I thought the story idea was great. I love the idea of a homicidal donkey baron sallying forth to teach the peasants what-for. I found the controls a bit awkward, though, and got trapped in a state were I couldn't move and my character wouldn't die.
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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Gameplay | #55 | 3.151 | 3.385 |
Design | #64 | 3.079 | 3.308 |
Overall | #112 | 2.721 | 2.923 |
Artistic | #119 | 2.721 | 2.923 |
Technical | #135 | 2.506 | 2.692 |
Theme | #151 | 2.148 | 2.308 |
Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I think the core gameplay is really good, it's fun to play (even if the main character doesn't seem to be exactly the nicest person out there).
Sadly, the game froze on me couple times on death, so I didn't finish it. I do hope you will fix it after the jam though, it's a very promising project!
This was a surprisingly well thought-out entry: the mechanics interacted in a clever way (dodge and block both cost stamina, blocking slows speed, attacks move guys, purging fixes movement, etc), the narrative was compelling in a dark and twisted way, and I got a laugh about the source of energy because I didn’t pick up on the visual cues of the main character initially.
It was really cool to see a take on the top down action game that was melee based. I've played a lot of these where you shoot projectiles, and it was a new and challenging experience to get up close and personal with the enemies. It was a nice touch to signpost the enemies attacks which i felt made the combat fair while still retaining the challenge.
I know in these game jams we are probably already aware of all the bugs and just didn't have time to fix them, but when i died and kept getting stabbed my health meter just kept increasing with empty health segments. I could also keep stabbing but could not move. I'm certain you are aware but just mentioning it in the very small chance you hadn't seen it happen.
I like the unique character design.
I had a great time burninating the peasants in their thatch-roof cottages!
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