Howdy Pocus

Saddle up for this loosely wild western game made by a wee group of four friends taking part in #MUGJ2022 for fun alongside our studies at Abertay University, from the 14th-24th October 2022.

This is simply the concept for a game which we wanted to create, we had a blast using the prompts to design and develop the concepts for gameplay!

Become a classic cowboy… with a bit of a twist. Yes you are a cowboy, yes you have your trusty lasoo. But, wizards have stolen away your herd and your trusty steed Dusty, Oh no! You must defend yourself against these heinous (and terribly stylish) wizards as they charge at you with numerous spells, use your teleporting lasoo to dodge their strikes and oh my, it’s a good thing you packed your burrito this morning, you’re gonna need some firepower!

Fend-off seemingly endless waves of wizards in this bullet-hell like hack 'n' slash game. Be sure to watch out for the spicy bois, they’re gonna be comin in hot! How long can you keep up the fight?

Our randomly generated prompts for the jam were;

Genre: Hack n Slash

Theme: Chaos / Teleportation

Setting: Wild West

Item: Fast Food

We re-rolled theme as we couldn’t guarantee the teleporting lasso of our cowboy protagonist would be in scope for the jam as a functional mechanic. The re-roll of that aspect gave us chaos, which played perfectly into the ideas our team were making!

Credits

Team - Charlie, El, Lars & Robyn