey! Thanks, yeah, when you cast the first spell, the enemies will come. Thanks for playing!
Ahhhh. I cast a spell but then just ran to the end. Waited this time and killed enemies as they came.
I like the spell mechanic a lot, but I think it would be better if it didn't move the camera around while you're doing the pattern, as it gets a bit disorienting.
Maybe if you had to hold down click or something while you're drawing the pattern which would also hold the screen still... I dunno!