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Sword Collector by Dave Siegel

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made by Dave Siegel for LD 40 (COMPO)

This is a simple game in which you, a sword fighter, will be pitted against an opponent in closed quarters. Click the screen to start drawing back your sword. Once fully drawn back, release the mouse button to strike. Careful though, you are vulnerable to attack while drawing back your sword.

With each enemy you defeat, you will collect their sword. You may find carrying more than one a bit tricky. Like many of us, I ran into some issues and spent more time troubleshooting than I’d like. As a result, there are some bug fixes and refinements I couldn’t get to. I’d greatly appreciate your honest feedback, as I’d like to polish this into a small portfolio piece. Thanks for Playing!

HTML5 (web) https://5t4mp5.itch.io/ludum-dare-40-sword-collector
HTML5 (web)
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/sword-collector

Ratings

Overall 618th 2.727⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 548th 2.818⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 399th 3⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 454th 3.159⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 646th 2.091⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 507th 1.179⭐ 16🧑‍⚖️
Humor 255th 2.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 621th 2.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 18🗳️ 16🗨️

Feedback

tvance
04. Dec 2017 · 17:45 UTC
Silly concept. It reminds my of qwop. Constructive criticism: I wasn't really sure how well I was doing (not enough gameplay feedback to tell me what I need to correct). I enjoyed it though!
🎤 Dave Siegel
04. Dec 2017 · 19:15 UTC
@tvance thanks for your feedback. Knowing when you're blocking, when you're vulnerable, and when a swipe actually hits, it's really not clear. I agree. Sadly, I had a bug with at least one feedback mechanism, which I was trying to fix up until 1 minute for the deadline. I'll be getting to that for my portfolio soon. Thanks for playing!
seano
04. Dec 2017 · 21:34 UTC
it was nice to hit things with a sword. nice colors too
TheTopHatNoob
04. Dec 2017 · 21:36 UTC
I enjoyed slowly becoming a gigantic sword carrying machine so good job there. I agree with the above comment that feedback at times was hard to judge. But I think it accomplished what you set out to do so good job.
eerongal
05. Dec 2017 · 02:37 UTC
Interesting take on the theme. I agree that its a bit hard to "tell" what im doing well, and what, exactly, what causing failure vs winning.
mmason
05. Dec 2017 · 02:46 UTC
I enjoyed trying to figure out how to best my opponent with my many swords, very enjoyable!
Abilean
05. Dec 2017 · 02:50 UTC
It seems like if you click first and hold it you win. I feel like the ability to do a full it or half drawn hit for partial damage would make the game more challenging. It was enjoyable though. Also I didn't really see how the multiple swords effected anything.
el-pepi
05. Dec 2017 · 02:51 UTC
I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but the wonky physics are the best thing about this game, haha. And yeah, audio and other forms of feedback would be nice.
erebus
05. Dec 2017 · 03:14 UTC
Very QWOP like. I like the idea. The mechanics could be a bit tighter in terms of making it clear when something will be blocked vs not. Also, technical note. Do not scale buttons with text. Instead increase the text font size and increase the button dimensions in unity. This will fix your fuzzy text issue.
🎤 Dave Siegel
05. Dec 2017 · 03:35 UTC
@erebus thanks for the feedback. The first thing on my to do list is your first note. Honestly, I slapped the UI together really quickly and didn't do any of it the right way. I'm probably just going to use text mesh pro going forward, for that.
Kalkatos
06. Dec 2017 · 00:52 UTC
I see some potential here for a small mobile game if you decide to polish it further. Everyone said it already: more feedback to the user if the sword swing is going ok or not, and instructions on how to block, and maybe a 'cancel swing' button. I recommend not using physics to control the movement of the characters, as it can produce tricky outcomes.
🎤 Dave Siegel
06. Dec 2017 · 17:28 UTC
@kalkatos Thanks for the feedback. I think you're right about moving the characters via their rigidbodies. I have a couple of ideas of how I am going to handle that. I do plan on polishing this up a bit, and distributing it for free. Mostly just as a portfolio piece. Thanks for playing!
Ohmi
08. Dec 2017 · 11:41 UTC
The concept is really nice. It is a little too slow for my taste, but if you take the time for some nice animations (it's hard, i know) it would work great. Also double-tap for quick attacks would go a long way i think.
ted
08. Dec 2017 · 12:27 UTC
LOL. Five swords is too much, man. Five swords is too much. But seriously, nice, solid concept that got a laugh from me. Cheers!
octanewt
10. Dec 2017 · 04:26 UTC
Nice! I agree with others that more indication to the player about what's going on would be helpful. It'll be cool to see where you go with this!
Arputikos
10. Dec 2017 · 07:10 UTC
Funny but not much to do. I just held down the button until player get swords up and then attack... You need to add some mechanics!
Sebastian-M
10. Dec 2017 · 12:15 UTC
It's a really simple and silly game, but it has its charm. Some sound effects woudl have been good, and some feedback about your health. I'm not sure if it was a one hit thing, I guess a better feedback when you hit or get hit.

Overall, is a playable game, considering is a game jam you did a good job.
Sean S. LeBlanc
11. Dec 2017 · 04:26 UTC
The joke was a good one, but delivery left a bit to be desired. It was pretty strange that even when the player falls over mid-battle, you still get the "you defeated your enemy!" win message.
🎤 Dave Siegel
11. Dec 2017 · 16:06 UTC
@sean-s-leblanc Thanks for your feedback. I happen to agree, which is why I'm taking some time this week to work on it a bit. I ran into some collision issues late in the jam, which I ran out of time to fix. Honestly, that's only one of the issues. The feedback needs a lot of work, and obviously there is sound design to be done. I spent most of my weekend wrestling with a couple of technical issues, so a lot of my to do list remains undone. I made the mistake of not working with a couple of my tools to get situated a head of the jam. Lesson learned.
dvdfu
12. Dec 2017 · 03:28 UTC
Hilarious concept, but it's really difficult to tell if I'm playing the game right! Too little or unclear visuals. I think with the right presentation it could be a really fun concept!