Root Of All Evil

Story: Root Of All Evil (ROAE) - A fearless farmer and his brilliant daughter battle deadly alien roots, which threaten to take over their farm and, who knows, maybe our whole planet! Arriving by meteor, these perilous plants buried themselves deep beneath the farm and are growing at a frightening rate. They destroy normal plant life, poison the water supplies and undermine the foundation of our homes and maybe our way of life as we know it. Starting with a pitchfork, the farmer fights-off the roots on the surface, and then uses a pickaxe to dig down to the root of the problem. Meanwhile, working frantically in her Barn-turned-laboratory, his scientist daughter, crafts clever weapons for him, using just materials, chemicals and parts she finds around the farm. As the two discover the vulnerabilities of the evil roots, and try every tool and weapon they can think of, the roots multiply and spread at an alarming rate. Can they save their farm and their lives by stopping the ravenous roots?! Can they find and destroy...The Root Of All Evil? Weapons: 1) Pitchfork, 2) Salt, 3) Pickaxe, 4) Poison, 5) Drill, 6) Dynamite, 7) Flamethrower, 8) Tesla-gun, 9) Magic Katana, 10) Secret weapon Music: Main theme inspired by Jeff Waynes musical version of War of the Worlds Controls: A and D to move left and right, Spacebar to Jump, mouse click & move to operate tool/weapon For example, left-click and move mouse to dig with Pickaxe.
Jam Site: 
Jam year: 
2023
Diversifiers: 
A Friend In Need
Platforms: 
MS Windows
Tools and Technologies: 
Unity (any product)
Technology Notes: 
Technology: - A novel fractal algorithm procedurally generates root branches underground, from a seed point - A carefully designed set of Root-Tiles allow randomly or algorithmic patches of Roots - Music composed & performed on Yamaha MOXF6 & Roland Gaia synthesizer keyboards, recorded on a Roland BK7 backing module
Installation Instructions: 

Download and extract build zip file.  Run "GGJ 2023.exe

Controls: A and D to move left and right, Spacebar to Jump, mouse click & move to operate tool/weapon
For example, left-click and move mouse to dig with Pickaxe.

Credits: 

Team HitEscape (Sun Coast GGJ Tampa) AMRoC educational associate
   Mark Wahnish - Lead Engineer - Programming, Mechanics, Gameplay
   Marty Quire  - Producer - Concept, Story, Art, Music, Sound
 

Assets by Others:
   GameDev.net (Robert Brooks) - Thorns, Shack & Windmill art (.png version) - royalty free

Game Stills: 
Game Tags: 
2D
Action
Adventure
Casual
Platformer
Side Scroller