THE BLOODGEON

kuro 2022-04-04 17:19

I always like it when the game's art side is simple, but it turns out working as amazingly as this together! When I grow up I want to be able to do things like that. The game is dynamic, it's fast and it doesn't overstay it's welcome. Great job!

P.S.: It would be funny to change the ending on full charisma build. (Yes I went full charisma). Something like "you still died, but your corpse is rotting very charmingly"

minibobbo 2022-04-05 02:59

Fun game. The graphics worked well and all the pieces made for a cool mood. My main problem was that the combat felt really random. I mean that I would lunge and hit the enemy, the enemy would fly around and bounce off a few walls and then I was right next to it and I couldn't see my cursor because everything was white.

I think this would benefit from using a cursor lock to prevent the player from moving the arrow outside the screen.

I enjoyed the level up aspect and the fact that death was quick and the respawns were quick as well. It made for a nice gameplay loop. Nicely done!

ossi 2022-04-05 03:22

This is really slick! The art style, the movement of the character and the intensity of the health/time limit really make it really fun to play. You did a really fantastic job!

ivysly 2022-04-05 06:09

Brutally hard near the end there - ranged enemies that stunlock you is absolutely sadistic design. Fun though - juice is on point and the graphical effects are very stylish for a compo game. ofc i would have added more screenshake ;) the game loop is nice. fast paced and hardcore. a bit hard to control (but mostly in the good ways). regrettable there isn't more. i also laughed when i saw the charisma stat. and when i saw the end screen. good stuff Chao, i hope you win every category. ;)

reeceyboi 2022-04-05 09:54

Yo that was really cool! Love the vibe and pace, and even if the ending as a little anti-climactic it was still really interesting and made me weirdly excited. Enemy variety was great too! Really brought the jam's theme into the gameplay, not just a concept in the background.

Took me a second to understand if my clicks drained the blood and it wasn't until a couple of deaths that I realized that the chromatic effect also indicated my blood level, not just the syringe. Also I couldn't tell what charisma did, although I really like the thought that a game like this could/would have a charisma. Loved this 💖

bodcodes 2022-04-05 21:06

Dark, intense and right on theme. Audio and visuals work very well together for a very nice result. Good thing you still had a floppy disk drive so we could play this.

kurlby 2022-04-06 03:58

This is really fun!! Had to hold my breath near the end there cuz there's so many enemies, mouse button go BRRR