jcmonkey 2023-10-02 22:42
welp, due to it being a godot game, the controls bugged out in the web build and kept forcing the character to the right. this bug has been in godot forever. the parts of the game i did play it was fun.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD54 → Corridor Duels
By nyxkn
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 196 | 3.51 | 49 | |
| Fun | 167 | 3.53 | 49 | |
| Innovation | 308 | 2.86 | 47 | |
| Theme | 258 | 3.33 | 48 | |
| Graphics | 249 | 3.23 | 47 | |
| Audio | 74 | 3.70 | 47 | |
| Humor | 218 | 2.36 | 35 | |
| Mood | 156 | 3.40 | 42 |
welp, due to it being a godot game, the controls bugged out in the web build and kept forcing the character to the right. this bug has been in godot forever. the parts of the game i did play it was fun.
Simple and effective. Overall pretty good. The music and sound effects are really solid. That said, I think that the game feels bit slow because you spend most of the time just waiting for the enemies to do something.
@jcmonkey I've come across the controls getting stuck bug as well. For me it seems to happen on chromium browsers only. On firefox it hasn't happened. Is it a known issue with Godot? Thanks for letting me know!
i like how the difficulty ramps up. at first i thought it was easy because i could just stand on the left waiting for enemies to come towards me, but just as i thought a level had finished, enemies came from behind and shook my expectations up! it's simple but satisfying.
(as a note i didn't have the controls issue - playing on firefox!)
I liked the way the enemies entered the corridor. It felt like an ambush most of the times! But I also think that some variation in the enemies would have gone a long way to make the game feel more engaging (not a problem though as the game is short enough to not overstay its welcome!).
I have one question though: Is it intended that I can hit an enemy that stopped its attack right after the attack? It feels like they are always vulnerable shortly after ending their attack (which I thought would only happen if I actually blocked the attack).
Cool game!! I found the action quite satisfying:) I also didn't have any issues with controls, even though I played in chrome... strange!
No control issues here either, played on Firefox. I really like this one, and it was the first one to actually hook me for playing. Difficulty curves nicely, and with some more action-y music and faster gameplay, this could be a hit!
Cool game, but I got the bug where my character can no longer walk to the right in chrome.
Nice music. Combat is refreshing in how it requires you to be patient. I would totally play a roguelike based on this, with loot and different weapons.
This feels like a perfect scope for a 48 hour jam, great job figuring out a mechanic and ramping up difficulty! I really like the simple art too, it compliments the game well. I did get stuck on the last level, the control bug you mentioned came up a few times, but eventually I got through with out the bug happening. Great Job! corridor Duels.png
Had fun playing it. It would have been nice if there was a separate animation to more clearly show when the enemy is vulnerable after blocking them. I thought it was just the right amount of challenging while not being super easy to breeze through. Over all a very good submission especially it being in the compo.
Nice little cooridor battler :)
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I did have the controls glitch with Chrome on Windows, but clicking out and back in the HTML5 frame fixed it.
There's a surprising amount of gameplay mechanics despite the simple premise, I think you've explored the level designs really well. I also ran into the Chrome bug where I'm stuck moving to the right permanently. I don't know if this is just a visual bug or intended, but sometimes the enemies will flash red after attacking (as if they got damaged) even if I didn't attack them. I understand it's difficult because of the time limitations, but a visual indicator to show when they're vulnerable after attacking (e.g.the enemy raising/lowering a shield) would help heaps! Really good job for 48 hrs tho!
Very fun and atmospheric game! I eventually succeeded in my mission to finish the game without using the shield :D but it took me 10 minutes.
@airwaffle Impressive commitment! I hereby grant you the official swordmaster achievement :D
I also have the "controls getting stuck" bug, on firefox :/
Regarding the stuck controls bug, it seems you can get unstuck by clicking once outside the game window and then clicking back on the game.
@timo5034 @crylica @cleitoneldorn @jcmonkey
The controls bug should be fixed now! It seems to be an issue with how Godot handles input actions. Fortunately I seem to have found a workaround.
Yes, fixed, thank you! It's really fun, I love that you don't have to block, you can also just hit enemies while they charge at you.
@nyxkn how did you fix it? My game is also in Godot...
@thief It's an issue with actions getting stuck in the pressed state. See my bugreport: https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/82732
So if you use things like is_action_pressed() you can run into this issue. But the solution is to bypass actions and just check for key presses directly, like with is_key_pressed(). Key-presses get updated correctly. It's just actions that get stuck.
It's pretty cool that you added a way to rebind the controls. It's such a rare treat for a compo game. :D The menus are good too. But I think those are the default Godot skins. :D
The gameplay feels OK, but it got quite repetitive for me; although the game is short enough to not overstay its welcome anyway.
Sometimes it was a bit frustrating to wait an enemy to attack, because we can't do anything to them unless they create an opening for themselves. So in a sense, we can't attack them, we can only retaliate. This decreases the dynamics of the combat and reduces the amount of actions the player can have. That could be an intended route for this game, I dunno. :) Just sharing my view on that.
The music does a little stutter every now and then when playing in browser (I tested it in Firefox and Chrome).
@quasilyte Thanks for the feedback! Hadn't come across the music stuttering, but I'm afraid that might just be a Godot issue with not much to do about it. I'll look into it.
I like how waiting for enemies to attack made the combat more reaction based. Maybe more enemy types would make the level design stand out even more, but this works as it is due to its shortness
Hi, i like the concept but the game is reeeeally easy, i can simply hold shield and spam attack once they attack, it would be cool if shield had a penalty like stamina to no hold it foverer, also the enemies could have simple 3 dots above their heads to represent health :) overall pretty cool
Fun for a bit but might need a bit more variety in level progression. Liked the idea of the combat system, but it was a bit stationary for my taste.
Nice game. I found the hit-logic to be a bit inconsistent, but otherwise it was a good experience, and felt quite polished
I really enjoyed this game, I died so much as well haha but it was super fun waiting for the right timing to attack and then defeating my enemies~
I liked the concept and the music. I think the concept was easy to grasp too! I feel like the difficulty could ramp up a little faster with more variation in the terrain or the shape of the corridor to avoid repetitiveness. It was a little hard to tell which enemy I hit and how much hp they have left because the feedback wasn't strong enough. But it felt satisfying once I found the rhythm. Nice work!
I love little games that do 1 thing really well, and this was that to a T. Once I understood the mechanics, I felt like a ninja dodge and blocking attacks, while getting mine in just in time. It felt really satisfying to 'mater' the mechanic, which is a testament to a well designed game. The music was also subtle but perfect. Nice job!
I love the music, it's really relaxing to listen to. I thought the game was fun to get the hang of, and I love the way you had to work around the enemies blocking your way. It would be cool with even tighter corridors / other level layouts.
Really nice game. It's simple enough without being boring, I actually felt like I'm refining my "strategy" as I was progressing. Would be nice to see some variety in enemies but it's definitely fun the way it is! One suggestion from me would be to show enemy HP above them, would allow to prioritise them easily when there's a crowd.
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It's always good when there's some sort of score or time at the end, gives you a reason to try again... :)
I didn't beat it, but I got a couple levels in. No issues on windows firefox.
The mechanics worked pretty well! And it's a complete game in the compo. Great job <3
Oh that was fun! Nidhogg vibes. Nice use of LABS instruments too. Great work!
Music was amazing, game was smooth and fun with the timing quite tight. I really liked it, amazing submission.
@dan-burns I did not know about Nidhogg but it looks amazing and now I have to play it. Thanks for the rec! :D
I feel like the timer for the clearing might be off slightly. It definitely felt a bit longer than 3 minutes to clear and I did die on the final level. Might be resetting every time you retry? Either that or I am amazing haha. 2023-10-08 11_00_22-Corridor Duels by nyxkn — Mozilla Firefox.png
Music was great and even though the graphics are simple they are very coherent and go well together (something I struggle with a lot =P ). Great job!
Enjoyable little game, congrats! Good scope for a 48-hour jam.
I played the game, and I really enjoyed it. The only area that could use some polishing is the juice and feedback from the hits. Sometimes, when enemies attack, it's unclear whether they've hit your defenses, leaving you unsure whether to continue attacking or to focus on defense.
Simple and fun! What more can we get from a compo game? Maybe with more mechanics with more enemy weapons for example (with more development time of course) it can be really interesting to play as a full game!
Well done! Take a candy! :candy:
Cute characters and enjoyable gameplay. The music was good as well, did not get very far but would have liked some powerups! =)
Nice game! I enjoyed trying to time my attack to hit the enemy before the enemy hit me. Or when two were coming, hit one, block the other, and then hit him. The tactics! Thanks!
@phlip45 Ahh, you might be right about the timer being wrong. I know I came across that issue before but thought I had fixed it. Thanks for the heads-up!
Enjoyed everything about this game, the music and sound fit well and create a good atmosphere. Pixel art is on point. Gameplay feels smooth and it's very easy to understand the mechanics.
Only thing I missed was some variation on enemies and levels, but I think this is just personal preference, the game is great as is.
Mac user here who can testify that Godot-made games have been crashing my Chrome for all of Ludum Dare. Usually I can run them in Firefox fine. But, this game took forever to load and would even have insane load times between levels in Firefox. Firefox was giving me a regular warning along the lines of "This page is slowing down your browser. We recommend you stop this page." I couldn't give it an honest playthrough, so I won't be able to leave a fair rating. But I wanted to try out everybody's game who played my game, even if I can't get it working. I may have to boot into Windows Later to check it out.
A bit repetitive, but interesting. I especially enjoyed the music. Good job!
Finally got to play it by booting into Windows. I thought that restarting from the level you died on was really fair. I don't play a lot of games with a mouse, so I wasn't used to having to click behind the character to attack enemies coming from behind. A regular button push for attack would have worked better for me.
Fun! This is a great start for some swordplay mechanics that could easily be built upon. I could see more enemy types, and nuances to how much damage your sword does, or whether your shield performs a stun depending on how recent the key was pressed for instance. The music was good and the art really appealing, too. Great compo game!