Blood Curse

We support and suggest to play with a controller!

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What happens when the Roman Emperor angers the gods? Surely, nothing good. A civil war rages between Emperor Nero and Empress Poppea, the Blood Curse has fallen upon you and the people of Rome, and all hope seems lost. However, the gods have given you a chance. You must now follow their will, kill the Emperor, and free Rome from the war and the curse. But is it truly the right thing to do?

Embark on a quest to free the people of Rome. In this 2-3 hours-long free gameplay demo, explore a dungeon, engage in combat, and solve puzzles. Discover new abilities to progress until the final battle. Will you be able to succeed? Fight, gladiator!
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Attention! This demo is designed to showcase our capabilities and gather feedback on the feeling of the gameplay mechanics. While we made sure to provide a solid, fun experience, please note that this game is under development and issues and bugs may occur. Any feedback is much appreciated! Let us know if you're interested in a full commercial version of the game. Join our community Discord for updates on game development and to report bugs.
https://discord.gg/5eW3F5TbeG

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Contents:

- Explore, combat and solve puzzles. Find new abilities to progress through the 2-3 hours long level

- Saving system to store your progresses available

- Adaptive music tracks

- 5 power-ups to be found on the map

- 10 story notes

- Several useful items to look for

- 3 combat arena

- 1 boss battle

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Known Issues:

• We developed a saving system! However, it's still not completely tested, due to lack of time. If you experience any problems with the savings, let us know!
• We are aware of a rare bug where the game may get stuck in combat (you'll notice this if the combat music doesn't stop after killing all enemies). This prevents interaction with certain elements and may eventually block your progress. If this occurs, the solution is, unfortunately, to die on purpose. This will reset the bug.

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Authors:

- Vitbull88: Game design, level design, programming, VFX, game direction
https://vitbull88.itch.io/

- Unconscious Motifs: Music and SFX
https://unconscious-motifs.itch.io/

- Carrapaz: 3D art, environment design, programming help, narrative
https://carrapaz.itch.io/

- Crystal: 2D art and 2D animations
- LazyLady76: Dialogues
- Penguindark Playtesting and suggestions