Witch Ball

This is my entry for Glinny's Cauldron Jam, using Glinny's ingredients. I made it with my brother over a 4 week period. We used Unity, and all assets have been created by us, except for the font.

The scenario is that you've been cursed by a Demon and you're looking for a potion that will cure you. You have arrived at a Witch's house in a far-off land. The Witch can help you, but she needs you to collect 3 ingredients.

You use an item called a Witch Ball to collect monsters and then throw them into the cauldron. If you've captured a monster in the Witch Ball you can throw the ball to kill enemies. To release the monster, just throw it at a wall.

Throwing 3 ingredients into the cauldron will make a potion. Try different ingredients and see what you get.

Controls

Move: WASD or arrow keys

Throw ball: SHIFT

Interact/Dialog: E or SPACE

Pause: ESC

Spoilers below.

Glinny's Ingredients

• Instant death from touching the SIDE of a spike. Not the dangerous points, but the side of the spikes.
• Every loading screen is a bright blank white screen.
• No buildings can be entered. Anytime you attempt to enter one your character says "It's not the right time for that"
• Every town has a mandatory Bad Anime Hot Spring scene.
• SLOGAN: Get ready to explode your balls into a firestorm of dust and skeletons.
• CELEBRITY LIKENESS: Justin Bieber as "Squeelin" Shay Higgins

Extra ingredients

• Ambiguous selection options at the end of a long string of dialog.
• You are punished for doing what the game tells you to do (pig recipe).
• Annoying music.
• Game developer is in the game.

Tools and Assets Used

• Engine: Unity 3D
• Image Editing: Aseprite, Krita
• Sound: Ableton Live Lite
• Font: Pixel Arial 11