Dymarob's game Reviews on Newgrounds

[Swords and Claws]

Not bad, but primitive.

The story is interesting and I was curious to see what happened next. I've only played the first few levels, but I intend to beat this game and find out how it ends.
Also, I liked the attempt to destigmatize nudism.

The platforming is nice, but the background and foreground use the same assets, so initially, I kept trying to jump on a block because I didn't realize it was a part of the background. It took me a few minutes.

The coins, while a nice addition, don't really fit the theme or do anything other than add to a score. They feel tacked on simply because it's a 2D platformer.

The combat is pretty bland with a basic attack and block. I wouldn't mind it so much if the enemies had a tell before they attacked, but their attacks are instant. I can't anticipate when I should and shouldn't block. I started having more fun when I tried to go pacifist and started jumping over and running past the enemies instead.

All in all, it's not bad, but it could have been better. If you ever try to make another game, I wish you luck.

ColonelLazuli responds:

HAhahah!
Yeah... That was one of my first games and made with the little to no free time I had back then, so I can't deny it has a lot of flaws... ^^;

And indeed, I started working on a lot of other games, from which you can find the demos in my itch.io account.

But yeah... none of them got propper polishing or conclusion because, just like this one, I had to work on them while juggling several real life time-consumers, and also having a lot of other projects to work on... ^^;

Still... thank you for the feedback! ^^

Also, if you're interested in the story, I also developed this into my own full Fantasy universe, with comics, short tales, several stand-alone images and so on! ^^
You can find all of it on my Deviantart account! ^^