Love the art style! You managed to come up with so many well designed levels! Pixel-perfect platforming can sometimes be a pain in the ass and pretty much makes you rely on a huge amount of trial and error, but that’s the charm of games like this.
Very fun and surprisingly deep - not as easy as it seems at first. The newly introduced twists on the mechanics require strategic preparation and good risk management. Shooting cards is a big fun factor and I feel slick doing that!
Thanks, and I totally agree! I had a couple ideas for other types of enemies that I didn’t manage to implement. I guess it will depend on how I feel after the jam whether I’ll want to develop it further or explore some new stuff :)
Great use of sound and an interesting blend of genres! My only critique is that I think it would be better if there were fewer moments where you have to stand still to kill enemies. For me, the most fun parts were the ones where you had to move and simultaneously slash enemies in rhythm. When you stand still, the platforming aspect just doesn’t bring much to the table :/
Wow, this gives me the most complete experience out of all the games I’ve played so far. Everything is top-notch - the gameplay, sound, art, level design, and the huge amount of content provided. You’ve got something special here and I think it totally deserves first place. I wish you guys the best!
There isn’t much else to say that hasn’t already been said. It was fun trying to beat the game using the fewest items possible. Up until the last level, it was pretty manageable. It’s a masterpiece, well done!
Shooting is super satisfying! It’s kinda hard to get onto railings - often I try to reach a spot and fail miserably. With the tricks, I usually just end up holding one or two buttons forever to refill the slow-mo while simultaneously shooting as many robots as I can. Overall the game is very fun, being propelled by waves into the sky and then killing the guys below feels super slick!
I like the idea, but it’s so hard ToT. Most of the time, I don’t feel like I’m dying because of my own mistakes - more like the game is treating me unfairly :/
Lack of invincibility frames makes it hard to survive if the enemy falls on you from above and you get stunlocked against a wall.
It’s so fun to parry, while simultaneously dashing through multiple projectiles! Man, I love bullet hells so much, and I had such a great time playing this one!
It’s nice seeing a fellow samurai type game! I really dig your approach to capturing that samurai feel! At first it wasn’t super intuitive, but you can get the hang of it.
Oooh, sorry my bad I thought that was level 5, now it makes sense. I didn’t manage to go past it, but tried in multiple ways :D But it’s ok then, I will try the game once more after the jam ends :)
Yeah, I saw that, but I’m refering to levels 4 and 5. I sent the pictures of solutions I tried that didn’t seem to work. The game didn’t progress when I was trying to solve them in that way. I then found another solution for each of these levels and it worked fine 👍
Thanks for the encouragement!
I was heavily influenced by many itch.io games I’ve played in the past, especially those by @kindanice Their games are consistently fun and have a pleasant aesthetic. That's what I'm aiming for in my games!
It’s kinda unexpected that the monsters don’t hurt the player - I think that makes them lose a lot of their scary factor. Once you notice that, you just take your sweet time disposing of them.
