The game feels is kind of good, but it really just feels like I'm playing hotline miami with both a sword and a gun.
The doors don't really exists, and are only there because hotline miami had them.
The adherence to the theme is a bit complex : the "one enemy tell the tale" isn't really justified, and the level design doesn't really play in leaving a single enemy alive a hard task. The "one way to kill enemies" isn't that justified either since your sword both acts as a melee attack and as a ranged attack, and with the really short recall time and cramped level design, you just have in front of you a permanent death area if you want to.

I'm not sure the game fits the theme that much, and originality isn't really there, there are a lot of bugs, there's a door in the wall near the three ranged enemies, and finishing that level replays it in loop.
I don't think the game feel can justify all of that.

Quite a good game. Could maybe use save points more often (maybe every time you use the stairs). Would also be nice to see exactly where your blade will go when thrown. There are some other little polish nitpicks, but overall this is really satisfying to play.

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Great game! It reminds me a lot of the melee combat in hotline miami, just wish the sword swing had longer reach and the sword throw wasn't so easy to spam.  Are you supposed to be able to throw the sword through doors or is that an oversight? 

I really liked this game: it is well polished and the recall mechanic gives the possibility to make some stylish multikill.

Probably the normal attack is a little useless since throwing the sword is more safe and efficient.

Anyway, really good work!

Very cool game! Firing the sword like a machine gun gave a good laugh