Uncovered lies

Plot

You (Novex) have been brought up in an Orphanage, The Blackwood Orphanage, your entire life, it is all you've known and everything seemed normal, it was like any other day but...curiosity kills the cat. 

Novex/you has always been seen as gifted, having for affinity with Magic unlike your brothers and sisters, making you almost like the golden child at 'home'. You learnt a array of spells from your teachers, varying from element, strength and much more, but you have always had a quality even your teachers weren't very fond of, curiosity. You became bored of your regular studies, having nothing more to lean from the books you were given, so you began to dig for more . After a long while of searching you come across a tattered old book, riddled with dust, you thought "It cant hurt to look" but how you were wrong...

You learnt the ability to heighten your hearing, resulting in you hearing some questionable conversations from your teachers...something is going on...but what? 

it is now your job to investigate into what exactly is going on here at the Orphanage, uncover clues to where your 'adopted' siblings have been sent off to. You've been lied to...are you strong enough to reveal them all and potentially save you and your family? We'll just have to find out.

Description

This game is a Survival/fighting, horror 2D pixel art game, made within Gamemaker, a software that is new to me and some of my group. The combat style is similar to a game such as; Dungeon scrawler. 

How the player plays the game is, they go through the map, making decisions on which way they think is correct to get out, or even to find more clues if that is the players objective beforehand.  As the player progresses, they will encounter many different creatures, such as failed experiments/monsters, unknown creatures and even doctors (Dr Malphor, Dr Valtor, Dr synarche). each area varying in difficulty. The player  can also find none hostile areas in which they will fin new clues to uncover more about what is going on in the Orphanage they live in.

The main goal for the player is to find a way out of the orphanage, see if there is  a way to escape and if so then flee from home, with or without their family. 

Warnings & target audience

Warnings being given for this game would be; 

• Violence
• Child violence
• Medical Malpractice

We recommend a target audience of 15+ due to these warnings, player discretion is advised. if you go against this warnings, we are not at fault.

Extras

This is a project mad e for Game Jam 3 as course work for me and the rest of my group (their names/accounts liked below in the extra information). Not many of us have used Game maker before so there may be bugs and errors we are unable to mend in time, but we hope that you enjoy this game regardless.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Unless you pour milk before cereal