A jam submission

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Shadow Arena is a first-person action shooter in which we play the role of a shadow mage fighting for his life.

Submitted by kzyh — 17 hours, 28 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Cleverness	#755	3.000	3.000
Artistic Style	#970	3.000	3.000
Theme	#1330	2.000	2.000
Playability	#1486	2.000	2.000

Ranked from 1 rating. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Judge feedback

Judge feedback is anonymous.

Using your own health/shadow pool was a clever way to use attacks. Sacrificing health for stronger attacks doesn't provide enough reward compared to using your normal shadow attack. Good concept, execution needs work. Wave battles are fun, but was unable to find significant difference between enemies.

Did you include your Game Design Document as a Google Drive link?
Yes

Seriously... did you include your Game Design Document?
Yes

Is your game set to Public so we can see it?
Yes

Tell us about your game!
The player starts the game in his prison cell - it serves as a spell-making station between waves of enemies. After each completed wave, several shadows appear here
Player can start a new wave of enemies after teleporting to the arena, each wave causes more enemies to spawn. Your shadow is both your health pool and your basic attack spell. Defeated enemies leave behind their own shadows which can be collected.

Extra Notes
Enjoy!