Rock, Paper, Wizards! Released

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Rock, Paper, Wizards!:

If you follow me on ,Twitter, you’ve almost certainly heard me mention ZebraFox’s new game, Rock, Paper, Wizards! It’s a simple game that takes the original classic that we’ve all played to either resolve a disputes or or have a little fun on the playground, and puts a new mythical face to it.

David had the initial idea for Rock, Paper, Wizards! as he’s always been keen on the idea of making a rock, paper, scissors game, hence the Rock, Paper, Scissors the Card Game that the BLAME battle system is to focus on. After creating a few possible stories for Rock, Paper, Wizards!, I wrote one that we both agreed would best fit the game, making Oscar, once the villain, into the burly mustached hero. Everyone loves a good mustache, after all. The surname Burlin is a mix between Burton and Merlin, as in the stage magician of modern day, Lance Burton (2010), and the legendary wizard figure, Merlin (1136). Plus it just sounds like Burly, which Oscar Burlin is. I wrote an app store description, and did a short one page story board for the origin story of Oscar Burlin’s quest to prove himself which will most likely appear in the release of the app. I’ll post the store description below.

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App Description:

In Rock, Paper, Wizards! players follow Oscar Burlin, a loving father and magician who lives modestly and literally pulls rabbits out of a hat to make ends meet. An unfulfilled, gentle and hairy potter during the day, but a magician at heart, it seems only natural that he perform at his daughter’s birthday party, and provides the entertainment to save a buck, rather than hiring another entertainer. Unfortunately, he is shamed and humiliated when his daughter, Bellatrix H.P. Burlin, and her friends claim he is not magician at all and is rather a hack who relies on cheap parlor tricks and a beautiful mustache to “entertain.” Echoing in his head are his daughter’s words, “Mom, can we get a real magician?” Oscar is truly haunted by his spoiled daughter’s words, but rather than turn to bad habits, he decides to cope another way–by proving himself. In an effort to regain his daughter’s respect, and prove to himself he’s a true wielder of magic, Oscar enters a contest of magic, the main event for the annual magical carnival: Magicians, the Gathering.

Oscar’s power of split second foresight was never enough to allow him to dodge a punch, but it might be enough to give him the edge he needs while playing rock, paper, scissors.

How far up the ranks can he climb? The number of contestants seems endless, and seeing as it’s a magical contest, it could truly be never ending, but Oscar will stop at nothing to be the best and make his embarrassing failure at his daughter’s birthday party all but disappear.

HOW TO PLAY: Players battle an endless stream of mythical creatures, such as will-o’-the-wisps, goblins, gnomes, hippalectryons, tiny minotaurs, tarot card people, enamored rabbits, smiling spiders, wicked witches, and pint sized wizards.

Players choose (tap) either rock, paper, or scissors and wage battle against opponents with the same options. To their advantage, Oscar’s power of foresight shows players what their CPU opponent will choose three seconds to a split second before the reveal, decreasing in duration as the player climbs the ranks. The challenge lies in recognizing what the opponent will choose (Rock, Paper, or Scissors) quickly and choosing the correct option to defeat it in the time allowed. When the red health bar drops to zero from its five ticks, the game is over and the player must restart from level one.

Health can only be gained by defeating a goblin king and looting his treasure chest for a single health bar segment. Stingy like Scrooge, yes, but it adds to the challenge. The goblin king is also randomly generated.

If you like challenging games such as Anicrush and HexaLines, and would appreciate a world a fraction of the adventure of Oceanhorn and Panthera Frontier, then pocket this wizard adventure where all kinds of monsters are throne together. A 2D style similar to Skelly Rider and endless as Kalpana-Incas lost city, there are infinite possibilities of new monsters to come–an evolution such as in phage genesis of a virus, if you will. Use your imagination, enter your creative mind and comment on what you’d like to see. Maybe something with tentacles, tiny wings, long legs? Cthulhu?

Leaderboards allow players to see where they stand in the ranks of the fellowship of other talented magicians and wizards.

FEATURES:

  • A Beautiful Mustache
  • An Animated Cast of Characters
  • Crisp, Paper-Like Graphics
  • Fun voices and Motivational Phrases
  • Leaderboards
  • Many Mythical Creatures
  • Music by Kevin Macleod
  • Power Of Foresight
  • Professional Voiceovers
  • Story of Betrayal, Defeat, and Love (of Magic)
  • Super Challenging Game Play
  • Three Magical Powers (comet, gale winds, blades)
  • Updates with New Enemies to Come

Language:

The app has also been translated into Korean. Apparently Rock, Paper, Scissors is even bigger over there than in the United States.

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If you’d like to give it a try, it’s free on the Google Play marketplace. Give it a download, and if you like it, please rate it. Thanks for reading and good luck unlocking all the achievements in the game. It’s much harder than you would think.

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