i love games that utilize death in some lore/mechanic-relevant way. Very cool! I'd love to see how the powers/lies could be expanded upon with maybe different weapons or more abilities as the game goes on further if ya'll end up working on this after the jam. Gameplay wise I was reminded of vampire survivors and found myself wanting to play it similarly by holding down attack and just focusing on movement, but with how fast the mushrooms are in the first wave I think that wasn't the right strategy haha. Even with the dash ability unlocked I found it pretty difficult to time it so that I wouldnt get hit by the other mushrooms. Wonder if maybe a hitbox adjustment, speed increase for the main character, or a speed decrease for the mushrooms would have felt more balanced for me? (I'm also on trackpad though, n maybe could just be due to skill issue on my part). Sad I couldn't make it past the first wave, seems like there was more cool narrative to uncover, great job with this!
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Thanks for the review! There are 3 weapons and 2 abilities in total right now(If we not covering the hidden easter egg ability). The second one (the trident) is unlocked after your 2nd death, and it should make clearing the first wave easier since it shoots 3 projectiles. The best strategy for the first wave is to run wide circles near the spikes to lure enemies into them. Also, instead of holding the attack button (which slows your hero by about 10–15%), it’s better to shoot once, precisely in their direction when they start dashing toward you. With the trident, the 3 projectiles are piercing, so if you keep circling the map, enemies will eventually group up and you’ll be able to hit them all with a single shot.
For the second wave, the trick is to avoid getting too close to the flying eyes and just dash through them on cooldown—it usually takes about 2 dashes to kill one (there are 2 total). After clearing this wave, you’ll unlock the mighty sword.
I know the combat still needs some balancing—I left that for the end and just didn’t have enough time to polish it properly. Thanks again for the review! It’s a bit sad you didn’t get to see the full story—I’m sure you would’ve liked it!
PS: Everyone saying that the first wave is the hardest in the game)))))