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The music and voice acting were stellar, and I did not expect this collab lol

 Game connects to the theme really well, and the only negative thing I can say about the game is how short it is

Overall, a very solid, polished, and immersive experience

I really liked the core mechanic of this game. The sound design was great and allowed the immersion to be on point.  

There were a few bugs I ran into though on the reflection levels. The door seemed to open sometimes without me collecting all the lights, and sometimes when I collected all the lights the door wouldn't show. One level in particular I collected a light, and when I respawned, the light was missing, and I had to restart the game to complete the level. It looks like this is every team member's first or second jam, and this is extremely polished for that experience level. Great work!

I really liked the concept and gameplay loop. The game isn't paused during upgrade selection which would be a good qol fix. I also think all bullets should be removed when a wave is completed. The SFX was a bit sharp, but when I lowered the volume and the music started playing, the bullet sound matched the music really well. The visuals are also very polished, and I had fun playing!

You guys knocked it out of the park with this game. The music and sfx were really well done, and the game mechanics were really good. Always impressed with the visuals from Xandruher, but they were extra nice this time around. The vfx is also really nice here. I also see that Ryo was doing development/programming solo and that is also impressive. I like the take on reflecting/parrying enemy bullets for this theme, but sometimes the parry felt a bit random. 

I think the game would also benefit from some sort of scoring/leaderboard system, as I don't think it was possible to die so I was just messing around with the different bots. The UI was also a bit standard though, and there was room for improvement there. 

Those issues aside, I was really enjoying the music and reflecting stuff to destroy turrets. This is truly a wild entry. Congrats to the team for crossing the finish line!

The animation at the start was a nice touch and the concept was interesting. The controls icons were switched, and I had to look at the itch page and mess around to figure out. The art style wasn't too cohesive, and the player character not being animated was a huge immersion break. The use of lighting was pretty cool.

wow uh.. didn't expect life lesson. Was a great story-based experience, thanks for making! Also feels very original for the theme.

Maybe adding some sort of obstacles that you have to watch out for would be an additional way to add skill expression. I felt that the game was mostly about clicking as fast as possible, and if I remember correctly, there was a definitive time limit. So, generally some more depth here would have been nice. 

The leaderboard system and game are very polished, and I can see how this would be great as a jam game, but maybe the cat is also moving too fast. Not for difficulty tuning as the game was very simple, but for a longer run.

Unfortunately, if you are using a mac, Godot builds have problems loading. I hope they fix that because from windows I can't get a game to work on that platform. There are some extra programs that emulate windows from mac, but that may take a lot of effort.

Ah, ok that makes sense. I considered Q as a separate attack, and after a basic attack the hammer resets and gets ready for the next attack. It didn't make sense to have Q work once it already hit the enemy with a basic attack. I see what you mean about it being unnatural, and I'll play around with the controller further to find a fix.

Does Q just not work? I have it set to have a 2 second cooldown and it costs 5 power after you repair your weapon for the first time. Again, this is an issue I never experienced on my side, so I'm hoping it's not another bug that I couldn't have tested for myself.

This is another very original game concept from you! The puzzles did feel very trial and error though. I liked the many accessibility options that were given in the game with speed/mute and the template options as well. Great entry!

This really reminds me of pac man. The controls felt a bit janky even though I knew I wasn't able to turn back, it felt like my inputs weren't registering when I wanted to turn sometimes. The graphics look really polished and sfx are great, but I feel it lacks some more musical/ambience elements. A lot of thought went into the level design, and overall, this was a good entry!

The slack notifications had me dead lol. I can't believe you made a terminal with working apps in this short of a timeframe. I also liked the addition of "spotify" lol. Once I realized you could copy paste, it felt much better. I also tried using mouse click to copy and paste, but instead it was the usual ctrlC+ctrlV. Such an original concept, but I didn't see too much of a connection to the theme. Great entry!

I had a similar concept about taking photos of spirits before I pivoted to more of a whack-a-mole sort of arcade game. I really like the polish in the art, and I liked the lens size and camera speed upgrades the most. Great entry!

I made a game like this before where you needed to stop the pendulum (or in my game the hand of a clock) at the right time, so it's nice to see a game made with a similar concept. I felt that it was a bit simple, but it was clear and interesting. Great work!

The blessings and messages on death were really cool interactions. I encountered no bugs, but I feel like the banish mechanic could use some sort of indicator for how big it is. I think this game is the most original and has the best interpretation of the theme this jam. I know you did all the art yourself and it was great, and I liked the references to elden ring. I felt that the walking animation did look a bit flimsy like he was shaking his arms around, but maybe he is just scared lol. Great work!

Very simple and polished game, and I like how much you focused on the core mechanic with a leaderboard system. The audio and art were very good. I think the game was a bit too short though. Thanks for submitting!

Very nice gameplay loop and I like the gun building mechanic. The upgrades were very unique and allowed for multiple builds. The gameplay was simple and intuitive and reminds me of vampire survivors with a different premise.

I felt like the weapon should have automatically reloaded on 0 bullets left. I also think there could be more vfx/sfx to enhance game feel. 

Overall, great game!

The 3D perspective is really nice, and I liked the take on the theme. I especially loved the explosion effect. 

The UI could have been better, and it seems that the game slows down after restarting. I also felt that even though the skill reload was a unique mechanic, it was a bit random and feels like it was placed there to add pseudo difficulty. 

For the first jam, this is incredible work. Great entry!

It's an input buffer bug that only happens on some devices, unfortunately didn't happen to me when I was testing. Thanks for playing!

I added a .05 second delay from the time you click to the time the attack is launched. I'll look into this further, thanks for the feedback!

Don't get me wrong, the audio that made it in was really good. I felt that providing some constructive feedback would help in the long run. Looking forward to seeing your next games!

Lots of detailed and hand drawn art here. The enemies were super weak imo and the gameplay was a bit repetitive, but this was more of a novel/story telling game. Great work!

I liked the different minigames you had for the items, the sfx were great, and the hand drawn artstyle is pretty cool. Game felt a bit short, but mechanics were polished. For a first game jam, this is very solid work!

Such a gigantic and really good-looking world with a deep story. The main area of improvement here is the gameplay aspect, but this game was aiming to be more of a story game, so I can't really say how you would fix that. I love the prior game jam easter eggs. Also, the attention to detail in the legal stuff was cool as well, as I don't see that much in jam games. I also participated in ludum dare: tiny creatures, and did this right after lol. 

Great entry!

The art is very impressive, and me playing this at 12:00AM made the game even creepier. I really like the atmosphere set here. Once, the main doll got me from behind and I wasn't looking so I was a bit spooked LOL.

I know part of the immersion was not having any UI, but not knowing some of the cooldowns and stamina stuff was a bit detrimental to qol. The game ran well for me, and I didn't notice any lag spikes or bugs/clipping myself. 

Also, a small sound thing is that it plays sprint even if I let go of sprint early. The footsteps were well synced though. The enemy doll also constantly made that howl sound, and I felt it got a bit repetitive after some time. Maybe a bit of reverb on some of the sounds would have made it fill the space and make it feel like a larger area than it was. I also felt like the attack sfx wasn't that satisfying. I know it was the sound dev's first jam, and it's very impressive, especially considering the genre. That being said, in games like this sound is everything and will play a huge role in immersion, and I think there is some room for improvement here.

 The whole area felt like a maze, and finding talismans within the maze gives slenderman vibes to me. The map was large, but maybe too large. I really like the use of the theme in this, and the biggest standout was all the 3d models and amazing atmosphere. 

Overall, great entry and it's a must play for this jam, but there are also a few notable areas of improvement.

Thanks for the very detailed feedback and compliments!

Aimlabs FTW!!! lol, I tried using aimlabs a few years ago, but I didn't use it much since

The attack is coded to be placed at the mouse position, while the hammer rotates based on distance from its starting location. This could be what is causing that disconnect, and it might be something I look into further. I felt it was more convenient for the attack to land at mouse location, and I didn't notice any issues at the time so thank you for pointing this out.

I'm really glad you enjoyed it. I noticed the easy difficulty curve as well after releasing, and was quite sad it wasn't challenging enough near the end. It was for the best as changing any of the variables I had for difficulty/scoring, without testing, would probably make the game unplayable.  The Q has a short cooldown (2 seconds) and you can't use it in animation, to avoid being spammed, as it was even easier then. The game's balance lives on the edge, and it felt either way too easy or way too hard. With some more time, I could have added a better end game.

Thanks for the feedback!

Yes, when you have 0 power you enter the spirit shop to try and revive yourself with an upgrade. I tried to make the camera shake minimal, but still feel impactful. Adding an option to remove camera shake would have made more sense if I had a settings / pause menu, but I didn't have time for that.  I'll keep this in mind for next time and try to lower the base camera shake.

Thanks for the feedback!

Maybe introducing new spirit types slowly would have made it look less chaotic. The hammer's attack animates and looks like it hits twice, but it's the same attack. Some tutorial elements would have been nice, but I was very short on time. 

Thank you for playing!

I have it programmed to where the more enemies you destroy, the faster the power drains. So in some cases it is faster to attack enemies than wait to die. 

Even if you already did that, I do feel I tuned it to be too forgiving especially based on the extra power you got. Maybe respawns should be more expensive or max power should be capped at 50. There was an unbelievable amount of variables to tune, and with some more time I could've made it more challenging near the end.

Thanks for the feedback!

Yes, red spirits/enemies show up when two spirits intersect. If a red spirit takes too long to destroy, it will reduce your power. 

The skull at the bottom of the hammer is the spirit power that allows you to revive after death. Its an extra design element that I felt added to polish and game feel. It also plays a role in making the hammer seem controlled by something instead of floating around with a edgeless bottom.

Thanks for playing!

As others have mentioned, the start was pretty confusing, and it took a bit of figuring out. I like the music/ambience and the concept. Overall, solid entry!

Very creative game and for the second ever full game very impressive job. I liked the concept, but it seems there a few issues to fix. The projectiles should be based on delta, so multiply speed with delta if you haven't already to ensure it works the same regardless of FPS. The gunplay lacks some variety as it's just the single fire with tanky enemies. If you give this game more "juice" with vfx and higher damage/impact this game has a lot of potential. Good work!

It's like overcooked but with swords, nice. Well done!

Thank you for the feedback! 

I thought it was cooler if they expanded slightly. Initially it was meant to indicate outwards traveling bullets just like the jump, but I realized it was kind of hard to tell the difference. I sort of just kept it because it felt cool, and also it won't look weird when launching right out of the player. The scale might be too much though and it may be expanding too slow. You should still be able to aim where the mouse cursor is, one of the projectiles will still go to it. The main mechanic with that was you had to time the focus properly to get it to hit.

i intentionally made it so that you didn't know when you died and it would be easy enough to complete even if the mechanics weren't understood. I'll be creating a difficulty selection post jam, it wasn't something I had time for. Thanks for playing!

This "cube thing/ledge" is what I mean

oh that's interesting as I've never seen an unreal engine web game. If it's possible that's crazy.

I'll give it another shot. From the tutorial it looked like the ledge of a slightly bigger cube was being used for the player to step on and wall jump and it seemed to not work sometimes. I only tried it for a few minutes, and I gave an unfair review. (edit)