Judge feedback

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• GDD Great GDD, The team described well their ideas and goals, and I especially enjoyed the art section, with the sprites used and a high-quality image of the very cool hero. Oh, there's also a picture of some lucky peasant or something. Somebody has to clean the sword later, I guess. Gameplay I can see the inspiration, but it's a different take that I never experienced before. While the other games give you a lot of freedom on where to go and an auto attack, there you are literally the auto attack, while the little fleshbag runs to the right, trying to get to safety. The balance between attacking and defending is very well done. I saw myself killing melee orcs while a massive amount of ranged accumulated at the edge of the screen until I managed to get enough breathing room to slaughter them. The transition between sword and shield is seamless, and I especially appreciate that the game remembers the commands given before the switch. Art Very cool art style; a lot of work was done on the demon weapons. I especially appreciate the little details like the sword afterimages to give that speed feel and the shield pulsing when it blocks an arrow, as well as the arrow breaking when blocked. The enemy exploding in a pile of gore was satisfying. Every attack and block felt hefty because of those little changes in animation. I felt like a totally not even demonic weapon. Also, the fleshbag freeing the demon because he tripped on the stones made me chuckle. Later on, adding a few animations to the orcs and the NPC and some variety to the forest is an easy way to expand the idea. Sound Design Very enjoyable BGM, with a loop that does not grow old. It meshes well the serenity of a forest with the fact that a lot of orcs are quite hungry, but not as hungry as the demonic arms. The SFX really drives home the feeling of hitting and defending. It was satisfying. Last thoughts What a neat take on the classic gameplay loop in the survivor genre. The game felt really well made. Great job, team.