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A jam submission

Sword ForgeView game page

Level up to unlock new weapons and attacks as you fight and defend the Blacksmith from enemies.
Submitted by From The Bottom, Haiyoooo | Artist — 2 minutes, 2 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Graphics#134.3334.333
Accessibility#333.1853.185
Overall#613.2013.201
Controls#643.1483.148
Audio#723.0373.037
Fun#912.7782.778
Originality#922.9632.963
Theme#1052.9632.963

Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Godot Version
3.5

Wildcards Used
Hardcore

Game Description
Sword Forge is an action-survival game where you're a sword. Level up to unlock new weapons and attacks as you fight through different type of enemies and defends the Blacksmith from them. Inspired by games like Vampire Survivors and Brotato

How does your game tie into the theme?
The player forge upgrades at the blacksmith by killing enemies and picking up their scrap

Source(s)
No

Discord Username(s)
franui.dev - haiyoooo

Participation Level (GWJ Only)
0

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

The art brought me here! After seeing that you made the assets opensource I took a look at your art portfolio too! Love your cozy style, and your eye for color schemes.

There are a lot of similarities between our teams' games, but there are some really useful features that we can learn from yours. Having the off-screen direction pointing towards the forge was a nice touch. Warnings for powerful mobs off screen too! You also managed to implement the wave-end upgrades that we had planned, but left out! The game also ran very smoothly for me even on mobile browser! Well done!!

Developer

hello hello! Awwww thank you! I’m so happy haha! Not going to lie, I noticed your game’s art too xD

i know right, Franui was amazing at implementing everything and including awesome player feedback!

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

I love that the attacking is restricted to time intervals; it makes the game challenging and original!!

Developer

Thank you :)

Developer

thanks man!

Submitted (2 edits) (+1)

Wowza, love love love the 2D art~! Incredibly polished, soft, and super detailed. From an immersion perspective, y'all nailed it! Blended super well with the tunes and the sfx! 

I think the only thing I could critique is mainly just gameplay, one of my favorite things with Vampire Survivors is when you narrowingly dodge hordes of enemies through small gaps. I felt like you couldn't really do that in this game due to the hitbox. Not sure if maybe having a large floating sword asset is a great idea, even though it's so pretty, because it prevents me from understanding where visibly I'll be taking damage. Maybe having something below the sword might help to show where that box--or sphere--is to help the player do those rewarding moments in bullet heavens. Could be a flame from the furnace you're defending. Y'all got a fire theme going, maybe the flame becomes weaker as you take damage. 

The game also became "semi-repetitive." I did like that you added the defense of the furnace element, but I almost wished there were more powerups versus the three I saw: 1) the movement speed increase, 2) the axe, 3) and the kunai. Wasn't sure if the game had more, like an increase to attack speed or power for the sword, but I feel like those small adjustments might've helped to engage me more.

Regardless, I feel like if the critique is asking "for more," that's probably a good thing cause it means y'all made a fun game. Good stuff and solid submission~!

Developer

Woah! Amazing feedback!!

Thanks for taking the time to write all the details :)

Developer

Ohhhh that’s a great idea xD thanks so much for the amazing feedback! I love the flame idea

Submitted(+1)

I love the art style in this! The gameplay was a bit tough. I would die almost immediately when facing off more than a few enemies, I feel like you die a bit too fast. I-Frames would have been nice to prevent death so quickly. Overall it’s a fun game if you can survive to try the powerups! Nice work.

Developer

Thank you :) I agree with the difficulty haha

Developer

you and me both xD i-frames are a great idea!

Submitted(+1)

The artwork is super coherent which is really cool. Hitboxes could use some work, maybe some invincible frames and higher pickup range for experience? I really like vampire survivors so you get extra points from me, good job

Developer

Thanks for the feedback!

Submitted(+2)

I died to not realizing there was an invisible wall. Very cool art and upgrade system!

Developer

Haha, thanks, glad you like it :)

Developer

hahaha yes xD didn’t have time to do an outer border

Submitted(+2)

Thanks for the gorgeous game. The art is astonishing. The music is perfect as well. But the number of enemies… is a little too much for my taste. I could barely survive a few seconds when a wave came.

Developer

Thanks for playing and taking the time to give us feedback :)!

Submitted(+2)

Fun game! I really enjoy playing roguelites and this one is just as enjoyable, especially with the art style

Developer

Thanks :)

Developer

thank you! I love rougelites too 😍

Submitted(+2)

Gorgeous style, and a nice concept of being just a floating sword defending its forge. I found it very hard in the beginning, and took me a couple of times to even get past 30 seconds without being overwhelmed by enemies, so with just a tad bit of balancing this could be a SUPER enjoyable game :D Great submission!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for playing it!

I agree that we should make it easier at the beginning, honestly, I did not have the time to do a proper balance haha

Developer(+1)

me too 🤣 my high score is still stuck at 31 seconds. thank you!

Submitted(+2)

What a fun and addictive game, the color palette is gorgeous and the gameplay is pretty simple but fun, having to pick up the orbs manually is kind of annoying and sometimes the hitboxs seems a bit random, but the upgrades and the ennemies seems pretty well balanced, good job.

Developer

Thanks for playing it and the valuable feedback <3

Submitted(+2)

Enjoyed it a lot! The color palette, art and overall graphics are amazing. The game is self-explanatory, and simple to play, but still, it can get very difficult! You did a great job, congratulations!

Developer

Thanks for the kind words :)

Submitted(+2)

The art for your game is so beautiful! Great job :) 

Developer

Thanks! :)

Submitted(+2)

Nice visuals, very easy on the eyes! Cool little survivor-like game, would love to see more upgrades.

Developer

Thanks for playing it!

Submitted(+1)

Great game with stunning art. Love the core concept. Would have loved a little bit of balancing on the enemies in waves  because you can get swamped easily. Keep up the great work!

Developer

Thanks!

I agree with you, I didn’t have much time to properly balance the waves haha.

Submitted(+2)

I really liked the art style and found the overall idea very fun. It would make a great mobile game. Congratulations.

Developer

Thanks :) we’re glad you like it

Submitted(+2)

A cool take on vampires survivors type gameplay! And obviously incredibly gorgeous artwork

Agreed with earlier comments about i-frames on hit, also might benefit from having it be a bit more obvious where the  players hurtbox is!

Developer

Thanks for taking the time to play it!

Submitted (1 edit) (+2)

Wonderful graphic, nice mechanic for a vampire survivor. 

I didn't like the mobile control on pc. It's a bit conter intuitive for me. I wanted to move where I click. 

I think the player could have benifited from some invincibility, I got hit several times in a row and died due to 1 wrong movement multiple times.

Developer

Thanks for playing and feedback!

I agree about the difficulty, it was a mistake to make the minions solid.

Submitted(+3)

Graphics are to die for!

Developer

Thanks! all graphics are made by https://haiyoooo.itch.io/

The final version has been uploaded, please check it out!

Developer

thanks ^_^

Submitted(+1)

It always impresses me how people can create such a visually beautiful game in such a short time. Unfortunatly I wasn't really good at the game, I managed to kill 89 enemies in my best run.

Developer

Thanks for playing and taking the time to write this :), all art has been made by https://haiyoooo.itch.io/

note: The final version is live! you can try the game again if you want it.

Submitted

Ah thats great I will play it again tonight =)

Developer

and here I am with 29 seconds as my high score xD

thank you!

Submitted

Oh hi, great artist keep up the beautiful work :)

Submitted(+1)

I really like the art!  Too bad you weren't able to upload the final version.  But good work all the same.

Developer

Thanks! We hope to upload the final version ASAP

Developer

The final version is live! you can try the game again if you want it, thanks for playing