The Terror of Mongolia
The Terror of Mongolia is a rogue-like shooter set in the 13th century, recounting the tale of Genghis Khan. Riding the plains of Mongolia, Khan is on a quest to rescue Börte, his first wife, kidnapped by the rival tribe leader Jamukha the Jadaran.
Find Börte before the timer runs out, and reach Jamukha.
About:
- This game was produced for JS13k 2023 game jam. The entire game fits within 13kb.
Controls:
- Use arrow keys or AWSD to move
- Press Space to shoot
- Hold Space while moving to keep shooting in the same direction.
Features:
- Horse riding.
- Archery.
- Shoot-em-up style gameplay.
- A dozen upgrades.
- Ramping up difficulty
- Morricone-style music.
- Inspired by real historical events.
Credits and tools:
- Soundbox was used for composing music
- Both songs composed are covers from Ennis Morricone
- Roadroller and uglify were used for file size reduction
- 1878, “The Galloping Horse” from Eadweard Muybridge (the first motion picture ever made) was used as model for horse animation.
- ChatGPT used to help me learn about historical events and Mongolian culture in the 13th century.
This game produced for #js13k 2023
Game playable at: https://js13kgames.com/entries/the-terror-of-mongolia
Post mortem: https://dev.to/jacklehamster/the-terror-of-mongolia-js13k-post-mortem-part-1-33a...
Published | 14 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Jack Le Hamster |
Genre | Shooter |
Tags | Archery, Roguelike, Shoot 'Em Up, Third-Person Shooter |
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