Out Of Bounds

The following is the story of Out Of Bounds...

"The traveller came from far away,
His past shrouded in mystery,
He looked up as his fears allayed,
And faced the tomb from history, 

It was said to hold the greatest treasure,
And the traveller knew no bounds,
The threat of danger never a measure,
When there was treasure to be found, 

He sought after many grand jewels,
Which he’d add to his growing collection,
He’d then tell false stories which fooled,
Yet for his stories he gained affection, 

There were four other places to go,
But to which the traveller wouldn’t arrive,
The traveller had raided his home,
And for that he would not get out alive, 

And so, forth went the bold and the brave,
To try and claim the treasure of the tomb,
Although fraught with much danger so grave,
Countless quested on and sealed their doom, 

Realising the tomb was unassailable,
The rest of the traveller’s legend spread,
The other areas never available,
Not to a man who was long, long dead, 

This meant there dwelled lost valuables elsewhere,
Like the crystals of the fabled Gem Forest,
Or the mountain, which to climb was a nightmare,
Or the castle, whose traps would leave them sorest, 

Even the abandoned factory,
Which had lay dormant for many decades,
May’ve had riches satisfactory,
So all of the explorers raised their spades, 

They left for the four centres of wealth,
Proclaiming they’d return, pockets filled,
Alas, as they’d return in worse health,
For they’d more often get themselves killed, 

To this day, there are those who vainly attempt,
No matter how many times they are downed,
To avoid death, from which they think they’re exempt,
And to avoid he who lives,

Out Of Bounds… "

The game takes place many many years later (as in, about two centuries later) where the protagonist of our story has been living in the ancient tomb in the desert, protected from the decay that accompanies ageing. In return, he is tasked with eliminating all who may enter the tomb, as well as other areas of treasures untold, such as a fabled cave known as the Gem Forest, or a grand castle far away.

This game is sadly not that close to completion - yet. I We aim to continue working on this project every so often, working in more mechanics and areas. (There are two areas that have yet to be implemented, as well as individually-firing traps, activators for those traps (buttons, levers, etc.), more challenging and thought-provoking level design, and a finished story; the protagonist has more backstory (written in prose, some may be thankful of) and only the second half of that, involving the traveller of legend, has left to be finished. This description already seems heavy having the poem and this rambling, so the story might be added later - the likelihood is that it'll be spread throughout the game eventually.

TL;DR: It isn't finished, but I we intend to work on it a fair amount. 

I have returned at long last and, with the aid of a new developer / general annoyance (one of my best friends) on the scene, work is much  faster than I initially expected. Of course, a lengthy break was taken beforehand, so not too much more should be expected since the first version, but quite a few new additions have made it into Alpha version two!