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Slash Quest

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall14.56
Innovation44.35
Fun34.33
Theme74.63
Graphics34.84
Audio144.35
Mood134.38
Coolness352
Humor713.82

Comments

wine 2015-12-15 18:31

Wow! This is amazing! Super cute art and animations. Hard to move for the first time but it's still fun and the whole idea is very interesting. Well done! :)

gwakamolestudio 2015-12-15 18:44

My favorite entry so far ! Really good job, thx for this experience :D

chaomoon 2015-12-15 18:50

really cool game! the controls are a little hard at first but then they're pretty easy to use. definitely a cool concept. i love the art soo much too. only issue is that i couldn't figure out what to do to get past the 2nd room.

tharealjohn 2015-12-15 18:52

I have a feeling this will be my favorite. Well done. Love the art, sound and gameplay. Was a little hard at first to control, but quickly got the hang of it.

Was hoping for some more content / mechanics. Sorry to see it end.

et1337 2015-12-15 19:01

This is incredible. Gorgeous graphics, animation, and sound.

At first, I somehow failed to notice the sword grew longer after killing enemies, and shortened after hitting obstacles. I kept doing both enough that they mostly canceled each other out. Had to come back and read the description. Once that was done, everything came together really well. This might be my favorite entry. Would work great on mobile devices.

thelasthour 2015-12-15 19:02

Wow... this is incredible for 72 hours! Everything looks so great and smooth. And it's really fun too. Only game I've rated 5 stars so far! Amazing job! You should be very proud.

danex317 2015-12-15 19:02

This is awesome. Everything plays so smoothly. I just wish there was a way to move and spin together. I demand a third button! Haha.

thiagoferraro 2015-12-15 19:02

<3

sleepyxy 2015-12-15 19:03

Wow, this game is so hard once your sword gets too big :D

You really came up with an innovative way to use two buttons for movement.
The art and sound effects are really cute, this easily one of my favourite games this far.

simonaiso 2015-12-15 19:07

Brilliant! Your creativity has sprouted something really nice with those themes. Nice to play and nice art as well!

shurty 2015-12-15 19:07

Love the art, and the game mechanics. really awesome !!!
But i got 1 issue : I couldnt go throught the tutorial Level. I killed monsters, small pink ones, but nothings happens.

dooskington 2015-12-15 19:07

Definitely my favorite entry so far. Great work on the graphics and music.

riftpoint 2015-12-15 19:07

Congratulations! This game is awesome! One of the best I have played so far

kai20 2015-12-15 19:08

neat graphics and the mechanic is great and smart

decentsauce 2015-12-15 19:08

Art is adorable. :) The sword growing mechanic reminds me of 3d dot heroes on ps3. Really fun! Certainly one of my favorite LD34 games. Was kinda hoping for a boss at the end though.

donvermo 2015-12-15 19:18

Amazing work, both fun and innovative I really like what you did here.

mestrerothwp 2015-12-15 19:21

First game I rated 5/5 on everything. Amazing.
Two minor things:
1. When you take damage, the "juice" is not on par with the optimal level of rest of the game.
2. It wasn't clear ingame what was needed to go to the next level.

transmit 2015-12-15 19:25

First 5 star I've given out this Ludum Dare. Amazing work.

blackbird806 2015-12-15 19:26

Awesome game guys =D , I realy love the concept and the gameplay, the graphics were also very good.

eldraev 2015-12-15 19:33

Awesome game! I love the simplistic style. The controls are smart and the game-play is challenging but fair. The only complaint I could have would be that it is a bit on the short side but it makes up for it with its ending.

timeshapers 2015-12-15 19:36

Beautiful. But I got bored waiting for enemies to spawn on the first level.

konwlege 2015-12-15 19:37

Great game!

rocketship 2015-12-15 19:43

What an adorable game, loved the music and how it fit the rest of the game especially! Swinging the sword felt pretty good but I feel you could have juiced it up still a bit more with some sound effects. The controls were frustrating at times but you had a good solution to the two button problem. Good job all around!

sidewalksleeper 2015-12-15 19:44

That is one smooth experience! I can't even tell you how much I enjoyed the art style, animation and overall design. Great work!

taffaz 2015-12-15 19:52

That was awesome, really cool concept.

lugalias 2015-12-15 20:02

Single. Best. Entry. Yet! Super fun, quirky, humorous, addicting... Just wish there was more!

publicidadeba 2015-12-15 20:03

Best game I played in this LDJAM. Not making it into a full game would be mistake. Mandaram muito bem!

troma 2015-12-15 20:03

The best so far. Really nice work.

local306 2015-12-15 20:25

Oh my goodness this is full of greatness! So smooth and buttery, and also very cute. Absolutely nailed the two button control and growing themes!

fafastudio 2015-12-15 20:28

Really cool !! :) Love the art and the kawai sword !

m-a-r-o-o-v-a-n 2015-12-15 20:41

FIVE!FIVE!FIVE EVERYWERE!
This game is incredibily awesome!!
Very interesting idea and damn awesome using of the controls. It's not very comfortable, but the this little knight is to small to hold dat big sword, that's why I think it all plays out!
Marvelous design and graphinks, sweet music and sounds.
I very like the feeling of sword pushing from the rock, you just feeling it and this little moments makes this game so awesome.
In my opinion, this is the best game on this jam.

didi 2015-12-15 20:47

Super cute! Loved chars and that the sword is a character too! Awesome

donar 2015-12-15 21:15

Great Art and Great Sound. The Game itself is also pretty neat. I find it really hard to control though. Especially when I want to stop rotating and it take like a second to stop - sure, makes it look more smooth but it makes it also really hard to navigate.

Anyway, an overall well-made game.

anael 2015-12-15 21:16

Magic

rob_haines 2015-12-15 21:19

This was super-cute, & I loved the art-style. Unfortunately while it ran smooth for the initial tutorial, the moment the enemies spawned the whole game chugged down to single-digit framerate & made it impossible to aim the sword. Clearly something in my PC setup disagrees with it.

Disappointed, as I'd have liked to play more.

plasmaernst 2015-12-15 21:27

Very hot game! Super enjoyable in every aspect. Ok, the movement was hard at times. Top little game!

salmonmoose 2015-12-15 21:45

I think there's an issue running in 4:3 ratio screens - menus and text fall off the screen. Love the game, it took a while to get the hang of how things work (possibly because of the screen issue).

nodens 2015-12-15 21:52

An excellent combination of both themes! The aesthetic is fantastic and really contributes a lot to the game's feel. I had a lot of fun playing this and would love to see something come from it.

tweedle 2015-12-15 22:04

Great work! 5's across the board!

qkerguelen 2015-12-15 23:08

Wow, it's probably the best game i've played so far! Very well done! Everything is completly lovely and nice and fun! (just some text that didn't fit in the screen :( ) Well done, I want to play more of this!

tgrehawi 2015-12-15 23:15

Very well done!

ronniepedra 2015-12-15 23:54

Liked a lot! Pretty fun and well resolved art!

dexyne 2015-12-16 00:29

Great! Really interesting in the gameplay and fine arts.
Need a bit of time to take the movements in hands! :D

zkenshin 2015-12-16 00:34

Amazing entry, loved the art style. Really great game. :)

andrei_s 2015-12-16 00:38

Pro job. Congratulations! Really well executed in so few time.
I took a time to understand how to active the path to the next area.

elliottd 2015-12-16 00:54

wonderfully polished and cute

onlyslightly 2015-12-16 03:41

Beautiful game. Super polished. Very cute style and aesthetic. Very clever way of dealing with the two button limit. Using the sword as direction and weapon made it comically unwieldy. We had a ton of fun playing. Great job guys!

roaringcatgames 2015-12-16 04:06

Outstanding entry. Everything all of the animations are extremely smooth and satisfying. I love the personality of the sword, and feel really bad when I accidentally hit the gemstones (which is a lot). The music and sfx fit perfectly. The overall aesthetics are just wonderful. Great work.

lawendt 2015-12-16 04:09

I think that is the most polished game that I've seen here at LD34.

mike-cullingham 2015-12-16 04:09

Really nicely done. Cute graphics. Incorporated both themes. It started to cause my fan to spin up and the framerate to drop after several levels, but until then it was really fun.

adamk33n3r 2015-12-16 05:16

Stunning. The music really hit me. Loved that. I would love to be able to play that as background music while I work.

broknecho 2015-12-16 05:43

Wowzer. Amazing job! Definitely one of the top games I've played. Super great job!

evanegibbs 2015-12-16 08:09

Wow what a wonderful game!! The controls felt really good, I loved swinging the sword around, and moving wasn't as frustrating as it could have been, haha. The whole design worked really well too! The sword growing gave you lots of advantages, like reach and getting to new areas, but it also got in the way with those gold rocks as well! Also the variance in enimies was really solid. The music was good and the art style was wonderful! I loved that the sword had that face. Absolutely incredible job!! I loved it. :D

psychomonster 2015-12-16 08:25

Good job. This is a really beautiful game with interessting mechanics and really nice artwork... +1 artwork +1 characters :D

retraffic 2015-12-16 08:38

I love it! Animations are juicy as hell and the art style is gorgeous. Two-Button-Controls was executed perfectly. Really great job!!

stargardengames 2015-12-16 11:41

Wow!! This is really great. Super smart use of both themes and really adorable, well polished art. Love the vibes. A little more feedback on how you reach the next platform would be helpful. It wasn't too clear that hitting the statue created the bridge at first. Awesome work!

metalchouchen 2015-12-16 13:00

Wow! Really awesome game! So clever on the two buttons gameplay :)! Huge congrats!

2015-12-16 13:40

Unfortunatly a bit slow on my computer but really like the concept and art, a very polished game nice work !

davision 2015-12-16 14:00

Great looking game with cool concept but it clearly suffers from the 2 buttons restriction, when you don't press A and D at the exact same time you go off in a different direction you wanted which happened often for me. It took me a bit to realize that I had to hit the monkey statue to get further on the 2nd isle. The isles with the bunnies instantly wrecked me.

jeasonfire 2015-12-16 14:21

While the controls feel a bit too.. loose, the game is actually pretty fun. And the graphics are quite fun. Overall, a very good game.

utgarda 2015-12-16 14:24

Art is awesome, music is well done, everything is adorably cute and funny. More levels would be cool, and maybe you could bend the rules a little bit and add a quit button.

rico-albe 2015-12-16 14:38

Wow, great game! It's so pretty! And nice gameplay! I love swinging the sword left and right, feels great, good job! My only concern is that the game is so short... Make 10 or 12 blocks more! Keep it up!

inbetweengames 2015-12-16 16:36

This is so great! But the fade out to white just means that it was all just a dream all along right? Is there a way to get hearts back? Besides really great entry, very polished and elegant! Super well done! Congrats!

local-minimum 2015-12-16 16:45

I sincerely dislike those bunnies. They are evil! Great game. Quite hard to manage the controls and I think as for the quality of the game, it would improve and become even better if you make a version with more than two buttons. I liked the progression. Art style is just fantastic. The thing that was a bit annoying was that if you had managed to cut down your sword really short you had to wait for spawns before you could activate bridge to next area. Or so it seemed.

In the title screen I had the feeling that some of the text might have ended up outside the display area/camera. Probably just a small fix. It would also have been nice to exit the game somehow.

Great entry all in all though.

tapehead 2015-12-16 19:35

a bit hard to master the control of the character, but overall a very, very cool entry!

domo_demo 2015-12-16 20:19

really cute game, i love it :) just a little bug with the aspect ratio in fullscreen. best use of the theme!

phi6 2015-12-16 20:44

Love the art style so much!

careless 2015-12-17 02:28

Loved the look and feel of the game. Graphics were very nice actually, loved the glowing sword and the bit of personality given by the little face.

Took me a little while to figure out that I had to kill a wave then hit the stone thing to open the next area.

Movement was no fun at all though, shame you had not stuck to just the growing theme :D

managore 2015-12-17 02:35

An amazing experience! Absolutely lovely use of theme.

hoqjed 2015-12-17 05:43

Beautiful game, however the controls were pretty frustrating. Great attempt at innovating with the two button controls!

cremagames 2015-12-17 07:15

Wow! I really liked what you made here. Such a beautiful, smart game. One of the best ones I've seen so far and easily a good game for mobile devices if you keep working on it.

brocade 2015-12-17 09:26

Really enjoyed playing this! Excellent and solid entry!

delahee 2015-12-17 10:21

Cannot play because am french and neither arrows neither zqsd neither gamepad can be mapped :'(

david-cookie 2015-12-17 12:09

Perfect, simply perfect! Great job :D

ohmaigawd 2015-12-17 18:45

Wow this absolutely beautiful! AMazing graphics/mood/sound :D The integration of both themes is also amazing! 5/5 :D

sydan 2015-12-17 19:23

Sadly this game is almost unplayable for me on Windows 10. It is super smooth up until the monsters spawn and then it lags so badly I can't position my sword! I tried lowering the quality settings and screen resolution but it makes no difference :( I really want to play it! It looks amazing!

jcmonkey 2015-12-17 21:03

this has to be one of the most interesting games i played this ludum dare. nice gfx, nice sfx, nice music, nice mood.

commodorekid 2015-12-18 00:42

It's a great entry, graphics are great, everything works properly, sound and music are great. I just think it was a little too easy and the ending could be better. I guess even with two studios 3 days is not enough time to put everything in. Thanks for creating this beauty.

jeroenwimmers 2015-12-18 02:30

amazing entry, one of the best I played so far. it feel really cohesive with the music art and gameplay. amazing for 72 hours. only thing I disliked are the controls. I was usable but it would've been more enjoyable with something like mouse and keyboard

imagossoftworks 2015-12-18 03:10

Absolutely wonderful! Brilliant art, silky smooth gameplay, just all around awesome! Great Job!

randomhuman 2015-12-18 14:49

Ha ha, that sword is so cute :) WEEEE! This game is brilliant in every respect.

saintheiser 2015-12-19 03:47

Nice game! Both themes used perfectly =)
The comform control mechanic with two buttonw usually is a problem. But you have done well! Visuals are great! This speaking sword is very cute =)
Unfortunately, game is too short =(

huminaboz 2015-12-19 04:26

Very impressive. Double nailed the theme. Cute fun art. Audio and art fit together well. Feel good. Feel real good.

fullmontis 2015-12-19 12:30

The animation and graphics are incredible, and the gameplay is simple but fun. Feels very polished. To me it is one of the best games I've played so far.

tibyte 2015-12-19 17:36

It get's very laggy when emulating with Wine on Ubuntu 14.04

mrjoshuamclean 2015-12-20 00:13

Cool! Took me a while to realize how to cross the water but could just be my rusty old brain from too many LDJAM games. Or not reading the description. xD

Otherwise, I really enjoyed this. Nice work.

tselmek 2015-12-20 11:51

Nice audio and graphics. The extreme lag made playing the game almost impossible but the few gameplay I could taste felt really great.

roguenoodle 2015-12-20 12:22

Pretty much a perfect jam entry - ended too soon, so hopefully we'll see an expanded version in the future!

scorched 2015-12-20 19:10

Liked the graphics and controls, but enemies spawn too rarely!
Also in fullscreen mode the text doesn't fit

lurils 2015-12-20 21:09

really good in every sense, one of the most complete/nicest game I playied this LD.

phocker 2015-12-21 05:38

my favorite of the jam so far - well done - amazing - how did you do the squishy effects with Unity?

eingya 2015-12-21 13:11

Great concept and interesting controls, but the game built around it, while entertaining, doesn't really seem to fit.

At least for me the most fun of using those control is the wildness and unpredictability of the movement and the slashing. I feel that a more hacky-and-slashy version of this would be so much more fun than a precision based puzzle.

Anyhow, still a fun and engaging game, well done!

crazyal02 2015-12-22 16:57

oh my god that sword looks so goddamn happy

justinmullin 2015-12-22 22:39

Super great. The art is absolutely beautiful, and there's so much charm oozing out of this game. Movement was pretty tricky to do accurately because of the speed and momentum of the sword, but perhaps that's part of the character of the game. Love it!

cameronpenner 2015-12-23 02:36

WOW! Well done! The graphics, sound, and gameplay were all great! Also, I really felt bad for the sword whenever I hit the rocks, the face was a nice touch! (also, I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to distribute the .pdb files with the game. You could reduce your download size significantly)

cimbaman 2015-12-23 09:55

Absolutely fantastic...

almax27 2015-12-23 13:02

Such cute, much polish. The controls took a little getting used to but they weren't awkward. Loved the aesthetic, the only fault I could find is with the AI pathing/facing direction glitching out if an obstacle was immediately between them and me. Otherwise fantastic work!

drauthius 2015-12-23 14:24

Very cute, great and fun entry! The bunnies though, man... the bunnies...

weeping-rupee 2015-12-23 17:23

I've seen alot of games try to cram the two themes in to their own detriment... this game manages to do it really well and make it work for your theme and mechanics. Also the visual style here is stunning, the music, ugh damn...
Its so cute that the terrible violence I'm doing to these swamp creatures feels good.

You win. You win so bad you make me wanna quit.

gokottastudio 2015-12-23 19:28

I love art, I love the mechanics, is funny and meet all goals. really an amazing job!!

gordy 2015-12-23 21:50

:ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

joror 2015-12-23 21:51

Top notch, smooth polish all around. :D
(and a nice hook with the StarWarzes ;))

Core is good, might need some control tweaking to make the swing startup a little slower (to give players a little more control)

herzucco 2015-12-23 22:10

Awesome graphics, good job !

sonelliot 2015-12-23 22:46

Amazing. I love the art style and the gameplay is tight. Superb work guys! You should be proud. I'd definitely love to see a post-jam version of this. :)

sikosis 2015-12-24 00:46

Fantastic job. The graphics with animations and gameplay was just something else. Top shelf.

akirassasin 2015-12-24 00:48

Super polished and great, how did you guys make such epic games in 72 hours?
I think you should increase the enemy spawn rate, or those who keep hitting the stones (me) will never get past level 2...

fragileannihilator 2015-12-24 00:57

This game is just awesome but it was barely playable on my rather old PC... Please, work on optimisation a little bit more! Otherwise 5/5 in almost every category

frederickk 2015-12-24 02:17

Man, what a wonderful and hard game!
Well done!
Could have some checkpoints...please... t-t

klianc09 2015-12-25 18:01

All around, this game is really amazing! Left me wanting more, so that's a very good sign. Only complaint I have is, that part of the text was outside of my screen, but that's a very minor thing.
It feels really awesome cutting through everything with a giant sword.

lereveur 2015-12-25 19:15

A little buggy on my old PC, but still I managed to finish it. Really good entry, nice take of both themes, and funny design. Good job !

diventurer 2015-12-25 20:25

Innovative controls and amazing graphics and mood! I love how wack the enemies look! :D

ithildin 2015-12-25 23:33

Brilliant entry! Art style is lovely, and sound is fitting, too. At first I thought that controlling movement the way it's implemented would be tricky, but it works perfectly fine.

Congrats, you've done a great job!

galvesmash 2015-12-26 03:18

Wow, seriously I love this game!
Awesome and cute entry, very polished and elegant. I liked the controls and the growing sword (so cute). Congrats, that was my favorite entry!!

dx0ne 2015-12-26 17:09

It's beautiful, simple, challenging, cure. There is not a single thing for improvement. Love LD for such gems.

thebrickanator 2015-12-27 08:52

Perfect! :D hilarious, polished, great music, art, mood, and use of both themes :) great job

jezzamon 2015-12-27 23:50

Not sure why, but this game is too laggy for me to play :(

which is a shame, because it looks really good!

alexacol 2015-12-28 10:33

Amazing game really fun

alexacol 2015-12-28 10:41

Amazing game really fun, my fav game for now!

bacontree 2015-12-28 10:47

Brilliant theme interpretation and great art style. I really enjoyed it.

fisilva 2015-12-28 12:14

Amazing art, really good take on BOTH themes, and really fun to play!

stals 2015-12-28 12:42

Love it, the visuals, sound and mechanics. The momentum on the sword is an awesome idea.

flickta 2015-12-28 15:24

Great take on the theme

camlang 2015-12-29 09:00

Love the animations and overall look! If you just skip the theme and make conventional controls after LD it will be a solid game.

yakka 2015-12-29 12:27

Very elegant gameplay!

aaranos 2016-01-01 21:19

Bravo, this game is really good. There is a bit of difficulty in dodging the projectiles but there has to be some difficulty. The level was also made in a way that you could learn the mechanics at a good pace. I just wish it had more levels.

littlethor 2016-01-02 10:00

This concept is so smart. Il love it!
I was doubtful about the controls at first, but it in fact, they work very well!
I don't speak about art and music, of course, they are perfect.
Awesome work guys!

miltage 2016-01-02 12:40

This game looks fantastic and the sword mechanics are great, even though the steering mechanic is a little hard to master. Awesome entry, guys!

peteds 2016-01-02 12:47

Really good, can take a while to figure out the controls and they do require some skill haha! Can also take a while to figure out where you're supposed to go but overall and awesome game!

oparisy 2016-01-02 13:56

That game has everything! Various foes and mechanics, gorgeous graphics, cute atmosphere, great sounds. Thanks, had a great time playing it.

oye-beto 2016-01-02 19:15

What a polished game. Not only the graphics are gorgeous but the game is very fun. I liked the music and SFX too.

kmakai 2016-01-03 19:46

Really love the style, it fits so well with the music and sound effects! The gameplay itself is really interesting, I like that both themes fit together so well for this concept. Great job, I would definitely play more!

xdigdoug 2016-01-03 23:00

Very well done, it's cute and fun to play. A little hard to move because you can only go where the sword is pointed though.

pixelpotions 2016-01-04 15:09

Brilliant! Super hard but really fun once mastered!

archonthewizard 2016-01-04 20:34

Great game! It was very satisfying murdering those cute little enemies, and I appreciated how forgiving the game was. Audio and art were fantastic. All 5s from me!

2016-01-12 20:07

wow! fantastic game. All parts were great. I would def play a complete game. Super nice :D