HoloArc: Atlantis

Welcome to the HoloArc: Atlantis - Boss Fights Demo! This Hololive-inspired Roguelite Metroidvania demo focuses on boss fights, where you play as Gawr Gura on a quest to unravel the mystery of her lost memory and the hidden city of Atlantis.

Boss Explanations:

1. Atlantean Gargoyle, Gatekeeper of Atlantis: This is likely the first boss you'll encounter. It's recommended not to unlock or check anything in the menu for this fight—the boss is meant to be beaten without those upgrades in the full game.
2. Ouro Kronii, The Warden of Time: Kronii is designed to be a very challenging boss, but she’s beatable with enough practice. As the embodiment of time, Kronii essentially serves as the "timer" of the game. Instead of a health-draining mechanic or death timer, you’ll face her directly in a battle that ties into the game’s narrative.  (Pro Tip: Don’t brute force it—memorizing her attack patterns will help you overcome her).
3. Nightmares: Unlocked after defeating all the bosses (currently only 2). In this stage, you'll face all the bosses back-to-back, but with significantly increased difficulty—such as fighting two bosses at once, more complex movesets, and shorter vulnerability windows. You'll unlock the double jump ability to make things slightly easier.

Upgrades:

• Dash: A crucial upgrade to improve your mobility.
• Special: Special attacks can be unleashed when you have enough mana. Requires 5 mana to use.
• Potion: Can be used to restore your health, and for the next 5 seconds, your attacks and specials will deal extra damage.
• Blessings: A random buff of extra attack damage, extra health, extra mana pool, higher chance to double hit, or everything at once.
• Weapon Upgrades: Increases all of your damage with each upgrade.

Controls:

	Keyboard	Controller
Move	WASD or Arrow Keys	Left Stick or D-Pad
Jump (Select, Next Dialogue, Hold to 4x dialogue speed). Double Jump (Nightmares Only)	K or Space	A (Xbox) / X (PS)
Attack (Select, Next Dialogue, Hold to 4x dialogue speed)	J or Z	X (Xbox) / Square (PS)
Up Attack	Up + Attack	Up + Attack
Down Attack	Down + Attack (in the air)	Down + Attack (in the air)
Dash (if unlocked)	L or LShift	B (Xbox) / Circle (PS)
Special Attack (if unlocked)	I or X	Y (Xbox) / Triangle (PS)
Up Special Attack (if unlocked)	Up + Special	Up + Special
Heal (if unlocked)	O or C	RB or RT (Xbox) / R1 or R2 (PS)
Toggle Fullscreen	F	Start/Share/Options
Toggle SFX	1	LB (Xbox) / L1 (PS)
Toggle BGM	2	LT (Xbox) / L2 (PS)
Toggle Screen Shake	3	Left Stick Press (L3)
Toggle FPS	4	Right Stick Press (R3)

Afterwords:

I’m working hard to make HoloArc: Atlantis a reality and plan to submit it to HoloIndie. Your support is crucial for this project to grow!

How You Can Help:

• Play the Demo: Please give it a try and share your thoughts! Knowing how long people play, how they interact with the game, and what they think will really help when I pitch it to HoloIndie.
• Spread the Word: If you like the game, sharing it with others would mean a lot. The more people who play, the better the data I can gather, and it also helps get the word out.
• Support the Project: Funding is actually holding me back from finishing the game faster. I can only spend about $150 a month on necessary assets due to living in a low-wage country. If you’re someone who can create better art, animations, or handle audio, I’d love to hear from you. 

If you have any other ideas on how to support me, feel free to contact me on Discord (#a.m.elegant)!

Thanks for playing and reading this far!