The Road to Bum-bo ep.9
Today we spoil Bum-bo the Nimble! the backstabbing thief who steals mana with his attacks!
Bum-bo the Nimble is a little math character that has you crunching numbers all day to gain advantage. not only does he deal more damage the more he attacks, but each time he hits with a puzzle spell he steals mana!
The Nimble starts with 2 spells:
- Needle: this attack spell is fueled by 3 Yellow mana and each time it hits it raises its damage by 1. this little needle can take down bosses in no time, especially since it's tied to a mana color that also gains you extra moves.
- Tooth Pick: this spell uses 2 black mana and removes a selected tile from the board, gaining you 1 mana of its type and enabling lots of ways to chain giant combos.
aside from his starting spells and core ability, Nimble is the most lucky of the characters and starts with +1 luck.
Luck affects a few things, chance of critical hits ( double damage ), chance of dodge ( avoid an enemy attack ) and chance of finding more coins at the end of each room.
Bum-bo The Nimble's Stats:
Hearts: 2
Spell Damage: 1
Moves: 2
Puzzle Damage: 1
Luck: 1
Character Special Ability: Bag of Sucking!
Nimble is a thief character, design wise we push this theme by making his puzzle attack spells steal mana. each time Bum-bo the Nimble deals damage with a puzzle combo, he gains 1 mana of each color, and since bones deal out multiple attacks, the larger the combo, bones are Nimbles best friend.
in just 4 days we will be doing another lets play, this time showing off Mr. Nimble in all his roguish glory! stay tuned!
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QA:
Q: Will isaac appear in the game?
A: i think so.
Q: what does James smell like?
A: ive never smelled him in person, but i imagine he smells like these ketchup flavored chips he sent me once.
Q: Does the game have a tutorial?
A: yes, the game starts with a playable tutorial that goes over all you need to get playing, i may post a video of that Friday.
Q: How is it going to be for a dirty casual, like myself?
A: if we are talking difficulty, that's something we are currently balancing. i want the game to feel hard but fair, currently its harder than id like so we are nerfing and then scaling up the difficulty much like we did with isaac, the more you unlock, the harder it will become.
Q: How is Bumbo related to Isaac? Like lore-wise?
A: that should become apparent as you play, the further you go the more pieces will fall into place. i think people will dig the connection once it all comes into focus, it's an aspect of isaac's story im very proud of.
Q: does bumbo connect itself to repentance in anyway?
A: yes, some of the story that unfolds in repentance takes place shortly after the events in bum-bo.. but before the events in OG isaac... it will make sense once you finish both games. also there are quite a few enemies/items from bumbo that are finding their way into repentance.
Q: will Bum-bo's puzzle board feature a lot of chaining combos at random like other match 3 puzzle games?
A: no, since bumbo is a match 4 there is less of a chance of chaining combos at random, but each time you do a double combo (two 4+ tile combos with one move ) you will gain a wild tile and with wild tiles there comes a higher % of random chaining. we are trying to push more strategy and reward for smart plays than just random chance.
Bum-bo the Nimble is a little math character that has you crunching numbers all day to gain advantage. not only does he deal more damage the more he attacks, but each time he hits with a puzzle spell he steals mana!
The Nimble starts with 2 spells:
- Needle: this attack spell is fueled by 3 Yellow mana and each time it hits it raises its damage by 1. this little needle can take down bosses in no time, especially since it's tied to a mana color that also gains you extra moves.
- Tooth Pick: this spell uses 2 black mana and removes a selected tile from the board, gaining you 1 mana of its type and enabling lots of ways to chain giant combos.
aside from his starting spells and core ability, Nimble is the most lucky of the characters and starts with +1 luck.
Luck affects a few things, chance of critical hits ( double damage ), chance of dodge ( avoid an enemy attack ) and chance of finding more coins at the end of each room.
Bum-bo The Nimble's Stats:
Hearts: 2
Spell Damage: 1
Moves: 2
Puzzle Damage: 1
Luck: 1
Character Special Ability: Bag of Sucking!
Nimble is a thief character, design wise we push this theme by making his puzzle attack spells steal mana. each time Bum-bo the Nimble deals damage with a puzzle combo, he gains 1 mana of each color, and since bones deal out multiple attacks, the larger the combo, bones are Nimbles best friend.
in just 4 days we will be doing another lets play, this time showing off Mr. Nimble in all his roguish glory! stay tuned!
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QA:
Q: Will isaac appear in the game?
A: i think so.
Q: what does James smell like?
A: ive never smelled him in person, but i imagine he smells like these ketchup flavored chips he sent me once.
Q: Does the game have a tutorial?
A: yes, the game starts with a playable tutorial that goes over all you need to get playing, i may post a video of that Friday.
Q: How is it going to be for a dirty casual, like myself?
A: if we are talking difficulty, that's something we are currently balancing. i want the game to feel hard but fair, currently its harder than id like so we are nerfing and then scaling up the difficulty much like we did with isaac, the more you unlock, the harder it will become.
Q: How is Bumbo related to Isaac? Like lore-wise?
A: that should become apparent as you play, the further you go the more pieces will fall into place. i think people will dig the connection once it all comes into focus, it's an aspect of isaac's story im very proud of.
Q: does bumbo connect itself to repentance in anyway?
A: yes, some of the story that unfolds in repentance takes place shortly after the events in bum-bo.. but before the events in OG isaac... it will make sense once you finish both games. also there are quite a few enemies/items from bumbo that are finding their way into repentance.
Q: will Bum-bo's puzzle board feature a lot of chaining combos at random like other match 3 puzzle games?
A: no, since bumbo is a match 4 there is less of a chance of chaining combos at random, but each time you do a double combo (two 4+ tile combos with one move ) you will gain a wild tile and with wild tiles there comes a higher % of random chaining. we are trying to push more strategy and reward for smart plays than just random chance.