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Deepeth Woods

By colapolka and PandaDerZwote

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall6503.6663
Fun6513.5063
Innovation9103.2163
Theme15283.0963
Graphics1734.3564
Audio5683.5863
Humor824.0963
Mood3903.9062

Comments

nuggetmchotdog 2021-04-27 00:05

Love the aesthetic in this! Reminds me a bit of the cutscenes in Rock of the ages. The combat feels a bit stiff, since the animation is quite long. The hitboxes of the axe and enemies are also a bit unintuitive, and sometimes when it seems like you it the enemy you actually didnt.

dominikscholz 2021-04-27 00:07

Rejoice! Henceforth I shall proclaim that I liketh thy game.

firebelley 2021-04-27 00:08

Really charming game! Love the artstyle! Combat felt pretty forgiving except in the case of the snails. I felt like I could never get into the right spot to kill them.

But super fun idea, I had a great time playing!

frompdx 2021-04-27 00:09

I like the medieval style canvas. Great use of meme-guy.

alec 2021-04-27 00:10

Man, I'm obsessed with the overall vibe of this game. My favorite part was how the character got beat up as he recieved more damage. It would have been nice to have some directions presented in the beginning of the game, but I managed to figure it out all the same. Nice work!

madr 2021-04-27 00:10

Visuals together with this music was funny :)

ditam 2021-04-27 00:19

What a great and consistent art direction, well done! The fabric/canvas texture is a great touch that makes everything look very crisp.

jorgeblanco 2021-04-27 00:19

Simple but fun. Love the art direction. The player character could be more fluid but it works with the aesthetics. I'd suggest adding some different obstacles because I found running until the end without attacking to be the best (if most boring) strategy.

bassilij 2021-04-27 06:56

Ahaha, very good. I like it)

2021-04-27 08:00

It was super fun ! :) It's very cohesive as a whole, great !

parkuhrmd 2021-04-27 09:47

The art direction is just superb. Combined with the audio, the medieval vibe really comes through.

A bit of a critique of the gameplay: Since attacking stops the character, an attack makes you more vulnerable to enemies. The enemies are all slower than the player, and since there are no "roadblocks" to stop a player, the winning strategy is to just run past everything, and only use the attack for the final boss. Maybe a more fluid attack or a blocking move could help?

xpoho 2021-04-27 10:27

Жуткие эти звери - зайцы и улитки, так и норовят тебя убить отравленным сюрикеном или пронзить копьем. Понимаю главного героя - таких надо убивать в первую очередь! Спасибо разработчикам за игру, было весело ^_^

lamamour 2021-04-27 13:34

I really liked the artstyle, looks like a story book :)) "cheap mic and our lovely voices" <-- that made me laugh!

Same as @parkuhrmd, by the end I was mostly running from the ennemies :laughing:

brielley 2021-04-27 14:20

Love the art so much, and enjoy the play as well. Good job!

niklas-zhaga 2021-04-27 15:04

LMAO At first I did not understand how to hit a snail, killed a couple of these hares, ran to the King of the Hares, they mobbed me, an then angel flew after me, and the hares, watching the angel dragging me to heaven, sat down on their knees and folded paws in prayer. Godly stuff.

curtis-pelissier 2021-04-27 15:58

:rofl: That's really funny! I like the medieval art style, that reminds me [Simon de Thuillières](https://twitter.com/thuillieres) arts. The music is a bit aggressive on a complete run and the difficulty is to exponential, but the humour is present! Good job on that game :thumbsup:

fpirritano 2021-04-27 16:37

Nice Work ! medieval tapestry graphics with a touch of weird are great !

sodaro 2021-04-27 19:30

Nice artstyle! The attack was a bit hard to use but at some point I realized I could just run over enemies to kill them (unsure if it was a bug or feature :D)

evogengames 2021-04-27 20:18

Amazing art and sound

Gameplay was pretty fun as well

Overall great, well job!

vrerabek 2021-04-28 10:45

Fantastic art, the gameply was a bit clunky but hey it's a game jam! Love the music.

mujina 2021-04-28 10:55

This is HILARIOUS. Such a cool artstyle, and the text oh man.

Attacking is a bit slow but I see this a plus, since it conveys better the goofy nature of the character and of the game. It moves exactly like you would image a weird character from a flat medieval painting would move. The problem lies more in understanding what you will hit/collide with. Perhaps a visual indication of the curve that your axe swipes could give you a better idea.

Also loved the effect of being slowed down and having difficulty moving through dense parts of vegetation. It just adds on the overall effect of comic slowness of the game, and that's amazing.

coke 2021-04-28 11:00

I like this art style, and music so fantastic.

gao-ming 2021-04-28 11:01

The graphics are beautiful. Great work!

jamie-slowgrove 2021-04-28 11:04

Nice Game! I loved the graphics, really clever idea to do it like a medieval tapestry :grin:

metalfox-dioxymore 2021-04-28 13:03

The art is really good, I love the aestetics !

The overall gameplay is good, but the character's attack is reaaaaally slow and rigid, that's too bad... Maybe, it is an intentional game design choice, but that's a bit frustrating. Also, the optimal strategy to finish the game is to just run to the end while avoiding the ennemies, then kill the king by spamming the attack button, which is probably not what you wanted ^^.

panurge 2021-04-28 18:18

We really loved this! Got to the end and beat the King Hare at the same time as he beat us. Art style is wonderful and lots of fun to play. Top marks!

james-tugman 2021-04-28 22:40

Loved the art style on this. And the writing? Hilarious. This game was really quite polished, I died and wasn't expecting much but the death animation, and restart prompt were really well done and entertaining. Admittedly I was a little confused about why I'm fighting hares with spears but I can't complain. I did find that there were a lot of enemies, and the attack animation made it unclear to line up the attacks, but still super fun - 4 stars overall! :)

mtwhateverest 2021-04-28 22:57

Fantastic game, great art style and music. Really enjoyed playing this one! :) I did notice that you can just run through the enemies to kill them, killed the boss as well :D

pookipoot 2021-04-28 23:38

What a unique and captivating art style. It really makes your gameth standeth outeth! Love the presentation.

kevinworkman 2021-04-29 03:04

This is really cute. I really like the art style and the jokes. I wished the attack was a little faster, or maybe that I could cancel it by moving. Towards the end I tried to just run through instead of fighting the enemies, which turned out to be a bad strategy as I had a screen full of enemies and the boss at the end. Overall this was really enjoyable, great job!

kaminos 2021-04-29 11:21

I liked the graphics a lot! Cool music.. great solid entry! Well done :)

ps. Consider the snail death animation to be a bit faster because i couldn't tell if i hit or missed and also the death transition back to start.. other than that great entry!

simon-rahnasto 2021-04-29 14:37

This has to be one of the best things I have seen this LD. The visual style is hillarious, the premise is fantastic and I just love everything about it. I mean look at this guy: 3456a33d69065572fa28fa9ebec1134b.png

You can look at that gigantic rabbit king and tell me it isn't glorious. I also really enjoyed how the intro ties into the game, great job!

david-u 2021-04-30 12:16

The medievel tapestry art style is certainly very original and I love how you have fun with the theme. You can also use denser areas of trees as cover so you don't get surrounded. I think it would be easier to win if the movement was more responsive - sometimes it feels like you can't avoid some damage. But in terms of fun and humour, this is top notch!

etrealjunior 2021-04-30 21:05

Congratulations on the game, it looks like a storybook, very beautiful art, the enemies that shoot are bad to kill and the rabbits are very easy, I thank you for the opportunity to have known your work, a big hug to everyone, and I await your evaluations regarding my game

molpe 2021-05-01 18:48

The art style is amazing, love the music, but maaan, the snails are EVIL! :snail: You did a great job :heart:

My LP :slight_smile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbKCmmY2VwE

bereg 2021-05-02 13:04

The stylization is great, it feels very polished visually. The gameplay itself is a bit plain and simple, but overall the game feels nice and it's fun to play it. Nicely done!

vlandemart 2021-05-06 15:21

Artwork is amazing, mood and style of the game are the strongest parts of it. This said, gameplay is kinda clumsy and lacking. The amount of enemies towards the end is insane, and I haven't been able to beat rabbit king. Overall, I had my fun with the game, very solid entry, good luck!

wanderix 2021-05-06 16:29

Loved the graphics!!! really fun to look at. And the detail of the angel taking you away when dying is awesome :)

kotzi 2021-05-06 16:30

Cool aesthetics and effects (like the scroll of the screen). The gameplay could be polished a bit more, but it's ok in general. Congrats!

nakami 2021-05-17 10:53

Funny Game but attack range is a bit clunky I never really know if I hit or not.

dock-frankenstein 2021-05-19 06:37

The melody could use some work (doesn't go well with the sound effect), but it was rather good looking and fun. Nice transitions btw

I'm just playing other peoples games after the jam and see if I got a harsh score, or were the other games just amazing. Not sure, I fell like I should have gotten a better score. Oh well :/