Difference between revisions of "MidBoss"

From RogueBasin
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Updated version/release, added trailer)
(Updated description, release date, features, trailer, screenshots)
Line 5: Line 5:
|status = Alpha
|status = Alpha
|released = 11 April 2014 (v0.5.0 alpha)
|released = 11 April 2014 (v0.5.0 alpha)
|updated = 12 June 2014 (v0.5.3 alpha)
|updated = 21 February 2015 (v0.6.0 beta)
|licensing = Closed source, free alpha
|licensing = Closed source, free beta
|language = [[C#]]
|language = [[C#]]
|platforms = Windows
|platforms = Windows
Line 18: Line 18:
MidBoss is a video game about possessing your defeated enemies in order to become stronger. You play the weakest of the dungeon denizens, an imp with no ability other than possessing other creatures. Your goal is to defeat and possess increasingly stronger creatures, unlocking their abilities for yourself and becoming stronger as you go along, and eventually defeat and become the dungeon's ultimate endboss.
MidBoss is a video game about possessing your defeated enemies in order to become stronger. You play the weakest of the dungeon denizens, an imp with no ability other than possessing other creatures. Your goal is to defeat and possess increasingly stronger creatures, unlocking their abilities for yourself and becoming stronger as you go along, and eventually defeat and become the dungeon's ultimate endboss.


The game is currently in pre-alpha and only available on Windows, that means many features are as of yet not implemented.
The game is currently in beta, the game is still being balanced and some art assets and features may be incomplete.


== Trailer ==
== Trailer ==


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O2EAZ3NNRY MidBoss Alpha Trailer]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4CHnqFMalQ MidBoss Beta Trailer]


== Features ==
== Features ==


* Possess your enemy and gain their strengths and skills
* Possess your enemy and gain their strengths and skills
* 8 forms and 35 abilities to unlock.
* Randomly generated loot and equipment system.
* Randomized potion system. (optional)
* Exhaustive tooltips for everything
* Exhaustive tooltips for everything
* Line of sight and fog of war systems
* Line of sight and fog of war systems
* Dozens of unique abilities to discover and learn
* Randomly generated dungeon floors
* Randomly generated dungeon floors
* Single-file save and resume
* Single-file save and resume
Line 42: Line 44:
== Screenshots ==
== Screenshots ==


[http://www.midboss.net/screens/001.jpg]
[http://midboss.net/screens/bodyhopping.gif]
[http://www.midboss.net/screens/002.jpg]
[http://midboss.net/screens/minitaur.png]
[http://www.midboss.net/screens/003.jpg]
[http://midboss.net/screens/lootdrop.gif]
[http://www.midboss.net/screens/004.jpg]
[http://midboss.net/screens/warlock.jpg]
[http://midboss.net/screens/zombie.gif]
[http://midboss.net/screens/retro.png]
[http://midboss.net/screens/menus1.png]
[http://midboss.net/screens/menus2.png]
[http://midboss.net/screens/menus3.png]


[[Category:Coffeebreak roguelikes]]
[[Category:Coffeebreak roguelikes]]

Revision as of 13:44, 21 February 2015

MidBoss
Developer Eniko
Theme Fantasy
Influences
Status Alpha
Released 11 April 2014 (v0.5.0 alpha)
Updated 21 February 2015 (v0.6.0 beta)
Licensing Closed source, free beta
P. Language C#
Platforms Windows
Interface Graphical, mouse, keyboard
Game Length
Official site of MidBoss


About

MidBoss is a video game about possessing your defeated enemies in order to become stronger. You play the weakest of the dungeon denizens, an imp with no ability other than possessing other creatures. Your goal is to defeat and possess increasingly stronger creatures, unlocking their abilities for yourself and becoming stronger as you go along, and eventually defeat and become the dungeon's ultimate endboss.

The game is currently in beta, the game is still being balanced and some art assets and features may be incomplete.

Trailer

MidBoss Beta Trailer

Features

  • Possess your enemy and gain their strengths and skills
  • 8 forms and 35 abilities to unlock.
  • Randomly generated loot and equipment system.
  • Randomized potion system. (optional)
  • Exhaustive tooltips for everything
  • Line of sight and fog of war systems
  • Randomly generated dungeon floors
  • Single-file save and resume
  • Permadeath
  • Full options menu including key rebinding, resolution options
  • 12 retro mode filters available in the options menu

Gameplay

In MidBoss you play a weak monster in a dungeon, an imp. The imp is not noteworthy at all, beaten by simple skeletons or zombies, except that it has the ability to possess other creatures after it kills them. To progress through the game you level up and put points into four meta attributes (Violence, Cruelty, Relentlessness and Adamancy) which govern your playstyle. How these attributes come to expression in the core attributes (actually used to determine gameplay effects) varies depending on the multipliers of your current form. By unlocking new forms you gain access to their improved multipliers, and as you level those forms up you can unlock new abilities.

Screenshots

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]