Spawn & Blade by Pecolyte

Note that you may need to wait for a while after pressed Z/X/J/K on the web version.
Not sure what I was trying to combine now...
Just slash, dash and move foward!
What are they slashing? I don't know, just randomly drawed something. I'm weak on designing.
WASD or Arrow Keys to move, note that you cannot move backwards(left), A or Left key do parry instead.
Press J or Z to attack, forward(D or Right) + attack = dash attack. Other = slash attack.
Press K or X to spawn warrier, which will cost 5 of the score.
There is an end, where you can see the final score.
There is no game over, you can spawn warrier even after wiped out.
| HTML5 (web) | https://pecolyte.itch.io/ld41spawn-blade |
| Windows | https://www.dropbox.com/s/f5vkuymfrs6fzm0/LD41.zip?dl=0 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/spawn-blade |
Ratings
| Overall | 604th | 2.881⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 497th | 3⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 533th | 2.976⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 668th | 2.571⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 290th | 3.381⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 492th | 2.184⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 565th | 2.55⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 4🗳️ | 3🗨️ |
I think parrying was kind of weak though since it still moved your dude backwards (and they're essentially expendable anyway). it'd be cool if it deflected the bullets or something more useful.
Overall, I enjoyed it. Good Job!
I would have liked to be able to choose where I spawn, so it's not right in front of a turret or in the middle of enemy fire. Also, really confused about the score. Spawning new soldiers felt insubstantial, since I could get the score back just by attacking the air in front of me.