Play game
String Mace's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #373 | 3.705 | 3.705 |
| Overall | #790 | 3.544 | 3.544 |
| Presentation | #1024 | 3.557 | 3.557 |
| Originality | #1503 | 3.369 | 3.369 |
Ranked from 122 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
The knight joins himself to his spike ball with a string when you press space, than disconnects himself and launches the ball.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
Leave a comment
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Comments
Very nice game! It's great how many ways of dealing with the enemies there are with just a simple mechanic! I would recommend lowering the time it takes to restart, also making the particles directional for even better feedback. It's a bit weird that the huge slow bots fly away when you crush to them, but just a detail :D. Great job!! Wait, this is your first jam game? What?! :)
Brilliant game and such a simple yet fun concept. Love the danger aspect of killing yourself if you're not careful! Also strangely addictive too! Well done!
That's a really creative mechanic. Love how your weapon is also a danger to you. Great job :D
It was really interesting how your ball can be used to your advantage but also kill you. We really liked that! Also, this game was really well polished and felt good! Thank you for making it! :)
This was such an addicting little arcade game that made me want to keep playing even though I knew I should move on to something else. It gave me that really good "just one more time" itch. I loved the art style and the idea of swinging around a giant spiky ball that also damages myself. I had such a great time with this one. I really hope you come back to this one post-jam and add more stuff, like more enemies and the like, because I can't get enough of this. Amazing game!
By the way, we played your game on our stream tonight!
Wow, thanks! This was my first game jam and it's really nice seeing people enjoy the game!
Lots of fun and potential here, though I did find an optimal strategy was to just hide behind the ball and let the enemies walk into it on their own, or pull it towards me and hit them instead of just swinging it around. Playing this way was still fun, though I don't think it was intended
Yeah, I noticed that strategy after I submitted the game. Thanks for the feedback, I will try to do more playtesting next jam.
It was fun, indeed limited content - but game jam ^^.
I had to die and retry many times to get to a decent score xD
had fun! died many times... :)
Great game, super fun, my only point of advice is that the hitbox for knight feels a little too big for its size. That may just be the size of the death animation making it seem larger though.
Also your game is super similar to mineVery fun game! :D I figured out I can just hide in the corner and just collect points, but no; the rock is also moving closer to me when robots run against it!! caught me off guard and made me reallocate alot which made the game even better!
Very fun mechanic and it felt very meaty to bash enemies! Also being able to hit yourself added a level of strategy. My main suggestion would be to make the chain a toggle instead of a hold as it's hard to hold down space and move for extended periods. Good job on the game overall!
Thanks! Very good feedback, I will think about that next game jam.
Well polished, great game! Liked the idea that you swing a mace!
the large ball makes the knight a little hard to control which is good, was fun!
Super enjoying experience.
Great idea with the mace actually hurting you as well.
The fact that the enemies were slightly pushing the ball was a nice touch.
Loved the audio (although it was pretty loud!) and was very satisfying to slingshot around bashing things. Nice work!
The visual and audio effects make for some very satisfying gameplay, well done!
Fun! I liked that you didn't need to always be attached - it worked as a great trap by manouvering around enemies. Nice work.
Very fun and addictive, I got 480 points after a ciuple of matches.
Really nice game, the visual effects give each hit a lot of impact. Also the presentation is really good in general. Very entertaining!
Amazing! Our games really have their similarities don't they ;) Took me a bit to get used to how to hit enemies but seriously addicting game! And so unique :) Could definately be taken further