Essence Eternal

An early prototype of Essence Eternal. This is a souls inspired retro action RPG. 

You will be adventuring through the setting from a top down perspective finding items, solving puzzles, and meeting characters. Level design takes inspiration from Dark Souls by implementing levels that wrap in on themselves using shortcuts. You'll also be interacting with RPG elements by leveling up, choosing gear setups, and applying Essence to your gear (This is inspired by Materia from FF7).

Combat is also souls inspired; it is fully active and not turn based. It takes place in a side view perspective where you have access to 3 different dodge types (Jump, Roll, Duck) to use for various attacks that enemies will have. There is no movement in combat so the various dodge types and clever use of your spells are where a fights complexity comes from. If you enjoy the timed dodging and attacking nature of Dark Souls, you should feel right at home.

This prototype is meant to demonstrate proof of concept and gameplay. Keep in mind essentially all art assets are placeholder and will be replaced in time. There is an initial level that serves as a tutorial and another area that was originally used as a testing ground as I developed the various systems in the game. Since this is still early in development there may be bugs at times, if you encounter any bugs it would be great if you could let me know!

There is no need to pay anything for this playable prototype, I just hope you enjoy!

I'll be updating the build occasionally as more is developed.