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A jam submission

CURSED SOULSView game page

A metroidvania / soulslike game
Submitted by amdotblacksheep (@amdotblacksheep) — 2 hours, 47 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Artistic#283.9133.913
Gameplay#473.2613.261
Technical#603.2613.261
Overall#673.1393.139
Design#683.0433.043
Theme#1442.2172.217

Ranked from 23 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Comments

Submitted

Tough game.  I was surprised I was getting cards that decreased my performance, but I guess that is what you were going for in this game.   Controls aren't great for people who play left handed. Loved the pixel art and music, though.

Submitted

Great pixel art and character controls. It is a bit discouraging for player to get weaker and weaker so quickly. Maybe you could remove some of the debuffs when the player dies or prays, but punish them in some other way? In any case you have a great start for a fun game.

Submitted

Fun game! The audio was nice, & the controls felt good, though the input felt a bit cumbersome. Killing enemies actually decreasing your stats is cool, but wouldn't work in a bigger game imo; since no player likes the feeling of getting weaker over time. The boss fight was a funny yet understandable cop-out. Good work!

Submitted

I like the reversal of expectations where leveling actually reduces your stats, instead of boosting them.

Submitted

Very beautiful graphics and nice music! I liked the difficulty it's not too hard but quite challenging!

Submitted

The character getting weaker for killing enemies was an interesting concept and I'm impressed by a pretty extensive movelist of the player.

The only issue I have is that shrines are really hard to notice, especially since there's a lot of other skulls chillin' on the ground.

Developer

Thanks! Thank you also for the advice,  I’ll try to make them more visible.

Submitted(+1)

Very nice pixel art! Gameplay is challenging like Dark Souls

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Very interesting having to play with the mouse and the keyboard. And using the enemies as an Energy Source is really clever! Loved the art style and music, great entry!

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Cool concept and nice graphics :)
I miss option to jump with arrows or "W" and to use attack with keyboard (so I dont need mouse) but still very polished and nice game :)

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I make a copy and paste of Salt and Sanctuary's controls, I will add controls' customization.

Submitted(+1)

The levels were really polished and gave castlevania vibes :) nice game!

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Good graphics! game could use a checkpoint system

Developer

There is a checkpoint system (three skulls with a candle to be activated),  are the checkpoints hard to notice or are they too far?

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Great! Loved the graphics!

Developer

Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Love the soundtrack and graphics! Reminds me so much of classic arcade games like Ghost and Ghouls! 🥰

Developer(+1)

Thanks! It's an honor for me that you compare my game with Ghost and Ghouls!