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[Hollow Floor - Demo]

What a lovely little metroidvania! I really enjoyed the unique movement power-up. I was expecting to get a jump, and was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't the case. This sort of game lives and dies by its level design, and thankfully the developer did an amazing job in that regard. Levels are fun to traverse, and collectibles require creativity to obtain. I really have nothing bad to say about this demo. Music is great, and the art style is simple but chaming. There was a lot of thought put into this game and it shows. Nice job!

amidos2006 responds:

Thanks a lot, I am glad that you liked it 😊 feel free try the full version on steam 😊

[Guncho]

Pretty nicely done! It was tricky to get at first, but after learning what the Bullet Hail ability does, it all made sense.

spoike responds:

All hail the bullet hail! Pew pew pew!

[Grandpa's Minigun]

I absolutely loved the horse game and I absolutely love this one too. I already talked in my other comment about how much I loved the smart design choices in that game so I won't repeat myself too much. Still, I really like how you follow that pattern of interesting and fresh mechanics paired with smart controls. The crown minigame, the crown anger mechanic... and all these little things like the character telling you when you're out of bandages make it feel like a lot of love was put into this. And the micro adjustments you can do while shooting to avoid that bomber guy or the faster minigun movement while dashing raise the skill ceiling and reward players that pay more attention. I'm a big fan! Oh, the one thing I'd like to point out is that I never noticed the soul missile or explosive thingie coming out. I'd take hints from Risk of Rain and make it more noticeable, so it really feels like you're getting stronger.

jefvel responds:

Thanks!! A goal of mine with these small games is trying to create mechanics that sort of click once you've played them for a bit. Most of the things are quite unexplained in the game though, you have to find it out yourself. That's something I should fix in the future, with a tutorial of sorts. I'm glad you liked this one too and left this review! I've made the bullets more visible in next update too, so now you can really feel the power of the crown's wrath!

[Horse with a Human Mask on a Tightrope]

This is awesome! Super original idea and flawless execution. The little things like how the game forces you to constantly switch weapons and how the dagger moves you a bit less with each swing are what make this game so enjoyable. The whole thing is amazing. I love that weapons are also your life so it's a good strategy to not use them completely (it's fun to make up strategies as you play!) and how it creates cool moments where you lose your weapon just after picking it up and have to go through the whole tightrope without getting hit. Honestly I'd love to play a full version of this, with more weapons and bosses. Oh, my only advice is that if you DO expand upon the idea, a tutorial where you're forced to walk a bit would be nice because I spent a few tries without getting the balance system, thinking arrow keys do what they usually do in games (I didn't read the description because I'm too cool for that).

jefvel responds:

Thanks for the thorough review! I see you've understood how it works at depth, which is cool :)

Yeah, I might expand upon this, with a tutorial and all that. Just gotta finish some other stuff first.

Glad you enjoyed the game!

[Radiance Hearts]

Really good game! There aren't many negative things to say about it. The game feels good, the swinging of the sword and the platforming is fun. My only criticism is the lack of sfx in many places, for all the visual feedback there's a lack of auditory feedback. The last boss is really cool too. Good game!

Yword responds:

Sorry about the sfx issue... And thank you very much for playing!

[PIPIKO]

Really good game! I had a lot of fun with it, and it feels great to move and shoot around.

The good:
- It feels awesome. The game is really responsive, with tons of feedback when you hit an enemy or get hit. Using the weapons in general is nice.
- Both the art and music are top notch.
- There's tons of varied weapons and tools.
- It's pretty finished, it's more a game than a prototype, which you don't see too often in flash roguelikes.
- Floor 3. Just that. The inclusion of these canons fix a lot of my issues with the game.
- Juggling enemies is fun!
- Being able to hold the right mouse button to roll is a nice quality of life feature, since it's the faster way to move around.

The not so good:
- The first two sections felt way too easy, long, and without much variation. I'd make them shorter but harder.
- There's lots of upgrades and things to try out... but you barely even play with them! Take notes from Gungeon or Nuclear Throne, where you constantly change weapons and playstyles. You have to go through 7 or so minutes of just spamming left click to get to each shop, and when you're there you can barely get a weapon.
- Life and bullets are too precious. This is probably a design decision, to make taking damage hurt more and get players to think about *when* to use weapons, but when most situations are solved easily by using the basic gun (you barely take damage against normal enemies, and when you do it's not too much) then the weapons take a back seat, which makes most run feel samey. About health, again, levels are easy so when you lose health it's because of dumb mistakes instead of poor decisions in interesting situations. The game isn't on the methodical side, so I'd lean into the fun shooty side.
- Basic gun is OP. You can shoot it from the other side of the level, it has lots of knockback, reloads and fires quickly, and on top of all that it can destroy projectiles. I'd make it shorter range so you have to play more agresively (and walljumping indefinitely while shooting downwards becomes less of a viable strategy), and I would lock the ability to destroy bullets to another weapon or tool. Maybe I'd reduce its magazine size too, so you're vulnerable for longer.

Nitpicks:
- There's a room that has a pit with spikes at the bottom. Even when you can learn the layout, it feels a bit cheap.
- Sometimes getting to these slim platforms from a walljump is a bit finicky. It's not too hard to get used to though.
- Shops could tell you a bit more about what you're buying. It can be a design decision not to do it, but at least being able to tell weapons from tools would be nice.
- You could get 5 upgrade boxes in the same zone or just one, and whatever they do doesn't feel like it makes much of a difference.
- The game over screen is a bit bland lol.

Sorry for the long post. I really really enjoyed this game, and I believe it has tons of potential. I could see myself coming back to it if some of these issues are improved. The core loop is there, it just needs some tweaking.

sheebstuff responds:

There's a lot of really great points in here, what you said about the first area and the guns I completely agree with. There will be an update coming out very soon which should hopefully alleviate some of these issues. Thanks again for the feedback!

[Hare Egg]

I loved it! My only criticism (although justified given the small time to make it) is that there aren't enough mechanics to shake things up. There's only one gameplay variation coming at around the midpoint, and it eventually gets old. Maybe something gets between you and the egg, and it only leaves once you press the button (so you have to paint without seeing what you're doing, but then get to see the mess you made), or maybe the egg on the screen moves up and down and you can only see it through a small horizontal gap. Still, what there is, is really polished and fun to get through, great work!

rickropes responds:

Thank you for playing and your feedback! <3

I really liked the ideas you gave!
I had a few mechanics like those planned, but they weren't implemented because of
1. as you mentioned, the tight time limit;
2. the feedback I got from people less used to drawing was that painting the eggs was, by itself, quite hard, and since I didn't want people leaving frustrated before the end, I tried to keep it simple and polish what I had

['Llama vs. Llamas']

Cuando ví el estilo de arte dije "wow esto se parece mucho a lo que hacía Butzbo". Solía ver tus comics cuando era más chico en The Comic Fome. No tenía idea de que posteabas aquí así que se me hizo loquísimo verte. Saludos! :D

Butzbo responds:

Woow, sí, prácticamente aquí comencé a hacer animación!! siempre es bueno pillar chilenos/latinos por acá!!

[Snong]

Nice idea. And gosh, so many people didn't play Snake. The controls work exactly as they worked on the original thing.
I'm not sure if I like the fact that if you collide with something you automatically lose. I think it's too punishing. Maybe just add 3 or 4 points to the paddle's score? Also, i'd really like it if the snake would get bigger each time you hit the ball but reset with each game, like an alternative play mode or something. It's such a nice concept I can't stop thinking of different ways it could play out or mechanics that could be added. Good job!

Oh, also I think it'd be cool if it gave you the option to pick paddle or snake on multiplayer. Of course you thought about it and it wouldn't be much innovation but still having the option could be cool. Or each round you switch "characters" with the other person, I dunno.

StuffedWombat responds:

yeah, those are some great Ideas!

I thought of only some of them, but decided to make the game as simple as possible, to keep it pure. Might not have been the best decision!

But i do not own the idea, so please feel encouraged to make all of those things, i would love to check them out ;)