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Arkeon by Achiliuus

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made by Achiliuus for Ludum Dare 51 (JAM)

In Arkeon, you are an anonymous hero trying to eradicate ninjas and their leader from Arkeon City's streets. Roam in the gloomy night and evolve to gain enough power to destroy your enemies..

This is a 2D game where you fight dangerous enemies and bosses. Every 10 seconds a random passive skill pops out for the 10 next seconds, with their pros and cons. Once you've defeated the level boss, you can open a chest and choose a new passive skill. One of the remainings is given to the boss for the next level. Grind the levels, create your own playstyle and try to survive.

Controls

  • Q: Left direction
  • D: Right direction
  • O: Base attack
  • Maintain O: heavy attack
  • P : Dash
  • Space: jump

Strategy

Ennemies will one shot you, try to evade attacks and be careful with the passives you'll use.

Release

Everything has been made from scratch. The gameplay needs improvements and a lot of new passives will be added very soon. We hope you'll enjoy the ambiance we tried to create in this asian style gloomy streets..

PS : You can scroll to the bottom right corner for the fullscreen mode.

Itch.io alternative https://achiliuus.itch.io/arkeon
Link https://github.com/UltraBill/Ludum-Dare-51
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/arkeon

Ratings

Overall 1035th 3.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1102th 2.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1172th 2.395⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 976th 3.175⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 297th 4.025⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Audio 452th 3.375⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 370th 3.675⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Given 11🗳️ 9🗨️

Feedback

woahitsjeff
03. Oct 2022 · 22:08 UTC
Super cool concept! I wish there was some indication of health remaining for the player - It was unclear how many hit points I had left when multiple ninjas were hitting me. Definitely a very solid entry. Well done!
LDJam user 301295
03. Oct 2022 · 23:47 UTC
Really cool art and animations! Hit feedback and a healthbar would have been cool but i guess time ran out.
Ikvelibrium
04. Oct 2022 · 09:15 UTC
Good art, music is cool, but i think that there is a problem with heating enemys
Ineso
04. Oct 2022 · 09:18 UTC
Fun game ! I think it could have been nice to have a healthbar, i died too many times because i didn't know here I was at... This aside, i love the graphics, they were adorable !
Ha-kuro
04. Oct 2022 · 09:25 UTC
The concept has SO much potential, I got really excited for the game as I read it. The artstyle is really pleasant, alongside the shading the whole map has. Even the main menu screen is really charming, I just wish there was a hit sound effect, cause I couldn't tell half the time if I was dealing any damage. Still, super nice game!
Eugenik
04. Oct 2022 · 16:50 UTC
Cool mechanics and nice art style!.
Vivifx
04. Oct 2022 · 19:15 UTC
The art style and atmosphere on this is so stunning! I love the main menu as well, really felt super polished! Hit detection was really the main issue for me, I couldn't tell when I was doing damage or taking damage until I was dead, and seems like there might be an issue with actually hitting enemies.
Faust_Mi
09. Oct 2022 · 12:42 UTC
Cool art style and sound! Interesting Mechanics. Thx for fun. It's good job!
Cayurr
09. Oct 2022 · 17:14 UTC
Really nice art style and music and I think the game has a lot of potential, but as said above the hit detection is really strange, and didn't know if I was dying or if I was doing damage (some audio feedback could help this!). I also feel the controls we're really strange and couldn't really pick them up at all. Having to move my hands between the mouse and keyboard a lot as different hotkeys were in unusual positions.

I did love the main menu as well, thought that was a really cool addition. Good job overall though!
fgamer99
09. Oct 2022 · 17:53 UTC
Nice concept. I really like the art and music as well. Could see a full game with dis setting. Good Job.
cannibalgirl
09. Oct 2022 · 18:28 UTC
sweet pixel art, sweet animations, mad cyberpunk vibez (the rain!), tight character controls :heart:

but my brain...and my visual cortex...they crave more juice...more sweet sensory feedback when slashing the ninjas...if you add this, you creations will be on a very good way to conquer the hearts and minds of the players...

you probably know it already...but the youtube vid below has some juicy secrets...that applied to the ARKEON would work wonders...

good work! jam on!

[this video](https://youtu.be/AJdEqssNZ-U)
ryusui
10. Oct 2022 · 04:59 UTC
It's a very pretty game, but the combat - the important part! - has zero impact whatsoever. I feel like I'm performing surgery with my hands under anesthesia - enemies don't have hit feedback, neither does the player, so the only way I really understand what's happening is when I get a big "DEAD - PRESS ENTER TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU" message (which cuts off on the left and right edges of the screen, whoops). I don't think I managed to kill a single ninja, and I'm not entirely sure I would've noticed if I had.

I should add, it seems like you can't attack while moving, which seems to me like a cardinal sin for sword-based gameplay.