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Absolutely Barbaric 0.6.1.8's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall Fun | #1 | 4.500 | 4.500 |
| Controls / UI | #1 | 4.833 | 4.833 |
| Art / Graphics | #1 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Sound/Music | #1 | 4.667 | 4.667 |
Ranked from 6 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Unfortunately I had problems because no spawn appeared in the tutorial and the barrier didn't go away. Waiting several minutes and punching the air didn't help either.
On another attempt, the spawn was briefly visible, ran towards my hero and then it was invisible and I couldn't attack it.
If you need information (browser version etc) to analyze the errors, just get in touch!
Oh dang!
Well, I was already aware of some "invisible" enemies in the tutorial but now I checked and also encountered the "invisible & undefeatable" enemy type 😐
I'll have a look for the next update. Thx for pointing that out! 👍
(P.S.: The version doesn't matter here 😉)
Did you try to push the spawn button several times? You just need to kill 1 enemy in the tutorial to be able to advance...
Hello there! Welcome to Feedback Quest RPGs! My name's Hythrain, and I'm one of the streamer's for Feedback Quest and also a host for mini events like this. I'm writing this feedback after having played your game live. If you'd like a link to the VOD when it's posted, just let me know.
When first jumping in, I had fun with this. It was action oriented and I quickly got a hang of how to play. Then I left the tutorial and that changed rather quickly as I would very quickly die while trying to make progress, as once enemies lunged at me I would constantly forget I needed to move away from them before I could attack them. Combining this with a lack of being healed when you're revived and you have a recipe for something that can be infuriating.
Unfortunately, I did NOT beat it as I kept dying a lot in the caves. At minimum, I would recommend that the player is fully healed when returning from death. I would also suggest that there should be a way to attack something and push it away if it's right on you. Even if it's just a shove back that does no damage, it at least will allow players to not feel like they have to run away the instant . This would also prevent the player from being hit multiple times in a short period, which I found happens a lot. Also, omg traps. D:
Would play again when I've regained my sanity.
Well, actually I cheated as I asked someone else to play in my place (I'm very bad at action-rpg myself, and this game is... not easy) but I thought you would like it nonetheless.
Hi and thx for your honesty 😃👍
It seems that your "someone else" could beat the game. Great! Did this person have anything to say about the game? Were there any secrets found? Did this person die? If yes, was the dog being pet?😉
And yes, I admit it's quite a challenge - but I think as soon as you get more into the mechanics it gets a little easier 😇
-Too much spikes traps (and I can confirm myself; you are an evil dev 🙃)
-No secrets were found (or at least, I don't know what you are referring to)
-Yes, multiple times
-The dog was pet once I think
Hahaha 😈 it's so much fun watching others to get away from a fight with only 1 heart left - just to die because they stepped on a spike trap shortly after 😂
However, I already nerfed them. Originally, they were active the whole time while the player was around, not only once per second 😉
There is a huge secret area in Central Rye and occasionally 1-2 secret areas in each level of The Forlorn Caves. You'll see a message when you find one...
If you pet the dog a few times in a row, the necromancer will give you discounts (yes, more than one 😉) on the revive costs 😇
Was the necromancer petted, too? 🖤
I saw you can get discount by petting the dog when I made my own testing run to get a feeling of the controls, and that you can make items in the shop stupidly expensive by flirting with the final fantasy mage, yes.
Very fun game with nice visuals and music! Only problem I can think of is that the tutorial says you can attack using the left mouse button, but when I clicked the left mouse button, it did nothing! Pressing Space to attack works though! The game is very tough and you can die easy if you're not careful.
Favorite moment: when you get a combo so high that you see the words "Absolutely barbaric!" show up on the screen. This is clever because Absolutely Barbaric is the title of the game.
Hi and thx for your review! 🙌
I just fixed the "attack with mouse not working" bug with version 0.6.1.6 - I think it was the same in the other levels, except in the Goblin King's Throne Room...
What was your highest combo? Did you find any secret areas? Could you get to the Minotaur and defeat him? Did you get to the Forlorn Caves?
Highest combo I got was "Absolutely Barbaric!" I don't remember what the number was though.
I didn't make it to the Minotaur or the Forlorn Caves yet. I'll try it again later and let you know if I do get there!
The only problem with this game is: it needs to be finished!
The Bible says:
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted..."
...a time to code, and a time to make it a full release.
😉
Thx for the kind words though 😊
Played this one for a bit, Pretty fun! Very retro Zelda. Love the art and vibes, the little pixel blood splatter effects are a nice touch! Game feels hard sometimes, but that's OK. I like tough games.
Controls were my only issue, eventually hit a bug where my character got stuck in the sword swinging pose XD I was just spamming spacebar a lot to see what the refresh/backswing was like, an enemy hit me, and the character just froze on the sprite with the "air woosh" behind the weapon- even staying stuck after respawning next to the shop. Refreshing page fixed it, but wanted to report the bug just in case.
Overall tho it was pretty fun! awesome job!
Thanks a lot for the reply!
The early Zelda games were indeed an inspiration 😉⚔️
And thx for the bug report, too! I also randomly stumbled over the "freeze" bug - and always when I was spamming the "attack" button - but I couldn't figure it out yet.
However, I think I found the root cause now and can possibly fix it in the next update. 👍
Apart from the occasional freezes, was there anything else that wasn't well with the controls?
How far did you get in the game? Did you find and kill the Minotaur? Could you even get to the Goblin King? 😏 Have you found any secret areas?
Oh, I didn't get too far! I mostly spend time doing mindless rotations around the first level farming to see how the mechanics worked, since the combat was fun. Control-wise sometimes I felt like I was getting hit in the gap of time between my swing and dodge, but that might have been me just playing it too risky.
If you do get hit its pretty punishing, I found myself spending $ to full heal a lot and not buying upgrades, or farming grass /jars to stock up. I wasn't trying to progress though, as much as just poking around to see what happens :)
Ah, I see 😃
Yeah, I tweaked the attack/combat part until it felt good - at last, it's a Hack'n'Slash, so combat must feel good, right?😉
And the freezing bug is now what gone 💪😤
And yes, hits are supposed to hurt 😈 but you can also find hearts in the wild 😉
Also, there is a pretty big secret area in Central Rye... With lots of enemies and breakable objects 😏... The entrance is well-hidden but yet easy to spot, if you know where to look 🕵️
FYI: The "freeze" but should be fixed now with version 0.6.1.6 🙂
A lot of nice details. I like it.