I really like the retro sound effects, well done.
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Axe and Arrow's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Audio | #45 | 3.486 | 3.486 |
Graphics | #52 | 3.829 | 3.829 |
Overall | #68 | 3.429 | 3.429 |
Gameplay | #88 | 3.343 | 3.343 |
Theme | #133 | 3.457 | 3.457 |
Innovation | #158 | 3.029 | 3.029 |
Ranked from 35 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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GitHub repository url
https://github.com/jyoung4242/GameDevJSJam2025
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For the open source category, you'll need to have a README file and License file. Your screenshots are super cute so you could easily add those into your README (as shown with Mookie on stream, this is super easy to create and can essentially be autogenerated. Since Mookie was on stream with me, I did this for you all 😉).
The concept is great, fun, exciting. I like that the characters can hit multiple enemies. I enjoy the sound effects and music; they fit nicely with your game, and the sound effect for hitting multiple enemies is so satisfying. Having two "characters" to control is rather creative. Nice work. The graphics and art style is cute as.
At the end of the "level" just need a "restart" button or similar, "new game" or something (this only happened with the game was zoomed in so it wouldn't go to the next game). Would love to see more levels here too in future. The resizing might have some issues with the screen, on my first play I couldn't see the balance or slider, or enemy count, but when I refreshed and played a second time, the slider was there and the enemy kill count etc. was all visible. It was then that the game also continued after finishing a level, and continued to the next level.
I love the animation for when you change characters, the zoom out and in is very cool, nice touch. Enemies are actually really cute too. Great job on this game everyone.
Interesting take on Survivors-like genre! I liked the art style, very cute characters and animations
Very nice and polished game! I really like the graphics and the music. The mechanic of having to switch between the different characters is very interesting. However, as it is a survivors like game and the two characters follow each other, I felt that the switching between the characters had not much influence. I had this feeling especially for the arrow character. As it has anyway a range attack and you never know where it shoots it was very hard to steer where he will attack. I think the whole mechanic is cool, but might need some tweaking, so that the switching feels more impactful. Maybe the characters should really move completely independently? However, if you do this it might be too difficult to manage, especially with the horde of enemies. Maybe you need then to dial down the number of enemies. Another idea would be that they move independently, but you can call the other character to you, e.g. with a whistle or so :).
I still liked playing this! Congratulations to a very polished entry.
I like the idea of balancing the power beteween two characters. However when I discovered that the bow and arrow is super powerful I just focused on that. Hint: The arrow can go through multiple enemies so just line them up in a straight queue and witness the power of the mighty arrow.
Very nice game!
Loved the art style and balancing of the elements.
Interesting use of Excalibur!
Also liked your Skyrim avatar! :D
Such a beautiful pixel art! And idea to add two characters is awesome!!! I like this game!
Very interesting interpretation of the concept, and great visuals + audio.
Pleasant, i had trouble where moving around also moved the viewport's scrollbars simultaneously but i have the same problem with Xuberance of Frozen Tetris unless it's fullscreen myself so i can't be hypocritical lol.
I'm either really good at maintaining balance on accident or maybe a little more volatility in getting way off balance would be serving the game to make it a little harder. One play through until dying though is only one data point.
Pretty happy with this one.
Gave you an itch follow, if you like what you see on my page consider doing the same.
Nice and polished, i like the isometric style and the controls are good (even on a mobile! Nice!)
Really fun game with lots of satisfying juice. I feel like it's a bit too easy to keep the balance, and would love to see that mechanic developed a bit more, but a very enjoyable game overall.
Fun game with simple mechanics, one thing I would add is audio control.
Good Game.
The Graphic and audio fit the gameplay well. It was fun to play. I liked the upgrading part in the game
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