MVM9: Chibits
It's been 10 years since a toxic miasma covered the planet, forcing the last remaining humans to flee into space. Bits, a newly activated Chibit, awakens in a scrapheap. What will he find in the nearby uninhabited factory and beyond?
| Controls | |
|---|---|
| Move Left / Right | A / D |
| Jump | Space |
| Crouch | S |
| Use Elevator | W (to go up) or S (to go down) |
| Sword | J |
| Blaster | K |
| Map | M |
| Save | W (when standing at a save point) |
| Mute Music | V |
List of power ups
- Blaster
- Blaster Charged Shot
- 3x Sword upgrades
- 3x Health upgrades
- 4x Energy upgrades
- 3x Zone Maps
Before you play
As of now the game should be fully functional incl. the boss level, exploration is advised for easier gameplay and finding better paths.
Troubleshooting
> Can't get to factory / turn on the elevator
Explore a bit more or check out the guide provided
> Can't defeat the boss
Examine the room more or check out the guide provided
If you prefer going through the game fast, here's quick walkthrough for you:
https://pastebin.com/ZaCzmVZb
Known bugs
> Crash later in game
That probably means you made it to the boss room. Nice! Unfortunately we did not have time to debug and fix this issue, so if you want the full experience, please consider downloading the standalone version! Thank you!
Development
Chibits was developed for the Metroidvania Month 9 game jam that took place from August 15th, 2020 to September 15, 2020 (https://itch.io/jam/metroidvania-month-9). Heavy inspiration for gameplay comes from games such as Metroid, Megaman, Celeste, and Hyper Light Drifter.
Even though the jam lasted for a whole month, the game is fairly short and not terribly difficult. Not every planned feature was able to make it into this build. We hope you enjoy playing through it as much as we enjoyed making it!
There are plans to make it into a full game! Check out the Steam page here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432590/Chibits/
If you'd like to chat with us about this game or any of our other games, join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/qkrV9jf
Developers
Programming - Austin Zimmer
Story - Hien Zimmer
Art - Nikki Yoder
Music - Validbit
Download
Development log
- Full Steam AheadOct 04, 2020
Comments
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I definitely see potential! Excited for the full version. Some feedback: I wish enemies would visually show that you hit them (like turning white). I wish that you could Sword attack in mid-air. The camera feels a bit jerky and not smooth. Also, the grid lines kept flashing in for some reason. Good luck moving forward! I hope this isn’t abandoned
What does the "triple sword slash" do? I'm not seeing any apparent difference after picking it up. Can still only do the single slash and damage hasn't changed...
try pressing the slash button 3 times in quick succession. 3 different animations should play; 1 for each slash
Loading Room Z2R18_TowerBasement
Invoking error handler due to
abort(76) at jsStackTrace@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/2719020/Build/Web.framework.js:2:16333
bug where i cant open door, game freezes. its in the green area above save. before that gameplay was amazing
huh crashing nice
you should port this to the switch
I kinda liked the overall design of this, but I have to say it really wasn't clear what to do on the boss at ALL. There was almost no feedback to tell the player they were doing the right thing and hurting the boss. I kept doing the right thing and it seemed to be having no effect so I ended up having to look it up anyway...
can you add arrow keys
Very good game. I like the soundtrack and the movement. Played it for a while.
This is a lot of fun! Nicely done - the play is smooth and the sounds are great. Well done.
Thank you for the game!
It's well done, I especially enjoyed music and level design with all the loops and shortcuts. Character movements are smooth and pleasant and ledge-grabbing ability really added a lot to the game. Exploration was ok, but the world itself felt somewhat dull.
Unfortunately, I have encountered a bug that prevented me from finishing the game. The broser throw a notification and game just froze on me. It happened here:
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, that's a known issue and I didn't have time to fix it unfortunately. That's the boss room and it only crashes on the WebGL build. If you'd like to fight the boss, you'll need to download the standalone version. Sorry about that!