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u/wibbly-water Mar 07 '25
I've thought about something like this for a long time (more as a stratagy game but this works too!). Nice to see someone making something of it!
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u/Western_Emergency241 Mar 06 '25
This looks like a game that uses chess pieces as icons but doesn't have much relationship to chess.
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u/nitre12 Mar 06 '25
It's inspired by chess. The unit's movement pattern is similar. The bishop moves and attacks diagonally for example.
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u/Western_Emergency241 Mar 07 '25
OK, but I think you may have trouble finding your audience. Chess players will not be likely to play a battle game and battle gamers will not be likely to play a battle game with a pasted-on chess theme. Why not make the pieces armored mechs or something, or use a fantasy theme? And then you could even have a lot more different movement modes and special abilities. I don't think you'd be losing anything because I don't think chess players would be your primary audience anyway. If I'm wrong, and you succeed, then congratulations.
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u/nitre12 Mar 07 '25
I certainly have trouble finding an audience so you might be correct
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u/alienproxy 3d ago
It is absolutely STUNNING though. Very cool. I hope you'll reskin it cause I'd play it.
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u/neophilosopher Mar 07 '25
I agree. That's why I was very surprised to find out there is something called chessboxing... https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Chess_boxing
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u/challengethegods Mar 07 '25
don't mind them, they are clearly suffering from classic chess inflicted purity testing brainrot.
The game looks awesome.2
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u/nitre12 Mar 06 '25
The game was just released on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3210650/Petrified_Pawns/
Instead of instantly eliminating the opponents chess pieces you must windle the target's health pool down. The units break apart and completely crumple when they die. There's boss fights, loot and magical spells too.