Post by Laurent Ongaro in Slimecide (Demo) comments

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I really liked the game: it’s original, fast-paced, and the pace is excellent.
The idea of spending your time running away is great and new (for me).
Not being able to attack manually is confusing at first, but you get used to it, and it’s an interesting mechanic.
I really liked the weather mechanic. I didn’t understand the difference when it’s raining.
The balance between taking risks to kill enemies (and collecting souls and health), and staying on chests and taking damage is interesting.
I didn’t notice any annoying bugs.
The game can be very addictive.

The souls to collect aren’t visible enough (lack of contrast).
Too much time is sometimes spent searching for where the chests appear.
The initial approach to the game is too abrupt and could discourage impatient players.
The onboarding is insufficient; explanations are lacking, especially at the beginning.
The game could be repetitive due to the lack of variety, but that’s probably because it’s a demo.
Boss fight is too long.

Difficult to understand what to do once in the “Training Grounds”; an introductory text would be welcome.
Weapon Master: Lack of explanations about weapons and shards.
Artifact Master: Nothing to report.
Enemy Master: Nothing to report.
Lack of feedback on the character’s attack cooldown (you have to look at the bar to see it).
The graphics are nice.
Fun: 1/5.

I don’t understand how to attack “manually.” If that’s not possible, it’s important to clarify the procedure.
I don’t understand the point of choosing a human character.
The lack of sound is annoying because it lacks feedback. - I died after 4 minutes.
Fun: 1/5

I realized I had to flee and that I couldn’t attack manually.
I realized I had to avoid enemies without being able to attack them and that I could use the wind to modify my movements.
I died after 7 minutes.
Fun: 3/5

I died after 10 minutes and 54 seconds.
I noticed little differences in gameplay compared to the previous Session, aside from reduced health and increased damage.
Fun: 3.5/5 (less discovery and surprises)

I died after 3mn and 38s
real difference in gameplay: lot of life, not enough damages (so no souls gain).
I understand that some initial combinations are not great !