The Great Ordeal

* no controller support yet, mouse and keyboard only *

Soulslike Musou ARPG based on the dark high fantasy novels of R. Scott Bakker. 

Play as an Ordealman or a Gnostic Witch in the Holy Host of the Aspect-Emperor, and set out to conquer Dread Golgotterath. Beware the Horde, and beware the hungers and madness of the path to Salvation; nothing is as it seems.

Inspired by the great PS2 games like Berserk Hen Seima No Shō, Dynasty Warriors 2-3, and the Lord of the Rings film adaptation games with a hint of 90s story-focused RPGs like Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter Nights.

*** ROUGH EARLY PROTOTYPE *** Jank to the Extreme *** 

*** EVERYTHING (models, animations, textures, combat, NPCs, AI, dialogues, UI, levels, quests, menus, optimization, etc.) = PLACEHOLDERS !!!! *****

** IF YOU ARE HAVING PERFORMANCE ISSUES, PLEASE LOWER THE SETTINGS **

• WASD to move
• L Mouse to light attack
• R Mouse to block/secondary
• Center Mouse to Hide/Show Cursor
• L Ctrl to heavy attack
  
• TAB to target lock-on
• Q to roll
• Space to jump
• Space to skip dialogue
• Number keys for skills
• I for inventory
• C for character
• Esc for menu

KNOWN ISSUES:

• If the Bow doesn't fire and plays a punch animation instead, try unequipping and re-equipping it. 
• Charged attacks sometimes (usually) don't fire when locked-on. They should work when locked=off.
• NPC AI is going to require a complete overhaul. They will often run in place, attack thin air, etc.
• Switching from a two-handed weapon to a one=handed weapon causes animator issues. If this happens, unequip and re-equip the weapon.
• Player models T-posing in the load screen.
• Clothing occluders and cloth meshes need a complete overhaul, so please try to ignore all the clipping meshes on the player model. (not a huge priority at this early stage)
• Player can sometimes clip through elevated terrain.
• Second "level" (underground well) is COMPLETELY UNFINISHED.
• All menus (sound sliders etc.) are PLACEHOLDERS and don't necessarily work yet.

This game is my personal interpretation of the Second Apocalypse novel series by R Scott Bakker. If you enjoyed the setting, please consider buying the books and supporting the Author: https://rb.gy/lvirex