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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #473 | 3.756 | 3.756 |
| Overall | #1009 | 3.626 | 3.626 |
| Presentation | #1132 | 3.732 | 3.732 |
| Creativity | #2062 | 3.390 | 3.390 |
Ranked from 41 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Instead of fighting a boss, you ARE the boss. Play the role of killing those goody-two-shoed adventurers trying to stop your evil reign.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing art
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
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Pretty fun game! I had some difficulties remembering the keys, but since there isn't many option it's still manageable. I like that each level is its own puzzle, they all present interesting situations and solutions. The game is quite hard, but the challenge here is rewarding. Well done!
Nice concept and I loved the visual style. Was fun watching my mana, choosing the most appropriate spells and deciding the best moments to overspend on my HP. Great job!
The only thing that took a bit of getting used to was that spells were cast to the position of your mouse cursor only after they finished casting, so it would be cool to see an option of a target being placed as soon as you press the spell button instead.
Thank you for the kind feedback! I think we will indeed have to take a look at when the spell target locks in, if we do a post-jam update. The biggest reason it finalizes after the charge-up was to be sort of mobile compatible, so you can tap the button then tap where on the screen you want to place it. That could probably be a separate mode, though I wonder if it would make it more or less difficult to lead shots with that extra second or so of charge time.
Nice D&D feel to it. Great art style. GG!
Really good pacing in terms of layout. Having each spell being introduced in a level of its own under preset guidelines was a fantastic way of getting across how they all work and their proposed situational usefulness. It almost game across like a puzzle game trying to properly space things so I could leverage the most out of my mana. Graphics are great, really give off that retro vibe of playing on an old tv. Great work here, impressive amount of depth squeezed into the short time frame.
Thank you so much! We've had some submissions to previous jams with pretty rough difficulty curves, so I'm glad to hear we're getting that sorted out now-a-days. Same deal with the level feel; I personally love puzzles, and @Duckblade loves arena shooters, so I'm glad the game reflects that mix.
I really liked how the levels were laid out! It made it seem almost like a puzzle for each one! I saw that the assets were not made, however, you did a fantastic job picking assets that fit the game's aesthetic. Overall, I really loved the game, great job :)
Thanks for playing our game and leaving the kind response!
We were hoping to do the art ourselves as well, but we had an unexpected power outage that set us back a fair bit. The 1-bit style was really just the fastest thing we could throw in, but I am very happy with how it ended up looking. Post-processing is magic. Looking forward to next year!
This was really fun to play; I'm surprised that it doesn't have a lot more ratings! A few thoughts:
All of that said, this was hands-down one of my favorite "you play as the bad guy" games; the spells were fun and thoughtfully-designed, and despite there being a lot of depth, it didn't feel overwhelming or unclear — something that's really hard to achieve in 48 hours. Great work, team! :)
Thank you for the kind comment!
Thanks again for the feedback, we really appreciate it!
Nice introduction by showing us all of the spells! It was a fun game and a good twist on the theme.
Great spin on the "be the boss monster" ... Nice one!
Very well done! It was fun, and I'm glad I got to play it! Never have I been happier for all of the adventurers to die -- lol.
It was a little confusing when the button assigned to each attack changed between levels, although that didn't take away from the experience. It was a good game. Good job getting it done in just 48 hours!
A few others have voiced similar thoughts on the key-binds, so I think we'll be looking into a solution for a post-jam update. There are a total of six spells, so we initially didn't want to give each its own key-bind in a row as in a worst case scenario we might only have the Q and Y spells available, and surely that'd be too uncomfortable. We'll have to do some thinking, maybe use Q, W, E, then A, S, D.
Thank you for playing!
Great Game and art style! I had fun to play it and you are right we used the same asset pack.