Cool!
Reviews for "Frozen Helm"
Extar responds:
Thanks!
I don't think it can be called an "metroidvania", it's not exactly the type of the game.
But I like the concept of the game, it's creative. You have a item that opens the entire level, but it have a ammo gauge and have to be recollected. Nice catch.
I had a good time. ^^
Extar responds:
Glad you enjoyed it, the idea of the helm running out of power came from Tom Hall, creator of Commander Keen, who organised the jam this was made for. :)
It's good but I wish the controls for the freeze and ice spear spell were reversed, it feels counter-intuitive that the former is an instant tap while the latter require charging, especially as its your primary weapon
Extar responds:
Glad you enjoyed it. The ice spear originally was a tap move and the freeze needed holding but this made the freeze really awkward to use which made it less useful as a defensive/panic button sort of move. The typical combo of running up to an enemy, freezing them and then using the ice spear was made a lot more fiddly.
I also liked the idea of the helm sort of focusing your powers, so without the helm you can only perform a wild blast of magic but then wearing the helm lets you focus into a more powerful attack.
Wacky controls, but cool concept
Extar responds:
It uses the standard Pico-8 controls. Also works nicely on gamepads. :)
It slipped and slid at the slightest provocation. You need to work on being able to play the game without the screen scrolling off the game.