2D Open world ASCII rpg written in standard Library Python delivering an old school rpg experience.
Is it the best open world rpg you have ever played ? Probably not but is it the best open world rpg you ever played coded in python 3 just using the standard library ? ( Potentially )
A hand reaches out from a shallow grave...That hand is yours.. You gasp for air as you free yourself. The only thing you can remember is your name.
You see a wood sign pointing south east label 'Beggar's Hole'. Maybe you will find some answers there or at least a safe place to sleep
Explore the land of the Heretic Hand and unravel the mystery of your past. Craft powerful weapons from the broken bodies of your enemies. Choose between 3 Class paths ( Shadow Hunter, Holy Knight and the Doom Wizard) each with their unique play style. Test your might in the Blood Pits of Telpo, complete bounty hunts called 'Blood Contracts' to gain reputation and other delightful rewards. After all that, if you think you are 'hard' enough challenge the Doom King of the Heretic Hand and free the land of his consuming darkness.
Game Features:
- Original music, graphics, and animations
- 3 unique character classes, each with distinctive abilities
- Open-world environment featuring dungeons, settlements (towns), and other unique locations
- Basic battle system with missed attacks, critical hits, and special abilities
- Dungeons composed of both random and fixed events
- Enemies will provide raw materials linked to their type (e.g., demons can drop demon bones)
- Basic magic system with 5 learnable spells
- XP leveling system with late-game stat boosts using diamonds
- Inventory system for equipment management
- Crafting system requiring raw materials for weapon and armor forging
- 1-up "Resurrection Talisman" system (must be repurchased after each use)
- Game ending
Note:
I have uploaded the basic game engine, multi-level demo and a method of entering commands without pressing enter (mstcv.py) in the 'Misc' folder.
Version 1.18 will be the last update as I feel the project is now complete.
Youtube video ( Complete playthrough using the Shadow Hunter Class) :
Music created using BeepBox
Graphics created using Graphics Gale and Ascii converter (https://www.text-image.com/convert/ascii.html)
Check out my other Python Games at
https://ninedeadeyes.github.io/Python-Game-Gallery/
You can donate to me by 'buying' the game at itchio
https://ninedeadeyes.itch.io/grimlore
Any donation will be grateful
*Most virus checker will think that the exe is a virus but it is just the way it was converted using pyinstaller.