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Scythemen

By ditam

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall11452.3824
Fun11542.0423
Innovation11072.2524
Theme9012.9024
Humor9211.9523
Mood9922.6124

Comments

melaniee 2019-04-30 12:22

Interesting concept that fits the theme. The graphics are cool! There is maybe just a bit missing in terms of interesting and fun gameplay.

ditam 2019-04-30 12:54

Thanks for your comment MelanieE! I agree that the gameplay is lacking, alas. Originally I envisioned a more complex strategical game, but I only had time to implement the most fundamental gameplay mechanics. However, there's a chance I'll get around to those updates as well over the next couple of weeks, so maybe you'll want to revisit this page later, or keep an eye on the github repository. :)

lucas-kauff 2019-05-01 00:01

cool art !

simon-rahnasto 2019-05-02 15:31

The best I managed to do was 5 rounds:

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Cool concept that uses the theme in a good way. It's a great base for a full mobile game. I really like management games so I think you should give it a go :smile:

ditam 2019-05-03 09:26

@simon-rahnasto Thanks! It's great to see players liking the game enough to try for the best scores.

5 rounds is pretty much the best one can do in the current version of the game, 4 is theoretically possible, but you would need near-astronomical luck during the map generation to even have a shot at it.

bakenshake 2019-05-08 04:32

Love the music to this and how it ties to the theme! However, it took me a handful of rounds to realize that I could buy more scytheman by clicking the plus symbol. I kept only putting one down at a time for at least 6 rounds. I love the isometric look and graphics too. It works really well in this type of game. I could play a scytheman on a block that I had already reaped souls from which seemed to have no benefit, so I don't know why I was allowed to do it?

Would love to see this expanded as it is a good base for a game and enjoyed playing. Good job!