LEAP - Code Wars Round 1 Entry

Instructions

LEAP - A Game of Hopeful Adventure - All instructions are in-game in the form of Cutscenes. Press [S] while playing to generate a save code. - Discussion of secret endings, items, and more is welcome, but please state if it contains a spoiler or your comment will be deleted. - Have fun playing, and I hope you enjoy LEAP! FOR THE JUDGES OF CODE WARS ROUND 1: How does this fit the theme "Unusual"? 1st: The mechanic I've used for movement in this game is quite unusual for platformer games. 2nd: The entire storyline is a quest for a simple, normal, character to become special and unique! 3rd: Let's just say that a certain NPC that you meet after a few minutes of playing is... Relatively Unusual. GENERAL TIPS AND TRICKS: 1st - Use the System: I've worked as hard as possible to make sure there are ZERO glitches. That means that if something is acting weird or like a glitch, exploit it because that's what it was meant for! 2nd - Think outside of the box: Figure out ways to use different aspects of the game to your advantage. One of my favorite tricks is to move so that enemies chase me into the right positions, then I bounce across all of them, dealing lots of damage in a single leap! 3rd - Escape: Most of the enemies are faster than you, so you need ways to escape that don't involve running away. The best one that I've found is to jump OFF a platform, because even if the enemy is faster than me running, they're usually not faster than me FALLING, which gives me room to run and get to a better position! GAME WALKTHROUGH: [Incomplete]: 1. Travel to your right until you complete the chat with the bird, then pay careful attention to bear cube's chat as he explains an essential movement mechanic. 2. Travel up and to your right until you meet Battle Cube, read his cutscene to learn combat, and defeat the slime. 3. Head back to your left towards Beard Cube, but head up rather than all the way back down to Beard Cube, read the Bird's Cutscene, and fight the bird. 4. Travel down to Beard Cube, read his new cutscene, and defeat the cloud. 5. Travel to the right of Beard Cube (Fighting the slime on these platforms is optional) and fight King Cloud. Once he's defeated, drop down to the lower platform (Where you first find King Cloud) and search that area for Mage Cube. He will give you your first item and explain how to use them. 6. Travel back to the left, where you encountered the bird, and continue further in that direction. Once you climb to the end of this area, you will notice platforms above you. Travel up and to the right, fighting the slime and bird is optional, and then continue to the right until you find the stair steps. 7. Travel up the stairs and then to the right to encounter the City Guard. Read his cutscene to begin the bossfight. 8. Defeat the City Guard to gain a Falcon Feather item and begin Chapter 2! 9. Travel all the way to the right (Fighting is optional) and talk to Grandma Cat. Pay attention during her cutscene as this is a major twist to the story, and you must make decisions based on it later in the game. 10. Climb up to the top of Hightower, and talk to the guard. 11. Now you have a choice. Head straight forward to the King's quarters to begin a bossfight against the phoenix and unlock an ending, or head down to befriend the Phoenix (Who is actually the same bird as the one you fought twice in Chapter 1) and complete a bossifight against him to earn a rare Blessing Item from him and enter Chapter 3. 12: Chapter 3 has the most choices, so you're honestly gonna have to figure it out, but essentially the upper and lower layers have major bossfights that earn you items afterwards, and after you complete one of these bossfights, the upper layer extends farther to the right, allowing you to travel and fight the final boss, or go to the other layer and gain another item first. RUN TIPS: These tips are helpful no matter what kind of run you're going for, but here are some helpful strategies for each type of run that you should remember. SPEEDRUNNERS: Your enemies are your friends. Rather than spend hours trying to cross a difficult jump, lure an enemy into the gap and bounce off them to the target! Don't waste your time defeating enemies for XP, just leave them behind. EXPLORERS: Save your game regularly so that you can find multiple endings with one run (By reloading your game after each ending to try the other option) and explore as much as possible BEFORE ending the game. You never know what items and endings are hiding just around the corner! LEVEL WIPERS: Items are your secret weapon. In the early game, get the Boots of the Storm as soon as possible so enemies don't catch you vulnerable, then as soon as you gain the Falcon Feather and Phoenix Spark, use them as your finishers to maximize combos and survival.