Grimoire of the Gunslingers

CONTROLS                    **Not yet in HTML5 prototype build
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Keyboard & Mouse
ESCAPE                      END GAME
M                           Mute Music
WASD                        Movement
Mouse pointer               Aim / Navigate UI
Left mouse button           Fire enhanced revolver
Right mouse button          Hold to charge magic attack (release to cast; charge longer for more powerful attack) 
Middle mouse button or C    Cast spell in active slot  
Space                       Dash (Work in progress)
**1,2,3,4                   **Switch active spell slot
**F                         **Interact / Accept 
**Escape                    **Access in-game menu | UI Go back / Cancel
**G                         **Open Grimoire | Access map
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Controller
Left joystick               Movement / **Navigate UI 
Right joystick              Aim 
Right shoulder button       Fire enhanced revolver
Right trigger               Hold to charge magic attack (release to cast) (release to cast; charge longer for more powerful attack)
Left shoulder button        Dash (Work in progress)
Left Trigger                Cast spell in active slot
**Directional pad           **Switch active spell slot / **Navigate UI
**Bottom face button        **Interact / Accept 
**Right face button         **UI Go back / Cancel 
**Start/Options/Menu        **Access in-game menu 
**Select/Back/View          **Open Grimoire | Access map

INTRODUCTION

"The legions of Shadow have been released. Just as it was long ago, the one who possesses the Grimoire of the Gunslingers must overcome the all consuming menace of the Shadows by reclaiming the secrets of the grimoire and using the knowledge revealed to overcome the forces that seek to plunge the universe into formless chaos and death. I am that grimoire and I guard existence. Unfortunately for existence, the gunslinger that holds the grimoire is Cage Kblam; the same selfish… person that unleashed the shadows in his doomed attempt to skip the rest of his training and make a grab for power. …or was it to impress his crush? I don’t even know anymore. Cage says a lot of things. Look, I have to save all of existence from a chaotic, hellish fate by somehow wrangling this psychotic little monster into doing the right thing and sealing away the legions of Shadow that he unwittingly freed. I could use some help."

OVERVIEW

Urged on by the sentient grimoire and not given much of a choice, the gunslinger, Cage Kblam, will reluctantly attempt to descend into the realm of the shadows, passing through levels of catacombs and dungeons on their way to confront and seal away the all consuming menace. Using Cage’s skill with a gun and ability to wield powerful magic enhanced by the grimoire, they must overcome the forces opposing them. Along the way, they collect the essences of defeated shadow adversaries and alchemically alter them to bolster their strength and reveal knowledge hidden within the grimoire itself. Should they be defeated, the Grimoire of the Gunslingers will use its abilities to return time to the moment just after the seal was broken and the shadows were released from their captivity. The grimoire and the gunslinger keep their memories; they get stronger; they try again… one of them complains a lot.

INSPIRATION

Inspired by 8-bit Theater, Enter the Gungeon, The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, Wizard with a Gun, Hades, and other fantastic works. Further details in the game design document.

BACKUP GAME DESIGN DOCUMENT GOOGLE DOCS LINK: 

GDD - Grimoire of the Gunslingers