Either I don't understand how the game works (causing massive frustration) or it's broken. I try to follow the prompts and sometimes the combat indicator at the top shows, but most of the time it's just a solid colored box. Then if the combat indicator does show, I can't select the enemy and hitting ready just tells me to try again.
I could kind of click through on Tutorial 1, but Tutorial 2 is just not happy with whatever I try.
Some pointers for the next one, make each successive wave harder by speeding up the enemy movement or their hit points. As it is, with patience, you can beat the game without ever having to upgrade.
Has a lot of potential. Quicker spawn in times would help. Also the slimes probably shouldn't react in the same direction as my mouse is moving, which causes them to just be delayed in reaching the cursor.
The health bar (I'm pretty sure at the top) never seems to correlate with my death. I'm just dead all of a sudden.
Cute concept. The camera needs to follow the player better. It could just be a browser thing, but it was a little discombobulating. The screenshots show the correct way, so maybe I'm the odd one out.
Edit: I'd also like to see a bit longer levels with some groupings of previous obstacles instead of only one main obstacles per level.
Great game! Very addicting and charming. Kept trying to get a little bit further each time until I figured out the system and then just got insane distances. Killed the Demon King!
Love the graphics, raw and gritty. Very cool aesthetic.
I think controlling with WASD while being able to layout your ship would be a fun mini-game by itself if the challenge was a little harder. As it is you can just plant turrets all around plus the radars and you can't lose.
Perhaps a wider resolution so you can see more enemies (and they can be faster, bigger, different). Definitely needs some game feel as everything is more or less static.
Overall, I think this is a solid foundation and could easily be turned into a more in depth game.
Pretty cool concept. The game might benefit allowing the sword to just go wherever the mouse clicks rather than only if an enemy is clicked on. Then you can have happy accidents. Game feel needs some work too, so it feels a little more impactful, but a great start.
That was a really good and simple game. It could have used more juice, but it has a very solid framework. I loved the simple art style and use of colors. I was curious where the theme would come into play, since you spend the whole time avoiding things. Well done, indeed!
Thanks for the nice words and input. It was supposed to be more maze like, so fences weren’t supposed to be too obvious, and be more like a discovery. Instead they just became an obstacle. So goes a Game Jam. ;)
The problem with this game is that it captures the feeling of being a sword so much that I'm not sure I could ever fire up my steam library ever again. Elden Ring just wouldn't feel the same, nor would it be fair to compare it to this masterpiece of masterpieces.
I appreciate the feedback. We made it harder originally, but we couldn't beat it as intended (not that either of us are super into bullet hells, but it's no fun to only lose). It was a last minute change, but I wanted to make sure people could finish it. ;)
A very cute aesthetic. The powerups were a bit lack luster, especially with how short of a time the spread lasts. The boss music was good, but a bit of music/ambience throughout the levels would have been a bonus. I also felt that every enemy was a bit too sponge-y, at least for my tastes.
Very pretty looking game, but when I first started I thought the bullets were particle effects as it was hard to distinguish them from the background. It also would have been nice if the character had some impact when struck.
I love the idea and the art is comfortingly weird. I wish the hitboxes were a little smaller, as I felt like I kept getting hit when I shouldn't. Maybe just a smoother sway to the notes.
But then again, it is called Murder Maestro, not Safety Maestro.
