Reminds me of nuclear throne though i never played that game, haha.

This was pretty good! The art is really nice and the mechanic, though not very original, is well implemented. Simple and nice!

From the mechanics side, it needs a little bit of complexity, IMO. A enter the gungeon/nuclear throny roll would be quite nice, as would be powerups that could spawn around in the map just to make you move more around. Maybe even traps on the floor, or holes. You could even lead enemies to them!

It was weird for me to see the enemie's life, as i thought most died in a single hit so what did it matter. Later i figured out it depends with the force of the throw, however you must barely hold to make 1 damage. Would probably suggest having to hold it more, and maybe adding some more punch to the throw.

From the graphics and feel side, graphics are nice, but it really needs better feel. Screen shake when enemies die would be awesome, specially coupled with particles that could fly off them if you kill them. Coupled with a sound of the spear ripping through the monster and if you land a good multiple hit it would feel incredible, with particles flying everywhere, monster parts on the floor and screenshake going wild, while hearing the sound multiple times. It would really change everything!

Sorry for just posting mostly ideas in the comment, i just see this as a game with really good potential. Continue it!

I like it. It's not that easy also it could use some music/sound effects but overall it's really good

Was a little disappointed I couldn't do a Wallie :P

This is a solid arena shooter, I like the assortment of enemies, the timing of their attacks works well with the pace of throwing and picking up your spear. Combos feel really good to rack up. I'll be coming back to this one in the future.

Here's the soundtrack I used: https://chicagoresearch.bandcamp.com/album/cr013-club-music-vol-1

It felt like I had been exiled and dropped into a battle pit to fight for someone's amusement. Really liked the varied enemies and picking up the spear again added a strong element of planning and prevented endless kiting. If it had audio and some more juice to it would be amazing! :D

This game is really incredible, and overflowing with potench.
This could really be made into a commercialized game with a few added content and a bit more polish, to ressemble a type of game similar to Devil Daggers in concept, for exemple.

The combos, the spear charging and the variable throw distance make for interesting on-the-go decisions, that make you want to improve and get yet a better score.
There are so many different enemy types, each easily recognizable, predictable, and each having his own unique mechanic adding itself interestingly to the mix.

This game would get the perfect score for me, but I have to substract one star to the design for the lack of music and sounds, out of respect for the ones who spent time on them.
Excellent game, among the best I've played this week.

Also, congratulation on your 100th rating!

Pretty cool, nice graphics, cool enemy variation. Nice work!

Really cool action and smooth controls!  Very fun!  I really like how the enemies have hearts above their heads and there is a cool variety of enemy types.  Please check out my action game if you have the time~ https://neatgames.itch.io/only-one-arrow

First and foremost, the pixel-art is amazing.

second, the game is actually rather well designed and has a rather nice variety of enemies as well.

third, there isn't really too much wrong with the game, maybe it can a get a little to chaotic at times........a dodge function would be nice

Loved the main character! I enjoyed running around the arena and dodging fireballs/knives. This game is intense xD

Fun. Idk why but the mouse cursor couldn't stand inside the game window.

I enjoyed this! It feels very polished (ignoring sound) and I like all the little details you've worked on (smoothing out pickups etc). One thing I would add would be a 'maximum damage over time cap', i.e. you can't take full health damage instantly (as that happens later on sometimes). So maybe just cap the maximum damage you can take each tick or something. Good job! A nice challenging game.

very nice animations and pixel art! I love the style :)

Scored 1,470! One of the better games using this mechanic that I've seen so far - great game :)

Great game! Controller feels good, the spear mechanic is very satisfying when you it land through multiple enemies. The only thing the game is lacking is a bit more music and sound effects. which will make the game even more juicy. I also like the enemies spawn telegraphing and the diversity of enemies as the game progress. 

I don't know what counts as a high score, but after playing multiple times my highest score was 3280.

Anyways the game is great. Everything about the game makes it feel like a complete game. The only two things holding the feeling back is the lack of audio and the simple arena tile set. However, I do understand the limits of a 48 hour jam so that's not really a problem.

Gameplay is fun and challenging. However there is a bit of room to expand on this idea. I think a dodge mechanic could have been a nice addition, especially when the game got chaotic. Also it would be cool if there were power-ups that would allow you to call your spear back. it could even be a one time use and you'd have to grab drops from the enemies to refile it.  I'm just throwing out ideas

Overall a very polished and fun game. I really enjoyed playing it.

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Fun and short timekiller, nicely executed. Please add sound effects and music to it. This would increase the juicyness even more. 

Loved the litte details you put effort into, like the lerping of the spear transform if you pick it up and the cool animations. 

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Wow, good work! Really like this little dinosaur. Looks polished!

Great job mate! The sprites are awesome and gameplay feels satisfying. Super hard but that makes it better!

loved the bullet hell vibe it got after a while but didn't like that the big guys could insta kill me from full health, maybe limit the number of simultaneous hits you can take so it can't just slaughter you at once.  got to 1240 points

Probably the best submission I have played so far. The art, animations, controls, and design were all spot on. Could definitely benefit from some sounds, but overall great job!