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Battle of the Blades by MacDocBros

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made by MacDocBros for LD36 (JAM)
We are two brothers (12 and 15 years old) that love to make games.

This is an arena-like game. Arena contains machines (moving walls and platforms), so there's technology and the characters are ancient, so it suits the theme.

In this game you battle a random wave of enemies, while random machines are set off to make gameplay harder or easier.

This is the best game we've made so far. If you like it, please show us some support:
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- MacDocBros
itch.io https://macdocbros.itch.io/battle-of-the-blades
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-36/?action=preview&uid=59949

Feedback

ReboundGames
29. Aug 2016 · 18:21 UTC
Pretty fun. The character models are nice and the cutscene when you win is a nice touch. I like that you get two weapons, but I found the bow aiming too sensitive.
Garfeild
29. Aug 2016 · 19:05 UTC
Wow, great visuals. AI is a bit dumb, but still better then nothing. Two weapons are very handy to fight on different distances. Would love to see more obstacles and platforms, game will be more dynamic. As @ReboundGames mentioned, cutscene is a killing feature.
Looking forward to future improvements! :)
Jacqueslelezard
29. Aug 2016 · 19:11 UTC
Nice animationsm didn't saw any machine but the combat gameplay is playable :)
Leonardosantana
29. Aug 2016 · 20:10 UTC
Good implementation. Missing damage feedback enemies !
TimHunter
30. Aug 2016 · 01:40 UTC
Hey man! Good job! I enjoyed a couple rounds!
BlueLlama
30. Aug 2016 · 01:47 UTC
Awesome game. Could do with adjustable sensitivity.
stuckne1
30. Aug 2016 · 02:40 UTC
I really loved the visuals. I agree that it would be cool if the enemies had feedback during damage.
steph88
30. Aug 2016 · 05:59 UTC
Hi, nice game and congratulations ! We're realizing a video with several games of the Ludum Dare #36. We made the same thing at the previous jam.

Can you add your game on indiexpo.net ? (it's free)
So we can include also your game in the video ;)
p.s. write #LDJAM in the game's description.
🎤 MacDocBros
30. Aug 2016 · 07:53 UTC
@steph88 Here it is: http://www.indiexpo.net/en/games/battle-of-the-blades
steph88
30. Aug 2016 · 10:15 UTC
great ;)
yotam180
30. Aug 2016 · 10:53 UTC
The game overall is great , but just a couple of side notes : when you aim with the bow the sensetivity is suddenly harder which makes it way harder to aim , the game is too short , would have been more fun if just played until you died (survival mode) , but other than that the game is great , graphics are amazing and gameplay is fun
FrozenIndie
30. Aug 2016 · 11:38 UTC
Cool game has a nice idea it looks like my game but my one there is no fighting on the ludumdare version
CLEV(R)
30. Aug 2016 · 17:44 UTC
Pretty funny but you can just simply mash the button when bow is equipped and you get something like machine gun. Overall the sound is good, movement could be better but still kinda fun game. :)
deadpixelsociety
31. Aug 2016 · 22:55 UTC
The animations were nice and fluid and fun which I liked. Felt like circle strafing with the sword worked out best for me. Would have liked to have seen more props and detail in the arena and maybe some varying AI to play against. :) Great job guys!
Delicious Code
01. Sep 2016 · 12:40 UTC
Great visuals and animations! The only thing that I kinda missed was the possibility to change the input sensitivity in the settings, but overall a really fun game!
🎤 MacDocBros
03. Sep 2016 · 18:10 UTC
1.1 Update coming soon! ;D;D;D
TheMonsterFromTheDeep
11. Sep 2016 · 05:25 UTC
The art is cute and the variety in the animations certainly adds to the atmosphere. I was not particularly good at it and I died a lot in hand-to-hand combat.

I think its difficulty was sort of artificially increased, at least for me, because I found it really hard to tell when I hit an enemy. If that was fixed somehow (e.g. there was a particle effect or enemy healthbars or something) then I would probably have more fun. :)

The only other thing that I think would be good is sound effects / music.
WERT Studio
13. Sep 2016 · 14:25 UTC
way way too hard but the anmation is well made
axoona
15. Sep 2016 · 12:16 UTC
great work on the visuals. and good you had time to implement the tutorial, that really helps.
it's really hard though!