nekomancy

What happens when you find a tome on forbidden magic after hitting rock bottom?

Plot your revenge!

Play as a fledgling wizard determined to learn the art of necromancy—gather ingredients, learn spells, and raise an army of the undead with NEKOMANCY!

A downtrodden cat goes on a dark quest to master necromancy nekomancy, by winning the favor of the Ultimate Sorcerer of Resurrections -- the Dark Lord. Studying the sacred information within their ancient grimoire, the cat must...

Collect ingredients! 

Brew potions!

Catch undead fish, and...

Learn the language of the ghost cats to persuade them into joining their undead army!

 Can you recruit enough cat spirits to earn the Dark Lord's approval?

making of nekomancy

This is a game submission for the 2024 AGBIC Game Jam, inspired by the Nekomancy Famicase Submission made by Rice Gallardo.

After being reminded of the 2024 AGBIC Jam commencing, I instantly hopped into the Famicase Exhibition and looked over the cartridges, trying to choose my favorite. There were many carts that inspired me a lot, but ultimately, I picked Nekomancy because of its whimsical and fun art, which I think Rice did an amazing job on.

Unlike the last AGBIC jam, I made the game on the Godot Engine rather than Pico-8, since I did not want to be restricted in any way in terms of code or art, so that I could just chill and make the game in a slow, steady pace over the course of a month. The game-making process itself was extremely fun and serene, which contrasted the one of 2023, where I was always quite frustrated due to my jank collision system and frankly, bad coding, that I wasn't willing to rework, for some reason. Also, HUGE thanks to Rice for being so supportive and enthusiastic of my game! Their enthusiasm definitely helped me push over to complete it.

Known Bugs:

1. - Sometimes, brewing a potion correctly does not add it to the player's inventory. I'm currently finding a fix for it!

credits

Game by: d3v?

Inspired by: "Nekomancy" by Rice Gallardo

Music: "Asian Graveyard" by Darren Curtis

Fire Shader by: Fubucci

Void Shader by: gerardogc2378

CRT Shader by: Yui Kinomoto @arlez80

Engine: Godot, SFX: Pico 8 & Audacity, Art: Aseprite