Crystal Gladius

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Crystal Gladius is an UNFINISHED  VR-Sword fighting roguelite developed in a 3 week timespan by a 3-person team. Featuring a few different types of enemies and some abilities, a high skill-ceiling and interesting mechanics take use of VR to its fullest. A PCVR headset and controllers are required to play. 

Expect a couple of bugs and a lot of jank, as this is not a full release and is quite rushed.   

Check out everyone involved! 

- Lumi Polso : https://luumu.itch.io/ - Programmer, Designer

- Kasper Oittinen : https://thekokid0.itch.io/ - 3D-Artist

- Eelis Majasuo - Programmer, VFX Artist

NOTE: Recommended only to experienced VR-users. If you are experiencing sickness or any other symptoms, do not continue play and at least keep a break. 

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- How to play - 

1. Download the .zip file

2. Right click on the file and extract it 

3. Open "Crystal Gladius.exe" when SteamVR or Meta Quest Link is open for best results. The said applications will also start themselves when the executable is run, but it is recommended to have one of the two open. 

 

Upon first opening the game, it is recommended to play through the tutorial first to get a better experience playing the game. 

Basics: 

- One hit from an enemy is fatal! So keep on move at all times and be vary of your surrounding. You do not want to get cornered. 

- Sword slashes deal damage and knockback to enemies based on the speed the sword is used

- Parrying/blocking enemy attacks with your sword deals some guard damage as well as charges the left-handed powerfist

- Use powerfist to stagger enemies and send them flying! 

- When enemies are low on health or staggered they are usually able to be sliced in half with the katana. 

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- Tips and tricks -

- Your swords power scales with it's speed. Use fast and wide slashes as well as in-game movement to your advantage in powering up your katana!

- Knock enemies down from cliffs with your powerfist to instantly kill them!

- Block enemies and learn to utilize the powerfist, create powerful combinations of in-game mechanics such as combining the katana with your fist to create a superior slice. 

- All powerups except undying (one extra HP for player) stack! This means you can get stupidly powerful results by choosing many of the same powerup, or create a more balanced build. 

- Enemies cannot spawn behind you. 

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Additional notes regarding the current prototype version:

- Press R to restart a level if something bugs out.

- Report all those bugs if possible.