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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Aesthetics | #159 | 3.905 | 3.905 |
| Theme | #205 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| Sound | #283 | 3.095 | 3.095 |
| Overall | #291 | 3.381 | 3.381 |
| Story | #345 | 2.619 | 2.619 |
| Music | #367 | 3.095 | 3.095 |
| Mechanics | #397 | 2.952 | 2.952 |
| Fun | #447 | 2.952 | 2.952 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Artwork: PixelFrog - https://pixelfrog-assets.itch.io/tiny-swords Music: Migfus20 - https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/683261/ Font - Rick Hoppmann - https://tinyworlds.itch.io/free-pixel-font-thaleah Sound Effects: Bradley Frank - https://pupaya.itch.io/fantasy-audio-bundle Arrow Impact 4 by Ali_6868 -- https://freesound.org/s/384911/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
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Controls are smooth.
Nothing on screen indicates when the player can shoot or not.
Holding shift even without moving drags stamina.
Visuals, music and SFX are nice
Thanks for playing and provding feedback! I hadn't noticed the stamina bar could be drained even without moving, so I will get that fixed. I plan to rework the shooting mechanic and adding in some visual cue about when the player can shoot is a great idea. Thanks!
This is a neat shooter game! I like how movement feels, and having to stop to shoot arrows adds a nice bit of tension when you're trying to kite the enemies. I had some difficulty with the shooting controls, but I see from the other comments that you already intend to address that. I also ran into a minor audio bug where if you press space quickly, the shooting sound plays multiple times even though you only shoot one arrow.
Overall, nice work!
Thanks for playing and providing feedback! Good catch with the shooting sound playing multiple times when shooting if space is pressed! I will get that fixed!
I had a blast playing your game! You included some very nice pieces of polish to help me understand the game and what I was supposed to do easily. For example, I like the green bar for my sprint meter. I've played many games where there is no visual indication of the sprint meter running out it just kind of does and that is nice to be able to plan around it with the visual cue. I really liked the music! Perfect for a last stand. This game really tests my kiting abilities it was great!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked the game and I appreciate your feedback!
really great game! I know it’s not always easy making a collection of assets all work together this well and you did such an excellent job! Mechanics were unique and captured my attention as well. Great job!
Thank you! I'm glad you had fun with the game!
wow, I loved everything about this! the art is amazing and so mechanics, the gameplay is really fun, music and SFX fit perfectly. I agree with others about being able to launch the arrow with the mouse. Also in my opinion, the arrow being blocked by the skulls of freshly dead enemies makes the game a little too difficult in certain situations. But other than that I loved it, well done!
Thanks for checking out the game, and I appreciate the feedback!
The game is fun in itself and looks great! The game would benefit from being able to aim and shoot with a mouse. Other than that this is a solid entry, keep up the good work :)
Thanks! Reworking the aim/shoot mechanic is at the top of the list for a future revision. I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
I just played your game and it was fun and has unique mechanics, I like it!
There is a bug though when I went through trees and killed an enemy there, the enemies stopped spawning, I don't know what might cause this.
Overall, it is a great game!
Thanks for playing and providing feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the game! I'll investigate the bug and try to get that fixed quickly. Thanks again for playing and letting me know about the bug!
The art is execellent and the pause after firing to load the arrow gives it a unique flavour. I agree with some of the other commetns below that being able to aim and fire with the mouse would improve the gameplay a bit, but overall a great entry.
Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you liked the game! I agree with all of the feedback I've received on the controls. I plan to revisit this project after the voting period is over to update some things and number 1 on the list is getting the controls switched over to using the mouse for aiming/shooting. Thanks again for playing!
I like the smooth feel of the mechanic and the fluid look of the animations when the enemies die, I think you did a really nice job on this game!
Thanks for playing and giving feedback! I'm glad you liked the game!
I do like the combat and the aesthetics are great. I do wish the fire button and dash buttons where tied to a different button that would use the right hand. You could use the mouse buttons or perhaps the enter button.(not changing the aiming mechanic , just button placement) but Overall very nice!.
Thanks for playing and providing feedback! The controls were definitely my biggest misstep with it. Out of curiosity, did you try using the arrow keys to cover movement with the right hand? It's a little closer to what you're describing but still not the best. I do like your idea of using the mouse or even the Enter button! I think that would be much more natural and comfortable than the current controls. Thanks again for playing and providing feedback!
very fun and unique idea on this game! love the music and art. cool animations as well. awesome work!
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the game! Thanks for checking it out!
Great asset choice, the music made me feel like I'm about to discover something as it was very motivating. Love the death animation for enemies. Good job!
Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Liked the assets. The sound of the bow was great. Also liked the level design, seemed like a cozy town to live in. The death animation blocking my movement was annoying though. Most of the times I died it was because of that.
Thanks for playing and providing feedback! I think you're right that it would've been better to turn the collisions off when the death animation starts for enemies. Small fix that would greatly have improved the experience. I will keep that in mind for future revisions and projects. Thanks again for playing and providing feedback!
Really cute, coherent use of assets! I really liked the idea of only having a single arrow, although it was a bit difficult to use without a mouse based aiming system. Overall, I thought it was a great entry! Keep making games :)
Thanks for the feedback and encouragement! I agree with you that using the mouse would have been better than leaving all controls on the keyboard. I will keep that feedback in mind moving forward! Thanks for playing and thanks again for the feedback!
The art is nice, i wasn't really a fan of the aiming by facing the enemy but the shooting animation was very satisfying and animation of skull after dying for both enemy and player was cool.
Thanks for the feedback! I agree that shooting is a bit odd and I probably should've incorporated the mouse to make it easier. Thanks again for playing and the feedback!
No problem, are you planning to continue development for it?
I think I will. I had to cut some things like additional enemy types and an intro that I wanted to include but ran out of time. I'd like to go back to it and just polish it a bit more incorporating the feedback I have received through the jam. Do you plan to continue developement for your game?
Sounds good, I will give it another go when it's been updated then :). Definitely, we are very happy with what we got done, but there's plenty we had no time to add and some issues that we need to fix.
The art and gameplay are great! The shooting is slow but unique. I didn’t notice the sprint key until after a few tries. Nice!
I'm glad you liked it and I appreciate the feedback!
I really like the art. Enemies behave great. SFX is great, the music dont match the ambience (in my opinion)
The shooting mechanic is painful at first, but when you got it its easy.
Good job.
Thanks for the feedback! I agree the music doesn't really match the visuals the best. The shooting mechanic could also stand to be improved. It would have probably been better to use the mouse for that. Thanks again for playing and the feedback!
Super cute! Shooting enemies with arrows is so satisfying! Not sure if it's just a skill issue on my part, but I kept getting killed because it took me too long to shoot the arrow lol.
Thanks for playing and the feedback! I don't think it's a skill issue at all. I think the shooting mechanic isn't the best. I probably should've incorporated the mouse for shooting and factored in the time it takes to shoot into the enemy speed more. Thanks again for playing and the feedback!