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Tutorial Video

Short Tutorial Video

"Yeah, this is my corn maze. Yes, I'm that Hades. No, this isn't a joke. I know, I can't believe it either. That's none of your business... Okay, no more questions. Just let me read my spiel and you can go have fun or whatever.

Welcome to Hades' Haunted Corn Maze, where your fears come to life. Enter all those who dare test thy fate. Survive the perilous monsters of the maze and receive a generous cash prize beyond your wildest dreams ($50). By signing this document you, the signer, hereby waive the right to pursue legal action against Hades' Haunted Experiences LLC in the event of any injures sustained or... and there's some other stuff about liability, legalities, a small contract, yada yada yada.

Okay, just sign here."

Hades' Haunted Corn Maze is the first project undertaken by Dawn Studios. In this game you play as Hades, ousted from his job as god of the Underworld and cursed to remain in the mortal realm. Hades' Haunted Corn Maze is a tower defense game with a twist, you must solve mini text puzzles to complete a summoning ritual to summon your defenses.

Gameplay

The player plays as Hades and manages the Haunted Corn Maze. Hades will start the game with no Souls, and a full Bank. He can summon various Monsters using his Summoning Scroll. As mortals enter the Haunted Corn Maze, they must be stopped by Hades' Monsters from completing the Haunted Corn Maze. Each Monster will have abilities with different effects and ranges to kill the mortals. Killing a Human adds one Soul to Hades' Soul Jar. If a Human makes it through the maze, $X (the survival reward) will be deducted from Hades' Bank account (think of it as a health bar). If enough mortals make it through the maze to reduce Hades' bank account to $0, the level will be over and Hades will be bankrupt. If Hades is able to stop all the mortals and still have money leftover, the player wins the level.

Summoning

Hades can choose from an array of Monsters to summon, each one costing a different number of Souls to summon. After selecting a Monster to summon in the UI, the player will then select a destination for the Monster on the map, then the player will have to perform a summoning mini game. The mini game will consist of potentially randomized text based mini games, where the player must recite (type on their keyboard) some text from the Summoning scroll for that Monster. Once the player completes the mini game,the Monster will be summoned at the destination set earlier. There may be a cap on the number of summons allowed for a Monster.

Summoning Example:

To summon a Minotaur Monster, the player will select the Minotaur's icon, and then select a destination for the Minotaur, then the Summoning Scroll will change to display Ritual Text. The Ritual Text must be recited (typed on the keyboard) by the player in the input box on the scroll. The Minotaur's Ritual Text could state: "Up Up Left" or "ruatoniM" (Minotaur backwards), there will be many different mini games. Hades will recite that Ritual Text, if done correctly the book will flash green and the Monster will be Summoned at the chosen location. If done incorrectly, the book will flash red and Hades can try again, or cancel the summon and choose something else.

Credits

Senior Godot Engineers

                                      Andrew Michienzi

                                      Nick Mikelsavage

Entry Level Senior Junior Godot Engineer

                                      Danny DeRuiter

Art Director

                                      Danny DeRuiter

Audio Director

                                      Wesley Reedy

CAST

Hades

                                      Wesley Reedy

Harpy

                                      Courtney DeRuiter

Minotaur

                                      Jonah Potter

Mortal Death Noises

                                      Andrew Michienzi

                                      Courtney DeRuiter

                                      Danny DeRuiter

                                      Nick Mikelsavage

                                      Wesley Reedy

(unused) Cerberus

                                      Bean DeRuiter

                                      Frank DeRuiter

Special Thanks

                     GRTV, a service of The Grand Rapids Community Media Center