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A jam submission

The Ballad Of The ThulhuView game page

A short, atmospheric 2.5D platformer adventure game.
Submitted by Wolfy — 2 minutes, 37 seconds before the deadline
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The Ballad Of The Thulhu's itch.io page

Team Name
TheThulhus

Game Name
The Ballad Of The Thulhu

Link to Gameplay Footage
https://youtu.be/_8nJHTfLM0E

List any content that was created before the jam.
Architecture kits (Wooden structures and Thulhu's house)
Some minor props such as lanterns, barrels and crates.

FMOD project settings duplicated from a template created for a previous game.

Every 3D Asset was made by the two creators listed, a large majority created within the 7 day limit of the mega jam including all foliage, trees, landscape decor, the character and its animations, the playable organ, the games blueprints, CPP and much more.

The only asset not created by us:

Fire VDB Pack Loop by one.studio2 used in Thulhu's fireplaces.
https://www.fab.com/listings/f28ba983-21d5-4baf-ad39-b5597093b590

Gameplay Instructions
Launching:
It's a full shipping build, simply unzip the files and play.

Notes:
PSO Shader compilation will happen on first time launch.
User settings are saved in:
User\AppData\Local\FallThulhu\Saved\Config\Windows\GameUserSettings.ini

Controls
Regarding player movement. We wanted to try something different for a side scroller where instead of a simple WASD input we experimented with allowing the player to move in and out using the mouse side to side movement, which also aids players in observing their surrounding as it rotates the camera. At first it may take a little getting used to but once you get used to it, it should feel quite satisfying.

Movement & Change Camera Angle:
Keyboard: A & D + Mouse Side to Side
(W & S also move you left or right)
Gamepad: Left Thumbstick Side to side

Jump:
Keyboard: Space
Gamepad: Facebutton Down (A)
Double tap to perform a double jump

Zoom in and out
Mouse: Scroll Wheel Up & Down
Gamepad: Up to down
Toggle Shroom light
Mouse: Right Mouse Button

Crouch:
Keyboard: Space
Gamepad: LeftBumper

Sprint:
Keyboard: Shift
Gamepad: Left Thumbstick Down OR Facebutton Left (X)
Double tap to perform a dash

Interact:
Keyboard: E
Gamepad: Facebutton Up (Y)

Play Organ:
Keyboard: Z, S, X, C, F, V Etc
Music Key C starts at Z and move up in scale on the keyboard
Shift to switch octave

Pause:
Keyboard: Escape or Home
Gamepad: Menu/Start button

Respawn: Automatically via Soul Lanterns

Which Engine version did you use to create your entry?
5.6.1

What platform is your game built for?

Windows

Which Theme did you created your game based on?
Here we go again & However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light

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Comments

Submitted

On a 3050 laptop, I couldn't even play on low graphics settings - 6 fps.

Submitted(+1)

I really loved the style of the game

Submitted(+1)

Style of this game is amazing!

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Amazing! This is one of the most atmospheric and beautiful games I’ve seen in this jam.

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Cute as all hell, wonderful little game! 

Submitted(+1)

I really enjoyed the art style