UUugggghhh so slow
YOu know I really liked the game until I got to the first boss and died and lost all my money and I had to start all over from the beginning and that my friend SUCKED MONKEY ARSE, I couldnt do it, it took so dayum long to get to the boss to begin with and its not like I fought threw an armada of enemies or anything it just the characters moved to so so so SLOW I cant play this game I just cant I cant handle to extreme lack of speed Sorry
One major flaw....
I liked almost everything about it. but this game doesn't have a save function, and that's a big downer :(
Great but..
It wasn't original. Sound was great. Swing animations had a few flaws. You can frame cancel the attack and swing really fast and lock units in an infinite damage combo. Also the game was too easy. All you have to do is save your money until your level 8 which is about the time you get to the last level and then you buy all thebest stuff. At which point you just cant lose. Just way too easy. The controls are good. but a little strange at first and not very practical with
abilities.
Gameplay 5/10
Graphics 10/10
Sound 9/10
Controls 8/10
Overall 32/40
Definately a great game! Just needs some balancing. Keep up the good work.
Alright.
Unlike many purists on Newgrounds, I don't knock people who use elements from other games (even as far as near-copies). I appreciate how tough it is to make a decent flash game, and even more, to be original at the same time. For what it is, The Swords is a pretty good beat-em-up/RPG with pleasing graphics and some replay value.
However, I do have a few problems that could use fixing. First, as some others have said, the pace of the game is slow: characters move somewhat sluggishly, and enemies take a bit too long to take down (I should be able to kill a chicken in 5 or 6 hits max). I also think that the RPG elements are played down. Yes you level up and kinda get better, but being able to choose skills and attributes to increase would give the player more control. Increasing the number of items in the shop would also allow for customization.
My biggest complaint, which I'm not sure is a broken part of the game on my computer or is completely missing, is the lack of a save feature. After beating the first couple levels and buying some equipment, I went to the main menu and left my computer. When I came back and clicked "Play Game," all of my previous progress was gone. Again, I don't know if that's a glitch or not, but saving is extremely important in a game with leveling, money/equipment collecting, and such replayability. Either fix that if it's a glitch, or put it in if it wasn't there originally.
Overall, a very solid game, but the slowness and the lack of/broken save definitely knocked off some point.
It was fun
It was fun, but and a lil repetitive. What I really didn't like is that you would have to go through the game multiple times to get everything (all weapons, armour, attacks, and what not). Sometime there were hit box errors. It was aight.