Block Heroes - New project for Poki

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#1

Now that my first Poki game is waiting for final release, I’m working on another. Because my first game uses a drag-and-drop system for blocks, I decided to use a similar system on my new game.

Here’s a very early concept.

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This game will be more action based. The game loop will involve dragging and dropping blocks on a grid to obtain power-ups that supply the main character and combat. The top combat will be tower defense like.

There are games that use similar mechanics, but not one yet with blocks as far as I know. Even if one exists, I still will continue with this concept because I have more original ideas.

Cup Heroes from VOODOO - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.studio501.cuphero&hl=en

Battle Claw - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=games.minotaur.battleclaw&hl=en

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#2

A very basic game loop is done.

Combat occurs automatically and then the blocks are used to collect items which buff the next round of combat. The blocks will be random and based on their shape, the player can decide which upgrades on the grid to choose.

If the player has a lot of enemies, maybe they’ll want a bomb (aoe). If they player is low on health, perhaps they’ll grab armor or health. They can also grab silver to buy buffs between waves and gold to permanently upgrade their hero.

I’m a little concerned about two things:

  1. I’m making the game too complex
  2. The game will be boring

I’m going to continue working on the game loop to alleviate these concerns.

I also plan to push my updates here on the forum to weekly.

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