| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Design | #787 | 3.300 | 3.300 |
| Overall | #847 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Originality | #885 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Adherence to the Theme | #894 | 3.700 | 3.700 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
I like the simplicity of the combat, makes it more addicting :)
I think that sound effect played when you move needs some improvement, it's a bit annoying at the moment.
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LOOOOOVE this concept! "Only one way" was my doom.
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This game is tricky. I like the ideas that you put into this, and the various poisons that you added. I had to mute the sound after a little bit because the skeleton noise became irritating. The game works well.
I'd say the same a Koveras-- definitely one of the coolest games I've tried today! My only complaint is that repeatedly pressing arrow keys to walk around can start to feel a little tedious when not fighting monsters (I actually really like the strategy of the combat). Feels like something that could be a blast to play!
Oh yes, and the sound effects and camera movement give it a rather appropriate "lumbering monster" feel.
I'm not entirely sure about other roguelikes (because I cannot think of many that move on a grid off the top of my mind), but perhaps allowing the player to hold down the arrow keys when moving would help. That would also allow for the diagonal movement I just discovered with the mouse. In terms of making that feel precise-- maybe think about something like pokemon's world movement? If it was needed you could even limit controls to individual presses during combat.
Definitely one of the cooler games I've tried today, even though the controls could be explained better. All the "Only One..." poisons is a fascinating exploration of all the modifiers that can be done to spice up roguelike dungeon crawling.
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