Night of the Living Booze
Made for the Tavern Keeper Jam hosted by Figerox Studios
Play as Jorra Stout, Often referred to as ‘Bard’. Bard receives a letter from a cousin advising that they are leaving possession of a Tavern to him. He travels to take up ownership of the Tavern and discovers that there might be some challenges to getting his new tavern under control! The Bartender, in the search of the perfect brew, has encountered a problem: His previous attempts are now coming to life! Bard must now try to help his bartender by gathering what is needed for the perfect brew and defend against the Living Booze creatures that are taking over the Tavern. Help Bard in uncovering what is happening to his tavern, and create the perfect drink to serve at his new found ownership of the Tavern.
We recommend playing in with sound on!
Controls
Movement = Arrow Keys
Attack = X
Bow attack = C
Team
J.S George - Lead Programmer, Interactables Art, Level Design
coinbirdface - Tileset Artist, Environment Artist, Interactables Art
stikkman007 - Narrative
AudioArchon - Narrative, Sound Design
brandonvang - Music
JamesLee105 - Music
AdamReist - Character Artist and Character Animator, Music
hanazon - Enemy Artist and Enemy Animator, Programmer, Level Design
Comments
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Very cool twist on the Tavern Keeper theme! I love the nostalgic platformer vibe, the art direction and music were awesome, kudos to your team! I found a good rhythm with the platforming after a little play time. I definitely used and abused those arrows. It made some of those challenging bits a little easier. Knocking out enemies ahead of time always a plus!
Some of the weird stuff I ran into in the game --
On a few occasions, the Bard got trapped between the wall and boxes on the platform. When that happened, I had to start all over again, which was a bummer. Kinda wish there was an auto-respawn so you don't lose your progress.
The missing floor puzzle was a bit odd because you had to wait to around to die until you respawn. I think an immediate death or a way to climb back up might work well here!
Overall, I had a great time playing your game for the jam, it was fun! The controls felt pretty good once you found the rhythm. Zombie Booze is a unique concept, I definitely appreciate the amount of hard work and creativity you all put into the game!
Great work everyone!