Controls:
Z - A button - Interact
X - B button - Back
Arrow keys - D-Pad - Movement and menu navigation
Enter - Start

Made in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 55 (Theme - summoning)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/the-curse-of-lake-pineview-gameboy-color

The Curse of Lake Pineview is a horror RPG for the Gameboy Color (and for your web browser.) A nostalgic horror spin on the familiar style of 8 bit Gameboy RPGs.


You're an investigator sent to track down a missing girl who seems to have an involvement with the occult. To find out what's happened to her you'll have to explore her lake house, battle her demons, play cards, and talk to her dad.


Features include:

  • A unique turn based combat system  - it's like blackjack with monsters
  • A cute and spooky lake house to explore
  • A charming story rich with dialogue
  • 4 whole music tracks, to suit any mood - as long as those moods are exploring somewhere spooky or fighting things
  • If you have the means, you can play this on a real Gameboy Color! (Or in black and green on an original Gameboy!)


Tools used:

  • GB Studio
  • Aseprite
  • Tiled
  • Photopea

Overall I am over the moon with how well this came out and I'm super proud of how much game I managed to make in just 3 days (and how little I managed to sleep.) It's impossible not to smile when you see something you made on a little Gameboy screen :)

Makes use of the font 'Notepen' by jeti, https://fontenddev.com/fonts/notepen/

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Authorzagony
GenreRole Playing
TagsGame Boy, Horror, Ludum Dare, Ludum Dare 55, Retro
LinksLudum Dare

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Pineview.gb - ROM 256 kB

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Greetings zagony,

we hope you are doing great. I am Areeba (aka Titania) from the BrewOtaku-Team, we are launching BrewOtaku #002 - The Homebrew Gaming Magazine soon.

We loved your work and we have mentioned "Curse of Lake Pineview” in it. Kindly share your contact details so we can share it with you. You are anyhow free to share this on your social media channels or homepage.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards

Titania


My short review for The Curse of lake Pineview! SUBTITLES aviable in English, spain and german :)

Cute game, can't wait for the next one. I'm so proud I beat the last demon with only 1 health remaining. 

There are a few run-on sentences in the first few minutes. It definitely removes some 'polish' from the experience.

What a awesome game

love the atmosphere of this! very satisfying to get a perfect attack.

Great little Gem! I love the music, the atmosphere and the battle mechanics. Amazing what u created in 72hours :)

That was really well done! I really like the overcharging mechanic, it was fun to gamble on gains while deciding on when to attack.