Fun little game! The range stance is so powerful that I no longer use the melee stance, though, since the bullet pierce everything.
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Vein Glory : Blood King's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme Interpretation | #102 | 2.857 | 2.857 |
| Art | #104 | 2.786 | 2.786 |
| Creativity | #131 | 2.714 | 2.714 |
| Polish | #132 | 2.143 | 2.143 |
| Gameplay | #133 | 2.357 | 2.357 |
| Overall | #135 | 2.381 | 2.381 |
| Audio | #167 | 1.429 | 1.429 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Comments
Really nice art, but maybe needs a little more polish, yknow. But overall pretty good!
Submitted
THE DIVE (made with no engine)A very good foundation for a fun hack n slash game! I love the animations and the art definitely has a good start going here! It does need a bit more polish but otherwise, good job!
Submitted
Under BudgetNice little entry, graphics and pixel-art animations are definitely the cherry on top here.
It's always nice to have a little tutorial at the beginning of the game, especially when mechanics aren't obvious (just like here) but I can understand that there wasn't enough time for that during the jam. Some additional UI showing what stance you're currently in would be really helpful. Still, the most striking thing to me was the lack of arena boundaries: nothing stopped me from simply running away from the ghosts into a sterile place where only void keeps you company.
That being said the concept is very fun and with some improvements I'm sure the project will turn out amazing ;)
Keep up the good work!
Submitted
Ghostly DeedGameplay
Fight to your last breath as the blood king in this all-out, fast-paced blood bath!
Exsanguinate your enemies, expend your reserves, and spill your own blood if necessary.
1. Harvest - Gain 4 blood from killing an enemy.
2. Expend - Spend 4 blood to attack.
3. Pay in Flesh - When blood is insufficient, attacks cost health instead.
Controls
Left Shift - Change Stance (Melee ↔ Ranged)
Left Click - Primary Attack
Right Click - Special
Melee Stance
Primary Attack
Blood Slash
Costs 4 blood.
Special
Parry
Deflects projectiles and blocks melee attacks.
Costs 2 blood.
Ranged Stance
Primary Attack
Blood Bullet
Costs 4 blood.
Special
Blood Bath
Teleports to the cursor and unleashes a powerful area attack.
Costs 12 blood.
Feedback
Feedback is wanted on combat and game feel.
Feedback on upcoming features and bug reports are greatly appreciated!
Planned changes are known bugs listed on the game page.
Credits
A game by Adeline Cervera.
Assets by Penusbmic.
Thank you for visiting!
rough diamond right there, u can sense what it wants to be. the blood resource system is a fine take and the combat has some feel to it. quality of life stuff is missing which makes it hard to fully get into, and it wasn't really clear how to actually win. would love to see this again with more polish. keep it up
Submitted
TOLLHey, thank you so much for your feedback — it helps a ton!
First, I've updated the description to reflect the full control scheme.
Left Shift - Change Stance (Melee ↔ Ranged)
Left Click - Primary Attack
Right Click - Special
And I also adjusted the verbiage of the credits section so that it's more clear this was a one person team; the second person listed in the credits created the premade assets.
Have fun playing other games — I hope you can give this one a second try! ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶
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