Cardbuster

OVERVIEW

Cardbuster is an Action-Adventure-Deckbuilder game which takes place in a Post-Apocalyptic town called Dusty Creek. Take on the challenges this town throws at you using your abilities granted by mysterious cards. Using fluid and responsive movement controls, flow through various levels of both the town and the forest.

In Cardbuster we merged strategic planning phase of a deckbuilder game with action filled gameplay style of an action-adventure game. Rather than the ordinary turn-based systems of deckbuilder games, Cardbuster offers an active and instant approach to the usage of your cards both in combat, platforming and puzzle solving parts of the game.

Lore

Cardbuster takes place in Dusty Creek after many years have passed since The Sudden Doom. Following The Sudden Doom, Earth spewed Card Dust and with it came the Mushroom Folk from the depths below. The discovery of Card Dust caused the town to lure many people from different backgrounds to seize this most intriguing resource for themselves.




Buster is just a curious teen who stumbled upon a magical Card, and reached Dusty Creek following the Card's enticing aura. Even though Buster doesn't realize the power she has, she definitely possesses the might to overcome what she faces in this journey.

Buster uses Card Abilities of different types to either power herself up, gain new combat abilities or effect the environment around her to gain an extra edge over the challenges.

Cards

There are 3 types of cards in Cardbuster:

• Combat

Combat abilities provide Buster with various weapons to crush her enemies, such as Haymaker, Flamethrower or Energy Bomb which completely change the fighting style of Buster for a while.

• Buff

Buff abilities take effect directly on Buster improving her capabilities. For example the Rush card increases Buster's Movement Speed and Attack Speed, enabling her to overcome obstacles that previously seemed impossible, allowing you to see the map and paths through it in another perspective. Super Jump ability enables her to access out of reach parts of the map like on top of buildings to enable her exploration options and tactical advantages.

• Environment

Environment abilities add extra features to an area around Buster for a while, which affects the puzzle, platforming and combat sections of the gameplay. For example with Blizzard ability, enemies around Buster will be slowed and some will be even Frozen. With Hurricane ability, Buster periodically Knockbacks enemies who get too close.

In Cardbuster your active abilities may lead to interesting Ability Combos. Such as beating enemies with Haymaker while they are Frozen by Cold Pulse ability causes them to Shatter, causing sharp ice shards to shoot out from them to damage enemies around it. Using Flamethrower ability while Hurricane is active causes a Fire Tornado, Flamethrower to not only hit enemies in front but hit everybody around Buster.

Platforming

With the agility of Buster and abilities such as Rush and Super Jump, navigating through Dusty Creek is aimed to be a fluid experience. Even if at first when you face obstacles too high to pass or a space too wide to jump over, if you use the right ability, new paths and parts of the map open up to you.

Puzzles

Buster will need to find specific objects or keys to access a new chapter of the story or the space around her. But this will not be without its challenges. You will have to uncover hidden access points and concealed paths, use the right abilities at the right time to progress and acquire powerful abilities to help you on your adventure.

KEY FEATURES

• Filled with action: Experience exciting combat and platforming challenges with the real time gameplay of Cardbuster.

• Depth of a card game: Build the card deck of Buster and plan your tactics before heading into the heat.

• Customize your deck: With many card options to choose from, fine-tune your deck to suit your play style.

• Explore a mysterious town: What does this town called "Dusty Creek" hide? Befriend the locals and uncover the secrets as you progress.

• Boss fights: There are plenty of dangerous enemies dwelling in Dusty Creek.

• Loot and Craft: Find cards directly or loot card dust to craft what you need.

• Discover secret places: There are many nooks and crannies in Dusty Creek. Find them and collect your rewards.