History VideoGame / Tallowmere

It was developed by Chris [=McFarland=], and released on [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac]] and UsefulNotes/{{Linux}} on 3rd March, 2015 via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and [[https://chrisnzl.itch.io/tallowmere Itch.io]]. It was then ported to [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] on the 11th May, 2015, to UsefulNotes/WiiU on September 1st, 2016 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on November 9th, 2017.

* AnAxeToGrind: Your default weapon, and an all-around serviceable one. It's a melee weapon, so you can only use it up close, but it can hit enemies in front of and above you, and you can swing it decently fast.

* SelfImposedChallenge: You can toggle these via an NPC in the main hub. They range from shutting off various features to making enemies stronger. The more challenges you have toggled on, the more favorably your final score will be adjusted at game's end.

* KnifeNut: You, if you wield an Emerald Dagger. This weapon compensates for its extremely short reach by making you lunge forward a short distance whenever you attack with it. It also lets you cloak yourself by standing still and not doing anything for a few seconds. You'll then be invisible until you perform any action other than moving or jumping (though touching an enemy or getting hurt has a chance of removing your invisibility). You do move slower while invisible (and you won't lunge when attacking, making the short range a very pressing issue), but if you can successfully maneuver behind an enemy and hit it, you'll BackStab it.

It was developed by Chris McFarland, and released on [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac]] and UsefulNotes/{{Linux}} on 3rd March, 2015 via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and [[https://chrisnzl.itch.io/tallowmere Itch.io]]. It was then ported to [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] on the 11th May, 2015, to UsefulNotes/WiiU on September 1st, 2016 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on November 9th, 2017.

A 2-D Hack-and-slash {{Roguelike}} in which you try to get as far in a randomly-generated dungeon as you can. Why? Uh, [[NoPlotNoProblem because it's there]], and Lady Tallowmere wants you to kill as many monsters as possible.

Released on PC, Mac and Linux via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and [[https://chrisnzl.itch.io/tallowmere Itch.io]], and available for purchase on UsefulNotes/WiiU and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.
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* MagicWand: The Ice Wand, which is pretty much the only ranged weapon in this game that you can't hurt yourself with. Its projectiles are also semi-homing. The downsides include a short range in comparison to the RocketLauncher, slower projectiles than the RocketLauncher, and most damningly, being unusable unless you are standing still (and, as a corollary, you also have to be standing on the ground), which makes an Ice Wand less useful against AirborneMooks than you'd think at first glance.

* RocketLauncher: This is one of the weapons in the game, [[AnachronismStew vaguely-medieval setting be darned]]. It's a fantastic weapon with a shockingly high rate of fire, the best range of any weapon in the game, and speedy projectiles that enemies will be hard-pressed to dodge. The main downsides include non-negligible recoil (repeatedly firing ''will'' push you backwards quite far, possibly into SpikesOfDoom), the fact that the projectiles fly completely straight making aiming around corners very awkward, and the obvious issue of... well... let's just say [[ExplosiveStupidity using it at point-blank range is a terrible idea]].

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: In the hub area, there's a woman guarding a bucket of kittens, who lets you [[IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten sacrifice one or more of them]] for additional starting health. While doing this makes the early game significantly easier, it also locks you out of all but a handful of achievements, and each kitten sacrificed demotes you to a lower-tier leaderboard.

* SelfImposedChallenge: You can toggle these via an NPC in the main hub. They range from shutting off various features to making enemies stronger. The more challenges you have toggled on, the more favorably your final score will be adjusted at game's end.

Released on PC, Mac and Linux via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and [[https://chrisnzl.itch.io/tallowmere Itch.io]], and available for purchase on UsefulNotes/WiiU.

* RocketLauncher: This is one of the weapons in the game, [[AnachronismStew vaguely-medieval setting be darned]]. It's a fantastic weapon with a shockingly high rate of fire, the best range of any weapon in the game, and speedy projectiles that enemies will be hard-pressed to dodge. The main downsides include non-negligible recoil (repeatedly firing ''will'' push you backwards quite far, possibly into SpikesOfDoom), the fact that the projectiles fly completely straight making aiming around corners very awkward, and the obvious issue of... well... let's just say using it at point-blank range is a terrible idea.

A 2-D Hack-and-slash {{Roguelike}} in which you try to get as far in a randomly-generated dungeon as you can. Why? Uh, [[NoPlotNoProblem because it's there]].

NeedsWikiMagicLove.

* KnifeNut: You, if you wield an Emerald Dagger. This weapon compensates for its extremely short reach by making you lunge forward a short distance whenever you attack with it. It also lets you cloak yourself by standing still and not doing anything for a few seconds. You'll then be invisible until you perform any action other than moving or jumping (though touching an enemy or getting hurt has a chance of removing your invisibility). You do move slower while invisible (and you won't lunge when attacking, making the short range a very pressing issue), but if you can successfully maneuver behind an enemy and hit it, you'll BackStab it ForMassiveDamage.

* AnAxeToGrind: Your default weapon, and an all-around serviceable one.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: They allow you to FlashStep!
* RandomlyGeneratedLoot: ''Everything'' aside from the lowest-rarity weapons has randomly-generated bonuses.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: They allow you to FlashStep!