Would love a mouse sensitivity option. Seconding that it could use some checkpointing too. I died twice trying to grapple into the turrets and slice them up instead of just shooting them, like a person with more than one brain cell would. That’s entirely your fault though, you gave me a samurai sword and grapple hook at the same time, how am I supposed to resist that??

But yeah, definitely some fun mechanics.

great job with this - the movement is fluid, the combat feels great (especially the Frontier Blade). i also liked the "smart gun mode" and how the game rewards you for engaging in the combat. and yeah, the visuals are top notch - great sense of style and overall cohesiveness. all the neat little details (like the the debug-info-as-cyborg-interface-readouts that's been pointed out by many already) really do add up to a consistent, rewarding experience

two things i'd like to critique just a bit :) one is the lack of saving / checkpoints. the game is quite long, and getting killed by a stray turret bullet and then having to redo everything up to that point can become a bit of a stepping stone. two is the light but still noticeable eye strain effect - the lower resolution combined with some striking colours, visual glitches and loads of motion all contribute to that and it did affect me a bit even though i'm not prone to problems on this front. while i totally get the need for visceral visuals and how much that affects that nebulous "game feel", this is something that might need tinkering with (i believe this has been mentioned in another comment too) (though my game kinda sorta suffers from the same issue so who am i to judge lol). i'd say having an option to reduce the overall "visual intensity" would go a long way (at the very list that's what i'm planning on doing with mine)

but yeah, this game works great, feels great and runs great - it's amazing how much you have accomplished over a very short period of time, and i'm hoping this will build towards a fully-realised experience in the future. great job!

Pretty difficult, wasn't able to beat it in the first sitting. And that's a compliment, I like a game that can beat me. The UI and presentation was absolutely marvelous, the debug info felt perfectly at home with the sci-fi aesthetic. I think possibly the best little subtle detail was that, despite the mostly-desaturated and same-y color of the environment, the enemies pop out because of the glow, and that's super-cool.

I think there could definitely be some options for accessibility. A couple friends watching had to tab out because the visual flickering was a bit too much, and the ability to save (or at least some checkpoints) would likely help out a lot in the long term.

Grappling hook is utterly sexy. Swinging around is wonderful. Think there could be an indicator on the hud for when something is in range to be grappled? Maybe the dot in the center of the HUD isn't there when it isn't in range, appears when it is?

Y'all did an absolutely fantastic job. 100% one of my favorite entries to this jam. Well done, pat yourselves on the back, and I'm eager to see if you guys plan to expand this further.

Nice feeling UI, samurai sword is awesome! I also like the sprint speed effect.

very nice. mad effects and the stats on the screen made it very cool and cyborg-y. 

gg