Gravity Blade

A thief finds herself in the ruins of an ancient underwater city. There she finds a sword, or to be precise, a blade. But not just any kind of blade.

A Gravity Blade!

Now, she must only find her way out again...

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What we intended to be a one week game-jam, turned into two and a half months of code juggling, engine hacking and physics breaking. The end result is a deep core mechanic and the biggest game we have made so far.

Controls on a Controller:

Left stick to move
Right stick to aim
Right trigger to place blade
X/Square button to jump in the air and brake while airborne

We recommend playing with a controller if possible.

Controls on a Keyboard:

WASD to move
Up, Down, Left & Right to aim
Spacebar to place blade, jump and brake

Knowing that, let's move on to...

How To Play:

This is a rough explanation of how to play, the game is of course best understood while playing.

• When you aim with the right stick, the crosshair appears.
• The blade appears  on top of the crosshair. 
• As soon as the blade is placed in the ground its gravity starts to pull you in.
• You can pick the sword back up  by running into it.
• When you jump into the air you get pulled towards the sword faster, because there is less friction than on the floor.
• While airborne you can still control your character, this also allows  you to avoid the sword and move  about within it's gravitational range. 
• Flying around the sword you can choose where you want to land.
• If you brake in the air you will slide a bit across the floor depending on your speed in the air.
• To attack an enemy you have to fly into the sword to pick it up and with the remaining speed, hit an enemy.

Enjoy!

Credits:

Fabi, Leon & Simon:
GAME DESIGN

Fabi:
PROGRAMMING

Leon:
MUSIC, SFX, ART

Simon:
ART & ANIMATION

And a huge thanks to the amazing developers behind the Godot Engine and the lovely Godot community who made this possible in the first place!

[Also check out our most recent game: Gibel's Quest]