FocuSlash

chaseplays 2022-10-03 05:54

Really fun and satisfying to play! I do think it could really really benefit from checkpoints. I played quite a few times and eventually gave up when I died right after picking a direction. Especially for a game that's mostly based around the same mechanics and enemies with the additional 10 second delay, it gets pretty tiring replaying through the early levels over and over. If you can add that, I'd definitely replay to the end since, again, the core controls and mechanics feel very very smooth and satisfying and I'd love to play the whole game. I'll make sure to check back just in case you make any changes but awesome job either way!

jibberwocky 2022-10-03 06:06

Lots of nice little visuals going on with all the enemy animations and the sword slash and block really feels satisfying and impactful with some fairly minimal sprites. I feel like something more explicit to acknowledge you've hit multiple enemies could be a nice way to keep the player engaged, even if it's just a little visual popup, I felt like I spent a lot of time trying to line up two for one shots.

gcrexx 2022-10-03 06:13

I Really enjoyed that game loop of parry to gain your charge attack but the game is a little bit too hard without checkpoints in my opinion. i feel extremely punished for trying to parry for 2 reason: 1 because i start ALL the way back if i die.2 i have to wait 10 seconds.Eventually i just cheesed the agro range and stop trying to do the most fun thing. still had fun in a "souls-like" kind of way.

slush 2022-10-03 21:29

Fun and action packed!! I enjoy the concept of having to block to charge.

aetheir 2022-10-03 21:30

Very fun, great game loop and a really cool method of encouraging a more aggressive use of defensive tools through blocking charging attacks. A lot of folks have pointed out checkpoints as a good quality of life change and I would also suggest making your sword charge faster out of combat or when entering a new room. As is, its pretty much the best play to always enter a room with a sword charge and waiting in the hallway is free, but it does burn a lot of time doing nothing.

fermingimpel 2022-10-03 22:54

i like the game, but is a bit hard to see the attack timer in your body in the beginning

roroto-sic 2022-10-03 23:16

il like the cloud strife vide of the blade attack (if it make sense)^^ nice gameplay mechanic ! The timer for the attack is a bit hard to see, and the game is a bit to hard without checkpoint, or i always die before to reach them

eugenik 2022-10-04 14:56

Great Art!.

amberfall92 2022-10-04 20:04

the slash attack effect is cool~ and the game is fun. Nice work!

wizzzle 2022-10-05 01:43

Very nice

william-baker 2022-10-05 04:27

really nice job on action part

skel3ton 2022-10-05 16:38

very cool game. I liked the implementation of the tutorial. I would have appreciated a little better enemy intelligence. Movement, attacks and defense are all controlled to perfection. Definitely a great job

reax 2022-10-05 16:40

Interesting game concept with different levels etc. Very playable. Waiting for an attack to recharge felt a bit long as you couldn't do much in between. Dodging enemies felt too easy, I'd suggest that they try to hunt the player down.

euler-moises 2022-10-06 19:39

interesting game. It has a lot of potential.

I loved the soundtrack, a pity it doesn't match the game.

The mechanics are very easy to understand and the battles are very smooth.

Congratulations!

pureimprov 2022-10-06 23:19

Fantastic tutorial! One little detail would be having the attack timer refill if you die, had fun with the few rooms I got through (:

oozer 2022-10-09 19:10

very cool concept had me playing for many games and try to beat every room

geckoo1337 2022-10-14 13:41

Cool slash game with a minimalist aesthetic. The main gameplay fits with the theme. The soundtrack is really well done - some arabic melody. I would like to see an info about the attack time to know when the slash is again available. A solid entry. Thank you. I wish you the best ++

b3b0 2022-10-21 18:23

Nice gameplay! I was pretty surprised. This is very impressive for a solo jam, keep it up!!!