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Hey gang - got two quick videos to share while I continue getting my living space together! And no, it doesn't have anything to do with "Mincecraft" and, strangely, isn't affiliated with the Doujin music circle with the same name either, but it's a duology of "lost" Doujin mini-games by the once-popular circle, "Roots": "Pumpkingdom Halftype" and "Pumpkingdom Halftype2". I wanted to get these videos out sooner, but better late than never.
While I've had "Halftype2" for a few years, I recently came across the first one about a month ago and decided to get both games uploaded together; developed with XNA (3.1) and the NET Framework, the games serve as spin-offs to "The Marionette Antique" and continues the adventures of Marian "Mari" Saionji (trading her blue dress for a red one) and while the games don't really allude to where they fit in the overall timeline, she is more confident and aware of her powers in this game as a "witch", suggesting it's some time in the future. These games would serve as part of the foundation for Roots' later "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" Doujin, "Magical Gunner Mami ☆ Mami Musket". The first game was released in 2009, with the second coming almost one full year later in 2010.
In the land of dreams and magic, Pumpkingdom, ominous rumors had been circulating in recent years. The "Magic Key", supposedly left behind by the first king, had been stolen by someone despite the tight security. It was said to be used to open the door to an ancient ruin designated as an important sealed property of the country, and that a spirit with the power to destroy the country resided there. These rumors didn't stay confined to one town; they crossed mountains and valleys and reached the ears of the "Crimson Witch" of a neighboring country. "Oh, that's fine. If someone has taken it, it will save me some trouble." she whispered. The "Crimson Witch" is one who seeks power. She set out on a journey in search of the "Magic Key", or rather, the "spirit with the power to destroy a nation".
Pumpkingdom (2) is a simple game where the player goes from left to right and clears two stages broken into different zones (ending with a boss). Unlike the first game, your abilities are not acquired during stages and Marian starts with most of her skills by default. Additionally, the game has a basic maze-like structure where going through the wrong portals will loop the player back. Marian has improved her mobility and martial training since the first game as she can now perform a back-step and a flaming slide as well (basically used as a quick advance) and Marian is stronger, capable of triggering her barrier and burst with her own power (although these abilities have a cooldown). Enemies and objects yield gold coins when destroyed, which Marian can take to a mysterious "Cat Vendor" in exchange for two additional skills, "Energy Rain" and "Meteor Strike" which rain down attacks from above and pan the camera to increase your FoV. I will come right out and say that you can speedrun the game in about ten minutes if you know what you're doing and don't need the additional skills (and legitimately won't get Meteor Shower through normal progression and must grind for it), but they're nice to have.
The game has no pits, but the player will still die if hit by stray bullets, though you can physically touch enemies in this game. That said, you only lose minor progress when you lose and even retain any gold you found, so the game is considerably easier than the first game. The sound is comparable to the other game(s), but the graphics are a modest step up from "The Marionette Antique" and "Pumpkingdom Halftype", but (as stated in the original video) the parent game is clearly more ambitious, and this game was mainly a programming exercise using different tools. This is a video showcasing different aspects of the game. You can get it at:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/ix7qj3bda9etq84/PumpK2.7z/file
Enjoy.
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