That was pretty cool.
I liked a good parry system, though the attack animations being so slow ironically made it trickier to know when the parry window was.
Like others, the Silver Key didn't work for me, though it didn't take me long to figure out the alternative method. On my third go I just made a B-line for the final Boss and did OK on the parrying.
Playthrough: DarkSword Pt1 by blazeedge
Viewing post in THE DARK SWORD jam comments
I could see from the video that there was a problem with the parry timing. I will improve the parry based on the feedback received.
The silver key not working was unexpected, but I'm glad i have another way to do it as a secret. The misalignment of the UI is also a concern and will be investigated. Thank you for playing!