Ben Was Assimilated

Ben Was Assimilated is a hack n slash style game where things only move when you do. Includes assimilation.

Discord: https://discord.gg/FeWJTUr

Gameplay

• Start the game and start hacking and slashing right away
• Around half an hour of gameplay
• No level grinding
• Instant respawn if you die
• Wide variety of enemies and monsters to kill for some reason
• Wide variety of weapons and equipment to find
• Includes a randomiser which randomises all weapon and equipment
• Includes permadeath option just incase you enjoy playing games over from the start
• Options to flip controls and for AZERTY keyboards

Credits

Edward Atkin - Programming, music and sound

Richard Kerry - Music and moral support

Ben Fearn - Concept design help and moral support

Kenney.nl - graphics (link to asset pack)

Other References

Derbyshire dialect features prominently through the game. I based a lot of the dialogue on someone I know, but also used a couple of pages for ideas:

• http://www.near-chesterfield-derbyshire.com/derbyshire-dialect.html
• https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/dictionary-of-derbyshire-words-...

I found some really nice tools by Cedric Stoquer whilst making this game and I used them for making sound and music:

• Bleeper (sounds) https://pixwlk.itch.io/bleeper
• Pata Tracker (chiptunes) https://pixwlk.itch.io/pata-tracker