Games Mezquita Hearts: Degree in Medicine [using Kingdom Hearts: CoM mechanics]

EDIT: Version 0.10 Released (02 May 2020)

Hi everyone!
This is the public release of a game in which I've been working (slowly) for more than 2 years. It's a one on one fighting game using the card-based system from Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, where you choose your character and fight against another player or the AI with the game rules. It's called Mezquita Hearts: Degree in Medicine as the stage and the characters are professors from the degree in medicine at the University of Barcelona (that's what I'm studying actually). It's been a long time developing the game step by step and although it's been playable since early stages I thought now is a good time to show you its progress and ask you for feedback.

Game features

• Card based gameplay (very similar to that of KH Re: CoM)
  
• Free character movement
• Plan strategies with the deck editor and the deck assistant
• Set on the Faculty of Medicine of the Universitat de Barcelona
• 2 completely playable professors with 60 different cards
• Local multiplayer (2 players) or single player against the AI
  
• High level AI competing in equal conditions, even creating new decks
• 4 skill levels and 6 difficulty levels for the AI + customizable difficulty
• 100% customizable inputs
• Player profiles with different settings and statistics
• Designed to go direct to the fight
• Complete help section
• Pause menu with battle information: player status, statistics, decks, card effects and special states.
• Tournament mode
• Trophies

There are some incomplete things, such as the translations (my native language is Spanish) and the characters themselves (only 2 at the moment), and more things I want to add before calling the game as complete (game modes, options, different battle rules,...).

To show you a bit of how it looks like, here's a gameplay video:

Below is the link to the game itself:
https://gamejolt.com/games/mh-dim/328884

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As currently I have only shown the game to my classmates, who know the teachers represented and to other people within the University's sphere, I don't know how a game like this could have impact on people outside this world, so I will appreciate any kind of feedback to improve the game.

Also, for the ones who would like to give a more detailed feedback and more precise answers about how is the game developing, I have a Google Form created for the occasion here.

Hope you like it!

 

I liked kingdom hearts card system and this looks very similiar, i haven't tried it yet but from what i see from your game feature i don't see any mention of multiplayer.

Would you consider online or local multiplayer?

The idea looks very fun and creative.I m gonna try it when i can.

 

Oh sorry, I didn't mention it but the game itself was disgned as a local multiplayer (2 players) as this was exactly what we thought the card system deserved, and after that we added the AI so, yes, it has local multiplayer (I will edit the post now).

I'd really love to make online multiplayer mode, however I know nothing about networking so it could take me a lot of time...

 

Version 0.3.4 released!
It contains:

• 2 new combos for Prats
• Automatic deck creation for quick battles
• Tie threshold for time limit fights
• Tutorial English translation
• Sound effect for menu buttons
• Improved damage visual effect mechanics
• Small other fixes and changes (explained in detail inside the game)

Hope you like it! Many other features, such as more Prats' attacks or new game modes coming soon!

 

Hi again! I'm here to show you a new gameplay video of Mezquita Hearts. It's a battle between two human players using all the potential of the game, so you can see how it looks like!

Also, I give you a bit of what we're working in:

• More Prats' combos
• Better dodging moves
• Day/night cycle with customizable day of the year and hour of the day
  
• New game modes
• Small fixes and character balance

What other feature would you like to see in the game? Do you like how the gameplay feels? Any feedback will be appreciated.

 

Version 0.4.0 released!
It has been a long time, but it's finally the moment! A new version!

• New combos
• Better dodging moves
• Day-night cycle
• AI improvements
• Tie breaker option
• Several fixes and improvements

Coming soon...

• More Prats' attacks
• Tournament mode
• Challenge mode and rewards

Happy battling! And don't forget: the best defense is a good offense!

 

Version 0.5.0 is now on!
This is it! A new version! Yeah!
What's new:

• New combos
• AI improvements
• Deck assistant improvements
• New end of the battle screen
• Badge system
• Aids for beginners
  
• Minor fixes and changes

Now you can play with 2 complete characters with different styles, attacks and strategies! Play against another human or test the super-challenging AI!

Coming up...

• Tournament mode
• Trophies and rewards
• Challenge mode

Any feedback is appreciated! Enjoy playing!

 

Hi! Do you plan to have more characters in the final version? Players usually like it a lot in fighting games, although it already feels fun in this prototype.

 

Yes, I do! My idea is to make lots of them, with different playing styles and cards, but I don't know how much time it could take as its me and only me creating this game. However, I want to focus first on more single player options than the quick fight to make it more interesting and addictive! Glad you're enjoying it!

 

Tournament mode released! Create your own tournaments with up to 100 players in a one to three stages tournament, with lots of different options. Decide who's best!


Coming soon...

• New characters
• Challenge mode
• Trophies and rewards

Try the new tournament mode and be the best!

 

Version 0.7 released!

A new character arrives to Mezquita Hearts! Play like Gual, a Medical Physiology professor with a peculiar style of understanding medical education.

It also contains some other features, like statistics for the tournament mode and small gameplay changes.


The following things to come:

• Combined attacks for Gual
• Condition moves and game-breaker cards
• Trophies and rewards
• Challenge mode

Try the new character and feel his style!

 

Version 0.8.0 is now on!

Some new combined attacks, new condition attacks and several other improvements and fixes.

Coming soon:

• More Gual combined attacks
• Game-breaker cards
• Trophies and rewards
• Challenge mode
• More characters

Try the new moves to take advantage of the different playing styles!
You can acces here: https://gamejolt.com/games/mh-dim/328884

 

New gameplay video showing all new features - version 0.9

New features include Trophies, new attacks and some fixes and changes.
Hope you like them!

 

Really awesome how much effort you put in this "hobby" project (free to play).

Are you a medicine student or doctor?
You are very passionate game dev, i think you might have missed your true destination

 

Sorry, I wasn't notified about your comment.

I finished recently a degree in medicine, now I'm about to start as a resident doctor and I love it. I appreciate your words, but I don't see myself working full time as a game dev though. However, I'm enjoying every hour of development and every hour of play in this game, and I will keep up the work in the future!

 

Version 0.10 released!

With all of Gual's combos, AI improvements and a better single player experience in general!

Up on the road: Game-breaker cards, challenge mode, rewards, some fixes and characters, of course!

What do you think?