Magli Draelyn the Half-Dragon Mage

Known WebGL Issues:

• WebGL build might run slower than a downloadable build on some lower-end computers.
• Music loops earlier than usual (this does not happen on downloadable builds).

ABOUT

Magli Draelyn the Half-Dragon Mage (or simply Dragon Mage) is an experimental singleplayer platformer where you control a character who can switch between two contrasting movesets.

THE DRAGON MAGE HERSELF

Magli:  A timid, yet knowledgeable mage who tends to keep her distance from other people. She hides her destructive dragon powers for fear of being rejected for who she truly is. Magli's controls are intuitive and familiar, and she moves at a steady, controllable pace. When Magli’s dragon powers are unleashed, she becomes…

Draelyn: A bolder, sassier side of Magli who lets her true colors burn brightly as a dragon! To clarify, her mage name is Magli while her dragon name is Draelyn (she has two first names because of this--don't think too hard about it...). Draelyn's controls are complex and somewhat unorthodox, and her speed tends to fluctuate between being either too sluggish or too fast to wrangle at first.

While it may be intimidating to learn the quirks of practically two different characters at once, the key to mastering Magli Draelyn's movement is to switch between her mage and dragon powers to fit the situation and to combine moves from each moveset--that's where her true potential shines, but she has yet to realize it...

...at least until one unfortunate encounter.

THE STORY (tentatively)

Magli's adventure begins when she gets kidnapped and imprisoned by dragon mobsters working for the Dragon Syndicate, a group of criminals stationed in the city of Drakageau who steal and horde all things magic for their own malicious use! Lately, they've been kidnapping people of various magical races and draining them of their powers. Magli just so happened to be unfortunate enough to get herself captured, so she must escape while she can still use her magic; however, she fears that she may need to use her secret dragon powers to escape, for it may make her a more valuable target for the Dragon Syndicate than they originally thought...

BASIC CONTROLS

• Arrow Keys / D-Pad / Left Stick: Move
• Z Key / Bottom Face Button: Jump
• X Key / Left Face Button: Attack
• C Key / Right Shoulder Button:  Switch to Magli/Draelyn
• Left Ctrl / Left Shoulder Button: Crouch
• Left Shift / Right Trigger: Short Glide (Magli), Ledge Snap (Draelyn)
• Escape Key / START: Pause Menu

CREDITS

• Font is PressStart2P by CodeMan38
  • https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Press+Start+2P
• Sounds generated by JSFXR
  • https://sfxr.me/
• 17092017 by RoccoW is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
  • No changes were made.
  • License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • Song Link: https://roccow.bandcamp.com/track/17092017
• New Game Minus by RoccoW is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
  • Trimmed off the end to make it loopable.
  • License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
    
• Song Link: https://soundcloud.com/roccow/new-game-minus
• Eight Bit Dungeon Monster Stomp by TeknoAXE is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Trimmed off the end to make it loopable.
  • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • https://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=142
    
• Up In My Jam (All Of A Sudden) by Kubbi is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Trimmed off the end and split at the start to make an intro and loop.
  • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
  • https://kubbi.bandcamp.com/track/up-in-my-jam-all-of-a-sudden
• Characters, pixel art, sprites, tiles, animations, level design, and programming by me: Kaysun!

A NOTE FROM KAYSUN

This is a non-game jam project that I've been working on and polishing for the past few months since October 2022. Having made a tutorial level that showcases most of what Magli Draelyn can do, I hope to keep expanding upon this project in the future. For now, though, I just want to put this idea out in the world and see what people think of it. Feel free to leave any thoughts about what you liked, disliked, and/or how I can improve this game going forward!

Have fun!

- Kaysun (JKSun22)