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Score: 1

"This was pretty bland"

by: Droxitr

date: March 18, 2008

The graphics are excellent but there is not much gameplay- the vast majority of enemies may be beaten by holding A and Left. There are few and very specific reasons to jump, and you almost never need to block except perhaps once against ranged attackers, since the reach of your sword is equal or greater that of all normal enemies. Bosses can be beaten by running back and forth on top of them while holding A and using a special attack as you earn it to speed things along. This also means that the heavy attack is useless. Perhaps if enemies did more damage, were harder to get by, or you regenerated less health between scenes, this might be interesting.

Score: 10

"Nice game"

by: 601210

date: March 18, 2008

To start, it has a good storyline, giving you a good feel of the background of the situation, rather than plunging you straight into unexplained action. The presence of enemies aside from goblins helps to keep it from boring, and the cutscenes come at just the right time, feeling like a well-deserved break.
The graphics and animation are also quite well done. The main character animation is quite smooth, making it feel like actual swordfighting, as opposed to random slashes. Due to this, the slashing motion takes a bit of time, and makes it a challenge to fend off hordes. While this can get tiring, it's a good addition to the gameplay factor: strategically timing your hits and blocks. Aside from the main character, the game world is brimming with life, from the rise and descent of the moon, to the birds flying about, to the butterflies fluttering over your head. There is also a small variety of enemies, giving you quite a bunch to think about.
Overall, the game feels quite professionally done. The background is constantly evolving and changing, the movements are smooth and the game in its whole is well put together. 10/10.

Score: 7

"Good So far."

by: flamedance58

date: March 18, 2008

I like the content of the game, it's simple and easy to get used to and all the tricks of battle are easier still to grasp.

The only grudges I have is the guard's slight delay before guarding, which does mean that timing is essential but sometimes annoying.

I'd like to suggest a couple more attack animations instead of the same one over and over again. Maybe 3 different animations for Light & Heavy attack just for the sake of variety.

The long walks, though interesting and suspenseful..are boring despite that, running for 2mins straight while whipping wolves and spiders to death gets old quick. Perhaps add some obstacles like broken bridges, mini-bosses, puzles?

Score: 10

"Very cool."

by: JoePro462

date: March 18, 2008

Really cool game, Once you get the hang of waiting out the barrages of attacks you recieve it really starts to get fun. I was really impressed with how smooth the animation for the main character was. Really cool, keep up the great work!

Score: 10

"Nice"

by: RedDreadSky

date: March 18, 2008

Simple, enjoyable. The style really fit with the game, though the sword could have been more aesthetically pleasing, I suppose. I enjoyed it, even though I died at the boss spider. I really liked how the game seemed to transition from day to night, and I barely noticed. I really enjoyed this, and I wouldn't be surprised if it god front page. I hope my 5 helps it there.

Score: 9

"Good game"

by: Chalupaking4698

date: March 18, 2008

there bettr be a sequal because the "ending" was not wat i hoped for

Score: 10

"nice"

by: matthewkinse

date: March 17, 2008

maybe add money that enemies drop when killed. then ability to buy better weapons armor etc. good game and animation. (quit halfway)

Score: 9

"It was ok"

by: beenman19

date: March 17, 2008

It was a bit like Wulfgar and Achilles. Is that where you got the inspiration from? Just wondering. Other than that it was really good, solid frame rate, lagged a bit but dont all games. so 5/5 9/10

Score: 10

"Wow"

by: BloodStrike21

date: March 17, 2008

This game is amazing 5 reasons why. 1. The guard looks like a total stud with that armor. 2. The sound effects when you hit enemies or block. 3. Not to easy, but not to hard. 4. The music choices were stunning. 5. The special attack comes in handy alot of times. Only one problem though, when you blocking, you can just stay blocking for like an hour till your health gets back up.

Score: 9

"There BETTER be a sequel."

by: Nondo

date: March 17, 2008

This game is just one of those games that I just want to love, but it's like.... well I don't know how to describe it.....

Well first off, this is one of the few games I've seen where animation cancellation actually has a significant advantage in this game. Just by using the frame of where he picks up his sword to do the quick slash, I can easily lay an attack on an monster, and guard almost immediately without having to finish the quick slash. This proved advantageous for many points in the game. (I loathe thee skeleton soldiers. >_< ) Also, if the whole animation of the attack was inside the hit boxes for the enemy, one slash could easily attack the opponent twice instead of once.

One drawback to this whole hit box thing is that the enemies can do the same to you. For instance, I found myself getting maimed/stabbed/beaten when the enemy was behind me, and they were attacking away from my position. Also, if I were to extend my arm from an attack, and if the arm were to get hit (Hell, if even the SWORD were being attacked by a trap of some sort) by something, I'd take damage. Now, I guess that isn't too bad seeing as how if in real life your arm were to be attacked as you were attacking, you would get hurt, but even the SWORD's hit box area got me even hurt when the enemies attacked my sword.

Unlike most of the reviewers I've seen thus far, I decided that I'd keep myself entertained by switched up the attacks just for fun. No need for the Heavy hit and Special attack to just sit there from nothingness, so I decided to implement them in my fighting abilities during the battles.

Overall, I liked this game, the storyline may be a bit iffy, but I still love those kinds of story plots. They kept me interested to read in between the battles. It was like reading a book of a heroic guard, damsel in distress (well in this case, the damsel is known), and yadiyadiyada. You described in great detail about how the guard reacted to every specific scene, and how he killed his foes, and how things were explained.

So yeah, I'm really hoping for a sequel, and I'm quite sure with an ending such as that, you'll most likely make one. I think you're on the right track for now for making games, it's just that you gotta tone down the hit area's of both monsters and players alike, unless if you want your players to take advantage of animation cancellation. xD

- Nondo