Conjure Scalias

Called to an old temple by a mysterious Sage, you learn how to conjure ethereal energy into a physical form: Scalias. With them, you'll have to prevent the return of long forgotten angry spirits.

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About the game

• Made in 96h for the GMTK Game Jam 2024, on the theme "Built to Scale" ⇲
• Idea, integration and design by Exylas
  • Hi! I've used the extra time this year to try a lot of new things that I'm not at all familiar with, like dialogue boxes, story flags, player stats, and moving around on a map.
  • I only code for fun very occasionally, so this was a huge learning experience for me ; but it does mean the game isn't very balanced or polished, and can be a bit confusing, sorry about that!
  • However! There are still a small story, a good variety of different Scalias, a secret to unlock, and a final boss fight! I had a lot of fun coming up with and implementing the scaling mechanic I came up with for this year's theme, so I hope you'll get some too conjuring Scalias! =D
• Check out the game's drafts

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Controls

• Mouse
• Keyboard
  • [M] - Move
  • [▲] [▼] - Scale up/down

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In-game details (if needed)

• You can hover over the character's stats to display a helpful tooltip.
• Scalias cost HP or SP to use. Their cost appears in the bottom of the Conjure Menu.
• [Small spoilers] The DET and SPI stats affect Scalias of the same type in the following way:

  Level	Effect
  2	🔓 Scale 2
  3	Absorption (damage dealt heals HP or SP respectively)
  4	🔓 Scale 3
  5	HP or SP cost ↓
  6	Absorption ↑
  7	🔓 Scale 4
  8	Damage ↑

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Known bugs and issues

• Graphics
  • No backgrounds for Forest map
  • No character/entity sprites

• Piling
  • On the closeup map, entities sometimes pile up on the same tile, meaning you'll have to get rid of the top one first to get to the other(s) below.

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Tools & tech

• Game made with vanilla JavaScript
• Visuals assets made with Adobe Illustrator