Shave the World

[Chaucer]

It's another average day in Retro City, the birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and people are being transformed into hairy creatures and going on a rampage?! For some reason people are being taken over by the hair on their head, they seemingly are driven by a single goal, find and infect everyone they come across! Within hours the plague consumes seamingly all of Retro City, but hope is not lost yet, On the outskirts of town, theres an unlikely hero. The Odd barber with, a compulsive urge to shave people bald. Will our unlikely hero be able to shave the world?

• An incredible soundtrack that will put you in the mood to shave people ._.

• Awesome Cartoony 8-Bit Graphics.

• Hair raising action in Metroidvania style gameplay with it's own unique style.

• A variety of tools at your disposal range from giant straight razors, high powered blow driers, a giant high pressure mouse can and more!

• Several unique modern stages, like an electronics store, the super market and even the city itself.

• Lots of bad hair related puns.

• Several different game modes, ranging from easy - hard, for story mode, time attack and boss rush.

The Barber :

Ever since he was little he's always been a bit odd, he never had any friends for long, due to his compulsive nature to shave them bald. His only friend growing up was the family dog, who he would chase around the yard to try and shave him. The dogs name started out as Rex, then turned to Patches, and then Baldy. When the barber grew his mustache, he claimed it could talk, everyone thought he was crazy but the barber's mustache often gives helpful advice that can help in hairy situations.

The Stylist :

An air headed klutz who while growing up, her parents had little hope for, at least until she got her hands on a pair of scissors, frightened at first, but soon they realized their daughter was a talented hair stylist. Her haircuts would always come out artful and unique, at least when she didn't space out and shave the person bald, she barely managed to get her cosmetology license, despite being the star pupil of the class. Her business didn't last long either, after balding half her clients due to forgetting what they asked for, but now that the worlds completely taken over by hair monsters, theres no one left to complain about a bad hair cut, so she sees this as her opportuity to make a comeback in her career.

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Currently this is a very early demo, there's no actual story, or level design, it's just to
get feedback on the games mechanics, attacking, jumping etc, any feedback is much appreciated :D

https://www.dropbox.com/s/heh379q2ofkpklk/STWMechanicsDemo.zip?dl=0

Credits :
ConkerMich
jcBrickston
Yanfly
Chaucer​

 

[Cunechan]

This looks good, like one of these quality platformers that the rpg maker scene is missing xD Good luck and I'm hopintg to see more, also you can contact me if you need any help, im gonna play the demo tomorrow~

Thanks for sharing with us~

 

[Chaucer]

Thanks for the feedback, the demo is actually better looking than the screenshots their pretty outdated, but yeah if you have any input on the game mechanics I'd love to hear it.

Forgot to mention the controls, shift = dash/ mousse rocket, z = jump, x = shave, you can wall slide by jumping into a wall and wall jump by pressing jump again, think Megaman X.

but its missing some artwork still, like the bald guy thats suppose to pop out when you shave an enemy, and the wall slide graphics.

 

[Zackleaynts]

Hi @Chaucer ! The story and characters info cracked me up, aha! Just downloaded the demo, gonna give it a go now, will edit this post for my feedback.

EDIT: Altho mechanic's not that impressive, I still enjoyed it a bit. It's a good start tho I think.