This is a simple but fun game, and I like the short story and art style. The boss fight is not hard but it is exciting to play!
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The Ballad of Lugh's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Implementation | #1 | 4.545 | 4.545 |
| Graphics | #1 | 4.636 | 4.636 |
| Fun Factor | #1 | 4.182 | 4.182 |
| Gameplay | #1 | 4.182 | 4.182 |
| Overall | #1 | 4.197 | 4.197 |
| Special Feature Implementation | #1 | 4.455 | 4.455 |
| Audio | #11 | 3.182 | 3.182 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How is your game related to the Theme and Special Object?
The game is based off of an Irish myth, involving the characters Lugh and Balor. Apart from the obvious, there are also several nods to the original myth within the gameplay, such as the Blazing Spear upgrade being a reference to the mythlogical Lugh's weapon being either a heated iron rod or a red spear: this way it's both.
Balor's Evil Eye is an important part of the myth, so it happened to work great with the special object. I also used a nazar as the health system: while not part of the Irish myth, nazars are typically intended to ward against the evil eye, and I thought using one would be fitting.
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