Devils Circus

zhanna 2019-04-30 12:55

It was pretty fun for me to play your game. I like how shooting feels in it and it's like 100% accurate choice of topic according to the theme. Though the curtains became some blind spot where you can go but can't see a thing, which is why I managed to die there when I played for the first time. It wasn't obvious for me that something like that would happen(actually, I even though that maybe I'll pass to an another stage of the level or something if I'll get there).

Theatre decorations though is a brilliant choice that fits with the narrative perfectly.

swen 2019-04-30 17:59

Hi @zhanna , Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad you liked it! I do agree that the curtains take up a lot of screen space and adds a blind spot. Thanks for letting me know :)

cuppycat 2019-04-30 18:50

Pretty fun game, I like the 'show' theme with the curtain etc. I thought I damaged myself when I shot an arrow high up that fell down later which I liked, but after some testing I realized it was just the enemy damaging me, not my own arrow. So maybe it'd add some more difficulty if you can damage yourself, would be funny in my opinion :P Good game!

selewi 2019-04-30 18:56

Had a good time while playing this game, the controls felt really cool, here are a few improvements I'd consider * Jump height control or falling speed control * Allowing the player to see the arrows when shot through the platforms

In the other hand, the lack of enemy variety is compensated with the environment threats, I liked the boulders falling and the platforms going down suddenly, the threats were easy to read before they happen, so I was able to anticipate them prefectly (even when I didn't know there were threats in the game).

Loved this little feature of kicking off the enemy corpses :P

The theme was perfectly applied here, graphics were OK, it's a shame there's no sound. Congratulations to the team!

drskort 2019-04-30 18:56

A really nice game ^^ The arrow shooting felt right and the enemies weren't too hard. The graphics looked pretty good and the background looks awesome. It would have been maybe better with audio but all in all the game is pretty good. Also I was not sure how it was possible to purchase a very expensive item with only 3 max hearts. Even extra hearts were too expensive D:

t-a-c-commandeur 2019-04-30 19:01

I like this game!

One thing, the arrows seem to fly behind the stage sometimes.

yvanor 2019-04-30 19:04

It was really fun to play, we couldn't reach the end but we liked it It's really polished, it would have been nice to have limit to the price of the items (don't have items which cost 6 hearts at the beginning)

Our highscore is 755 !

Well done ! :)

swen 2019-04-30 20:18

@cuppycat @selewi @drskort @t-a-c-commandeur @yvanor Thanks guys, glad that you liked it!

** The Jumping ** A more "controllable" jump would be nice indeed. You are able to fall down faster when holding space, but being able to make small little quick jumps would help the game for sure.

** Invisible arrows ** This seems to be a sort ordering bug, which slipped through. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!

** Expensive shop items ** I can imagine it being annoying when you only get expensive items in the shop. Maybe it should filter out items that cost waaay more than your current max health. More levels might also help since it would allow you to stack up on heart containers.

** No sounds ** It's a shame that there is none. Next time I should give this more priority and implement it earlier.

Thanks for the feedback :)

vlad-dae 2019-04-30 20:23

This game is awesome! I love bow mechanics! Firing in midair feel great! Hope you make it with sounds ☺️

vlad-dae 2019-04-30 20:28

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swen 2019-04-30 20:48

Thanks @vlad-dae ! Just had this idea of maybe adding like a small in-air jump when you shoot in air. Might lead to some cool mid air combo's!

rhewid 2019-05-01 22:06

Very polished & fun game! Love the artstyle and those smooth transitions. Made it to level 20. You could add some variety by just changing the bats color. :) 2.png

swen 2019-05-04 21:42

Thanks @rhewid , good idea!

tricky-fat-cat 2019-05-05 14:40

Well polished and interesting game with cohesive gameplay and loop. Unfortunately, without music and some sounds. Anyway, well done!

swen 2019-05-05 19:08

Thanks @artyom-volkov , yea music and sounds would have helped the overall feel of the game a lot!

elysiagriffin 2019-05-08 22:06

Thanks for submitting your game for me to play on my livestream!

If you’d like to rewatch the playthrough, you can find it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/421756423?t=04h18m53s

Good luck on your ratings, see you next LD! :D

💜 Elysia Griffin AKA Button Feedback Lady

https://www.twitch.tv/elysiagriffin

swen 2019-05-09 19:47

Thanks for playing, giving feedback and taking the time to leave this comment @elysiagriffin! All the best.