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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #4 | 3.546 | 3.546 |
| Use of the Limitation | #5 | 3.481 | 3.481 |
| Enjoyment | #6 | 3.481 | 3.481 |
| Presentation | #7 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Concept | #11 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
Ranked from 27 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
Alexander Kazazis
Software used
Unity, Visual Studio, Aseprite, Bfxr, Audacity
Use of the limitation
The player can only use their special abilities after being wounded.
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Dat VO. I can tell there's a lot of depth and work that went into this, but it's insanely difficult at the moment. Check out my review of your game at https://www.twitch.tv/scalphamission
Thanks so much for playing and reviewing!
I appreciate the tip about Audacity. Glad you were amused by the voiceovers; a lot of people commented on those. I actually recorded them at the absolute last minute.
I'll work on the difficulty curve. I end up playing my own game so much that I get really good at it, so I lose sight of the challenge level.
In terms of the controls, the game really wasn't designed for the mouse. My intention was that the dominant hand would rest on the keys I (Swing Sword), J (Berserk Charge), K (Shell of Courage), and L (Torrent of Flame), which are clustered together on the keyboard. That leaves the non-dominant hand on WASD (if you're right handed) or the arrow keys (if you're left handed). In retrospect, I probably should have turned off the mouse attack option entirely, because most players don't have three hands.
The UI interfering with the real estate was something that I wrestled with. At certain points in development I mostly hid it (except for the heart/scar icons), but then it's almost impossible to remember which abilities are unlocked (and you can't keep track of where the cooldown is). I need a hard think about this one.
Lastly--I really enjoyed watching you play. Your verbal comments were very helpful, but in addition to that, actually watching a person play your game is incredibly valuable feedback in itself. Cheers.
What a good game!
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed the game.
I LOVE the sound effects, gives me nostalgic vibes. Clever use of the limitation too! Great game with the right amount of difficulty
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed. :)
Awesome game, with good looking art and good sound effects.
It also uses the limitation really well with the mechanics used.
One suggestion I have is to add the input keys next to their respective abilities, as I'd sometimes forget what key does what and accidentally launch myself in one direction xd
Thanks, so glad you enjoyed!
That is a really good suggestion... I'm embarrassed it didn't occur to me. :)
The voice over is nice. nice hero and different graphics for ennemies, it take lot of times to do this , good work.
Thank you! I kind of go nuts on these short jams, working 12-hour days. I'm so glad you enjoyed. :)
the 2d dungeon are super long game genre. i don't do it anymore, too long to build one , but i can recognize the " lot of works" when i see your game.
awesome game! the controls are smooth and responsive, art is simple but neat, the sound effects are great! especially with the voice overs, the gameplay is challenging and I would like to play it again (good replay value), overall I enjoyed playing this one ! congratulations! keep it up!
Thank you so much! A lot of people liked the voice overs. It was literally a last-minute inspiration, but I agree they add a bit of flavor. :)
FRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!! Hah, loved the voiceovers. I wasn't sure if I would be able to beat this one, but I eventually realized I could just dodge the bats. The serpent gave me a run for my money too. I really liked the atmosphere of this, and thought the use of the limitation was pretty unique. Maybe it's me, but I couldn't figure out how to use the Singing Blade and there didn't seem to be a control mentioned for it. Only other thing I noticed was the music didn't loop on the boss fight. Overall great job!
I was afraid this wouldn't be clear enough! The Singing Blade is just double damage. The slider just shows your blade swing cooldown.
Nice game! The sound effects are also good, is it "that's better"? It keeps ringing lol.
Heh heh. I wasn't sure whether that would get annoying after a while.
I usually just create 8-bit-style beeps and buzzes to use as sound effects, but something possessed me to go another route with this project. The sound effects are more or less the last thing I do.
I enjoyed it, cool game and graphics
Thanks so much for trying it! :)
Very polished, attention to details and a lot of work here. Good entry!
Thanks so much for checking it out! Glad you appreciated the extra finishes. :)
Fun and the abilities when you take damage mechanic is really interesting.
Thanks for trying it out, glad you had fun!
It did turn out a bit harder than I intended, but I can beat it fairly reliably. The secret is to spam your abilities once you're very low on health. :)
It's difficult! I got killed over and over again.
Yeah... it came out a bit harder than I intended.
That said, the key is, when you are getting wounded, use your special abilities.
1 wound: you can charge (J key)
2 wounds: double sword damage
3 wounds: protective shell for 3 seconds (K key)
4 wounds: shoot a fireball (L key)
It's an interesting game in fact! I'm just not very skilled :D
Thanks so much for playing and rating. :)
Very difficult but interesting!
Thank you for trying it out! Glad you enjoyed. :)
Hahahaha such a great game and a better dubbing!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed. :)
Very cool and challenging game
Thank you! I always try not to go too hard in a jam game, but... I'm an old-school gamer, I guess...
Nice voice acting xD
Thank you so much! :)
Ahahah, I was laughing so hard
Thank you! I was going for a Korgoth of Barbaria vibe. :D
Ahah, it's so cool and fun, I especially liked that you steamed up and did a voiceover. The restrictions are done well, the game looks very cool, it's fun to play ;D
Thanks a lot! Working on an action game was a good change of pace. :)