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Lone Blade by Floko

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made by Floko for LD26 (JAM)
Feel all the tension of a samurai duel, where just one wrong move can cost your life. A pretty simple one-button game. We highly recommend the use of headphones for building tension.

It`s been about 20 hours of development. We'll be creating some new enemies and improving the mechanics tomorrow, to make the game more challenging .

You have to observe your opponent and wait for an opening , represented by a RED circle. When you see an opening, hit any button to kill your opponent!

Be careful, a WHITE circle means a jink!

Enjoy :)
Web http://www.doubledashstudios.com/loneblade/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=4166

Ratings

Coolness 49% 1236
Overall(Jam) 3.85 39
Audio(Jam) 4.00 22
Fun(Jam) 3.55 72
Graphics(Jam) 4.06 68
Humor(Jam) 2.45 197
Innovation(Jam) 3.19 204
Mood(Jam) 3.70 65
Theme(Jam) 3.56 169

Feedback

Ariake81
29. Apr 2013 · 15:17 UTC
love it, great tension like a wildwest shoot out. nice!
brantkings
29. Apr 2013 · 17:49 UTC
Very good! Curti demais a vibe e a tensão! Me diverti.

A única sugestão é ter mais de uma "rotina" pra cada tipo gráfico de inimigo diferente, depois de umas partidas eu sabia o que que ia acontecer.
Rafael Sales
29. Apr 2013 · 17:51 UTC
Great game. The use of the theme is perfect and the game progress is fun with different weapons. Congratz!
ttakamoto
29. Apr 2013 · 18:48 UTC
Lone Blade, Double Dash, Great job :)

Really loved the idea and also would like to know how you guys made a great sound work. Way above the others I found so fat about Audio.
Tiago
30. Apr 2013 · 03:41 UTC
Really great game! The tension builds up very quickly and the mood sets in right from the start! The audio and graphics are awesome!
Trench
30. Apr 2013 · 09:34 UTC
Really nice looking and pretty fun! Get's a little repetitive after about the 15 mark, but otherwise great
FaBrito
30. Apr 2013 · 12:03 UTC
Good concept and nicely put together. I guess the progress could be a little faster, so it won't bore the player.
Nice sounds, great art and well fit to the theme.
Personally, I really enjoyed the background getting sliced from the sword swing as well... ;)
🎤 Floko
30. Apr 2013 · 17:02 UTC
@Ariake81, @brantkings, @Rafael, @Tiago
Thanks !
Our intention was to get that duel feeling =]

@ttakamoto
Thanks man! The sound is a frankstein made of many free royalties sounds we found.

@Trench and @FaBritto
Glad you guys liked =]
Yesterday we uploaded a version with faster progress and more enemy variations!
PabloAlexandre31
01. May 2013 · 02:56 UTC
Great game, Double Dash. I really liked the art, and got pretty cool the gameplay. Nice Work!
Boiúna
01. May 2013 · 03:03 UTC
Great game, the atmosphere and sounds are amazing. The unique problem is that after a time, the game seems a little repetitive.
GranaDa
06. May 2013 · 11:48 UTC
Great game! Tense but fun. Good job!
brookman32k
07. May 2013 · 12:58 UTC
Your game is very beautiful and gives a nice tension while waiting for the oponent to move... I like the small details, like leaves falling from the trees. Also, the music helps a lot in developing the mood.
ovenchips
07. May 2013 · 13:37 UTC
Nice concept - I think the audio + graphics = great mood. An early menu is 50% offscreen on my machine for some reason. I just see 'PAY ATTENTION....SEARCH FOR....". Interesting to see you used WebGL. Source link?
Gemberkoekje
07. May 2013 · 14:27 UTC
JINK
queader
07. May 2013 · 15:11 UTC
Even with only one button it's hard enough :D
someone
10. May 2013 · 18:00 UTC
Love it. Excellent atmosphere.
Really like the way the background gets sliced too.
hmmvot
13. May 2013 · 08:36 UTC
That's perfect! I love this game.
Gremlin
13. May 2013 · 18:39 UTC
Love the mechanic, especially the way the later enemies develop more complications. It seems so simple at first, but the tension rises with each opponent.

It is a little bit trial-and-error, but I think it's worth it overall, since once you know the patterns you still have the patient difficulty of executing at the precise moment of weakness.
little_polygon
15. May 2013 · 05:40 UTC
Awesome!! The Sliced bamboo was a nice touch.
zkenshin
15. May 2013 · 15:58 UTC
Had one problem that if I paused, and then hit another key, I got a messed up looking death screen. Otherwise had a lot of fun playing it, and it seems like it would make a nice mobile or expanded game nicely. :)
Gemberkoekje
16. May 2013 · 15:17 UTC
You, sir, are my personal winner. Do you have a twitter or STEAM account on which I might be able to reach you?

Because of this:
http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/2013/04/25/prizes-prizes-and-more-prizes/
Gravel
17. May 2013 · 14:21 UTC
Nice!