Cultist Exorcist

Introduction

A side scrolling puzzle game made for GameDev.TV Game Jam. Now playable on Mac! Play as Joseph, a veteran exorcist, on one of his visits to a haunted house. But dark secrets are no strangers to Joseph, as he harbors a trick up his sleeve.

Writer's statement

To approach the theme of "Life in 2 Dimensions", we deconstructed it into two part, "Life", and "2 Dimensions".

There is many way to execute 2 dimensions, and there are already a lot listed on the suggested idea list, and we strive to make something different.

We are inspired by the idea of the first suggestion where upon death, the player enters another dimension, but we feel that it conflicted with the idea of "Life", as we feel that after life isn't really life. Anything that the player do in the death realm would have little significant in day-to-day life as we know. There could be godly and devilish imbalance that could affect the living realm, but we rather stay on something that is much closer to life, and therefore the idea of a spiritual realm that inhibit the same time and space, but on a slightly different level. The player can control its soul to navigate the spiritual realm, and the effect of any action in this realm will be instantly recognised in the physical realm.

Much effort went into delivering the theme of "life" in the story. We endeavour to make the entire game a fragment of the character's life that is a representation of the whole, something that the player do day-to-day. We did that by giving our protagonist an occupation that fits the mechanic, to justify it as something he do five days a week, and we will all associate work as something that has taken up most of our life. Joseph, our protagonist, is an exorcist, and this is just the many haunted house he visits throughout his life.

Controls

• Left click on the destination to move
• Left click on an object to interact
• Press E to open the inventory
• Press Space to switch to spirit mode
• Move your mouse to navigate the house in the spirit mode
• Press Space while next to the player body to switch out of spirit mode

Back Story

Life isn't easy, let alone living in two dimensions.

Growing up in a eccentric family and homeschooled, the small reclusive world is all Joseph know. Everything seems wonderful and cheerful, until Joseph realised he has been living in a cult all his life. Joseph were born a cultist, and groomed to be the next on the altar for the ritual.

In a split of a second, Joseph decided he wanted to live a long life. He ran away mid-ritual, causing permanent damage to his soul. The tear of his body and his soul allows him to move freely as a spirit, leaving the bound of his body, all he needs to do is put a knife across his palm, to remind him of the pain during the ritual.

Upon his escape to the metropolis, he soon discovered that world outside his bubble isn't as great as he wished. It is a gloomy city with rain and fog all-round the year, poverty and huger in every corner. Being a new comer with little real-life skills, Joseph struggled to make ends meet. The entire city is cursed, he concluded, but part of him actually felt at ease when he found himself with a knack with exorcism, hired to deal with cult rituals in the city, the very thing he ran away from. Being able to navigate the spiritual realm, combined with his knowledge of the dark arts, exorcism became his new life. Joseph won't admit it, but he's enjoying it.

Credits To

Nikola Đorđević - KANI:
VFX/ART/Audio/BP programing

Florian Becquereau - Rhakys:
Advanced Programing

Martin Švanda - KunDis:
3D/Blender/ a bit of everything in UE5

Kevin Luk - Kevinl:
Writer and Game Designer

Voice Acting by Chad Lockwood

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