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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| ART / VISUALS | #136 | 3.714 | 3.714 |
| BOSS DESIGN | #175 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
| FUN | #193 | 3.143 | 3.143 |
| Overall | #235 | 3.012 | 3.012 |
| SOUNDS / MUSIC | #258 | 2.929 | 2.929 |
| CONTROLS | #293 | 2.786 | 2.786 |
| USE OF THEME | #455 | 2.357 | 2.357 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Game's Take on the Theme
In the game I inserted as many elements as possible that had the mechanics of the jam's theme: SPIN. for example: oscillating or rotating platforms, rotating boss shots or rotating shields, character rotating weapons or rotating animations, in short I tried to make things rotate as much as possible.
Did your team make the majority of the art and music during the jam?
No. almost all the graphic assets used were set up by me over time for a game I'm building (which is called Bargvest). -the menu assets were taken from a free resource on itch.io (https://twitter.com/ElvGames) -the OST comes from free music chiptunes available on YouTube -the SFX were produced by me and my friend Pietro specifically for this jam (except 8 basic sfx) -The Kelpish boss was designed specifically for this jam -bonus weapons were designed specifically for this jam -the level design was all designed during the jam -ALL mechanics of ALL bosses were designed and created exclusively during this jam, re-adapting the graphic assets. link to free resources will be inserts in Credits Page of game
If not, please link to any asset packs or resources used here.
link to resources in credits page of the game
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Super cool game! I think this game captures the Castlevania style very well. The jump feels a little heavy but I'm not sure if that's intentional. I also lost a run because my game got stuck in a black screen after dying. Only the UI was showing and I could still enter the menu, but I couldn't see any of the game screen. My character was still moving and attacking as I can hear the dagger bounce off the walls. So maybe the black screen transition just wasn't able to disappear?
Other than that bug, I had a lot of fun!
thanks 4 playing and for the bug report! Never ear this suck of bug. You could tell me the room or boss where u are? Or if u using a desktop or gxgames version? With gamepad or keyboard? And if text "yu're dead" was showed or not or before or after this phase? Thank to u
I was playing on the desktop version with a keyboard. The "Yu're dead" text was shown after I died and it was on the second boss. When I had the bug, I saw in the menu that I still had the double jump upgrade. Hopefully this helps!
ok yu're fall into the pit or died with a blow of tables or monster? thanks for your help. if a want to do a complete platform starting from this jam, this bug reports will be usefull!!
Oh right! I died because I fell into the pit when the platform was tilted.
ok perfect. now i go in bug fixing. thanks!!
Good luck! :>
Niiice! Good stuff!
This is a really good game, great job. I am not exactly good at games so I struggled in the game a lot but I still had fun.
Good luck for the gamejam!
first boss it is really hard eoth only daggers, thank u for playing, hope u come here another day and try to fight them all!! Good luck with jam!
Liked the art and the style of the game! Kinda reminds me of Castlevania with how you designed it to look. Had a blast playing this game as well!
(P.S. If you're willing to I'd love it if you played and gave some feedback to my game! It's my first ever game jam and I'd love to see where I can improve!)
Really cool art and oldschool style! I really wanted to beat the first boss but never could, either his move is too slow or the jump not high enough, or i lack in gaming skills haha.. But I really liked it! Congrats on submission!
thnks to your comment. First boss only with daggwr is the more difficult boss. Sorry for this. But exist a way to beat it in 2 minutes and a bit of luck. I hope u could play again after end of the jam. I'm in order to create a real platform game starting from this game
I liked the art style and music of your game!! I'm a big fan of Castlevania so it was a insta gold star on my book!
the controls feel a bit off, it took me a while to get used to but the gameplay was fun!
Nice work!!
thankd for your comment. U've used a kayboard or a gamepad? Sorry but i never use mouse or wasd to play, so i m sure that my keyboard settings are unusual for the rest of the world. I apologize. In the next version i will set different buttons
The game inherited the best elements of Castlevania!)) It was really well done, I’d even say insanely good!! Amazing work!
stay tuned for next upgrades!!!
Thor made it into Castlevania, lol. I liked the artstyle and bosses design, but gameplay has some flaws, like there is no tutorial, controls are not convenient. Game has potential, but it needs some polishing.
ahahah thanks!! exists a little tutorial by pressing backspace or select. but yeah, when jam finished i will return to this game and perhaps i will create a platform game with this atmosphere. thanks 4 your comment
This game has some real Classicvania vibes, right down to the difficulty! I loved everything from the graphics to the sounds and music. I’m definitely coming back to this one after the jam period to try and get further.
thanks to U, Ruin!! i love Castelvania saga, the entire game is a tribute to it. There are 9 levels and 8th bosses (9th boss i couldn't enter for time loss) and variuous weapons and spells and skills. See u later!
to play in browser
https://gx.games/games/ev1nfb/bargvestbossrush/
Hey There! :)
Great Game! Good old NES memories! Deserves way more ratings! Rated! ;)
Thank you if you visit and rate mine as well!
All the best!
Yes NES castlevania saga is the bigger reference for this!!
Hard game I don't know what was more difficult to me, equip the dagger or kill the boss hahahaa, nice work man !
i apologize, don't realize equip system was so buggy. But what yu've found of difficult in equipping dagger?
Its really cool style of retro game, I like it a lot, its hard but a challenge is needed as well, I rate graphics over the rest but all is cool really, also please, if you can, rate my game too, thanks!!
The visuals are super cohesive and nice, way to hard for me but I havent played any of the old style games like this. I did somehow manage to bug it where the movement and z hint image was stuck above my head for my whole playthrough but I think it’s cus I was spamming stuff in the menu trying to equip the dagger so my fault
acc i apologize for this. Yes the game is a retro pixel in a style from 1986
Pretty cool. Dig the sounds and the visuals especially. The controls felt a little unresponsive sometimes. Not sure why
controls in gamepad or keyboard? u've played the browser or the desktop version?thanks for your feedback
I played the desktop version using an Xbox controller
Wow, it's really cool and challenging, I liked the castlevania style and the boss designs are awesome too! I think the boss are very tough, maybe it will be better if player can choose to re-fight the boss instantly after defeated. Keep up the great work!
Yword, thanks! i know first boss is more difficult, for me too. but because of the low healt and the dagger weapon of player. and player have no skills. with a bit of luck it is possible to clear it in 00:01:28. . watch this if u like to see more about game
Yeah, castlevania saga is 1 of my biggest inspi games!!!I r rally like your game but it's too difficult for me 🙃
try watching this.
First boss in beginning state (3 hearts and dagger and no spells or skills) is perhaps more dangerous of all bbosses.but with upgrade it is really simple and fastthis is a hard game :)
I didn't even defeat him.
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