The Forest's End
Developed within 30 days for Metroidvania Month 31 x Magical Girl Game Jam 13, The Forest's End is a modern take on the Metroidvania genre set in a futuristic and mysterious forest! Construct the ultimate magical girl robot in a far-off forest!
Controls:
| Keyboard | Gamepad (Xbox) | |
| Move | WASD | Left Stick/DPad |
| Jump | SPACE | A |
| Attack | O | X |
| Hover | SHIFT | RT |
| Drill (Mid-air) | S + O | Down + X |
| Saw Blade | P | B |
| Pan Camera | Arrow Keys | Right Stick |
| Pause / Map | TAB | Start |
A tree falls and nobody’s there to hear it. Only a lone Z-0E unit who wakes up in an abandoned production factory before realizing that the rest of their kind has gone extinct, along with the entire human race! Use all your abilities to navigate through what is now an overgrown city claimed by nature. Cut down your opponents, search through skyscrapers, and discover what other secrets can be found at The Forest’s End.
Gameplay: Take control of your very own Z-0E unit and their Magical model to cut through a rogue forest! Careful though, this forest fights back! It’s home to several different rare species that have had to evolve with the world around them. So make sure to find every hidden upgrade you can, since every enemy will require a different strategy to be defeated! Eventually, you’ll even come face to face with the heart of the forest… where the last remaining Z-0E unit will be left with a choice.
Abilities:
Slash: Strike enemies down with Z-0E’s Magical Slash.
Hover: Float through the air for a limited time!
Drill: Dive towards the ground with a piercing drill!
Saw Blade: Cut down obstacles with a powerful project saw blade!
Features:
• Play a bite-size Metroidvania that feels like a complete experience.
• Explore a labyrinth of a post-apocalyptic world consumed by nature.
• Discover lore and journals around the abandoned city.
• Meet a wide variety of enemies and exploit their weaknesses!
• Pick up all kinds of upgrades and find new abilities!
• Enjoy a fully original soundtrack with 2 themes with lyrics.
• Uncover a world of fully original characters showcased with full 2D art!
Credits:
Robert Sephazon (Game Direction, Production)
Milton Guasti (Game Direction, Level Design, Programming Support)
Jacob Alpharad (Game Direction, Narrative Design, Title Theme Composition, Soundtrack Lyrics)
Braden Henson (Technical Design, Quality Assurance)
Trevor Youngquist (Systems Programming, Gameplay Programming)
Kyle Newman (Level Design, Greyboxing, Programming Support)
Enjl (Programming Support)
Christopher Stair (Technical Art, Setdressing)
Mariana "Marikyuun" Vieira (Character Design, Character Art, User Interface Art, Cleanup Art)
WingedKoro (Concept Art, Character Design, Character Art, Character Animation)
Alexis Cabrera (Concept Art, Environmental Art)
Failpositive (Gameplay Music Composition)
Evan Scott (Title Theme Production, Credits Theme Composition, Sound Effects, Enemy Audio)
Adriana Figueroa (Soundtrack Vocals, Z-0E Voice)
Esteban "DruidVorse" Criado (Quality Assurance)
StephOfAnime (Production Support)
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Incredible game!! Super impressed, massive props to the team :]
Loved the style and the vibe of the game!
Was pretty enjoyable except for the 2 bugs that killed my game:
1)1st playthrough I clipped through a section and was flyigng in the background stuck forever
2) 2nd playthrough some kind of key combo that got me stuck a little after getting the saw blade, I believe I was jumping and pressed both O + P keys (keyboard)
Was playing the browser version, I'll probably try again on the download version maybe there is some save feature or something for a third playthrough.
Other than that, I feel like I'm the bad guy destroying nature and getting more and more armed up to destroy everything. I guess will see on third playthrough if anything develops story wise, maybe I'm wrong.
Beautifully done! Loved the combat, music, art, just everything <3