THIS IS MY ARENA
This is MY Arena is a twist on an arena roguelike, where the player controls the enemies. The "character" going through the run will pick a weapon and upgrades on their own. The player will then choose which enemies to send each wave, having boosts granted along the way to help stop the run. It was made in 2 days for GMTK 2023, for the theme "Roles Reversed".
With the theme being "roles reversed", I wanted the idea to be a twist many wouldn't create for the game jam. I went with controlling the enemies, as it allowed gameplay to keep changing as the player gains new abilities.
I wanted the music to help keep the energetic feeling of the action, using FL studio to create a retro style track with some wavy elements.
In-Game Music Track
CREDITS
art
programming
audio
All programming was done by me within the game engine Construct 3.
All art was done by me within Adobe Illustrator, keeping it minimalistic.
All audio was created by me within FL Studio, keeping a retro feeling.
EXTRA INSIGHT
The camera dynamically moves with whichever enemy you are currently controlling, allowing the player to easily see which they are changing to control.
The "character" that controls on it's own has 3 different weapons, with 6 upgrades to pick from, making each playthrough entirely unique.