The Inspired Stone: First build
I am glad to present you the first build of this game. You have to play as a stone ball directed by an unknown force, that is, you, and explore a world filled with various mechanisms.
The first available location is an abandoned castle, consisting of 24 screens and evoking a sense of nostalgia. You can move along it left and right on the blocks, as well as 360 degrees while on special stairs or in the water. Passages are often closed with blocks that open if you approach them with pre-selected keys. The role of the keys is performed by magic spheres scattered throughout the levels and following your sphere after their selection. If you are physically stuck somewhere, you can return to the beginning of the room with a right-click.
In addition to blocks, stairs, water and spheres, the game has:
- Chains. Depending on the situation, they either act as an obstacle or act as a trampoline or bridge as a way forward.
- Gears. They spin either clockwise or counterclockwise. Depending on the situation, they act as a barrier, platform, lift, or accelerator.
- Also in some rooms there are special structures like a clock, a pendulum, scales, and you have to solve their little puzzles.
In the settings, you can simplify the passage by increasing the radius of the selection of spheres or reducing gravity (it's also just fun).
Of the inconspicuous features that will be worked out in the future, there are:
- Some quotes of the people in menu, you may know their names.
- Freeze physical items with a left-click.
- Transformations into other types of sphere (now there is only one variation that is decorative).
In the future, it will acquire both a narrative and some puzzles.
And this is just the beginning!
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The Inspired Stone
Calm platformer with mouse control
Status | In development |
Author | Valentin Kataev |
Genre | Platformer |
Tags | 2D, Black and White, Metroidvania, Mouse only, Noir, Non violent, Physics, Puzzle-Platformer |
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