Hello, I had a bug on the 4th boss, it did went to the up right corner of the screen like it was going to turn in a ball and shoot thorns, but it literally keep there like a dog and never went down, i had to kill myself to restart the fight.
Also, I think the daggers in the blademaster fight are a little unfair, it spawns in front of you and you can't do nothing. And when blademaster tp to the other side of the stage, you are going there and throws you a mega sword at max speed it's a little WTF. But I enjoy the game a lot, tons of fun and blademaster fight was really challenging for me, and a little frustrating
accidentally softlocked myself on the first boss by sliding into the weak spot and attacking, i was invincible and did constant damage with no effect done even with the curse bar all the way gone. softlock continued through to the next boss
a little annoying but its a new game and it's a very specific glitch
sorry, I actually meant the third boss, basically I was invulnerable despite having 0 health and 0 curse, and did constant damage when touching a weak spot; character animation was frozen in the sliding position and that continued even during the power-up animation between bosses. I was also completely immobile, so i had no way to damage the last boss and had to reload the page.
The incremental difficulty is very good, the music and bosses are nice to deal with, I just have some notes:
- The sound effects of the 3rd boss are a bit too loud even with loud music - Against the final boss I was more often hit by the fact of having made contact with the boss rather than being hit by him. - I don't know if it's just me, but I didn't use the slide mechanic, I found it particularly uncomfortable as well as using the Z jump, I found it more intuitive to use the up arrow. (In the case of this note it's more of a feeling I have, I don't consider it a flaw.)
Final result 8,5/10, I hope also in future works :)
This game was awesome!, i like the design of monsters along with the music, although it was difficult i enjoyed it very much i can't wait for the full version :)
This one is SICK! I like the difficulty increase, the music is in good sync with the game, also nice story building (although it's still short because this is for boss rush jam). Almost an hour to finish the game lul, not really good at gaming but it's really fun and challenging! Can't wait for the full version of the game :)
I feel like the "curse" of the blade isn't necessarily a threat, as the bosses vulnerability periods were shorter than the amount of time it took to deplete the curse bar. I could only get one or two combos on the bosses before I couldn't even hit them if I wanted. Dunno if that was intentional or not tho.
Also for the final boss, I felt like I was fighting the hit box more than the actual boss itself. I might just be bad at Metroidvania style games but it was just a bit hard to predict what would hurt you/ the boss and what wouldn't.
Overall, 9/10. For the most part it was challenging but not unfair. The concept of the "Hex Sword" and the boss designs were really cool. Ill be Checking back in on this for future updates.
Fun game! It was definitely a challenge (the final boss certainly lives up to final boss status) but not to the point that it didn't felt like it couldn't be done. I played with keyboard controls and my only gripes is that the keyboard control feels a little weird at least for me. It didn't take long for me to get used to it though, so it could just be me having to get used to the keyboard controls. Otherwise, real fun web game, I am interested in the world of Hexblade and I hope there will be more games within its universe! :D
I dunno, I remember that I was playing a normal game when I have to stop playing to do my chores. When I'm back, the game starts over again and I was smashing on the keyboard to try to skip the cutscene and when I entered the game. I have the Hexblade and everything. LOL
hey dude... sorry for my english i used "a little bit of google translator" but i wanted to say that your game is very good, the art, the gameplay, it matches a lot with the game, it's just something i missed, thisit was the gamepad, but it doesn't affect how good the game is... and hey, i also found a bug in the third boss, i don't know how i did it, but it happened when i attacked while he's climbing in thorn attack, and hestuck at the top of the screen.
man, this game was amazing the final boss really felt like a final boss. the art was beautiful and the music was so good. thank you for making this work of art.
The game is getting very interesting, what bothered me a little, was controlling the character only using the analog gamepad, I could also control it through the Dpad, which is much more precise.
The Jump is on the X button, normally the X is for attack, while the A is for jumps.
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Amazing graphics! Really enjoy the game :)
Thanx a lot! :D
really good! The bosses are very challenging but good fun, amazing job
Thanx for the feedback! :D
Really cool and challenging retro game :)
Thanx for the feedback! :)
Wow, what an amazing job you did with this game, especially for a jam! Really cool bosses, animations and graphics all around :)
Thanx for the feedback! :D
Hello, I had a bug on the 4th boss, it did went to the up right corner of the screen like it was going to turn in a ball and shoot thorns, but it literally keep there like a dog and never went down, i had to kill myself to restart the fight.
Also, I think the daggers in the blademaster fight are a little unfair, it spawns in front of you and you can't do nothing. And when blademaster tp to the other side of the stage, you are going there and throws you a mega sword at max speed it's a little WTF. But I enjoy the game a lot, tons of fun and blademaster fight was really challenging for me, and a little frustrating
Thanx for the feedback and the bug report! :)
accidentally softlocked myself on the first boss by sliding into the weak spot and attacking, i was invincible and did constant damage with no effect done even with the curse bar all the way gone. softlock continued through to the next boss
a little annoying but its a new game and it's a very specific glitch
Thanx for the report, I'll try to check it out.
sorry, I actually meant the third boss, basically I was invulnerable despite having 0 health and 0 curse, and did constant damage when touching a weak spot; character animation was frozen in the sliding position and that continued even during the power-up animation between bosses. I was also completely immobile, so i had no way to damage the last boss and had to reload the page.
Very strange... thanks for that.
you're welcome! an important part of designing games is recieving good feedback from players about bugs and balancing.
I'm always happy to help provide info.
That looks amazing
Thanx a lot! :)
Very nice! Good pixel art and controls. Very fun to play
Thanx for the feedback :)
amazing aesthetics, and working simple gameplay, with cool retro bosses. thanks for this little gem!
Thanx for the feedback! :)
Will there be a KOTH type second part, where there are more enemies and the blademaster (like the blademaster said) trying to get the blade?
I will make a version of the game with levels for each boss. There will be new bosses and new special abilities. A kickstarter will soon be announced.
:OOOOO
I like it a lot. Character control feels great (would like to use dpad instead of analog and reverse jump/attack buttons).
Very minor "flaw" is that final boss sometimes spawn the big sword right at your position so you cant counterplay it.
Could you add custom controlls please, would make a game a whole lot better.
And put duck key please
You should fix you controll man
it hard to play
Very fun and quick game.
The incremental difficulty is very good, the music and bosses are nice to deal with, I just have some notes:
- The sound effects of the 3rd boss are a bit too loud even with loud music
- Against the final boss I was more often hit by the fact of having made contact with the boss rather than being hit by him.
- I don't know if it's just me, but I didn't use the slide mechanic, I found it particularly uncomfortable as well as using the Z jump, I found it more intuitive to use the up arrow. (In the case of this note it's more of a feeling I have, I don't consider it a flaw.)
Final result 8,5/10, I hope also in future works :)
Thanks for the feedback, I'll see how to work these things in the game. :)
honestly I'd say keep the z jump, but add a second jump input for up arrow, just so people can use whatever is more intuitive
This game was awesome!, i like the design of monsters along with the music, although it was difficult i enjoyed it very much i can't wait for the full version :)
Thanx for the feedback and the video! :)
This one is SICK! I like the difficulty increase, the music is in good sync with the game, also nice story building (although it's still short because this is for boss rush jam). Almost an hour to finish the game lul, not really good at gaming but it's really fun and challenging! Can't wait for the full version of the game :)
Thanx a lot for the feedback! :D
Really fun game!
Thanx for the feedback! :)
I’d like to donate when downloading, but that doesn’t seem to be an option. :)
I will soon release a kickstarter for the full version of the game ;)
Damn, and I mean DAMN.
First of all a epic game. I'll be waiting for the next update.
I had one problem and that is that I have a german keyboard which means the Y and Z are switched, which made my hand play in a weird position.
Overall its a great game. 9/10
Thanx a lot! :D
I would LOVE to see this as a roguelike where you can upgrade stats and get new attacks, awesome game, love the art.
I will soon announce a kickstarter of the complete project, wait for this ;) Thanx for Playing!
Very nice, thanks for playing!
wait, HOW DID YOU BEAT THE FIRST BOSS IN FOURTEEN SECONDS
can you change a bit the controls? i think wasd is better than use the arrows
I'll make a second keyboard style control: w,a,s,d, shift and Ctrl. Thanx for the feedback :)
So cool :D
Thanx for the feedback! :)
Very nice game, short but sweet. Thanks for your hard work.
Thanx for the feedback! :)
This iverry hard geme.......... IT´S COOL AND VERRY FUNNY GAME
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
15/10
Thanx a lot! \o/
Very fun and quick game.
However,
I feel like the "curse" of the blade isn't necessarily a threat, as the bosses vulnerability periods were shorter than the amount of time it took to deplete the curse bar. I could only get one or two combos on the bosses before I couldn't even hit them if I wanted. Dunno if that was intentional or not tho.
Also for the final boss, I felt like I was fighting the hit box more than the actual boss itself. I might just be bad at Metroidvania style games but it was just a bit hard to predict what would hurt you/ the boss and what wouldn't.
Overall, 9/10. For the most part it was challenging but not unfair. The concept of the "Hex Sword" and the boss designs were really cool. Ill be Checking back in on this for future updates.
Nice game. If you die at the same time as the boss you hard lock the game.
10/10
Thanks for the notice and feedback, hehe
Fun game! It was definitely a challenge (the final boss certainly lives up to final boss status) but not to the point that it didn't felt like it couldn't be done. I played with keyboard controls and my only gripes is that the keyboard control feels a little weird at least for me. It didn't take long for me to get used to it though, so it could just be me having to get used to the keyboard controls. Otherwise, real fun web game, I am interested in the world of Hexblade and I hope there will be more games within its universe! :D
Found a bug:
I start the game but I already have the hex blade in hand and all the skill withough doing anything, plz fix
Wait! How? Is this intensional?
Yes, there is a cheat code to start the game like this. I talk about him in a You Tube video on my brother's channel, good luck finding it. ;)
What'd you do to get this?
I dunno, I remember that I was playing a normal game when I have to stop playing to do my chores. When I'm back, the game starts over again and I was smashing on the keyboard to try to skip the cutscene and when I entered the game. I have the Hexblade and everything. LOL
So.. keyspam to get it
hey dude... sorry for my english i used "a little bit of google translator" but i wanted to say that your game is very good, the art, the gameplay, it matches a lot with the game, it's just something i missed, this it was the gamepad, but it doesn't affect how good the game is... and hey, i also found a bug in the third boss, i don't know how i did it, but it happened when i attacked while he's climbing in thorn attack, and he stuck at the top of the screen.
A minimalistic masterpiece :) Cool artwork, and the story seems to be inspired by Moorcock.
The last boss dialog could go without repeating every time you die, but otherwise I enjoyed this (didn't beat the last boss though).
This is quality, well done, not got past the third boss yet but it's really enjoyable. Amazing art work, like the sounds, characters are all ace!
Thanx a lot for the feedback :)
man, this game was amazing the final boss really felt like a final boss. the art was beautiful and the music was so good. thank you for making this work of art.
Thanx a lot for the feedback! :)
The game is getting very interesting, what bothered me a little, was controlling the character only using the analog gamepad, I could also control it through the Dpad, which is much more precise.
The Jump is on the X button, normally the X is for attack, while the A is for jumps.
Only issue with this game is that it's too short :P