A short but fun experience. Works well as a prototype and the concept has potential!

This was good experience. Wish it was longer, but 2 weeks is 2 weeks :D

Fun! I thought this would be more grindy/sloggy when I first started, but the gameplay briskly pulls you through in an enjoyable way! It felt like a game that was built for the dialogue and quickly pushed you through everything else, and I liked it!

Really good job on this, cant believe I died once. Maybe the text boxes should go away once you start fighting.

The starting cutscene was fantastic. Art style is so fun looking, gameplay loop was simple but effective. I would love to see you evolve this project. I wanna play this again with more mechanics and enemy types. Keep up the good work loved it.

The artstyle is very charming - and the music fits well. Even if the game is simple it is quite enjoyable. Well done!

Awesome little game, I enjoyed playing it. Couple of times when the timer reached zero seemingly nothing happened, until I realized I can scroll the map and the top left was full of void. :D

Nice, the prologue was neat and set the atmosphere quite well.

I really like this game, the combat mechanics are simple but they are still enough that there is a bit of a challenge using potions and prioritizing different enemies.  The story is funny too and there are a lot of pieces here to lay foundations for a fleshed out full game if you decide to keep working on it.

Really fun playthrough, the narrative was charming, the combat was fun, the music was great, the art was good (especially loved the "thumb people"). Also loved the battle perspective, definitely unique haven't seen that in a game before and honestly would be down to see a game utilise that. Only thing I would add in terms of mechanics (I may have missed this but oh well) is letting the void stuff spread even further, and as it spreads further the battles increase in difficulty.

Good submission for sure, good job guys!

The scrolling map was a nice touch, I enjoyed the rpg but sort of real time combat mix. I think your narrative was well done as well.  

I really like the perspective that the battles are fought in, its quite unique! I'm also a big fan of scrolling the map to look around the world instead of controlling a character, it definitely helps the game stand out.

it's such a nice and kind game. the fight system is sort of a potion management game, but the fact you had a nicely told story and created an atmosphere speaks volumes. nice job! 

This was an interesting game.

I liked how it seemed like you had to catch the void when it was smaller for an easier fight? The larger ones seemed to have more enemies. That’s a nice touch.

Not sure if there’s an ending in this version, but I died so many times anyway… glad for the unlimited respawns :P

This is great! Its fairly coherent and a nice little fantasy game! I think I broke it the first time I played it, however, because I got the '? (you never know what could happen)' from the research before getting the 'strength' and some epic music started playing but no more voids would spawn? So you may want to take a look at that. haha. Other than that there are quite a few grammatical errors, but nothing that can't be easily fixed. :)

Overall a fantastic entry! I really enjoyed the art, music, and story very much! :D Great job and keep it up!!

First of all, thank you for playing Shade Strider and leaving such kind compliments.

I really enjoyed my time playing Forest of Calamity. I got heavy Paper Mario vibes from this, especially with the turn-based combat and the combat scene that reminded me of a theater stage.

Much of the artwork really made me warm and fuzzy. The castle was well designed, and you fit details onto it that made it feel truly alive -- a few animated details (flags waving, people bustling about) would be another nice touch if you continue working on the game.



Also, thanks to your art style, I felt the humor of the characters pretty intensely. They have so much personality and it's really endearing! The king is so goofy looking (which lends to his "incompetent" nature), the fox seems like a character I should probably be skeptical of, and I felt so bad for the poor goblin I slayed without the slightest hesitation -- was there an option for me to spare them? Another thing to tally in your win column is how well the forest background of the game blends seamlessly with the webpage's background. I don't want to take that for granted -- I really appreciate your attention to detail.

Boy, oh boy, that music was incredible! The boss soundtrack came out of nowhere and had no right to be so pumped. It absolutely slaps. There was so much tension there. Impending doom! Big bad boy! That, coupled with the screen shaking, made the game feel alive. More to that point, I would have loved to see your world-building in action with that opening cutscene. The text was interesting, and I think some background images or animations would have done that even more justice. I understand, again, that there is a time limit to this and I absolutely do not fault you for it. (It turns out that it was only displaying a black screen on Firefox, so I tried Chrome and it worked properly. I love the intro cutscene, great job!!!) Your team is creative and I want to see more of what you have to offer.

I died 3 times....that was a fun lil game.

A lot of potential here i feel, very playable mini mmo kinda vibe.....this idea saves a lot of walking across endless maps...which can be fun too , but you get to the good bits quick like this......

Be good with a bigger story.......Loved it...

I really enjoy your game, i like the art style and music, and is a good concept for the theme good job. while playing I found this bug, when 2 void are almost in the same place if you click on a place where one is on top of the other, you will face enemies from both encounters and the player sprite would duplicate as well.

very good game!

Game was so much fun! Loved the art, the mechanics were easy to pick up and play, and the music really sets the tone. Great job!

Wow! What a game! Loved the ambiance (both art and sound) and I really felt immersed in the game. I can see there is plenty of room for expanding if you feel like it. Awesome job!