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A jam submission

LAPLACE'S DEMONView game page

Submitted by DEATHWISH (@ProdByDEATHWISH) — 4 minutes, 19 seconds before the deadline
Rated by 14 people so far
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Submitted

Presentation is really engaging, big ups for the ost and art
Getting a crit during the fight section is very fun
The movement during the dodge section is pretty sluggish, and some hits feel unavoidable. Also feels bad when the extra turn pickup is never close enough to grab
Really great demo, this could definitely expand out to something awesome

Submitted(+1)

The difficulty was just right for me since heals are generous past an amount of hp. I can see this being a possible Laplus backstory narrative if it ever were a full blown game!

Developer(+1)

I'm happy you enjoyed it!

Submitted

OST in INSANE!!!! I really like the gameplay feel of the game. Attacking the boss feels incredibly satisfying. My only complaint would be the bossbar being hard to notice at first (I was streaming the game to my team on discord and until they pointed it out to me I haven't even noticed it's there). Overall a banger submission and I would love to see it made into full game with more encounters

Developer

Thanks for trying it out!


I made several changes to the boss health during the grace period but it seems I still didn't made it clear enough :(

(+1)

I like this game. Sadly too short (1 boss?). Potentially it can be full blown game. 

Developer

Thank you for playing!

Submitted(+1)

The UI was insanely good and the music matched with the overall mod so well. I wasn't sure what an "extra turn" did at first so a bit more clarification on how the game works would be nice. Either way it was very enjoyable. Great job.

Developer

Ty for your time and feedback, it means a lot!

Submitted(+1)

Liked the theme and bgm (most important), great job!

Developer

Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed it

(+1)

Really love the atmosphere of this! It's definitely got that Earthbound feel with the background and effects, but also mixed with some Undertale-like combat. As others said, the visuals are impressive, especially the UI! 

A few things I wanted to point out:

  • I would consider giving the player more control over their jumps (tapping jump performs a small hop), as it really helps make movement feel a lot more responsive! 
  • I was also a bit confused in the beginning on how to attack and such, as it wasn't that clear at first. Perhaps as the first attack only, you could pause the screen when the line is in the center with a "Press Space!" or "Attack!" prompt as a quick and simple interactive tutorial. And maybe the enemy health bar could flash red to indicate getting hit.
  • Adding to the "speedy bullets" feedback as others have said, perhaps a way to circumvent this, is to have a bullet that gradually speeds up. Of course, there should be a limit to how fast it should go, but just an idea!

Overall, great job with the game!

Developer

 I appreciate your feedback and I'm glad you liked it, thank you!

Submitted(+1)

Love the ambience, extremely clean on the visual department. It did take me a bit to realize that the enemy's healthbar was at the top and that my life bar was the one next to the text. Weird but interesting game loop, having to dodge in order to gain health and time

Developer

tysm for your time and feedback!

Submitted(+1)

This game is so cool. Its short and sweet. I love the art style, the UI and basically everything about it visually lol. I'm gonna agree with Alphros and say that the speed up bullets were very annoying and I wish they had less of a speed multiplier or didn't exist at all. Something on the UI for if this was an extra turn or not would've also been very cool but its good as is.

ngl I still don't understand what the lines turning blue mean but I don't think I needed to lmao.

Developer

Appreciate your feedback, thank you so much! 

The blue lines does extra damage because they're harder to hit the center, that's about it.

Idk why I kept the singe ball attack because I also find it really stupid lol.

Submitted(+1)

Very cool looking game, love the aesthetics and style! Interesting battle mechanic.
Would prefer if there are less of the "sped up" bullets that you can't do anything about in the dodging segments, otherwise I had great fun on this, thanks!

Developer

Thank you for playing and for your feedback!