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A jam submission

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Fate was spun against you, but the thread is not yet cut. Slay the forces that bound you and reclaim your destiny
Submitted by luisgreyy, Josh Wheeler, Sina Scribblecraft — 16 hours, 2 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
USE OF THEME#54.3234.323
BOSS DESIGN#54.0434.043
Overall#64.0454.045
CONTROLS#123.8713.871
SOUNDS / MUSIC#193.9033.903
ART / VISUALS#224.2804.280
FUN#243.8493.849

Ranked from 93 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Game's Take on the Theme
You are tethered to the boss and spin around them. Your powers come from a spinning wheel of fate.

Did your team make the majority of the art and music during the jam?
Yes

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Submitted(+3)

Outstanding game, fun, challenging and beautiful, congratulations!

Submitted(+3)

Very refined and good game.

Submitted(+3)

Wow, the art style is gorgeous, and the music is so nice! The gameplay was nice and simple. I feel like survivability buffs are too op though but overall, I enjoyed playing this game and is one of my favorites so far! Good Job

Submitted(+3)

Very nice take on the spin mechanic. Bosses had a large variety of attacks that were cool. Lots of upgrades to customize from as well. 

Submitted(+3)

Woah this is genuinely my first 5/5 game in every category. Unreal stuff. I want a full version of the game after the jam is over.

Submitted(+2)

I like the visuals a lot really, the interfaces are so clean as well, the whole game feels very profesional, the mechanics feel easy to pick, its clever to have just one key to change direction while other people used 2, and shooting like this is easier, i like a lot this game system. The bosses are great too and their attacks feel powerful, really well made, I even feel the music and effects are inmersing us in a kind of souls game, really well put together. I rate graphics, fun, control, and music the most, but all is greta really, also, if you have some time, please, rate my game too, thanks!!!

Submitted(+3)

Loved playing this, it’s so fun! The art, music, and aesthetics of the game are amazing. Perfect game, 10/10!

Submitted(+3)

Very nice looking game. I really like the esthetics and animations. Spin is a core mechanic and feels rather well. I like that you have to evade the attacks by moving back and forth and also that the game quadrants do different attacks. Also the bullet-hell like upgrade system is quite cool.

I didn’t manage to kill the first boss but came really close. In the end it god rather hectic as the small minions spawn and I didn’t know how to counter them, so they spanked my a** :P

Overall a nice and game you have there. A Job well done!

Submitted(+3)

Amazing game, epic effects, boss desing, amazing job

Submitted(+3)

Amazing game, epic effects, boss desing, amazing job

Submitted(+3)

Ok, this is a very unique interpretation of your movement is based around spinning around an object, in this case the boss. Not only your movement is constrained to orbiting the boss but also the section you are in determines what's your attack, and you can customize it too, that's pretty neat. I can see the Roguelike elements, upgrades are randomized each time, so are your starting two attacks, although the latter seems to be less randomized, I got a different set the third run, the previous two had the same two starting attacks. The bosses are pretty cool, nice attack patterns. The art, the music, the sound effects it's all incredibily done.

Solid 5 star in every category.

Submitted(+3)

You've created something really fun and easy to pick up to play!

The use of the theme, mechanics, art style...they're all incredible and I found it hard to stop playing :)

Keep up the awesome work!

Submitted(+3)

great style and implementation of the theme!
my only complaint is that the hitbox for the first boss, is deceptively small, and most of the times i had to choose new powerups there werent many synergies.

its a very well made game!

Submitted(+3)

this was a lot of fun and a fantastic polished game. had a lot of fun playing and enjoyed learning the ability zones and upgrades available. really enjoyed it great work all around!

Submitted(+3)

Your game rock it! I love Hades Artstyle reference, is very beatiful!

Submitted(+3)

Animation is the best.

Will study your mechanic.

Please also rate my game when you can

(+3)

Game is fun and flows smoothly, the boss has a variety of moves, and the art is mwah. Theme is also on point, although a tad bit difficult(may just be a skill issue tho) didn't make it past the first boss(the cloaked one)

Submitted(+3)

I like this a lot, fun and challenging. 

Submitted(+3)

Absolutely fantastic integration of the theme into gameplay, the thread as the symbolic connection between the game's world and gameplay systems was also a brilliant touch. This game is surprisingly dense with possibility, and the boss fights makes sure to fully highlight the possibility. There's definitely an intent put forward to place as much trust in the player's capabilities, with a lot of boss mechanics forcing the player to get risky to figure out how on earth to deal with them, and in a boss rush where loss is a complete loss of progress, that is PUNISHING. But that's obviously the goal of the game and genre, so in that regard it's a job very very well done

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