One word to describe this...
Repetitiive. The gameplay, the graphics, the music, the sound.... And what the hell is up with that annoying laugh that the enemies do??? The only thing good about this game is that it's long. But the rest sucks so hard that you'll never play through the entire game. Can't believe it took 4 months to make this piece of crap.
Decent
I'm not going to put you down for the 'buying weapons' thing as most people do. Firstly because it's entirely optional and not necessary to enjoy the game, secondly because you get free items anyways and it's not as if you must buy to get anything good.
The game has a great and easy feel for it. It's simple and easy to grasp. Lighten up a little on the pointy arrows and tutorials all throughout the game. I mean, everytime I got a new combo the screen would pop up again. I know how the combos work by the time I've used the first one so you can loosen up on that. And the pointy arrows are quite distracting actually. People who've played RPG games will surely know what to do with their skills and stats once they see a 'level up' screen.
The combat system was good, but a little sketchy in some places. The hitting and blocking was way too inconvenient so I decided to just accept damage and hack away. Which worked. I suggest allowing players to move very slowly while blocking to sort of herd enemies together. Otherwise the blocking becomes totally unnecessary once the enemies start to mob you in huge numbers.
Also I think you need an upgrade for attack speed. Maybe put that under finesse or something, but I just felt that the attacks were way too slow.
The big thing with this was that I felt a lot of the things that were added to the game became more of a distraction than being actually useful. I ended playing this by merely hacking my way through all the levels, hardly relying on any spells at all or any combos. The spells and combos are just too specific in their application. Like jump attacks and fireballs - they only hit one small spot and at a distance. So the moment an enemy moves, it's totally useless. So it became yet another 'extra' that was unnecessary.
I do applaud you for putting a lot into this game, but it somehow didn't feel like every aspect held together. It felt a bit more like bits just piled on top of each other.
It's a good game. Just needs some sorting out.
Its Good...
The Skill system is very good, also the Game overall is nicey Challenging.
Good game
There are two downsides to this game.
The skills are rather boring, they do not really do anything that special or strategically clever. it's mostly just a damage spell or a stun spell. Preferably there would be spells that have synergy. So that you can chain spells together for a good effect. For example you could have a spike that throws enemies up into the air, and then have a fireball that can hit them in the air. So you can chain your spells.
The enemies also need more variety. It's mostly: Melee, ranged, medium ranged melee, and king. Just with different textures. It would be nice to see a world that is not perfectly horizontal. Maybe have some archers hiding behind a fortification, or just a hill so that you can stay on top of the hill to counter archers, and rain a hell of fireballs from up top.
Just some ideas. I like this game, it is solid. But consider those options for a future version. I approve of the donation system, although to quell the mass amount of complaining you could offer an option to buy those special items for an increased price of in game currency. Something expensive, but still do-able. Then people wouldnt have the option to bitch about it
Potentially allow easier map movement between areas you have already beaten. (Rather than moving one square at a time, the option to click somewhere else and have it move the squares required for you)
Thanks, we like your idea of having synergies with spells. Maybe we'll add that in the sequel!
Yeah !
Another very good ( and long ) game !
The game is fun, long and hard ( at least on insane ). of course it get a little repetitive but it's awesome. I'm not againsnt the fact that you can pay for better items. At least you can play for free so that's ok for me !