WesternCrossing

Game Off 2017 game jam on Itch.io https://itch.io/jam/game-off-2017

Created by Tacratis, November 2017, using the Godot engine v.2.1.4 https://godotengine.org/

A ready-to-play version of the game will be available on the itch.io game jam page once the jam is finished (December 1st).

Western Crossing is part of the Throwback themed jam. It is inspired by the Game & Watch (by nintendo) handheld electronic game (80's 90's) for the layout and controls, and by The Oregon Trail game (MECC 1974) for the story and gameplay.

In Western Crossing you control a wagon pulled by oxen in your journey to cross the dangerous desert. Stones will break your wheels and snakes will bite and kill your oxen. A wagon with a broken wheel has limited steering. You can shoot the snakes, but do not exhaust all your ammo!

Finally, you may visit the occasional tent to get aid from the local Chief. The Chief will fix your wagon's wheel, if broken, provide one oxen, if you do not own 4, or give you 5 bullets. There is no defined goal, just try to cover as much distance as you can.

Controls:

up/down arrows, or w/s to move up and down (up to visit the tent when adjacent).

left arrow or 'a' to shoot

'p' to pause

'r' to reset

You can also press the buttons with the cursor.

Enjoy!