Paperstory - Version 0.2.0 (Demo)

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Synopsis


You appear in a strange world made out of paper, but you don't know what to do or even what you are. There you'll find enemies who want to kill you, so you have a few options: escape or face them with the power to shoot magic bullets. Why are you in that world? What is your real purpose? 


Paperstory is a action-platform indie video game where you have to use your reflexes to win. In this game, you play as a stick figure in a 2d world and if you're familiar with the Megaman series, this is your game. It has a lot of cool gameplay features, like an alchemy system, some skins to choose your appearance, and a future artifact system (like items in the Zelda universe). Besides, you can choose between 20+ weapons to get rid of your enemies.


If you're looking for a story, you're probably going to find it, but it will be very cryptic and depending on what path you choose you will get different endings. You can be brave and defend The Crosspath from the imminent threat, you can be wise and choose your actions carefully, or you can be evil and destroy everything in your way, and that will determine you future.


The bullet system


Okay, I know most of the community won't be acquainted with the bullet system:

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Bullets let you attack enemies to make your way and dive into stages. But enemies can also use them to harm you, so you better watch that heart meter, because, if you have no hearts left, you will be teleported to your last checkpoint, AND YOU'LL LOSE HALF OF YOUR POINTS. Scary, eh?


The Reward System


In every stage, you will be assigned a Reward number depending on your performance, which will determine your reward at the end of the stage, because that number will represent the Gold you earn at the end of the stage, but it will conditioned to several factors:

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In this game, deaths are very punished, so your safety is of utmost importance. It's better to run if you can't win a battle than to try to kill enemies in the way! Remember you can avoid being hit by dashing and jumping. Without that, this wouldn't be a platformer.


Unique Bosses

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Need a say more? Bosses are a huge matter in this game. They will probably be your BIGGEST THREAT, and they can be very annoying, because most of them can teleport, spawn enemies, or even lock you in place. But each one will have a unique strategy, so if you can discover their weakspot, you'll have no problem at all.


Shops and Player Development

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When you finish a stage, you earn money depending on your performance. Then money is used to enhance your abilities in battle.In this game, there's no leveling system, so you have to buy your own upgrades and choose how you want to develop your character. By the way, depending on the path you choose at the start, different rewards will be available, and some of them will be unobtainable. There will be materials for the alchemy system too, so you can look forward to have a shovel and dig a lot.


What's the next step?


Ok, so as you can see this is just a demo of what this game can become with enough feedback. In this state, the game has two fully playable stages and all the core mechanics laid out and planned. In the current build(0.2.0), lots of stuff needs to be added besides the lack of content. To be more precise, the artifact system and the empty space, which is an empty room where you can enter new places and earn rewards, but it will come with a price...


My plans in the next build are to fully implement artifacts, to put achivements, in the game and a glimpse of the empty space, plus a new stage.


The game will feature a total of 8 stages plus the empty space (20 ministages, each one with a reward). I will try to make these stages as unique as possible, and depending on your feedback, I will make them sooner or later. I expect great results from this project, but only if you support it. This game will be 100% free, that's for sure. So, I hope you like it, and post your opinion here, BEACUSE IT DOES MATTER TO ME. I will make the game you want me make, so if you don't like something or you think something can improve, post your critique here! I will gladly read it.


Download


http://www.mediafire.com/download/epeygevdy8dh9p1/Paperstory.rar


Only available for Windows.


Thank you for your attention, and have fun!