Dissapointing.
The controls suck, the art style is good, but can't be seen because the game runs like shit, it's buggy, and a whole host of other problems (getting knocked back 200 feet into pits, turning like a bike with a warped wheel, etc.). However, every single problem in the levels is present in the last boss, so you don't have look through everything in the event you decide to fix up your SCRAP HEAP of a production.
So...
First off, the good parts. The art style is fantastic, and the thing I really like about thisset of games. It's best in black and white, and I thinks it's the strongest point here. Controls were pretty okay, though they could really use some tightening.
Now for the problems I drew. First of all, I could not get past the penultimate section of hard mode, with the gauntlet of little shadow things and fire breathing mosquitos that can destroy you in an instant with the two larger creatures at the end. Here is the reason why: I couldn't use my ultimate. Everytime I did it broke the camera, and I had to reset. Meaning I had to try and get through the gauntlet with normal attacks, which was just about undoable. In the process of trying though, I managed to expose a few other little flaws in the combat.
Now this is where I draw my main beef. The combat felt very slippery, and I never felt like my blows had an impact on my enemies. Changing direction of attacks on a dime was difficult. The lack of any block function was a huge detriment.
Now, I recognize that we could "jump" to get out of enemy attack chains. But this had almost no effect against the bugs, which were in midair already. This basically nullifies our only negation tactic.
The biggest squib here is the difference in recovery time though, which I find unacceptable. All of our opponents had a 2-3 second period of invulnerability, which we did not posses. Add the fact that their combos can't be broken and the fact that the Ultimate attack can bug out he camera, and you get an unwinnable scenario. Either give both protaganist and enemy the same recovery time, or get rid of the recovery time on the enemies.
I'd also like to bring up the fact that the game is only about a half hour long, with no replay value. But I may start to get more petty than constructive, so I'll cut the review off here.
one question
the game was perfect but...
WHY DOE SIM VHANDON LORD( or something if orgot his name) AT THE BOSS FIGHT?
even....if it make it easier
Ur game
This game is really epic and I like your style of game art.
you should make an iphone game out of this
everything is just perfect, well... almost.
the combo mechanic works like magic, each types of attack connects smoothly and the enemy can always fly at anytime. I also like the ultimate attack although it is quite overpowered in normal mode.
the boss fight was also great, you get to play as vandier himself for the storyline feel but get to play as lone warrior in hard mode for "hard" feel.
most of the stuff i hate (pitfall in boss fight, those god damn mother ***************omitted************** mosquito) can't really be complain since it's there for challenge but i'd be more than happy if you kept the number of mosquito down in the last stage.
perhaps you should make a full-game for iphone. I'd like to experience this game in a long-satisfied manner.