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Slash to Victory by Juin

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made by Juin for LD34 (COMPO)
Using a Controller is Highly Recommended!

Controls:
Keyboard:
Arrow Keys - Move
Up/Space/D - Jump
S - Attack
Shift - Dash
C - View Stats

Controller :
Analog or Dpad - Move
A - Jump
X - Attack
Any Shoulder/Trigger - Dash
Select - View Stats


Can you grow your Power enough to defeat the giant evil eyeball and go on even further?

The Stages are all fully procedurally generated.
They go on infinitely, how far can you get? The giant evil eyeball awaits you after Stage 4!

Tips:
-Press down to fall faster
-Look for chests, they may contain health refills
-You can Wall Jump and Double Jump
-Armour is very powerful for its cost
-Dash on the ground to move faster
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/8wv36654cz7zsl9/Slash_To_Victory.exe?dl=0
Source https://www.dropbox.com/s/gpm19ov9a7awbeo/LD34.gmz?dl=0
Windows (ZIP) https://www.dropbox.com/s/p6lmayez1g0zkgj/Slash_To_Victory.zip?dl=0
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=51472

Ratings

Coolness 100% 1
Overall 3.40 345
Audio 3.11 263
Fun 3.78 95
Graphics 3.06 498
Humor 2.71 325
Innovation 2.47 836
Mood 3.05 416
Theme 2.64 921

Feedback

rzuf
14. Dec 2015 · 13:26 UTC
Love it! I was killed by the evil eye this time, but i will surely be back. Awesome midi music! :D
AranHase
14. Dec 2015 · 13:32 UTC
Really nice! good work.. I liked all the movements you can do in the game, but could not find a tutorial explaining the keys (like Dash for example). Anyway, I loved Rogue Legacy, and I think for a Compo entry you did an good job recreating it...
gene-z
14. Dec 2015 · 13:32 UTC
Good game, Nice work
Maixior
14. Dec 2015 · 13:51 UTC
Great graphics! Love this style <3
manabreak
14. Dec 2015 · 14:06 UTC
Very nice work! Played through a few levels, killed the eye boss... Almost forgot I should play other games as well! :D
Geukes Colin
14. Dec 2015 · 16:26 UTC
Don't know what to say. I don't see the theme in the game, and it's an rip-off of Rogue Legacy?
Because the art is the same as Rogue Legacy, I cannot vote on this, as it isn't your own.
BMacIntosh
14. Dec 2015 · 17:01 UTC
I played this for like an hour...the scaling is ridiculous. I wanted to play until I could one-shot the boss, only got it down to 5 shots though :P.
🎤 Juin
14. Dec 2015 · 17:28 UTC
One of my friends actually played it until he one-shot the boss.

Here's a Screenshot of his final Stats :
http://i.imgur.com/5aiU56t.jpg
Fanttum
14. Dec 2015 · 17:33 UTC
It looks fun. Any chance for a web or mac port so I can play?
graceavery
14. Dec 2015 · 18:00 UTC
Super fun, but I'm not sure how I feel about it being a cloned game. Either way, kudos for putting it together in 48 hours. :)
🎤 Juin
14. Dec 2015 · 18:29 UTC
I'm not sure why people say it's a clone or even a rip-off of Rogue Legacy. It even hurts a little if you say it's not my own.
I made all the art, came up with the procedural generation algorithm, came up the enemy AI etc. all by myself.
Sure, i took inspiration from Rogue Legacy, but basically the only thing it has in common with it, is that you kill things with your sword in a Platformer.
That's like saying every Platformer, where you jump on enemies is a Mario Clone.

I just wanted to make a fully randomly generated Platformer with Progression elements, and i'm really proud of the result.
DesignerNap
14. Dec 2015 · 18:38 UTC
I played this for a LOT longer than I should to get back to that boss! Lots of fun. Proven formula for a reason! Also, I love how when the music ends it kinda just gives up. Adds a ton of charm! oh, discovered Dash on the bonus level. ;)
pkenney
14. Dec 2015 · 19:46 UTC
Got to the final boss but didn't quite have the chops to take him down. Interesting upgrade system!

There's a lot here to this entry, with nice art, sound effects, music, and game mechanics w/ upgrades. Well done getting all that done!

The only criticisms I have are that I don't see a connection to the themes, and I felt like maybe the double-jump let me just run past a lot of the dangers and shouldn't be an option.

(Note: I see another commenter saying the art was taken from Rogue Legacy, but a google image search shows that game has different art so I am voting assuming he's incorrect.)
nopogo
15. Dec 2015 · 14:49 UTC
Cool platformer. Lot of content. The only thing that I didn't like is the knockup of enemys on hit, they made the controls feel all weird for me.
parias001
15. Dec 2015 · 19:42 UTC
This was a very nice game! I enjoyed every bit of it, I didn't read the full description, so I was excpecting an ending after stage 20 haha. Really a great piece of art!
ShaunJS
16. Dec 2015 · 16:07 UTC
Nice work! I think you've done really well functionally here and managed to get quite a lot of features and mechanics working for a jam game.

I'd say in that area you're doing really well, I'd say your next step should be to practice polish and presentation =)

Well done!
carlsommer
16. Dec 2015 · 17:19 UTC
It was a lot of fun and satisfyingly long.
themadknights
16. Dec 2015 · 18:14 UTC
The game looks very good and polished! :) I think it's heavily inspired by Rogue Legacy, isn't it? Great work!
Yvanor
16. Dec 2015 · 18:26 UTC
Wow, really cool game ^^ It looks like Rogue Legacy, but you have bring a lot of upgrades, so that's cool. Anyway, I have only two things to say: A fullscreen mode would have more nice, and the music is SO MUCH ANNOYING ! Other than that, really good game, well done ! ^^
Bobsleigh
16. Dec 2015 · 18:30 UTC
Very, very good game! The diversity in the upgrade is great! The level design could've been a bit more diverse I think. Nice music too, I'd love a boss theme.
Star Garden Games
16. Dec 2015 · 18:31 UTC
Great job, this is fun! I don't think anyone is saying you stole assets from Rogue Legacy, but I can see more than just genre similarities (the fact that the boss is very similar, the enemies look similar, the sword looks almost the same, it plays similarly). However, I don't think that takes away from the game you have made. You've made something really cool! Great work!
Krafty
16. Dec 2015 · 21:20 UTC
Pretty fun game, I wasn't sure how to dash. Good job!
Hot Box Games
17. Dec 2015 · 22:49 UTC
Nice little hack n slash, that was surprisingly fun. Found it a tad confusing on what to do at first, but after a few plays really wanted to keep playing! :)
Hot Box Games
17. Dec 2015 · 22:52 UTC
Controls took a big of getting used to, but i found myself quite hooked after i lost to the giant eye for the first time, i had to go back and beat him! Solid entry!
SSJMetroid
17. Dec 2015 · 22:53 UTC
I am one of those people who did not think rogue legacy was a good game, so I can't see myself giving you a good score for Innovation/Fun.. But I have to admit in all fairness, you did an extremely good job of replicating that game in such a short amount of time. Good job dude, keep it up!! I hope your next game idea is a little more unique though, so much potential.. ;)
VascoF
17. Dec 2015 · 22:58 UTC
Out of the 50 games I tried so far, I think this was the one I spent more time playing. I reached stage 15 I think, after defeating the boss for the third time.

It was a bit too easy, especially after you level up some times, but nevertheless it was enjoyable. Well done!
Hackbug
17. Dec 2015 · 23:01 UTC
So, i test it, i love it :D very nice game.

For me :
Good points, the game is fun, controller played is pleasure, audio's cool.

Bad points, I don't know where the theme is. Ok it's an RPG like, so there is a Growing in your charactere progress. And for me, there is not enought level XD I want more please :p i play during 30minutes - 1hour :D

So good job ;)
Strike
18. Dec 2015 · 14:28 UTC
I am really sorry to admit that my first reaction was to laugh at yout title screen, only to discover a very rich game with very strong mecanics. The platforming controls are very good and reactive. The RPG elements make the game even more interesting. And on top of that you have proceduraly generated level. A really good game. Good job.
argosenpaikun
18. Dec 2015 · 14:36 UTC
Such a nice game, besides im really such a huge on rouge likes game. I hope u can create it better in the future.
blubberquark
18. Dec 2015 · 20:24 UTC
I did not get from the game what theme you were going for. Growth and leveling make sense. I liked the fusion of IWBTG and Rogue Legacy graphical style. The tiles look weird in their repetitive pattern. An alternative wall tile design to break the symmatry could have gone a long way. The controls felt somewhat loose.

-bob
-bob
mat1er
18. Dec 2015 · 22:38 UTC
Ok so this is the 8th time I fight the eye boss, I think there's nothing more to see. Good game, really addictive, well programmed.

Rogue Legacy/20.
JoshyOshKenoshi
04. Jan 2016 · 15:54 UTC
A nice little platformer. Seemed like everything wanted to kill me!
dcRfj15
05. Jan 2016 · 01:00 UTC
Awesome! I died on the Eye boss the first time, but on my second attempt (continuing with the same stats I had achieved on the previous run) I made it to level 20. I had a fun time playing this. The Eye boss was an awesome challenge.

The upgrades felt a little overpowered. I was able to survive many of the later rounds even though I was acting very reckless. It would be nice if there was something which forced even high-leveled players to stay on their toes.
Overall great job!