Hell R Us

mavvy 2025-04-07 04:29

Hell R Us has a good sense of humor and a fun story that got chuckles out of me. I found dodging bullets and looking out for attack warnings decently engaging, attacking was nearly always stand next to boss and mash A otherwise, which being honest adds to the comedy for me. I love these denizens of hell just standing there taking a barrage of slashes from this guy who just stepped in.

I had a good time with your game, and mad props for releasing a game for the Dreamcast. Multi-platform anything in 48 hours sounds like a kind of hell in itself, but you made it through and back. :v:

javasaurus 2025-04-07 07:15

This one is very engaging, love it! I dig the replayability, just wanted to keep going. In between the comedy and the artstyle, I really can see this one going on to become something quite viral!... Plus what the heck dude, trying to outshine us all with the fancy Dreamcast port?

frogravity 2025-04-07 10:01

Managed to run hell to the ground!

Anyway, this was awesome! The takes within takes on the theme were hilarious, I loved how all the characters had hidden (off-screen) depths in the depths of hell. The ending screens were really fun too!

The gameplay was a bit bare-bones this time, but I did appreciate how all enemies had different behaviours, with Kashsa moving a lot, Broni dealing a lot of damage & [REDACTED] spamming bullets. I tried speedrunning it a few times, but after accidentally skipping the result twice by spamming A & Enter I gave up :(

Overall, I enjoyed it! Great entry!

100th-coin 2025-04-08 15:47

It's a classic Captain Dreamcast game! The cutscenes got some good laughs out of me, though I think the audio levels need a bit of balancing. I don't know how audio works on the dreamcast, but if it's possible to make the music a bit quieter as your voice lines are playing, I think that should be done. This one was very similar to David vs Goliath: What the government doesn't want you to know, in the sense that it was a bullet-hell boss fight arena. I think the combat in this game would be a bit more interesting if the enemies immediately started throwing projectiles when the fight begins. You learn their attack pattern from a safe distance, then once they stop, you go in for the slashing.

It's a subtle detail, but I love how the game opens with you spinning as you fall, then landing at a funny angle. A stellar opening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j963WrMTG_A

phlip45 2025-04-08 18:22

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Had fun with this one. The tongue-in-cheek jokes got a chuckle out of me and the "Hell or Hell" graphics and animation also made me laugh. Here is my speedrun attempt results.

thomas-bringer 2025-04-08 21:21

I really like the voice acting, and the overall humour.Two things to improve come to my mind: - control scheme is a little bit weird, i would replace Enter with space bar and also replace A by space bar - fighting can be cheesed quite easily by just spamming A next to the enemy

But overall i see nice work here, so keep it up!

monogatari 2025-04-08 23:11

Ok this was hilarious, loved the voice acting, and the jokes. Music was funny and graphics really fits the humoristic style of the game. But on the gameplay side i didn't get any challenge or something i was just going near my opponent and mashing A and i was the winner, maybe it needed a little cooldown on attack or Invicibilty frames when you or the opponent gets hit ? Good job anyway ! =)

brian-russell 2025-04-08 23:14

nice! Enjoyed it and the dialogue really was humorous near the end

wolfier 2025-04-08 23:14

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That was hilarious.

gargantuan-janitor 2025-04-09 01:12

The presentation is top notch, the graphics are great, the voiceover is genuinely funny. This would be an easy 5/5 across if the gameplay was a bit more interesting. I ended up wanting more, like, wanting anything out of it other than walk close and spam attack.

dhim 2025-04-09 13:41

Very funny entry!

the hit boxes are a bit too small, hard to predict. I am usually terrible at this kind of game, but managed to win by just running into the ennemy and spamming A..

The double A/enter control for skipping text / menu is strange.

whateverdat 2025-04-09 15:12

That was funny, nice work!

sudocoffee 2025-04-09 20:13

The voiceovers and hand drawn visuals are as hilarious as always! Battles were a little too easy to mash through, though that's kind of funny itself. I love the reference to Guilty Gear "Hell or Hell" xD

Speedrun world record maybe? (ouch my hands, the "a" and "enter" mashing through dialogue strategy)

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Also running on Flycast:

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torte478 2025-04-10 18:59

Fun game! Really loved the voice acting and the overall concept =)

foursay 2025-04-11 05:20

Another classic CaptainDreamcast hit! I really don’t wanna skip a single line 'cause I know there’s always that sneaky hidden VO waiting to surprise me. You’ve got your signature humor and an unconventional combat style compared to previous entires(which might need a bit of balance tweaking but honestly that just gives Dante more depth. He really feels like a skillful player) Nice job!

yvanor 2025-04-11 13:37

Great game, fun to play, funny to read !

harmadillo 2025-04-11 17:03

Nice Game. The fighting was the weakest part. Hit boxes were a bit small, had to be right over the enemy to score a hit. Story and humour are very good. Nice voice over too.

linky439 2025-04-12 15:50

Interesting and funny game! And with a DC port on top of it ??

Like others, I find the combat to be the weakest part, I don't think I was hit once by an enemy by just mashing the A key right next to them ^^ But the dialogs were fun, I wasn't prepared to hear them all voiced. And all that in 48h is quite impressive, congrats!

starl 2025-04-12 17:51

very funny game!

byebye 2025-04-12 22:32

first really funny game on jam! great job :)

discofish 2025-04-14 07:41

Really funny game! Well done :)

perrin 2025-04-15 11:26

The game has a ton of charm, really enjoyed the silly voice acting. Sadly the combat mechanic wasn't great, just mashed attack and won. Very cool to see a dreamcast port too.

nicolanore 2025-04-15 21:22

Really fun game :thumbsup: The combat gameplay could be improved (spamming the attack button makes it pretty easy) but the funny dialogues with great voice acting make it great. I liked the ending :laughing:

iminsoftware 2025-04-19 16:54

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rbbhn 2025-04-22 21:50

Cool game! I really like the bullet hell mechanics, and I appreciate the story in-between fights to break up pacing. Attacks-wise, all 3 bosses had fairly easy to dodge attacks, and they all can be spammed-out with the attack - even during their bullet patterns - due to a lack of a cooldown on the swipe. However, playing the game "as-intended", it's really fun! The story is also lighthearted and charming, and I had a really fun time. Congrats on your entry!