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Survive the arena, to prove that you are worthy to be a weapon!

Submitted by SpaceUnicorn666 — 10 hours, 57 minutes before the deadline

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Hey! This is a really interesting idea you went for. Having the sentient weapon jump wielders is an interesting way to implement repeatable gameplay. The game was generally playable, though things did get a little confusing when all the characters would pile up and collide. I wasn't able to really move when that happened. I do like the art and graphics. They give the game a bit of a "historical/fantastical" feel. The music also does well to hype up the action aspect. You did a good job on the overall design! My main advice would just be to polish up some of the interactions between characters to offer a smoother gameplay experience, and maybe add some more variety to the warrior designs so that it's easier to differentiate between characters instead of just looking at the weapon. Overall, it's a great concept and a good submission. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this. Good job!

Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nocqleyrLkoNvtbruKjy_LyHYT2Ti6l0a5N-GlYv0fk/edit?usp=drive_link

Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes

Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes

Summarise your game!
You are a sentient sword and people are your weapons! Help your champion survive the arena... and if he dies, the last survivor becomes your new weapon!

Controls:
W/A/S/D - movement
Left click - attack
Space - dash (unlocked at round 2)
Right click - strong attack(unlocked at round 3)
Q - wery strong attack(unlocked at round 4)
Esc - pause

Please explain how your game fits the theme:
Main character is a sentient sword controlling the person wielding it. From its perspective, its wielder is a weapon: in case of wielders death it will just use the killer as the next weapon.

Is there anything you'd like the judges to pay particular attention to?
Any feedback would be great.

Comments

AleksanderCodesSubmitted25 days ago(+1)

The game has nice graphics and I think the idea can go further, but i think the starting difficulty was very high as your opponents all rush you at the same time. It would be really good if they took turns to attack and left you a small space to "escape" if you needed to.

Overall, very well done!

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Space Impalers

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HibernalSoftSubmitted25 days ago(+2)

Nice game! I like that the weapon talks to the player and teaches new mechanics each round. I would suggest maybe having the player attack in the direction of the mouse cursor instead of just attacking in the direction the player is facing. I think that would feel a lot smoother. But this is still a fun game, great work!

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Slime & Slash

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abcccccccccccccccSubmitted26 days ago(+1)

very cool

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BattleBounds

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CodeFizzSubmitted27 days ago

My game froze :(

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BURNER PHONE DX