Mystic Matrix
This game was made for Game Breaker's Toolkit Jam#10, Magical Girl Game Jam #9 and Metroidvania Month #23.
In this game you must help Cassandra, who has been taken into a mysterious video game and needs to defeat a powerful wizard. I wasn't able to implement all the things I wanted in the game, but I believe the result was fun.
CONTROLS:
KEYBOARD
- MOVE: Arrow Keys
- ATTACK: X
- JUMP: Z
- SUB WEAPON: C
- DASH: D
- MENU/PAUSE-MAP: Space
JOYSTICK
- MOVE: D-Pad/Left Stick
- ATTACK: X
- JUMP: A
- SUB WEAPON: Y
- DASH: B
- MENU/PAUSE-MAP: Start
Note 1: The version for Game Breaker's Toolkit Jam#10 is very different from the current one. If you want to check it out, click HERE.
Game by Róger Goulart
Development log
- HUGE UPDATES!2 days ago
Comments
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i had 97 pages and couldn't find the last 3. i could blow a hole back into the second area. this game man...
Hello, the game has some bugs and broken mechanics that will be adjusted in a new update, such as the number of pages (which will be reduced to 6) that will be saved at checkpoints and other minor bugs, such as the key for example.
and what's the expected time for that update?
Dec/24 or Jan/25
good to know
theres a bug where the key can be irreversibly lost
Thank you for playing the game. I haven't yet updated to the version that fixes the most annoying bugs, but I plan to do so soon.
funf act:
1. you can totally lose the dash abilityy the same way you could with the chickens:
saved the game, went ot fight the boss, got killed before the next savepoint.
ability gone, but also cant be reclaimed since boss room is cleared.
2. 100 pages? only if you beat it all in one run. period.
since bosses also drop the required pages and, even after dying and losing all pages, the boss' pages obviously dont respawn either.
so 100 pages only for no death hardcore people :-/
hopefully, the pages would give the 6th ability, otherwis there is an ability missing (the third subweapon beside chikenboom and boomerang)
I'm not sure if this game is buggy, or trolling the player, but that whole "lose all the pages when you die" thing basically means the game must be played all the way through without dying. Because if you do die, you have to go all the way back to the beginning to get the pages.
Okay, that could be worse, you're basically playing it through without the bosses. Except...
You need to then wait until you're ready to fight the final boss to get any of the ability upgrades because they don't properly reset when you respawn (so, better beat the final boss on the first try), but it's doable. Except...
The first progress-blocking chicken-wall respawns when you do, and if you respawn past it, you might not be able to destroy it in order to go back and get the early game pages.
I've tried a few times to get the "good" ending, and I'm giving up because it's just unplayable if you're going for 100%.
But other than that (and the somewhat awkward control choice of ZXCD with D being dash - which I find makes for awkward use of jump, attack and dash in combos), a decent mini metroidvania.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm working on an update where I will reduce the number of pages, allowing them to be saved at checkpoints as well, among several other improvements based on people's feedback. Thank you very much for playing my game. :)
Also you lose your subweapon.which sucks since you cant get past the walls anymore.
even though the chicken subweapon is really sh.. by itself, since it most often explodes in your fac,e damaging you, while missing the wall
Mystic Matrix Gameplay
Thanx for the gameplay! :D
frustratingly difficult but very fun. Please keep making Metroidvanias !
Thanx for the feedback! I'll do more. ;)
Cool visuals. Solid gameplay. Freacking hardcore, I'm otta here lol
Thanx for the feedback! :D
got the double jump and died. for some reason i can't get it again.
Wow, I've got to respect the audacity of taking an actually good (and good-looking) game and just adding glitches to it X) that chicken weapon probably killed me more than any other enemy in the game. 100/100 concept!
Thanx for the feddback! :D
Really cool arts and music, i appreciate it. One thing: I don't know if it's me but there's no map in the game, i just see pink and black. Is it a bug or is it normal?
Thanks for the feedback. As for the map, it follows the "Super Metroid" style pattern, with squares that symbolize the "rooms" and their connections, indicating the room where the player is. If you pause the game and access the full map, you will see it more clearly.
Oh, i didn't know that. Thanks!
is it possible to see the full map?
as currently, the top right map view just shows the current roomad the 1-2 next to it, but I cant get a good graps of the full map by it
Press SPACE to pause and press S to see de Map
The art in this is fuckin insane, this is really fucking fun. If my team doesn't win I hope you do buckaroo.
Thanx a lot! I'm glad you liked it. :)
I tried downloading windows version but there’s no .exe !
You're totally right, that was the HTML version. I've now added the Windows version, but it's from the current game, not the old version.
The first version of the game is in a link at the end of the game description (this link: https://mysticmatrixv1.netlify.app/)
really cool vibe, solid game, strong aesthetics
Thanx a lot! :)
Your spritework is always so gorgeous, this game is no exception.
(this game is really hard lol)
Thank you very much. I uploaded a new version of the game with improvements and fixed bugs. Listen to this new version and then tell me what you think. :)