Samurai Game Project

negative:

the game is very fun and challenging. I don't really find anything negative, besides not being able to change mouse sensitivity maybe I don't know it's still very good either way. But other than that nothing bad so far.

positive;

the designs are good, the movement feels great. I can't tell if this is considered a bug or feature as I parried two enemies with one parry multiple times by having two enemies group in a straight line and go between them and also getting a double kill by killing two enemies with one strike, it felt very good to do.

Bugs:

 I somehow dashed and jumped into a wall maybe an enemy and fling up in the sky, I'm not exactly sure how. Also when I respawn I seem to sometimes slide instead of walk, It's easily fixed by pressing space though. when I parry it sometimes doesn't work, like when I perfectly parry it wont work and will count as a block. Also when you kill an enemy before you die you get healed even though you're dead. I even managed to Glitch through the map

Thoughts:

at first with all the enemies I thought it would be difficult, like REALLY difficult which it kinda was untill I understood the ropes and dash and attacked while also hop like a bunny to dodge attacks, and even though i died a LOT it was still so fun and after finally being able to move to the next wave of enemies I still felt like I could like 100 more times before I get bored

I think it would be cool if you could like parry projectiles like reflect it, I know it might be a little bit OP but it would feel really nice to pull off and rewarding.

I thought it would be cool if there was a shogun boss with a long charged dash attack that insta kills, but if you parry would be rewarding. Something like that, just an idea.

overall the game is very fun 10/10, keep up the good work :)

attack and then dash was too powerful parry feel bad to use

even tho you said they need coin in order to attack but when 3 of them attack at the same time the only choice is to retreat anyway

sometimes i hold block perfectly before the attack it doesnt count as parry but when i hold it a bit longer suddenly it count as a parry(is it bc of block cooldown or sumthing like that im not sure)

the game overall in this state was alright it just need to be polished

also the way combat work right now doesnt fit rogue-like you want it to be
it could work but i dont think it fit that well with the state of combat right now

the game look just like you lost and you dont know what to do with the game it really shows, still like it tho wish you have some idea to fix or finish this soon :)

i even make itch account just for this too btw, keep it up.

this game is awsome, but blocking is a bit bugged or, at least when i block, it doesnt always work, other than that, this game is great, keep up the great work

This prototype isn't bad by any means but it has glaring flaws I want to point out during my playthrough 

before I get into the negative stuff here some good things, and I do recommend testing the game out for anyone reading this

1)  style is great and feels good

2)  the movement feels good

3)  parrying feels good but it does feel a bit forced as a main mechanic

Negative stuff now

1) it can be hard to tell when an enemy will attack (mainly in crowds)  due to the size of their weapons, although it's not the worst if you're able to keep enemy numbers low

2) the difficulty can make features feel like they lack depth, stuff like the dash is pretty much just "get to safety button" having dash serve different play styles could be more interesting like being able to dash behind an enemy and quickly attack but enemies act to quick to do anything other than hold the S key and press mouse 1 and 2.

3) ninjas kinda suck. they are more complex then the bowmen but they show up before them, the shuriken they throw can be hidden behind enemies you're fighting, and the combo attack can be annoying to deal with when trying to take down other enemies when stunned, and biggest problem is the stab attack, it's really fast and the notification for it isn't very noticeable, the stab needs some change because it can feel really unfair at times.

Overall it's good just not the most enjoyable at times, I can see the potential.

the movement and combat reminds me a lot of ghostrunner but the added challenge makes it pretty fun. The parry window is a little big though

Hi! I tested your game and I thought I could give you some insights. I'm myself currently trying to make a game with first person melee fighting so testing your game was quite useful to me.

What felt great:

• the graphics and animations: the red slashes, orb picking animations, etc
• the impact is ok
• movements are great, the dash reminds me of Tracer's and feels great to use
• the parry move giving back posture and health is a good idea and works well in 1v1

What felt off:

• the parry move is only efficient in 1v1 or 1v2; as soon as 3 ennemies attack you it's impossible to defend yourself unless you dash in and out for every attack you want to land, which makes the game very slow
• landing more than one hit on an enemy might feel better it was staggering him instead of him just attacking like nothing happened
• not being able to block the shurikens since it's hard to see where the ninjas are throwing them
• animation driven combat with only hands being visible makes the telegraphs not very clear; when fighting more than one enemy it's hard so see when they're attacking

I think the main thing is that since enemies are attacking randomly, you can't parry them all and the block is so weak that you get pushed out of posture everytime you try to parry something.

I hope any of this will be useful to you and thank you for doing some devlog on this, it's cool having some insights on what may works and what feels weird.

bro i have been watching your devlogs on this game and you inspired me a lot making my own game and i tink the game is great thanks

This is based of some other posts and my experience aswell, if there was more of and indicator for parrying it would allow for the fighting to be more equal in a way,  another thing is movement speed idk if you have played with this im sure you have but slightly increasing movement speed may make the game feel more responsive to the player. Then try adding more vibriance to the world even in slight ways I understand you are going for a more monotone type feel (I belive at least) but if you havent tried it already id reccomend just messing with it a little maybe even with post processing. But overall the game is really well made but i do agree somethings feel off but overall is really good.

When I was playing I would try to add more flourish to my attacks, however there's only one type of attack I could do. I think the game would be more interesting if you had to mix different attacks to break through an enemy's guard. As in if you charge an attack mid air it becomes an overhead chop, or attacking after a dash becomes a stab. If some enemy types would block more, fighting them could feel more like a duel and make the player target the weaker enemies first. Right now the best strategy is to attack once then dash away and repeat. The game was fun and I found it inspiring.

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